The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-06-01

Inc iiiiai cleaning up OF the rubbish about
the postoffice was completed last Mon
day. The junk dealers who bought the
accumulation are said to have got 8 tons of old
IRON They sold some of the granite to Jas. s
Hartman, who may utilize it later.
The sale by Nathan F. Houston of real es-
tate on the east side was of three farms. A
total of $50 acres, more or less, with DWELLINGS,
on each farm that have long been untenanted
1t is not known what disposition the purchaser
intends making of the property, but it is not
likely it will be allowed to remain in it's present
condition.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauoua
Circle will be with Mrs Clara Cottrel Sears
port avenue, East Belfast, on Monday after
noon, June 9Th. This is the June meeting and
picnic supper will be served at p. m. All
Z. l.. 5. C.s are most cordially invited The
study topic will be from the Chautauouan
magazine, May number, the required reading.
Roll CALL quotations from Longfellow's poems
The program will include readings, music. pa
pers and discussion of C. L. S. C. studies.
Dr. G. P. Lombard was called to Boston last
week by the serious illness of his son, Ralph
G. Lombard, who was in hospital in that city,
and expected to bring him to Belfast, but ow-
ing to his critical condition was unable to do
so. He returned to Belfast on Tuesday morn
ng's boat and with Mrs. Lombard left by the
afternoon boat for Boston. Ralph is the only
child of Dr. and Mrs. Lombard and much SYM
pathy is expressed for them. He was always
a good boy and is a worthy young man, and his
early associates well as the friends of the
family will be sorry to learn of his illness.
At special meeting of the Belfast Board of
Trade, held last Monday evening, various mat
tiers were discussed, including the train service
on the Belfast branch A memorial to the
county commissioners asking that the petition
of Ira M. Cobe for change in the county road in
Northport be granted was adopted and the Sec
rotary was instructed to present it at the hear
ing yesterday at the Cobe garage in Northport
1t was the sentiment of the board that as this
is a county matter and Belfast pays the larger
part of the county tax it was in which
it could properly take action. Walter j. Cliff
ford was made member of the committee on
advertising.
MISSION WORK IN BURMAH. In the Baptist
vestry last Monday evening Miss Julia Craft,
teacher in the Kementine school for Girls in
Rangoon, Burmah, gave an interesting account
of the work of the school and of her personal
experiences n mission work in Burmah. The
ladies of the North church were guests of the
evening. The vestry was converted into
parlor for the occasion by the use of rugs,
cushions, touches, etc. A short musical pro-
gram was given, consisting of solos by Mrs.
Charles Bartlett and Miss Edna Hopkins and
selections by ladies' quartette composed of
Mrs. Maurice E. Curtis, Mrs. Willis Fletcher,
Misses Edna Hopkins and Kathleen Morris.
After the address by Miss Craft informal
reception was held and the ladies of the Bap-
fist society served ice cream and cake.
MEMORIAL SUNDAY. One of the largest
delegations for years of the G. A. R and its
allied societies attended services last Sunday
morning at the Methodist church. They met
at Memorial Hall at 10 o'clock and proceeded
to the church in the following order: A. E.
Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, Thomas H.
Marshall Post Thomas H. Marshall Circle,
u. ~.
iary to the Sons of Veterans. The latter So
ciety was recently organized and it was the
first time they had attended the Sunday
Memorial services. The church was appro-
priately decorated with flags, bunting, potted
plants and cut flowers. The guests of honor
were seated in the central front of the audi
ence room. Rev. M. S. Hill, the pastor took
for his subject 1.-THE Combativeness of Relig-
ion.' and his text was 81 came not to bring
Lpeace. but the sword" He said we owed our
great country, and all we are, to the noble men
who went to the front in 1865. The situa-
ton is different today. but it requires an equal
amount of moral courage to face many of the
problems that confront US. The G. A. R.
should ever be accorded the respect and honor
thew earned in defence of their country by
sufferings untold. The music was appropriate
i to the occasion Miss C. Lillian Spinney was
organist, Miss Laverne Written, soprano; Miss
Nellie M. Hall, alto; Mr.. c. E. White, tenor
| and Mr.. Clarence E. Hall, bass.