The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-14
News of Belfast.

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subscriber says: "The Journal seems like home
to me and cannot do without it,
The Belfast and Searsport experimenting
School Committee met last Monday at SUPER
intendent Knowlton's office in joint session.
Only regular business was transacted. Arthur
Richie was elected president and Charles H.
Twombly, secretary.
The PURITAN IN Two WORLDS. The last
lecture in the course under the auspices of the
Improvement Society will be given Tuesday,
April 26th, in the Opera House, by DR.. Samuel
Parks Cadman of Brooklyn, on the Puritan in
Two Worlds. The press notices say there is no
stronger man on the American platform, or in
the American pulpit.
PooRs MILLS. Mr.. Albert Jefferds has NOV
ed into the Patterson house,. Mrs Alfred
jackson was quite sick last week. but is gain
ing now.. Mrs. Nellie Kimball has employ
ment at the city this summer . John Brown
has gone to Boston, where he expects to have
work.....W. A. Banks has new United States
separator and intends keeping quite a number
of cows.
The State allows to Libraries that keep for
reference by the public the State laws and
other documents stipend of ten per cent of
the amount appropriated and expended for the
support of the library, and for some time past
Miss Annie L. Bari, librarian of theBelfastFree
Library, has been endeavoring to secure this
stipend, which would amount to $14O annual
ly. She has met with many discouragements,
but wrote recently to the State Librarian at
Augusta, E. W. Emery, who referred the mat
ter to Attorney General Warren C. Philbrook,
and he has promised to bring it before the
Governor and Council at their May meeting.
| TALK ON BIRDS. In the Congregational
vestry last Friday evening Mr.. Alonzo J.
KIN owlton. superintendent of schools, gave
very interesting lecture on 1.-THE Birds of
Waldo County and How to Know Them, before
Castle North, Knights Of King Arthur Mr.
Knowlton knows the birds of Waldo County
from years of observation and study and held
the close attention of his audience for an hour
He told of the different varieties of woodpeck-
ers. their habits, how they build their nests and
why they build them where they do and what
theyfeed on;of the meadowlarks. .thrushes ,bobo-
links, robins, Baltimore orioles, and chickadees:
of the red wing blackbirds which may be found
every year in the vicinity of Kirby Lake, and
of many other birds to be found in this vicin-
ity. The lecture was both interesting and in
structive and will no doubt add to the number
of students of bird life.
A PRIVATE PARK ON CONGRESS STREET It
is a well known fact that Henry W. Mariner
likes to work, but he has recently undertaken
a task that would stagger most men. He owns
the vacant lot adjoining his house on Congress
street, and known as "The Grove" and will
underdrain and grade it and expects to set out
hedge and add shrubs and flowers. He has
dug up the rocks, and they are not few, and
will soon have them disposed Of He has
about his house some of the finest rose bushes
and bulbous plants in the city land when he has
carried out his plans for improving the vacant
lot it will be one of the many beauty spots in
the city. There are, seventeen large trees in
the grove, including elm maple, beech and
white birch, in addition to the fruit trees be-
tween the grove and house. 1t is the only va
cant lot in the city that has not been robbed
of its original tree growth
THE WEST WINTERPoRT BUILDING COMPANY
The certificate of organization of the West
Winterport Building Company was recorded in
the Waldo County Registry of Deeds, April
9th. The purposes of the corporation are to
purchase, own, lease and in each and all ways
that are lawful, to have, own and acquire by
purchase, gift, lease, or other lawful means,
real estate and personal property and to sell,
lease and exchange, mortgage, pledge and dis
pose of the same, to build buildings and rent
the same; in fact, to do any business in real es-
tate that is lawful for any corporation to do,
but nothing in these purposes shall be con-
strued to give this corporation authority to
do business as a loan and building association.
The amount of capital stock is $4,000, of which
nothing is paid in. The par value of shares is
$40. Frank 7. Bussey is president; Leonard
Clarke, treasurer; Walter S. Clarke, Frank T.
directors. The parties are all of Winterport.
Don't forget that next week, April 10Th and
goth, the Belfast Band Minstrels will hold the
boards at the Opera House. One of the features
10 siAS AAiesiS NiioA os' VI ehS
well known young men: Charles Hammons,
Ross Hammons, Arthur johnson, Willis Hazel
tine, Ralph l. Morse, Charles Merriam Nell
Dickey, J. Lee Patterson, Leon Beckwith, Sell
don Hammons, Luther Hammons, Earl TALBOT
E. S. Pitcher, Walter Clifford, Ralph O'Connell
The ends are Charles and Ross Hammons
bones; Ralph O'Connell and Ding Clifford
tambos, with ]. Lee Patterson, interlocutor
The program includes the overture, musical
numbers by the circle and orchestra solos
quartette and grand finale by the entire COM
pany. The second part opens with a selection
by the orchestra followed by specialties, char.
acter songs and quartette, concluding with the
laughable afterpiece "The Electric Cabinet, OF
DR.. Cuttems Experiment" by Quimby anc
Chase. The cast:
DIR. Cuttem, Surgeon and Inventor,
Clarence E. Hal
Lie Cuttem, His Daughter,
Ralph O'Connel
Rastus Simpkin, The Lover,
Charles Hammons
Patients,
By the full strength of the company
Scene, DIR. Cuttem's Office.
CONCERNING THE ROADS. The sections O.
State road on Northport avenue built by
street commissioners Levi L. Robbins and Jef