The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-22

Mrs Laura SWaZey of BuckSport is visiting
her son, John N. Swazey and Mrs. Swazey, at
their home in Main street-Pittstield Adver-
tiser.
The Waldo Trust Company are to renovate
their banking rooms at the corner of Main and
High streets in Masonic Temple and have re-
newed their lease for a long term of years.
A representative of Miller & Mayo, archi-
tects, of Portland, has been here to make plans
for the addition to the Girls Home, Northport
avenue. This firm made the plans for the new
building for The City National Bank.
Tuesday nights mail brought souvenir post
cards from the Bermuda tourists. One from
Chas. F. Swift was dated April 18th and read:
"Arrived at 10 a. M Just like June" In let
tiers home he said they had very rough pas
sage.
The ladies of the G. A. R. will give public
dinner in Memorial Hall tomorrow, Friday,
from II until o'clock for the purpose of rails
ing funds for Memorial day. All are request
ed to contribute food but no cakes are re-
quired.
Customers of the Belfast Gas & Electric
Light CO. have been notified that the arc light
service will be discontinued May 18th. sepa-
rate dynamo has to be run for this service and
there are not enough lights to make it profit
able. The company offer to substitute the
Tungsten light.
The annual meeting of the Travellers Clut
will be held with Mrs. F. W. Brown Court
street, Tuesday, April 9th, at 2.3O p. m. Re
ports of officers, election of officers and com
mittees for the new year will follow the regu
lar routine business. The literary program
will consist of paper and discussion or
Forestry. The paper will be given by Mrs. A
J. Knowlton.
The Parlor Musical Society will meet in the
Unitarian church parlor next Tuesday night
1t will be Opera night and Miss Katherine c
Quimby has charge of the program, which
includes paper by Mrs. George R. Williamson
on Wagners Parsifal selected solo by Mr.
Emory F. White; piano solos, Elsa's Dream
from Lohengren (Wagner-Lszt) by Miss Amy
E. Stoddard; and Martha, Flotow, by Miss
Marie Sholes.
! CHARGED WITH FORGERY. Hartford Shute
of East Belfast was before Judge Rogers OF
the Police Court Tuesday morning charged
with forging deed of a farm of 1875 acres ane
buildings situated in East Belfast and also Of
forging an order on the Belfast Savings Bank
His sister, Mrs. Tryphosa E. Erskine of Stock
ton Springs was also arrested and brought be-
fore Judge Rogers charged with conspiracy
The two waived hearing and pleaded not
guilty and were held under bonds Of $500
in each count; Hartford Shute on three
counts, two of forgery and one of conspiracy
and Mrs Erskine for conspiracy. Herbert =
Bradman and Edward w. Wood went sureties
and the brother and sister will appear at the
supreme judicial court at the present term il
indicted by the grand jury, now in session
The cases of Shute, administrator versus Shute
and Shute ct ais, versus Shute, were tried al
the supreme court last January, and the farm
belonging to Mary E. Shute, and the money II
the Searsport and Belfast banks belonging tt
her, were awarded to her heirs. A deed ap-
peared at that time purporting to be signed by
Mary E. Shute, conveying the property to Hart
ford Shute, but was alleged to be forgery
Since this trial Hartford Shute has presented
bills against the estate for work, repairs on barr
/ ETC.. for over $4,000. The case has attracted
much attention, as the parties are well known
The heirs are Martha D. Shute, Ralph D.Shute
Fred A. Shute, Edward Shute, Mildred Shute
Daniel Shute, Inez Shute, Mrs. Melinda f.
Willis and S. S. L. Shute.