The Republican journal., 1908-04-23
The ladies OF the Baptist church will have
an apron and food sale at the Baptist vestry

The ladies OF the Baptist church will have
an apron and food sale at the Baptist vestry
tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at O'Clock.
x-trips-per-week service on the Boston
steamers will begin, it is understood, Mon
day, May 4th. Capt Curtis will have the
Rockland, Capt Brown the Bangor; and
Capt. George Sawyer will alternate as re-
lief between the two boats.
A meeting of the tennis players of the
CITY was held last week in the band rooms
| and tennis club was formed. The follow
| ing officers were elected: President, j. Lee
Patterson; vice president, Chester B. Frost;
secretary and treasurer, Frank Bramhall.
The field at the corner of Waldo Avenue
and Primrose street has been leased from
Mrs. Annie Ellis, and two courts will be
! laid out there. DR.. 0. S. Vickery. Walton s.
Adams and Arthur Murch were appointed
| a committee to supervise their construction.
| The club membership will be limited TO 70
and there are but few vacances in the list at
present. Some interesting matches Will
doubtless be played on the new grounds,
which are well situated and adapted excel
lently to the sport
| Paul D. Sargent, State Highway Com
missioner, will be in Belfast on April 9th
! to hold county road meeting in the court
| house at TO- 30 a. M, under the auspices of
the county commissioners. There are a
great many questions arising every day in
| relation to the new State road law and this
meeting will afford an excellent opportunity
| for all selectmen and road commissioners to
become thoroughly acquainted with the
| laws and the requirments of the State de-
partment concerning the same. MIR. Sar-
gent suggests that each town representa-
tive come prepared with a full knowledge
of the location of State road work in his
town. He will be glad to answer questions
and give suggestions about improvements
ETC., and it is to be hoped that he will be
greeted by a large number in Belfast next
Monday.
The young people of the Baptist church
gave successful entertainment in the
church vestry on Friday evening. The
laugha BILE little farce CDR. Cure Alp was
cleverly presented by the following cast:
DR.; Cure ALL who has remedy for every nn,,o,,
thing, Alton II. Braey
| Maria maid of IA, who has peculiar gait
Miss Idella knOwlton
Mrs Brown, who wants to reduce her flesh
Arthur Condor
Miss Jane scrimmons, who desires to bleach
her hair Miss Myrtle Nash
Mr.. Aiphonse De Jones, who wishes to-, n
| raise moustache, OWN S. Perkins
WI ''''''''''''' ~ Miss Eva L. Morris
Kate, her daughter who is bashful.
Miss saraphena Paddngton, who wants to
| be tall, MISS Edna Hopkins
Mrs. scrawny, who is anxious to be plump,
Miss Carrie Nj. Greenlaw
Mrs. Blooming, handsome widow, in
| search of a husband, Miss Eva Is. GreenlaW
| After the play, Mrs. Jesse Weber gave
an enjoyable soprano solo, and piano solos
were skilfully played by Miss Edith L.
Burgess and little Miss Jessie A. Innis. At
chocolate were served, and social hour
closed very pleasant evening.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. Among the recent
Rockland charters are the following: Sch
William D. Marvel, Capt Faunce, to load
paving at Long Cove, st. George for New
to load random stone at Green Island, Ston-
ington, for New York. .....Sch. T. W..
| Cooper, Capt Hinckley, to load lumber at
Bangor for Vinalhaven, for orders there.
Sch. Mary Brewer to load lumber at Bangor
| for Boston, at So per No.. Sch. AlcyOne,
| Capt. Huntey, to load lumber at Bangor
for New York, at $3.50 per M......Sch. NJ.
for New Haven, at so cents per M...... The
four-masted sch. Mary Manson Gruener
was launched at Bath, Me-, April 18th, for
the Benedict Manson Marine Co. of New
Haven. IL command of Capt. Fred C.
Crossley of New Haven, the sch. sailed for
Rockport, to load ice for Norfolk. She is
1863 feet long and us gross tonnage.
Schs. Young Brothers and Harry Messer
loaded ice on the Kennebec last week, the
first shipments from there this season.
They took about $500 tons. The ice was cut
in the winter of 1867, and is reported as in
an excellent condition .......Sch. Harriet
Rogers, Capt Fred Hartford, arrived Satur-
day from Rockland with load of hard
pine for Geo. E. Gilchrest. Sch. Melissa
Trask, Capt. Hutchins, sailed Friday for
Ellsworth to load slaves. The Trask has
been on the railway repairing. ...". Sch
Charlotte T. Sibley arrived Saturday at
Islesboro from New York with coal for
Pendleton Bros. The Bucksport fisher.
man William Matheson, of the Nicholson
fleet, sailed from Bucksport Saturday fol
the Magdelene Islands for herring. Sch
T. M. Nicholson arrived at Bucksport Sat
urday from Camden, where she has beer
overhauled preparatory to beginning the
season. She left Bucksport Friday NOR II.
, ing and made quick trip both ways.