The Republican journal., 1909-08-12

furnished and F. L. Young will act IS director
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post Office for the week ending August 10th
Mrs. Jessie Davenport, Miss Rena Bennett
Pollard, Miss Josephine Smith, Miss 49,
Willis E. Clark, A. Doyle, c. L. Fletcher, Franl
F. Flanders, w. C. French. Robert R. Morey
"Elijah" Frank w. Sanford.
eOld Composition" sends in this item; "Lewif
Young of Belmont has two acres of oats thai
are completely free from foul seed and stand
48 to 6S inches high. He sowed them on LAND
that had been cultivated for two years previ
GUS. He says that if you want to get bounti-
full yield, buy your seed oats of Written Bros
Belmont He will report the number of BUSH
els to the acre after threshing."
The Belfast Band will give another public
open air concert from the band stand on the
upper schoolhouse common this Thursday,
evening, beginning at o'clock. Following is
the program:
March, American Cadet Hall
Intermezzo, After Sunset, Pryor
March, End Regt. P. M, Hall
Serenade Miralda, Pettee
By Request.
Medley On Monkey Honeymoon, Morse
Waltz, Die Hydropaten, Gungl
March, Independentia, Hall
| Star Spangled Banner.
| Last Sunday was scorcher. In, the early
morning the air was like that from oven,
and as the day advanced the mercury rose
rapidly in the tube until "a and 96 in the shade
were reported Between and p M, there
was a shower, accompanied by thunder and
lightning, but little rain fell in this city, al
though there was heavy fall in Northport,
Liberty and other places. The heat continued
through Monday, but Tuesday the air was per-
ceptibly cooler and there were several re-
freshing showers that revived dropping vege-
tation, laid the dust and brought an agreeable
change of temperature. Tuesday night was
"fallish.'
| A NOVELTY ENTERTAINMENT. Under the
auspices of the Universalst Social Aid a very
pleasing entertainment was given last Monday
evening in Memorial Hall Miss Marion Will
son of New York appeared in several costum-
ed character studies, and vocal and instrument
tai numbers were given by local artists. 1t
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Fletcher, pianist, who recently returned from
long course of study and teaching in Ger
many. His numbers were original and the
audience was charmed with them. Miss Will
son is a most fascinating reader and her varied
selections, some of which were very difficult
from the intensity of feeling depicted were
skillfully rendered. The program included
vocal solos by Misses Marian Wells and NJ
Helen Bird; piano solo by Miss A. Louise
bennett, and trombone solo by Mr.. Herbert
Drinkwater, all of which were most pleasingly
rendered,
THE EPISCOPAL CHAPEL FUND. sale by
the ladies interested in the Episcopal Chapel
fund was held last Friday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles A. Horton, Church
street, which was beautifully decorated for
the occasion. Tea was served by Mrs. Horton,
assisted by Miss Margaret Cahill of Kalama
ZOO Mich, and Miss Katherine C. Quimby.
table of Colgate toilet articles was presided
over by Misses Cora S. Morrison and Elizabeth
A. Quimby; fancy bags in great variety were
sold by Misses Evelyn P Morrison, Ethola W.
Frost and Abbie o. Stoddard; candy by Miss
Frances Howes and her guest, Miss Marian
Washburn of Lewiston; puzzles by Mrs. George
W. Stoddard; fancy work by Miss Edith Gam
mans of Newton, Mass. Miss Maude Gam
mans, chairman of the committee, had worked
with energy and zeal for several months and
much credit is due her for the success that
attended the SALE 1t netted $50 for the chapel
fund.
The VETERANS MEETING. The annual field
day of the Waldo County Veterans association,
held August 5th on the Vaughan shore in East
Belfast, was enjoyed by more than 200 veterans
and their friends, who assembled there by in
vitation of Rev. William Vaughan. President
| L. C, Putnam presided at brief business meet
ing in the morning, and at noon shore dinner
was served by the ladies of Trinity Reformed
church, who furnished clam chowder, beans
and coffee, supplemented by the contents OF
| lunch baskets brought by the guests. A smoker
and social hour followed, in which "reminiscences
of the Civil War were exchanged and the vet
eran fought all his battles Ger again." The
afternoon session was opened with prayer and
Rev. VIM. Vaughan then gave an eloquent ad-
dress of welcome, to which Comrade Stinson
of North Searsport responded in his usual
happy manner. Mrs. Clarence M. Knowlton
and Edward White, an honorary member, gave
solos, with organ accompaniment by Mrs.
Knowlton, and Master Guy Knowlton delighted
the veterans with his recitation, Salute the
Flag" Remarks followed by Revs. J. W. and
VIM. Vaughan, Comrades T. c. Smart, J. O.
johnson, Walls, Bowen, Trask and others. The
death of William F. Langill, an honorary men,
Der, was reported. Closed by singing "God be
with you till we meet again." The next meet
ing will be with Dana B. Carter Post, Freedom
the first Thursday in September.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Before making the at.
tempt to raise the wrecked schooner Alice E
Clark, on Coomb's ledge in the east bay, the
Boston Towboat Co., took off the sails, blocks
running rigging, ETC., and took them to Castine
The coal removed from the vessel was dumped
overheard. When this company abandoned
the undertaking the wreck as it laid was sole
to Pendleton Bros. of New York. The price
paid is said to have been $500. The Pendletons
began operations by removing the coal between
decks and landing it, and by the use of steam
digger from Rockland expect to recover mos
l..k Il