The Republican journal., 1910-03-31

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State Highway Commissioner Paul D. SaT-
gent will hold county road meeting at the
court house in Belfast at 10 a. M, April goth.
Three fish boats were at Lewis wharf Mon
day with fresh fish and Holsters. Three other
fishing sloops were at anchor in the stream,
having put in for harbor. The wind was south
east and in the afternoon had kicked up quite
a sea in the bay.
The alarm from box % at 11.45 a. m, March
2sth, was for fire in the Hood Creamery near
the railway station. Mr.. James, the manager,
had gone to dinner and the place was locked
up, but the fremen broke in the door and soon
extinguished a smouldering fire around the
boiler which had filled the building with smoke.
But little damage was done
THE MILLINERY OPENINGS. Saturday. April
End, is the day selected by the Belfast milliners
to display their spring and summer goods and
the latest styles in hats, trimmings, etc Mrs.
B. F. Wells, Mrs. F. G. Spinney. milliner, in
addition to her usual lines, has added to her
stock complete line of infants and children's
silk and muslin hats and bonnets. :. Mrs H. B.
Cunningham, Miss Clara Johnson, milliner, an
nounces that she has bought the fancy goods
of Fernald & Coombs and added new goods and
novelties. Miss Eva B. Greenlaw, Miss Jen-
ME Trul, milliner will show trimmed and IN
trimmed hats, etc. Miss Louisa H. Ferguson
will have her usual fine display. The Fashion,
Lords, Miss Grace M. WEIGH, milliner, will
show the latest styles and novelties. Our mil
liners have all been to the New York and Bos-
ton markets and personally selected their goods
and everybody is invited to the openings.
THE WEATHER. Friday, March 25th, the
warmest March day within the knowledge of
the oldest inhabitant At $50 a. M. on the
north side of a house, the mercury stood at SIS
degrees and later in the day it was reported
high as rs, while the general report was Y.
Saturday and Sunday the weather
like March, and early Sunday evening there
unusually brilliant display of northern
lights. The green and pink tinted tongues of
light darting up from the northern horizon
swept the skies far beyond the zenith, pro-
ducng an almost startling effect. The weather
report predicted fair and warmer for Mon
day and Tuesday, but Monday morning clouds
and sunshine alternated and there was fall
of seet and hail, with thunder and lightning
just before noon. The afternoon was and
chilly, but it moderated at night and Tuesday
opened with bright sunshine and a mild tenn
perature.
AN EASTER SALE AND ENTERTAINMENT. The
annual Easter sale, supper and entertainment
by the Universalist Society in the church YES
try, March 23rd and oath, was great success.
The four church societies, the Ladies' Sewing
Circle, the Social Aid, the Junior Aid and the
Girls Sewing Club, worked hand in hand. The
two fancy work tables were presided over by
Mrs. L. T. Shales, Mrs. ]. G. Paul, Mrs. F. E.
Howard, Misses Elizabeth A. Kelley and Kath-
crime E. Brier the candy table by Miss ]. A.
Wiggin and Mrs. C. H. Crosby; the supper
table by Mrs Sarah E. Pierce, Mrs George E.
Johnson and Mrs. Charles E. Johnson. The
novel feature of the sale was the table provid-
ed by the Girls Sewing Club over which the
entire club was attentive and busy. The
many attractive Easter novelties and useful
articles found ready SALE and the large crowd
at the supper hour readily served with an
abundance of delicious food. The entertain
ment Thursday evening was entitled "The
Graduating Exercises of the Smithsonian Aca-
denny" The stage attractively decorated
with the class colors-pale green and orange
and the young lady graduates were all gowned
in white. The opening music was by a comb
chorus behind the curtain. Opening remarks
by Prof A. B. M. A. Smith (Chas S. Bckford)
brought down the house and put all in mood to
enjoy the many good things that followed.
Salutatory, Hezekiah Kontausel (Anse Pack
ard;) vocal solo, Antoinette Ada Beaconsfield
| Frances Jones); recitation, Helps to Read,
Clarinda Deborah Smart Florence Libbey);
class poem Rebecca Crabtree EDNA Craw-
ford); piano solo, Sally Maria Brown, marian
Knowlton); Class History, Arethusa Araminta
Ames marian M. Perry Grand Aria, Schu-
mann Heink Eames katherine E. Brier); es-
say, "Boys," Mehitable Mary Skinner mildred
Strout); vocal solo, Mary Ellen Tompkinson,
marian Heald); presentation. Obadiah Ezekiel
Perkins, (Alonzo Shute); valedictory, Cleopa-
ira Zenobia Higgins, (velma Mtchell); class
ode; awarding diplomas, Abraham Isaac Brown,
(Rev. Ashley A. Smith,. The ushers were
Mollie Jones Jessie Hart) and Nancy Brown,
martha Knowlton). Instead of making the
usual class gift to the academy the class ex-
pended their wealth in providing the attraction
of Schumann- Heink Eames and at the close of
her selection she was presented with beauti-
full bunch of English violets. The young ladies
were presented with bouquets. The local hits
and bright remarks made it most enjoyable
entertainment.