The Republican journal., 1908-04-09


criticse the appearance of your neighbours.
The Ladies Aid of Trinity Reformed
Church will meet with Mrs. A. K. Fletcher,
this, Thursday, afternoon, at o'clock.
Florence, Calf, subscriber writes:
"We receive our old friend, The Republican
journal, every Tuesday or Wednesday,"
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Miss L. A. Cochran, No
Park street, Monday afternoon, April 18th.
The lesson will be from chapter eight of
"Newer Ideals of Peace" and the magazine
topic from the March number, IA Study
of Progress" page 81. Roll-call, select quo
tatiOns.
The pantominic cartoon comedy drama,
"HOoligan in New York." will be seen at
the Belfast Opera Honse Saturday evening,
April 1lth 1t is said to be one of the most
refreshingly original stage creations seen in
many day and abOunds in humor and
pathos from rise to fall of the final curtain.
Besides HoOligan, who is accompanied by
| his famous dog Flip, big company of we'll
| known stage favorites will be in evidence.
| Many ludicrOuS situations are heightened
| by original trick properties, while an actual
train of cars and other realistic scenes of
interesting places in New York will be
shown. Prices %, So and so. Seats on sale
| at Follett'S.
| GURNEY's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Roberts spent Saturday evening in the city
with friends. Miss Caro- Hatch was at
home Sunday. She has position in Pitch
er's Music store. Miss Rose Wood has
gone to the city to visit friends for few
days. Melvin Clark will be in Bangor
this week and next on business. go. Harry
| Clement is quite sick. He has been work
ing in the mill here..... Miss Sibley from
the city spent Sunday with Mrs. Walter
Hatch. The Hatch Brothers sent 1000
| barrels to SearSport last Saturday. Ray
mond Howard of Hampden began April LIST
to work for Mr.. Fred Holmes. Mr.. and
Mrs viii Wentworth were called to Nor
rill last week to see their sick sister, They
returned home Sunday. Stephen Hadley
has returned from Boston, where he spent
the winter, and is at Mrs. Bagley's at pres
ent. Ripley Whitcomb is getting sand
)
j. Emmons will set the masons at work on
his new house this week: ...All of Mrs.
| Cyrus Beck with's boarders have gone and
work is stopped in the cooper shop.
STEAMER NOTES. The spring bulletin
of the Eastern Steamship Co. gives the
assignments of the boats on the five lines of
steamers controlled by the company. As
| before announced the City of ROckland and
City of Bangor will run on the Bangor
division; Boston-Portland division, Cover
nor Dingley and Bay State; Kennebec
| division, Ransom Is. Fuller and PenobScot
International division, inside run, Camden
and Governor Cobb St. John Boston direct,
Calvin Austin; Portland and Rockland
Mineola and M0nhegan; Rockland and Bar
! lIarbor, James T. Morse, with the Cath.
crime and Juliet on the usual bay runs out
of Rock land Work has been stopped on
the steamer Belfast, the sister ship to the
Camden, and it is very doubtful if it is con
tinued by the Eastern Steamship Co... .AL
item of freight from Rockla land on the
steamer Bay State last week was 800 bar.
rels of clam bait from Eggemoggin Reach
for Lisbon, Portugal. Each barrel con
tanned about 200 pounds of sailed clams...
A sale of the property of the Maine Coast
| Transportation Co., which has been in the
hands of receivers for several weeks, was
| held in Boston last week and enough of the
lines property was sold to cover the equity
The line owns the steamers Mohawk and
the Massasoit. The latter was ashore at
| Cutler harbor some weeks ago and was
pulled Off the rocks by the .. 5. revenue
cutter Woodbury.. William I. Cobb OF
Rockland, Robert F. Herrick of Boston
and George c. Wing of Auburn, the re.
ceivers of the Metropolitan and the Eastern
Steamship companies reported in the United
! States District court in Boston April 1St
that the business OF the lines ought to be
carried on. The report pointed out that if
the operation of the lines is continued a
much greater amount Will be realized than
by closing up the business of the companies
! and allowing the patronage and business to
be diverted to other corporations. The re
ceivers also reported that the equity ex-
! ceeded the mortgage and other debts and
+, that the property of the companies is of a
/ substantial value and warrants the con
tnuance OF both lines. 1.-The Bay State
| went up to Bangor Monday morning from
| Winterport and left there for Boston on her
regular trip, which was her last tri p on this
route. The City of Rockland came on the
Boston-Bangor route Monday, leaving Bos-
ton on that day ; and the City of Bangor left
there Tuesday. The boats are now ON the
four-trip schedule. Later there will be six
trips week.
A DELIGHTFUL CONCERT AND BALL
( The 9th annual concert and ball by Belfast
Hook and Ladder No: /, Thursday even
ing, April End, was enjoyed by large
audience. Their first concert number was
enthusiastically received, and the interest
and pleasure did not abate as the program
continued. Miss Agnes Hyde read witt
excellent effect two original selections
"Tragedy Nipped in the Bud" and "The
Eclipse Concert Co.." and the catchy selec-
tions in response to the encoreS convulsed
the audience with laughter. Miss Ella
Campbell, 2nd soprano and pianist, was
well received. She played her own accom-
paniment. Miss Jeanette Cuthill, Isl
soprano, won favor by her girlish simplicity
and the ease and grace with which she rem