The Republican journal., 1910-03-31
News of Belfast.

a two weeks vacation,
The Universalist Social Aid will meet this.
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Ida Howard on
Congress street.
Inere Will be sociable and entertainment
In the Head of the Tide schoolhouse April 6th
Admission Is cents.
we are obliged to defer the publication of
the essay on the five great battles of the Civil
war until next week
The Belfast Musical Society have changed
the dates of their meetings to the first and
third Tuesdays of each month The next regu-
lar meeting will be Tuesday, April 5th.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
postoffice for the week ending March 29th:
Mrs. L. M. Dockam, Miss Florence Jefferson
Matilda Matthews. Miss Eva Sherman, Mrs.
Eliza Weber, Cushman Grey.
VETERANS MEETING. By invitation the Wal
do County Veteran Association will meet with
Thomas H. Marshall Post, Belfast, April 7th,
1910. If wet and stormy, the next fair day
We expect jolly time.-A. s., Sec'y.
James S. Hartman, ESQ., counsel for Ira S.
Grady, charged with the murder of Mrs. Ell
bridge Thomas in this city February 21st, has
engaged Forrest Martin, Esq, of Bangor for
the defense at the trial to take place at the
April term of court.
W. A. johnson of 25 Bayview street, Belfast,
would like to hear from Knox county man
ayers who may wish to arrange a series of
baseball games for the coming season. Belfast
ypd Str looo
would like to figure in a league with Rockland.
Camden, Warren and Searsport- -Rockland
Courier-Gazette.
Mr.. E. ]. Hatch was in this city the first of
the week to adjust the loss by the recent fire
at the Hayford farm. The property was insur-
ed in the Maine Farmers Mutual and the Han
cock Insurance companies. Mr.. Hatch says
that only the coolness and prompt action of Mr.
Hayford saved the entire set of buildings from
destruction.
Mrs. F. A. Griffin must be first in early spring
planting as she sowed sweet peas in the open
ground March 30th The frost had entirely
disappeared and the soil was as mellow as in
May. The birds were singing and the air
balmy If the present temperature continues
mayfiowers will be three weeks earlier than
usual
From the High schools of Thomaston, Bel
fast and Rockland, Me-, there came to Boston
yesterday party of boys and girls, with their
teachers and friends, who, bound for the Ma
tional capital, paused day to take good look
at the capital of New England The Globe was
visited by them and each department examin-
ed. Later the excursionists went to the old
State house, the Old South meeting house and
other old Boston institutions. Last evening
they continued on to Washington, directed by
Orrin j. Dickey.--Boston Globe, March 26th.
customer at one of our clothing stores last
week was given a ten dollar gold piece in mis-
take for five dollar coin, and the clerk who
made the sale is five dollars out at present He
expects, however, that the customer who lives
out of town and has often traded here, will
make good the next time ne comes to the city.
The Coe- Mortimer Co. pay their employees in
gold and silver and have put considerable gold
in circulation.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. Mary Robertson, Cross
street, Monday afternoon, April 4th. The
topic for study from the Chautauquan maya
zine will be Women in the Era of Revou-
ton" The c. L. S. C. books Social Life at
Rone," chapter eight, and from the ''Friendly
Stars chapters seventeen and eighteen The
roll-call will be answered from the Round
Table. A full attendance is desired,
Austin W. Heating went Boston last week
to meet Mr.. and Mrs. Ira NJ Cobe of Chicago
and receive instructions concerning improve
ments to be made at their summer home. Ro-
hemia, on the South Shore, Northport. A large
garage is to be built on what was formerly the
Benner lot and cottage for the servants on
the Wharf property, recently bought by Mr..
Cobe. Mr.. keating brought the blue prints for
these buildings home with him and Tuesday,
with Fred V. Cottrell, who is to be the master
builder, and Frank H. Hoag, who is to have
charge of the mason work. went to Northport
to arrange for beginning operations. AS the
work of drilling for water supply on Hillside
Farm is still in progress it is thought that Mr..
Cobe still intends to build the large cottage
there for which he had plans made last year.
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. There was full
board at the meeting of the school committee
for organization last Monday evening, and it is
said to have been the first full meeting since
the one held last year to turn out janitor
whose retention was asked by every teacher
In the city. The mayor was present and took
part IN that meeting, although not member
OF the board, and he was present at the meet
ing last Monday evening to air his political
views. Mr. Charles S. Bickford, who has been
the presiding officer for many years, was nom
mated for chairman, but declined, and Arthur
Ritchie was nominated and elected Elmer
Decrow was reelected janitor for the ensuing
year. The rate of tuition in the High school
was raised from SO to rs cents. In grades 9.
8 and the rate will be so cents; in 6, 5 and 4.
40 cents, and in those below, 80 cents. The
matter of securing room for the 20 pupils in
Miss Birds class was left with Superintendent
Knowlton.
PROPOSITION For A New INDUSTRY. A spe-
cial meeting of the Belfast Board of Trade was
held Tuesday evening "to consider a PROPOSE
ton for a new industry" President Small
read communication from the J. B. Pearson
Co., clothing manufacturers, Bedford street,
Boston, in which they stated that they wished
to enlarge their business and were so well
pleased with the work done for them in Belfast
by Miles S. Jellison. and with the class of help
here that if thew could hava avop,n+;o, f.or,