The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-21
News of Belfast.

Inc Hospital Aid sewing circle will meet
with Mrs. o. S. vickery Friday. April 22nd at
z p. m.
The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. F. W. Pote Monday, April 25th, at 23O ..
m.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Frank H. Mayo
on Northport avenue
Rev. ]. W. Vaughan held the usual evening
service at Citypoint last Sunday at the resi-
dence of Mr.. W. H. Beckwith.
Superintendent of schools A. ]. Knowlton
has finished the school census for the city and
reports 1247 pupils, 6 more than at the last
census.
Don't forget to get your seats at D. F.
Stephensons to-day for the annual military
ball of Canton Palias, which takes place in the
Opera House next Monday night
Patriots Day was not observed in Belfast
other than by closing the publicschools, factories
and banks. The dry goods stores were closed in
the afternoon, but the other places of business
remained open as usual.
A unique concert is booked for next Monday
night in the Methodist vestry. 1t is to be
given by the Blind Trio from the Perkins In
stitute of South Boston, consisting of Edward
r. Ray, clarinet and manager; Richard Banard,
pianist; Alfred N. Heroux, violinist and tenor.
An illustrated talk on the Education of the
Blind will also be given in connection with the
concert, which is under the auspices of the
Methodist Sunday school. Admission 25 cents,
children Is cents.
Z Miss Sadie E. Foye returned from Water
vile last week, where she suffered an acute at
tack Of appendicitis. She was accompanied
by her sister, Miss Rose Foye, and went directly
to the Waldo County Hospital, where she was
operated upon April 18th. The operation,
which was an unusually critical one, due to
the many adhesions was successfully perform
ed by DR.. Everard Wilson, and the patient is
satisfactorily gaining under the efficient care
of the nurses at the hospital.
The automobile business is brisk at the Read
Garage. Among those who are to have new
cars this year are Judge George E. johnson,
DR.. E. W. Tapley and A. B. Stantial. Charles
ton. which he will bring down when the roads
are in good condition. Howard Cheney, the
drug clerk at A. A. Howes, has ordered car.
a car arrived this week for Fred R. Poor, of
Poor & Son, and Wilbur Blodgett of the City
National has bought the car Judge Johnson
used last year.
Two of the pupils of Mrs. c. E. Read, Misses
Ruth Macomber and Hazel Coombs gave re-
cital at her home last Monday evening to their
parents and friends. The selections rendered
by Miss Macomber were: William Tell by Dorm
Martha, Dorm; Thine Own, Lange; Under the
Flag of Victory, Won Blon; and by Miss Coombs,
Banner March by Ortlepp; Flowers of Spring,
La ssFarge; Fair Daffodils, Forman; Flower
Song, Lange... The duet from II Trovatore, All!
Che La Morte, was excellently rendered. Next
week Misses Lillian Dexter and Frances Ma
comber will give recital.
GOOD ROADS MEETING. A county road meet
ing, called by Hon. Paul D. Sargent, State
Highway Commissioner, was held yesterday in
the police court room, Memorial building Mr..
Sargent arrived on the morning train and the
meeting was called to order soon after, with a
good attendance considering the weather Mr..
Sargent began his address, which was illus
trated by charts and diagrams, with an en-
planatory review of the State road law He
then took up the subject of general road build
ing, with special reference to drainage, which
is of the first Importance in securing good
roads, He spoke at some length of the con-
in Wow u,ba ol1 ~.
State have been placed under the control of
the State highway commissioner, who has
agents in every district who have an over
sight over the work of the local commission
ers. Under this system it is found that the
yearly cost of the maintenance of roads is only
SIS per mile. 1t is evident to every intelligent
observer that while conditions have greatly
changed we are following, in the care and con-
struction of roads, the methods of so or more
years ago, and the necessity for a change is
self-evident. Mr.. Sargent's talk was very in
structive and should be productive of good.
He left on the afternoon train for Augusta and
is to address a good roads meeting in Skow-
hegan today.
THE BAND MINsTRELs The Belfast Band
Minstrels had crowded house at their OPEN
ing entertainment last Tuesday evening and
scored success which was repeated before
another full house last evening. The instru-
mental music was excellent, as was the singing.
and the jokes of the end men, while not MANY.
were not of the chestnut variety. The stage
of the Opera House was attractively set for
the opening, with the musicians on an elevated
platform at the rear and the circle arranged in
the usual way, with j. Lee Patterson as inter-
locutor Charles and Ross Hammons as bones
and Ralph O'Connell and Ding Clifford as
tambos. The "ends' were in the conv entional
costumes and the other members of the circle
wore black dress suits. 1t may be said here that
if there was any hitch in the program it was not
apparent to the audience. Everything went
as smoothly as though the company had been on
the road and doing the same stunts for weeks.
The songs.in the first part were all good, and it
was said of the "Whitewash Man. by Ross
Hammons that it was the best negro dialect
ever heard here. The second part introduced
Fred Sylvester, who made hit as the Light
ming Sketch Artist, the Hammons Brothers in
character song, and quartette composed of
Messrs. Titherington, Morse, Parker and
Pitcher, whose song of the Good and the Bad
Little Boy brought down the house. The en-
tertainment closed with the laughable after
piece, CDR. Cuttem's Experiment"
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
Whereas the unerring hand of Him who