The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-07

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The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. Mary Robertson Mon
day afternoon, April 18th. The study topic is
from the Chautauquan magazine: a Reading
Journey in Esneh, Ell Kab and Edfu The c.
L. S. c. books Social Life at Rome, chapter
nine; The Friendly Stars, chapter nineteen
Rol-cal quotations from Highways and By
ways"
Some of the Washington excursonists arriv-
ed home on the Boston boat last Saturday
morning, others remaining in New York
and Boston. The weather was fine while thew
were in Washington and they had delightful
time. Congressman Bureigh made arrange
ments for them to be received by the Presi-
dent. Mr.. Dickey will have another excursion
May 9th, by different route, which should be
well patronized.
The Read Garage & Machine Co. have sold
to DR.. E. D. Tapley an Overland 40 horse
power auto, and to Dr. C. M. Whitney of Unity,
a new model @ Maxwell of % horsepower.
This is the only model Q they could obtain this
season out of an order for four machines.
Walter H. Coombs has bought through this
company 10 horse power Cadillac, and they
have disposed of Judge Johnson's and Dr.
Whitney's old cars.
The April term of the S. J. Court will open
in this city Tuesday, April 10th, Justice Henry
C. Peabody of Portland, presiding. Among the
other trials will be those of Ira Grady of Unity
and Sidney M. Bennett of Belfast, charged
with the murder of Mrs. Harriet French
Thomas at her home on Cross street, this city,
on the night of February 21st. Forrest Mar
tin, Esq, of Bangor will defend Grady, and Ell
lery Bowden, Esq.,, of Winterport is counsel for
Bennett.
Last Saturday Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ball of
Eagle island came to Belfast in power boat
with their daughter Edith, ten years old, to be
operated upon at the Waldo County General
Hospital for appendicitis, and the operation
was performed after their arrival. She
is sister of Elmer Ball. who was twice oper-
ated upon few weeks ago for the same
trouble, but whose case was considered hope
less from the first, and who died soon after the
second operation. An early recovery is ex-
pected in the case of the sister. Her mother
remained with her at the hospital, but Mr..
Ball, who is the light keeper at Eagle island
left for home in the afternoon, and with a
strong north wind blowing, and both sail and
power, must have covered the 10 miles in good
time.
William Mcdonald, Maine Central brake
man on the elfast branch, had very narrow
| asca no from serious pi1rv apd possihlv daath
last Saturday at Forbes crossing. In swing
ing upon freight car while shifting he was
struck bv telegraph pole which the frost had
thrown out of position and hurled to the
ground. Fortunately he fell just outside the
rails, but was SO near that only few inches
was between him and loss of a limb and per-
haps Of life. He was picked up unconscious
and remained SO for some time. At first it was
thought necessary to take him to the hospital
but the attending physicians found that no
bones were broken and no internal injuries ap-
parent and he was taken to his room at the
Revere House. Though badly shaken up and
bruised an early recovery is expected.
AN ENTERPR1sING Young MERCHANT Josef
Portion, the young Russian immigrant who
DdISly SSCdpSu OePOl ldIioH, oAiu WIN dliiNeO
in Belfast some weeks ago after a trying and
apparently unnecessary experience with the
Commissioner of immigration at Ellis Island
is certainly making good" in his effort to be-
come a worthy American citizen. He is a
bright, interesting little fellow, with big in
teigent brown eyes, and when asked his age
answers, "Oh, about twelve" He has secured
stock of goods with which he is out and
about early inathe morning, and few are the
hearts or purses that can resist the combina-
ton of Josef's brown eyes and the delightful
infection of his, stockings? Pictures? Hank
shifts? Laces?" His vocabulary, which two
weeks ago was extremely limited is daily in
creasing. Yesterday he appeared to US with a
new assortment of large and gaily colored
pictures. His little frame shaking with
enthusiasm and excitement as he announced
some awful pretty pictures. Oh some awful,
awful pretty pictures" "He who hesitates is
lost" and very much lost when dealing with
Josef, and today one of the lawful pretty
pictures" adorns our Office walls. A gentleman
who at the same time bought one of these
pictures offered it back to Josef, telling him
to sell it again, whereupon our embryo fellow
citizen drew himself to his full height and
proved himself worthy by saying emphati-
cally, "No; you take picture or you keep
money" and the gentleman went meekly away
with the picture neatly rolled and tied up for
him by the young merchant. We like Josef's
spirit and his enterprise. Long may the Stars
and Stripes wave over Josef, and some day
may the Commissioner Of immigration at Ellis
Island take off his hat to Josef Portion of Bel
fast, Maine.