The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-05-28

open meeting Wednesday evening, June 80,
in the vestry of the Methodist Episcopal
church. There will be program explain
ing the method and work of the queen hs-
Their Circle, followed by refreshments. All
people Interested in the work OF HON
Missions are invited to be present.
GuRNEY's CORNER. The Sewing Circle
met with Mrs. B. L. Pitcher wednesday
May 10th. The next meeting will be Win
Mrs. Charles Aver. LAS Melvin Clark ana
Hiram Walton were driving through Waldo
May oath they saw field covered In spots
with buttercups. 1t is pretty early Tor
them; we never saw any so early before.
Our correspondent enclosed some OF the
buttercups. Ed
Early Thursday morning chimney IN
the residence Of Mrs. E. Newell at City
point burned out, and for some time it look
ed as though lively blaze in the neighbor-
hood might follow. The wood work around
the chimney was scorched and it was only
after two or three hours of hard work with
pals of water that the fire in the chimney
was subdued and the danger of a contlagra-
ton averted.
The Young Mems Association will run an
excursion to Rockland, Saturday May 3Otb,
Memorial Day, on the steamer Rockland.
Two base ball games will be played in
Knox county that day: the Young Mems
Association team will play Rockland High
school at Rockland, and Belfast High
school will play Thomaston High school at
Thomaston. The steamer will leave Sears
port at a. m. Belfast, Lewis wharf, at
$50 a. M, arriving in Rockland at IL
O'Clock, and returning will leave Rockland
at p. m.
At the regular meeting of the school COM
mittee Monday evening the teachers were
elected for the ensuing year. The High
school teachers were reelected, but Princi-
pal W. S. Adams Immediately resigned. The
other changes are as follows: Miss Mary
Cole from the Brick grammar to the Hh
grade, city; Miss Bertha [. Bird from the
7th to the 9Th grade; Miss Florence klmball
from the Brick primary to the Attn grade )
Miss Annette Robinson and Miss Julia
Leary to the Brick grammar and primary :,
Miss Inez Quigg to Poor's Mills; Ernest ID.
Higgins from the Pitcher district to Head OF
Tide, leaving vacancy in the fltchef
school; Miss Alva Hasty to Citypont
school.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY. Thomas H. Mar
shall Post and Circle attended services at
the Unitarian church last Sunday morning.
The church was appropriately decorated,
Two large flags were draped from the top of
the pulpit arch and back of the four mas
sive pillars, while in front OF the pulpit the
Stars and Stripes were conspicuous. Two
immense bouquets of white flowers were at
the sides Of the altar, and large punch OF
apple blossoms graced the table IN front.
The whole effect was simple and charming.
The music was appropriate to the day. The
pastor, Rev. Adolph Rossbach, delivered a
most brilliant and logical sermon. 1t was
especially for the G. A. r., but was inter-
esting to all who have a love OF country.
His remarks preceding and at the close OF
his discourse were practical sermon III
themselves and the intense interest ana
fervor of the speaker added materially to
the sermon text. 1t would be impossible in
summary to do justice to such an address.
The text was Patriotism and the line OF
thought taken from the life OF Moses IN his
efforts to lift his brothers burdens. The
two leading thoughts were the patriotism
that smites and that which educates, leads
and uplifts. We regret that the sermon
was not in manuscript that The journal
might print it in full.
A SEVERE STORM. FARM BUILDINGS
BURNED. This section experienced last
Tuesday evening the most severe electrical
storm for many years. About O'Clock
thunder made itself heard in the distance,
accompanied by lightning, gradually draw
ing nearer until it was directly over the city.
The thunder was terrifying and the flashes
of lightning unusually vivid and OF long du-
ration. Just before o'clock, when the rain
was coming down in torrents, the nre alarm
sounded. The lightning had struck and
set on fire barn in the rear of the c. E.
Wyman house on Union street and which
closely adjoined the house. The fire de-
partment responded promptly and soon had
the fire under control, combining it to the up
per part of the building in which it started.
A horse was in the barn when the fire start
ed but was got out safely. The barn was in-
sured for $500 with Field & Quimby. About
the time this fire was got under subjec-
ton report came of fire out over Will
son hill, and it proved to be the farm
buildings of Leslie F. Miller, which were
entirely destroyed with the exception
of a hen-house. Four horses, six cows and
heifer, hogs and hens, persisted in the
flames and the farming tools, etc were de-
stroyed A portion of the furniture in the
house was saved. The loss is estimated at
So, 900 with $1,000 grange insurance. The
Wayside Inn formerly Penobscot Housed
in East Northport was struck, the bolt pass
ing down the chimney, but doing ltEle dam
age. The report in circulation yesterday
that a house in Searsport had been struck
and burned was unfounded, but no doubt
other damage was done not yet reported.
A REPUBLICAN CLUB ORGANIZED. AT
meeting of Republicans held last Friday
evening in the rooms in Masonic Temple a
report was made by a committee appointed
at former meeting to nominate officers,
prepare bylaws, ETC., and the Youngs Mems