The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-12-15
Good skating last week, the first Of the sea-
son, on Goose river and Kirby Lake.

Good skating last week. the first Of the sea
son, on Goose river and Kirby Lake.
holiday shopper remarked yesterday tina
she did not believe there was q handsomer dr.,
goods store east of Boston than James H
Howes' in Odd Fellows block.
When James S. Fernald entered upon hi
duties a. superintendent of Grove cemeter,
lS years ago there were five perpetual care
lots and fund for that purpose of $3.50. Nov
there are 81 OF these lots and a fund Of $500
Mr.. Fernald had at first 80 lots to care for, ant
now has $50 lots on which to keep the gras.
cut, etc. He has been most efficient and pains.
taking in his work. and the condition in which
our city Of the dead is kept has been general,
commended.
SONGS OF OTHER DAYS. very satisfactory
sum was realized for the benefit of the Home
for Aged Women from the lecture by Mr.
Charles R. Coombs on Songs of Other Days ir
Memorial Hall, December 9Th. Mr.. Coombs ir
opening disclaimed any credit for the lecture
saying that it was gotten up by the Victo,
people. 1t was well delivered by Mr.. Coombs
and was very interesting, giving the origin Of
many famous songs, with personal details OF
their authors. Mrs. Coombs operated their
Victor Talking machine, which rendered the
songs mentioned in the lecture. The proceeds
will be applied to the fund for furnishing the
chambers at the Home. After the lecture the
young people remained to enjoy few dances
with music by the Victor.
DIR. CADMAN's LECTURE DR.. Samuel Parkes
Cadman Of Brooklyn, N. Y, who lectured here
last season in the Improvement Societys
course, delivered his second lecture in Belfast
at the Opera House Wednesday evening, De-
cember 7th, under the same auspices and to a
crowded house of interested hearers His
subject had been announced as "First Impress
sions Of the United States by an Anglo-Ameri-
can" but instead he spoke on 1.-THE Great Cities
of Today-London and New York." DR.. Cad
man is native of England, but for twenty
years has been resident Of this country, dur
ing which time he has made many passages
across the Atlantic, and his descriptions of
ocean travel were vivid. and entertaining.
Opening with a reference to the ancient city
Of Babylon, he spoke of London, the great city
of the old world, and of New York as the mod
ern Babylon of the New World. Both cities
are alike familiar to him, and their scenes,
buildings, customs and noted people as depic-
ted by the lecturer, together with his personal
experiences, were both entertaining and in
structive. He said that tourists see but little
of the real London, and that was readily be-
lieved when he presented comparisons show
ing its size. He spoke for an hour and half,
holding the close attention Of the audience
throughout. The lecture was the third enter
tainment in the Improvement Society's course
THE Sons OF VETERANS CAMPFIRE. The
annual campfire of A. E. Clark Camp, S. of
", took place in Memorial hall last Tues
day evening. Supper was served at 7.3o
o'clock from tables that bordered the hall, the
speakers of the evening and the local clergy
men occupying a table in front of the stage.
It is perhaps not necessary to say that the
supper was fine one and nicely served. The
napkins bearing the American Eagle and Old
Glory were retained by many as souvenirs
Of the very pleasant occasion. During the
banquet music was furnished by Miss Lurena
L. Macomber, piano, and Leroy W. Macomber,
violin. A social hour followed, and then the
exercises of the evening were begun, Charles
F. Merriam, Captain of the Camp, acting as
toastmaster. He first called upon Rev. VIM.
Vaughan, who is always listened to with pleas
ure. Then Comrade A. W. Hasson spoke fo,
Thomas H. Marshall Post, Mrs. Julia G. Nc
Keen for the Circle, ladies of the G. A. R., and
Ralph 1. Morse, Esq, for the Sons Of Veterans
Division Commander Charles L. Chase OF
Portland spoke encouragingly of the present
condition of the Maine Camps and enthus-
iastically as to the immediate future. Mr.
Arthur johnson gave tenor solo and respond.
ed to an encore. The local clergymen, Revs
Ashley A. Smith, Arthur G. Roberts, Adolpt
Rossbach and David L. Wilson were called up.
on and spoke briefly but happily. Three verses
of America were then sung with zeal, and afte,
the benediction by Rev. J. w. Vaughan the
audience dispersed. Messrs. C. F. Merriam
C. L. Wright. F. o. Whiting and A. T. Gay o,
the Camp had charge Of the arrangements ane
looked well after the comforts Of all.
LIQUOR SEIZURES. It had been assumed BY
some that Sheriff Carleton would make n,
move against the rumsellers during the few
remaining weeks Of his term of office; bu
they reckoned without their host. He wa.
merely biding his time, and his official recort
will show few, if any, unsuccessful raids
Emboldened by the Democratic victory in thi.
State, and anticipating no trouble from the in
coming officials, the violators of law had en-
gagged in their illegal traffic, and were taken by
surprise Wednesday evening, Dec. 7th, whel
simultaneous raids we're made on the Phoeni1
House and the Commercial House. Sheriff
Carleton and Deputy Sheriff Littlefield called
at the Phoenix, where they secured 10 gallor
keg of rum, IL 1-2 pnts of bottled lager beer
SO pints of whiske::; 2 Ia quarts of whiskey;
jug of three quarts of whisky; l-3 quart O.
gin; two quarts of sherry and 1-2 pint of por
wine. At the Commercial House, deput,
sheriffs Hurd and Shute got 9 1-5 pints O
whiskey; one quart of gin and three quarts O
whiskey in jugs. Homer B. Carter of tn.
Phoenix House and Chester Maddocks of the
Commercial House were before the police
court Thursday, and were each sentenced t.
pay fine of 500 and costs and sixty days il
Jail. They appealed and gave bonds for thei
appearance at the January term of the Su
preme Court. Taken by surprise on the frs