The Republican journal., 1911-08-24

, Wednesday evening, August 3Oth, In Memoria
hall.
The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary request al
members to be present August 18th, as there
is work to do.
Belfast attorney is working on ten divorce
libels to come Def ,re the September term Of
the Supreme judicial court.
Frank B. Luce has been appointed substi-
tute letter carrier and is at present substitute
ing for H. H. Carter, who is taking vacation.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post office for the week ending August 22nd:
Mrs. E. N. Godfrey, Mrs. J. H. Robinson, Mrs.
Cush Wade, R s. Gray, David Fulmer Kelly,
Mr. ]. O.Keefe, Frank Pendleton, A. W..
Thomas.
Last Saturday was the day for opening the
postal savings bank in this city, but no bust
ness has been done, and there is not likely to
be any. With the three local banks paying
per cent, the 2 per cent offered by the govern
ment, with the many red tape regulations, is
not attractive.
RETURN OF THE FAvoRIrEs. The Gladys
Clark company will begin three nights en-
gagement at the Opera House Monday, Aug
ust 18th. Roanoke" will be the opening play,
and all the plays presented will be staged and
costumed in fitting manner. The special
ties, four in number, have not been equaled
by any popular priced attraction that has
played here, and comprise Smith & Towle, an
act of unusual merit, and Canton, the comic
Scotch juggler, the act that was feature with
the Barnum & Bailey circus all summer. Is,
rs and IS cents are the prices during the COM
pany's stay and seats are on sale. Mon
day night is the usual ladies' night, when the
best seats are reserved for the ladies at rs
cents if secured before the limit expires. Sc
cure seats at the City Bakery.
/ EXCURSIONS Orrin J. Dickey has number
of popular excursions planned for the imme-
date future. Friday there will be an excur-
sion from this city to Togus and Augusta, Civ
/ ing plenty of time to see the State House and
the home of the soldiers. Sunday an excursion
to Old Orchard, where the season is at its
! height. special train will be run over the
Belfast branch connecting with the train on
the main line Thursday, August 51st, trip
'AONoSi4SeAH
Moosehead Lake is worth all the expense Sun
! day an excursion to Stonington, and Monday
personally conducted excursion from this
city, Northport and Castine to Bar Harbor, one
of the prettiest trips to be off red for the sea-
son and which should receive a good patron
age. The steamer leaves Belfast at $50,
Northport at and Castine at a. m
T
Edna Rowan of Kansas, who is in the county
this week, will be one the speakers at the
Nofthport Campground this afternoon. She
is Associate Secretary of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion, branch of the National W. c.
7. T., and is especially interested in the work
of the Young Campaigners. She has proved
herself an unusually pleasing speaker. Rev.
U. G. Humphreys, who is strong man. will
speak at p. m. He is superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of Minnesota The chill
dren have been in training and will sing sew
eral songs. There will be other singing, and a
recitation by Miss Alice Simmons, so favor
ably known in Belfast The meeting is held
under the auspices of the Federated Unions of
Penobscot, Somerset and Waldo counties, and
- SAHAAASSS
The biggest and best show that Ding" ever
put on at the Opera House was on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of last week, when in
addition to big program of pictures he gave
three big vaudeville acts. Richard Hartford,
England's character singer, might easily be
termed the Caruso of vaudeville. He possess
es fine tenor voice. which pleased immensely
The Empire Comedy Four, colored quartet,
Were well received in their melodies; but per-
haps the star act of the evening was that of
Lillian Valley, the dancing violinist. Miss
Valley in private life is Miss Sara Written, a
granada lighter of the late Prof. Jere Written,
and many recalled the days they had danced to
the music of his violin when she rendered
some of the old time jigs and reels Her
dancing was very graceful, especially so in the
Highland dance, which was done in Scottish
costume. Miss Valley playing the violin while
dancing.
REMEMBER. The annual lawn party, sale and
Women will be held this, Thursday, afternoon
and evening. Food Ct all kinds, fancy articles,
/ home made candy ice cream and cake will be
on sale. Your patronage and assistance is So
licted for this worthy institution and articles
for any of the tables will be gratefully re-
ceived. Following is the program for the
evening concert:
Simpsons Orchestra of pieces.
| The Sextet from Lucia d Lammermoor
Donizetti,
| Mrs. Charles Bartlett Miss Emma Skay,
Mr.. w. G. Haseltine, Mr.. F. W. Chase,
Orchestra
Reading, Miss Alice E. Simmons
| Orchestra,
! Serenade. Conrad
Mr.. w. G. Hazetine, Mr. R. l. Morse, Mr.
F. w. Chase, Mr.. John Parker
Reading, Miss Helen Brown
Orchestra.
SHIPPING ITEMS There were two square,
rggers in Portland harbor last week, an I'M
u ual sight, and one that carried old water
| f:onters back to the times when about all the
commerce at that port was carried on by
square riggers, and over 200 ships, banks and
briggs hailed from Portland, and about every
thing coming from foreign ports, including
salt, molasses, etc, was carried in American
bottoms. From a clipping in a neglected
pigeonhole we take this item of local interest