The Republican journal., 1910-02-10

from the Flanders block on Church street t,
the Ellis house on Primrose Hill.
Trinity Reformed church. East Belfast will
give Valentine supper in the church nex
Monday evening. The public is invited.
There will be postponed meeting of thu
Ladies Hospital Aid in Memorial building to
morrow, Friday, afternoon at 2.3o O'Clock.
The Literature Class meeting, appointed 70,
last Monday evening with Miss Margaret
Dunton, was postponed on account of the in.
ness of its president Miss Maud E. Mathews
Mrs. Frances H. Murch received a tele.
gram yesterday announcing the death OF
George F. Murch of Somervile. formerly Of
Belfast. An obituary will be printed in our
next issue.
Rev. Rollin T. Hack will give his illust rated
lecture, The Sunny Land of Greece, at the
First Congregational church, Wednesday even
ing, February 10th, at 7.3O o'clock Admission
Is cents. The public are invited.
The service held last Sunday evening at
Citypoint by Rev. ]. w. Vaughan was well at
tended and much interest was manifested.
There will be another of these meetings at the
residence of Mrs. E. Newell next Sunday at
$50 p. M, and all are cordially invited to
attend.
Searsport friends have extended cordial
invitation for all interested in the Chapman
Alexander meetings in Bangor to join them in
an excursion to that city today, Thursday.
Rev. Albert E. Luce and party will leave here
at 4.30 this afternoon and join the Searsport
party. The fare from Searsport will be 81,
and from Belfast $1.5O. Those interested may
apply to Mr.. Luce for transportation or go.
over in their own teams. The regular Thurs
day evening prayer meeting at the Methodist
church will be cancelled
Mrs. L. T. Shales entertained five-table
whist party at her home on High street last
Thursday evening. The double parlors were
decorated with carnation pinks. AS the guests
arrived at six o'clock they drew place numbers
and refreshments were served Immediately.
Misses Florence Libby, Frances Murch and
Edna Crawford served. Bridge was played
until 1890. Mrs Charles N. Black won the
first prize, a fancy china dish; Mrs. Joseph
Tyler the second, bonbon dish, and Mrs.
George T. Read was consoled with fancy
japanese dish. "a very pretty party" is the
report of the guests.
Of the big storms which occasionally sweep
the coast and cause discomfort and suffering
inland, and even extend to the southland Bel
fast can usually say, "Never touched me-
We were on the outer edge of last weeks
storm, and the snow fall was heavier in Bos-
ton and New York than in this vicinity, and
the cold wave which followed the storm was
less felt here than elsewhere. In fact, more
snow, if it could have been on the level, would
have been welcomed the little that fell
made but Indifferent sleighing. There is no
ice in the bay, and the time is drawing near
when there will be no danger of an ice block
ade and in little while people will be
suting the seed catalogues.
RED MEMS MASK BALL. The annual concert
and mask ball, to be given at the Belfast
Opera House, Monday evening, February 2lst,
will doubtless be the largest masked affair ever
attempted in this city and in many ways will
be an event without an equal. The Belfast
Band has been engaged for the big street
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ing over the principal streets and which will
present about hundred indians in full war
paint and regalia. While last years parade
was big success, this years will eclipse it in
many ways. The program at the Opera House
in the evening will open with concert by the
University of Maine orchestra, followed by the
presentation Of an Indian Wedding ceremony,
comprising some forty characters. This quaint
custom will be presented for the first time in
the State of Maine, and Belfast patrons are
assured of rich treat in the war dances and
costumes of our red brethren. At the close of
the Indian ceremony the grand march and
dance will follow. All patrons of the dance
have been invited to mask and there is likely
to be a very large list of maskers, the we'd
ding ceremony presenting at least twenty
couples. The hall will be decorated for the
! occasion,
| STATE TRUNK LINE HIGHWAYS. State High
way Commissioner Paul D. Sargent finds that
There is growing sentiment in many Sec
tions of the State that the future develop
ment of our tourist and summer resort bust
ness depends largely upon the development of
| a system of trunk line highways" and says
that the New Hampshire legislature at its last
session authorized the expenditure by the State
of 100000 for the construction of three
trunk lines running from the Massachusetts
State line into the White Mountains, and that
several other States have made large appro-
rriations for similar purposes. Believing that
Maine WILL at no distant day, pass similar leg
islation. Mr.. Sargent has worked out system
of trunk lines for Maine. The one of most inn
portance would start at Kittery and extend to
Bangor, passing through all the larger cities
of the State, route of approximately 1876 miles
in length. Another trunk should start at Port
land and run through Falmouth, Cumberland,
Yarmouth, Freeport, Brunswick, Bath, Wool
wich, Wiscasset, Newcastle. Damariscotta,
Nobleboro. Waldoboro, Warren, Thomaston,
Rockland, Rockport, Camden, Lincolnville,
Northport, Belfast. Searsport, Stockton
Springs, Prospect, Frankfort, Winterport,
Hampden to Bangor, length of about 100
railes. Various connecting links are also sug-
gested. There is now available for this work,
about $4,000. No trunk line construction
has been undertaken as yet, but section Of
the Rockland & Bangor trunk line running up
the Penobscot Bay and river has been selected
and 5000, or a sum not greatly in excess