The Republican journal., 1912-03-21

Y. c. Nelson of Portland assumed his duties
last Monday of the conductors on tie
Belfast branch of the Nj. C. RR,
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. A Democratic caucus
was held at the Courthouse last Saturdayeven-
ing. Dr.. G. C. Kilgore presided and Frank l.
Wilson was secretary. The following dele
gates were elected to attend the State con-
vention in Augusta March 18th: Percy B. Red
man, George H. Darby. F. H. Mayo, Dr. E. A.
Wilson, Warren F. Fahy, Ralph H. Darby A.
W. Heating, Henry A. Brown, E. H. Knowlton;
alternates II. S. Cunningham, F. W. Pote
George A. Herbert, John R. Dunton, j. F.
Wilson, Thos. L. Shute, F. E. Grady Charles
O'Connell and James E. Wing. The following
city committee elected: Ward l, F. X
Pendleton, Geo. l. Heating, Charles O'Connell
and Percy B. Redman; Ward 2, Giles G. Alb
bolt, Charles A. Harmon, George H. Darby
and Eugene L. Cook; Ward 8, Asa Sholes, DR..
G. c. kigore, L. F. Marden and Edward A
| Wadsworth; Ward d. H. S. Cunningham, Fred
A. Holmes. James E. Wing and Ralph H. Cum
ningham; Ward 5, C. W. Rogers, Geo A.
Leavitt Elmer B. Decrow and Roscoe Black.
/ THE BALL OF SEASIDE II osE COMPANY The
18th annual concert and ball of Seaside Hose
company was given in Seaside Grange hall
Friday evening, March 18th Firemen need
plenty of water in their business, but when
bent on pleasure it can be dispensed with A
more inclement night than last Friday MIG hi is
hardly possible. To say it rained does not
fully express the situation. 1t was as though
bucket brigade up aoft was pouring the
aqueous fluid down upon all out-of doors, and
to add to the discomfort the wind blew gale.
Yet so many braved the storm that about one
hundred couples were the floor for the
Dance and a member of Seaside remarked that
mad the weather been pleasant the hall would
not have held the crowd. kendalls orches-
ira of Skowhegan, which furnished music for
the dance, gave a concert of three numbers,
followed by the grand march, which was led by
Chief Engineer Stephen S. l.. Shute and Miss
Gertrude NJ Patterson. Mr.. Shute was floor
director, with Messrs. Elijah Richie and Lewis
+. Marden aids, and the members of Seaside
! Hose company committee of the Whole
saw that their guests were we'll cared fol-.
Shire served ice cream and fancy cakes at in
PERMISSION, and then it was "on with the dance"
until the small hours. Seaside certainly scor-
ed success with its 1912 ball.
"THE GREATEST DAY OF THE YEAR" The
supper and musical entertainment given in
Memorial Hall last Friday evening by the
Methodist society was we'll attended despite
the heavy rain and bad walking. The six
tables were in charge of Mrs. M. S. Hill, Mrs
WA. Macomber, Mrs. E. F. Bramhall, Mrs.
| Charles F. Woods Mrs. John Dow, Miss Ethel
l.. Frost. Mrs g. w. Madden, Mrs. Mary S.
Whitmore, Mrs. c. L. Wright. Miss Verne
Written, Miss Lora Maxcy and Miss Bernice
Bergin. The musical entertainment was some
thing new and was so favorably received that
it will be repeated in the church vestry Mon
day evening, March 25th. Miss Ruth Macom-
Der had charge, assisted by Miss Edith M
Davidson, accompanist. Father Time, with
rain, sunshine, fog and snow, had seats on the
plat orm as omnpresent. The Herald pre-
sented the seasons in their turn and they were
seated in groups with their counterparts. Then
appeared Day and Night,who turned the calen-
dar of the holidays Father Time instructinp
the Herald to produce each in their order
Each character was appropriately costumed
and they responded to their parts in song.
Christmas, represented as an angel in white.
was judged by Father Time as the Greatest
Day of the Year, land with the assistance of the
Herald and Day and Night was crowned amid
chorus song of greeting. The cast was as
follows: