The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-01-07

Capt. A. A. Daley, who with his two sons
is engaged in shaving hoop poles IN burnham
with his patent hoop shaving machine, is said
to be doing good business.
The Parlor Musical Society was organized
for the season Tuesday evening IN the universal
list vestry 1t was decided to present Gilbert
Sullivan's opera "Iolanthe" and rehearsals
will begin at the next meeting of the society
Thursday, January 18th, at 7.sO P. M. 1t is
earnestly requested that people interested IN
music Join with us, as our aim is to make the
Parlor Musical Society co-extensive with the
musical talent of our city
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., will meet
with Mrs. E. P. Frost, High street. Monday
evening. January 18th. The subject of the
meeting will be The Puritans, and members
are to answer the roll-roll by old Puritan
names. The paper of the evening will be en-
titled 1.-THE EARLY Puritans" and the readings
will be Longfellow's "Rhyme of Sir Christo-
pher" and "The Trial" from "The Lyle Salem
Made" The chapter members are reminded
that the annual dues are payable at this meet
ing.
The Belfast schools will open next Monday
after the Christmas vacation of three weeks.
The lower schools are to resume their former
hours. with an hour and a half at noon, the
afternoon session closing at $50. There are
but two changes in the corps of teachers this
term. Miss Ann L. Farnsworth of lslesboro,
E. M. S, N. S., 'O4, will take the Union school,
vice Miss Charlotte Staples, resigned, and Miss
Myrtle Nash, B. H. s., 05, will have the Hay
ford school in the place of Grace Curtis, re-
signed.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Chester arrived from
Boston last week with Xtravim molasses for
Jackson & Hail.. Sch. Annie B. Mitchell,
Capt. E. S. Mcdonald, which arrived at Port
land last week with a cargo of coal from Phil
adelphia, is at the plant of the Portland Ship
building Co. on the South Portland side and ex-
tensive repairs will be made on her. Sch. H.
S. Boynton, Weymouth for Belfast with fertili-
ger for Jackson & Hall, run into in Portland
harbor by steamer Merryconeag, has received
extensive repairs at that port. .Ihe George
McQuesten Co, have placed a contract with
Richard T. Green of Chelsea, Mass. for four
! masted schooner to replace schooner Frank
Barnet recently burned at sea, and work will
begin at once 1t was hoped, and expected,
that this contract would come to Belfast.
THE Y. M A. The members of the Belfast
Y. M. A. met at their club rooms last Friday
evening for reorganization, and the following
officers were elected: President, Orrin J.
! Dickey; vice president Chester Frost; secre-
tarv, j. Lee Patterson; treasurer, Orrin J.
Dickey; directors, John Clement, Otis Ellis,
Ansel Lothrop, Chester Frost and J. Lee Pat
terson; house committee Earl Tibbetts, Thomas
Berry, Otis Ellis; janitor, Earl Tibbetts. Some
changes were made in the former rules OF the
organization. The age limit has been raised to
Is years, and smoking will be allowed in the
rooms. The association has recently purchas-
ed pool table which will be desirable ad-
dition to the already well-equipped rooms,
which include gymnasium and reading room.
The dues are So annually, payable 81 down
and So the first of April, and the officers and
members are looking forward to prosperous
year.