The Republican journal., 1910-03-03

The regular meeting Of the Woman's Hos.
pital Aid will be held in Memorial building to-
morrow, Friday. afternoon at 2.sO o'clock.
Two signs of spring were noted Monday:
One OF Belfast's prominent attorneys, an ar.
dent fisherman. dug small quantity Of angle.
worms, and W. E. Hamilton, our florist, began
the setting Of the small geraniums so popular
in the spring gardens.
The Travellers Club will meet with Me.
Elizabeth Kelley. Church street, Tuesday
March 9Th. Program: Paper. Seville, by Mrs
Edward Sibley; reading, from Spanish Life in
Town and Country" by Mrs. Geo E. Bracket
reading, Ronda, by Mrs. Walter C. Shaw,
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post Office for the week ending March 1st Mrs
D. M. Eddy, Mrs. Ethel Stewart, Mrs. Young
Alteanor Gray, Philip H. Littlefeld. George
Perkins, w. S. Strout, !. " Vickory. D. q
Whtmore, Geo. H. Williams, Tom Woodbury.
The fifth entertainment in the local lecture
course was given Wednesday evening, February
23rd by Phidelah Rice of Boston, reader and i'm !.
personator. He was expected to give miscel-
laneous program, but gave instead Robertson's
play "David Garrick," in which he very success
fully impersonated six characters. The audi
ence was large and enthusiastic
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo County
Veteran Association will meet at Union Hall
Winterport, March 10TH If stormy, the next
fair day. Comrades, thirteen years have come
and gone since met with E. L. Warren
Post. Lett rally on the good people of Win
terport. Many of comrades have passed
over across the dark valley which we all must
soon pass; let us meet once more and have a
good time. Bring your goodies.-A Stinson.
Secretary.
THE BELFAST MUSICAL SOCIETY. The first
of number of open meetings by the Belfast
Musical Society was held February oath at
their rooms on Phoenix Row. The musical
festival books have been received and some of
the numbers were rehearsed. The following
program was enjoyed by those present:
Brief synopsis of the Opera, "La Gioconda,"
Miss Charlotte W. Colburn
Contralto solo, Goodbye Sweet Day." Vannah
Miss Katherine E. Brier
Piano solo, dance of the Hours" from LA
Gioconda," Ponchielli,
n Mrs; Elon B. Gilehresti
Duet, "Out in the Sunshine Pinsut'
Miss Katherine C. Quimby
Miss Caro- E. Hatch
Songs a. "Just awearyin' for you" Carrie
b. "De las long res Jacobs
Bond
Mr.. E. S. Pitcher
K. o. X. A. A joint conclave of Castles
North and Waldo of the Knights of King
Arthur, was held Wednesday evening, February
ord in no Natl Of ba
Was held that the boys who attended the boys
conference in Augusta might tell of their trip
for the benefit of those members who were I'M
able to go. Each of the nine boys who attend
ed told a different part of the proceedings,
Lewis johnson telling of the trip from Belfast
and the reception on the arrival in Augusta,
Stephen Clements of the banquet, Harold
Jones the Friday evening session, Chester
. Roberts the Saturday morning session, Tracey
i, Ems the Saturday afternoon session, Linville
Whitmore, the Saturday night session. Dana
Southworth and Paul Smith the Sunday night
session and the home trip. Frank Mudgett
and Howard Heath of Belfast, who attended the
conference, left the boys at Waterville and
returned to their studies at Coburn Classical
institute, and were the only members of the
party not present
FROM SUBSCRIBERS. The Journal does not
print the portrait of its editor every week with
supplementary pen portraits intended to show
what paragon he is, or proclaim every week
that this is the Peoples Paper and that there is
nothing quite equal to it in the whole world.
Yet the words of commentator that come to
US every week from Maine people at home and
abroad-people whose good opinion is worth
having - indicate that The Journal is &C.
ceptable to its constituency. A Waldo county
subscriber writes: II greatly enjoy the Monta-
ma articles by M. P. S. (of course know who
M. P. S. isl Frank Gowen had fine picture
and shall follow his story with interest. He
was student with my boys at the M. C. l.
and has visited them here. l heard one of his
first lectures, and he has by diligence and con-
centratlon in his chosen work exceeded my ex-
pectations. In talking with my daughter the
other day | remarked that you do not publish
sensational articles as many others do, and she
reptile j, The Republican Journal is one of the
cleanest papers to be found anywhere, and so
say I.'....A Medfeld. Mass subscriber writes:
''The Journal has been an old time friend.
miss IL Wnen IL 1alS TO come at the usual time.
| am interested in all the news of our good old
j, Pine Tree State and especially of Waldo coun-
ty....A Lincolnvile subscriber writes: "The
Journal is tried and true friend-true to the
best interests of our community enjoy the
news from the neighboring towns. 800. Under
date of February 21st a Kansas subscriber
!, writes: '"While the lamp of life holds out to
burn most any old subscriber will be permitted
to renew his subscription to the good old Jour-
nal, and assure you take pleasure in doing
so at this time. On the 9th of next month
(March) it will be 50 years since left the
State of Maine. The snow in many places
covered the fences. 1 have just finished read
ing the Brooks items in my last paper, in which
l am always interested, especially the last
item, in which the writer speaks about the
former citizens who as boys and girls were Of
ten an important part of our town. wonder
if he dates back to the 40's and sos? If he
does he takes me in, for dug potatoes then,
and see they are at it yet; and have been
eating. Baldwin apples here in Fort Scott, Kan
sas, this winter that grew in that dear old
State, and they remind me of old times l can