The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-02-09

Remember the picture program and band
concert in the Opera House tonight.
There will be a special meeting of the Bel
fast Musical Society next Tuesday evening.
The ladies of Trinity Reformed church will
give public Valentine supper in their vestry
Tuesday, Febru: ry 18th.
| report of the Lincolnvllle Vi ub reunion
and banquet in Boston is given on the 7th
page. Next week we will publish a list of
those in attendance.
The relatives of Frank E. Nash, formerly of
this CITY, received a telegram from Hartford,
Conn.,. announcing his death Sunday at II a. m.
from accidental gas poisoning, and later were
advised that his remains would arrive here by
last evenings train, accompanied by his wife
and daughter No further particulars have
been received.
The Belfast Spiritualist Association will give
musical entertainment at their place of meet
ing on High street next Saturday evening, at
D. m. The society have engaged Mrs. Bessie
Harvey Mr. B. L. Davis, Miss Clytle Mckinnon
and manv others to assist in this entertain
ment Master Louis Mendell will appear in
1.-THE Banner Song" The public are cordially
invited Admission Is cents; children 10 cents.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Charles R. Lawrence
arrived February LIST from Weymouth with
fertilizer for jackson & Hall and discharged at
Lewis wharf She sailed February Sd for
Rockport to load lime for Boston. ...Sch.
Woodbury. M. Snow arrived February LIST from
Stonngton with granite for the sea wall for
the sardne plant. E. The Belfast Fuel q Hay
Co. loaded sch Fortuna with hay for Fernan-
dina.
PARISH SUPPER. The regular monthly parish
supper was given in the North church Wednes-
day evening, February 1st with a large attend
ance of members of the church and parish
and invited guests. Mrs. Edward sibley
was the chairman Of the supper committee.
After supper the party gathered in the par
lors above and at 7.30 an entertainment was
given under the direction of Mrs. William X.
Keen, chairman of the entertainment commit
tee, assisted by Mrs. Bowker. There was a
short musical program, including vocal
solos by Mrs. Evelyn Frost and B. L. Davis
and a piano solo by Miss Doris Roberts,
This was followed by a cute little farce
entitled The Society for Doing Good and Say
ing Bad. In the cast were Mrs. Keen, Mrs.
Allen Patterson, Allen Patterson, Miss Ger
trude Patterson, Miss Maude B. Steward, Miss
Geneva Head, Miss ENERGY CHM, Miss Marga-
ret Keen. 1t was very bright and abounded
with funny lines and situations.
SPECIAL SALES If you had visited the store
of James H. Howes in Odd Fellows block last
Saturday morning, when his 9-cent sale began,
you would have realized that advertising in
The Journal pays. People were waiting before
the store opened and it was thronged while
the sale lasted, his efficient force of clerks
finding it difficult to keep up with the demands
of customers Next door, A. A. Howes & Co.
had a special sale which was not intended. In
their advt. last week they were to merely call
attention to the high quality Wasonco brand
of canned goods and give notice Of special
sale of other canned goods on Friday and Sat-
urday of this week. Things got slightly mixed
in The Journal composing room and special
sale of the Wasonco goods was announced. So
MOVIES q w. ROL Teduy Luz IL, anu dltHOuRH IL
was very stormy day the sale was so success
full that it will be continued Friday and Satur
day, February 10th and 18th, with the addition
of other canned goods, including Maine corn
the best in the world.
HIAWATHA. The senior class of Belfast
High school has decided to present home
talent play, "Hiawatha," in Belfast Opera
House Friday evening, March Sd. The play
is adapted from Longfellow's poem and will
be presented in dramatic paptomine, song and
dance. The scenes in the life of Hiawatha
will be graphically pictured with an accom-
paniment of Indian music, drills, song and
dance and chorus. Colored electric light eff
fects, such as have never been seen here before,
add to the entertainment an air of charm and
mystical beauty. The play will be under
the direction of the Scates & Rigler Enter
tainment Co. This play was recently pre-
scented by the Skowhegan High school and the
Independent Reporter said of it:
The most pleasing entertainment given
here for some time was the presentation of
"Hiawatha" by the Skowhegan High school, in
the Opera House, Tuesday evening. The sue
cess of the play was due to the careful prepara-
ton given every part by an instructor from
the Scates & Rigler Entertainment Co. The
Indian costumes and the electrical light effects,
as well as the appropriate rendering of the
music by the school orchestra, all gave an
added charm to the beautiful love story
The rising curtain revealed two hundred little
school children, who sang very sweetly
"Hiawatha." All the choruses of the play
were splendid. The Rainbow chorus was per-
formed by young ladies in rainbow colors, and
their gliding motions under the soft colored
lights seemed to give an air of mystery. The
Moonbird chorus worthy of mention.
Topeka and Silver Bell choruses during the
wedding feast were delightful. The dance of
Pau Puk Keewis, and the song of Chibibbois,
brought the Indian braves into prominence.
The dance of Pau Puk Keewis, was emphasized
by the blood curdling yells of the savages,
while Chibibbois showed himself to be quite
dandy in dress. The Tomahawk drill which
came in the first act was dangerous looking
performance, but no harm was done by the
youthful warriors tomahawks
Reserved seat tickets will be redeemed at
City Drug Store.