The Republican journal., 1910-02-03
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

mittee last Monday on account of the lack of
quorum. e..
The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. Fred W. Pote next Monday afternoon at
$50 o'clock.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet this,
Bridge street.
An extra freight train was to Burnham
last sunday to clear up the freight that had
5ssa formulating there.
The Journal is indebted to the W. F. Langil,
orfrting Company, 76 Main street, Belfast for
haudsome 1910 calendar.
The Belfast Musical Society will meet this,
Thursday evening at 7,3o in their hall to plan
IL, The Maine Musical Festival.
There will be dance at Mystic Grange hall,
,.rrer Belmont, Saturday evening, February
1910 Music by Mitchell and Young of Lib
s-,y Good stabing free.
The Colby Dramatic Club will appear in the
Belfast Opera House, Tuesday. March sth,
.1isr the management of Orrin ]. Dickey, and
vii present the bright and catchy play zone
If light"
The February meeting of the Chautauqua
,.vrqni will be with Mrs. W. B. Fletcher, No.
High street this, Thursday, afternoon. All
--.5uates of the C. L. S. C. requested to
-esent at this meeting
The examination for the position of census
-nerator fer the city of Belfast will take
On Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock, at the
st post office, under the direction of Civil
Examiner Frederick W. Brown.
literary department of Queen Esther
of the Methodist church have arranged
resting program for Friday evening at
-7ne of Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain on
street All the members are requested
present.
Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. R.
-aton, Cedar street, Tuesday, February
S., Program: paper Velasquez, by Miss Ma
+ Mathews; readings, Cordova by Miss
Mile NJ Hopkins; The Jesuits and the In
..1n by Miss Caroline W. Field
N.Jtions are in circulation in this city for
rarion of George E. Benson, who was sem
-s7.aI to seven years Imprisonment in the
$3.50
r1 on charge of assault with intent to
Miss Stella F Moore, then of this city, now
assachusetts.
Hassrs. William B. Swan, Albert c. Burgess
a ZEN D. Field, trustees of the $150OO0 mort
saf the Belfast and Moosehead Lake r. R.
7any, held their annual meeting January
-t md made a cancellation of six $1,000
IoJo +ba original mort
gaze is about $4,000.
Tie special committee on the lecture course
ugements have agreed to reduce the price
Illustrated lecture on Alaska by treder-
Brooks to the High School only, to 70
GENTS The lecture will be given Thursday,
f.. lary 10th, and will be instructive as we'll
ertainnng The regular single tickets
.lts will be 50 cents as usual.
Tile next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
.H,e will be with Mrs. B. Robertson, Cross
es. Monday, February 7th. The study
...- IS from the C. L. s. c. book Social Life
G5me chapter three The circle will begin
study of the c. L. S. C. book entitled The
Friendly Stars, chapters one and two. Roll
... will be the name of some planet.
Mrs. Nettie Holt Harding of Somerville,
Mass, one of the best test mediums in New
Eagland, had large audiences in Memorial Hall
last Sunday afternoon and evening. The seats
n-re all occupied in the afternoon and in the
e.ening a number failed to find even standing
-m Her addresses were very interesting
a-s her tests satisfactory to the many believ-
sr- present.
r,stmaster Frank L. Field of this city has
we'd from the Post Office Department the
owing suggestions to R. F. D. patrons:
Hatrons should enclose coins in an envelope,
T-4p them securely in piece of paper or de-
| post them in cover holding receptacle, so
s-sy can be easily and quickly taken from
| Xes and carriers will be required to lift such
| ls and when accompanied by mail for
7-sratch, attach the requisite stamps.
afrEAL FOR AID FROM RED CROSS. The
man of Waldo county branch of Red Cross
aa -eceIved an appeal for aid for the relief of
| t differing from the Paris floods The ap-
a comes from Ambassador Robert Bacon
,Igh the National Director at Washington,
| z. Any person wishing to aid may send
ributons to the chairman, Mrs. Geo. E.
kett Belfast, Me, who will forward them
1-.rt to Washington.
usual there was large and enthusiastic
audience at the Opera House last Saturday
nglt. The pictures and songs were excep-
clray fine and greatly enjoyed by all. Con-
trary 10 the reports variously circulated, with
the Intention to knock, that Mr.. Clifford was
Oh ged to sell out, etc, the pictures will be on
the program as usual on off nights, as he has
NJ Intention of quitting.
The Portland Evening Express of last Satur-
day devoted nearly page to an illustrated ar
te,e motor boating in Belfast bay. The
ulstrations include l.. A. Coombs' boat shop
and the launching of a racer, speed boat
built by Mr.. Coombs, the Isabel, built and
9Tned by George Gray, the passenger and
towing launch Malard, owned by L. A. Coombs
view of Belfast harbor and the launch Louise
owned by William Decrow.
The Penobscot Bay Electric Co. has COM
peJed the placing of apex insulators on iron