The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-03-02


to have been brought up.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs. Z. A. Hubbard,
No. Park street, Monday, Marcn otn at p.
m. The lesson will be a study OF Dickens and
his works; the magazine topic. "Johnson's Lon
| don" and "English Cathedrals OF Lchfeld."
Roll call. NV favorite Dickens character.
Things are beginning to get cleared up in
the Hobbies at the post office. Inc marble
wainscotting is in place. the mahogany finish
has received polish, the writing tables with
/ their plate glass tops are IN place. and the
| painters are giving the final toncnes. The
general effect is fine, but best OF all is the
spacious, light and airy room IN which the
work of the office will be done. 1t is lucky for
Belfast that Congressman Burleigh secured
the appropriation for this improvement when
he did, as otherwise it might never have been
made.
| Saturday, February 25th, the friends of Mrs
Abbie H. Roix gave her birthday partys
Sewing and social chat were in order during
the afternoon and at o'clock delicious pic
mic supper was served. The hostess was
"showered' with aprons. Nearly all present
were members of the B. B Social Club of thirty
years ago, which comprised about forty men,
bers, both men and women. Mr.. Charles H.
Sargent is the only surviving male member.
The ladies met recently to celebrate Mrs. Sar-
gents birthday and plan in the near future to
make like call on Mrs. Eveline H. Gilmore.
Thanks to Mr.. and Mrs. Edward R. Pierce
the High school and its friends have enjoyed
of late two very interesting lectures on Ameri-
can Sculpture and American Painting. respec-
lively The school wishes to express to Mr..
and Mrs. Pierce its grateful appreciation of
their efforts in its behalf, and at the same time
to thank the North church for its generosity in
loaning its auditorium for the pupils and the
ladies who acted as patronesses for their sub
stantial aid, which besides covering the ex-
pense of the lectures has left much appre-
ciated addition to the art fund of the school,
FROM SUBSCRIBERS "The Journal is nv
good home friend every week in the year.
would be lost without it." writes Medfeld,
Mass, subscriber Another writes from Fort
Scott, Kansas: 81 enclose 81 once more for the
good old Journal and hope I'll have the pleas
ure of repeating many times more, although
the hand that pens this will be seventy five in
one month more; so it is not likely many years
more will be credited up to my lot. With
many kind wishes and happy new year to
you and The Journal We have received a
post card from Mrs. Chas. F. Shaw at Miami
Fla, February 22nd. She says: Strawberries
are ripe in Miami. We went through 10
acre field, where they are picking 500 boxes
per day. They retail at 25 cents a box and are
sweet as sugar. Lovely here"
| New ADVERTISEMENTS. If you intend to have
car this season you auto place your orders
now with the Read Garage G. Machine Co.,
Belfast Write for a catalog call. They
handle over 30 types and models of pleasure
and commercial motor cars for 1911 and have
some good trades in secondhand autos :. Bow
Scouts should by all means wear Holeproof
stockings, sold only at The Dinsmore Store ..
James H. Howes, Odd Fellows block, the store
that sells Wooltex. DR.. W. l.. West has pedi-
greed seed barley for sale. .. Chas. F. Thomp-
son & Co. have bought the bankrupt stock of
The Fashion, High street, and will close it out
at once. The sale begins this, Thursday, morn
ing and will continue Friday and Saturday
...One dollar down and 81 per month will put
an Edison Photograph and IL records in your
home. earle & Jones are the Edison Phono-
graph distributors in Belfast.
A BANKRUPTCY CASE. The Sagadahoc Fer
tilizer Co. filed in the U. S. District court in
Portland a petition asking that John I. Fred
ericks of Winterport be adJudged a bankrupt,
and hearing was held before John R. Mason,
referee in bankruptcy, in Bangor, last Monday
and Tuesday. Mr. Fredericks has been engaged
extensively in the business of dealing in farm
produce, fertilizer and farm implements, his
operations covering wide territory. His liza
bilities were found to be $72 700; assets not
stated, but said to be below SIS 600. The bank
ruptcy proceedings were contested, and the
salient point to be determined, and underlying
all the testimony, is simply this: Was Freder
icks real farmer, and hence exempt from in
voluntary bankruptcy, or were his agricultural
pursuits secondary to other and more import
ant interests? The arguments were made
Tuesday afternoon, Attorney Bowden of Win
terport appearing for the respondent, and for
mer Attorney General Philbrook of Watervlle
for the creditors. Referee Mason reserved his
decision, which may not be announced for sew
eral days.
| LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Mention was made
last week of the recommitment of the act re-
lating to the Belfast & Liberty railroad. The
story is that the committee were deceived in
the matter. The parties asking an extension
of the charter for two years are said to have
represented that no change had been made in
the original act, and so it was reported fought
to pass" Later it was found that the act had
been changed very materially, giving charter
from Belfast to Augusta, and so it was held up.
...Bill, IAN Act to establish municipal court
in the city of Belfast is now before the legis-
lature. This bill was drawn by Belfast at
torney for the double purpose of legislating
out of office Judge K. W. Rogers of the Bel
fast police court, whose term does not expire
until April, 1912, and of providing place for
its author. Meanwhile brother attorney has
taken advantage of the situation to secure the
signatures of members of the bar to a petition
for his appointment in case the bill becomes a
law!
THE CAST FOR HIAwATHA. The rehearsals
for Hiawatha under the personal direction of