The Republican journal., 1909-03-04


the lot corner of Main and Federal street and
dwelling on Federal street. Mr.. Delano is
repairing the house and will occupy it.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
Post Office for the week ending March LIST
Mrs. Alice Perkins, Capt. Charles w. Ames'
Will R. Howard, James Neill, F. L. Scott
Arthur Small, Norman Thomas.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs. B. Robertson,
Waldo avenue, Monday afternoon, March 9Th.
The lesson will be from C. L. S. C. book euro
pean Literature" chapter nine, and from the
book, MAN and the EARTH chapter two.
Roll-call, select quotations
"HELLo! Telephone Topics says: "Plans
have already been started in the Eastern
Division for handling the summer traffic,
which is expected to be large. In some places
the business increases 400 percent, and large
force of toll operators has to be trained to
meet the requirements. Biddeford, Old Or
chard, Portland, Bath, Boothbay, Belfast, and
the offices on Mt Desert Island are the ones
most affected by the summer business
1t appears that running into an air hole or
onto a rocky shore are not the only perils in
ice boating. A well known market man and a
better known grocery clerk when enjoying a
sail recently were attacked by a gang of
pirates. They were thrown overheard when
two miles from the home port and their craft
taken away from them They think of con-
sulting lawyer as to whether such an affair
on a pond constitutes piracy on the high
seas"
SHIPPING ITEMS subscriber writes from
Ocean View Virginia: Being of a decidedly
salt water turn of mind always have my eyes
turned seward here on Hampton Roads,
where we are passing the winter, and have
been surprised at the lack of square Triggers.
Since we arrived on November 18th the only
square rigged wind TANNERS which have en-
tered the Roads are the American bark Ma
tanzas, the American barkentines Alanwilde
and Daisy Read, the Norwegian full-rigged
urmasted ship Lancing the Norwegian
banks ALT and Gaa Paa, the German bark
Brema and the British four masted ship Ese
nada." Captain Alonzo P. CHM of Rockland,
has bought sch. John Bracewell. He will con-
tinue her in the general coasting trade.
BASKET BALL. Belfast High failed to get
game for Friday night at the Opera House, and
Jack Phelan's All Belfast team had some fun
with Rockland aggregation, defeating them
by score of rs to %. The star player for
Rockland was kurr who made some of the
best long shots seen on the floor this year and
Al
mary:
ALL-BELFAST (76.) RoCKLAND (25.)
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Phelan If, 4........ ..............rb, Weber
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Collins RIB, Observation-Disclosures. If, kurr 6
Holmes, Id, 2. .-............ .......rf, Frost 2
Referee, Mudgett Timer and scorer, Rich
ards. Time, three 15n. periods.
1t is expected there will be game tomorrow,
Friday, night in the Opera House, between
Belfast High and Rockland High
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Percy V.,Capt
B. W. Arey which has been laid up at Brooks
vile has been hauled out at the Duplex Roller
Bushng Co. and will have new house put
on and other improvements made preparatory
to going on the route between North Penob-
scot and Bangor April 18TH. At the annual
meeting of the constituent companies of the
Atlantic, Gulf & West Indies steamship lines,
which comprise the Ward, Clyde Mallory,
New York & Porto and Eastern Steamship
companies, the following board of directors
was elected for the ensuing year: Calvin
Austin, William 7. Cobb, Eugene N. Foss, J.
w. Hayden, John F. Hill, William H. Hill,
Charles F. Libby, Henry R. Mallory and Galen
L. Stone. Perry Coombs is coming over
from Islesboro March 18th to get the steamer
she will probably go into commission about
the first of April.
A CLUB SUPPER. The M. S. Club enjoyed its
annual picnic supper on February 24th at the
home of Mrs. A. M. Ferguson on Northport
avenue, and delightful occasion it was in
spite of the unfavorable weather The trip
down was made in one of the school teams
and was without any more serious mishap than
the sudden loss of one of the passengers. On
arrival at the hospitable home music was in
order, and Mrs. E. S. Pitcher, accompanied by
Miss Amy f. Stoddard, sang some patriotic
songs that struck the keynote of the evening
as it was George Washington affair When
supper was announced and the guests ushered
out pretty sight met their eyes. The tables
were lighted with shaded candles, one at
each place. in addition to the candelabra, and
red tulips made charming centerpiece. The
place cards were small red hatchets, and the
following menu was enjoyed grape fruit with
cherries, chicken salad, rolls, olives and coffee
ice-cream cake and sailed nuts After supper
the remainder of the evening was spent in
sewing, and the trip home was merry one.
Those present were: Mrs. E. S. Pitcher, Miss
Lou Mason, Miss Charlotte Tibbetts, Mrs. Les
lie C. Follett, Mrs. Edmund Wilson, Miss Mar
garet A. Dunton, Mrs. Frank B. Mayo> Miss
Grace H. Hall, Mrs. Marion E. Brown, Mrs.
Hattie Godfrey, Miss Millicent Pierce, Mrs.
Clifford J. Pattee, Miss Amy E. Stoddard and
the hostess, Mrs. A. M. Ferguson.
MRS. CORA KNIGHT CLIFFoRD's ADDRESS.
A reception was given at the home of Mrs.
Helen Carter, High street, last Thursday af-
ternoon, by the members of The Women S
Christian Temperance Union, in honor of Mrs.