The Republican journal., 1912-06-13
The News of Belfast.

The first Togus excursion of the season will
be June 25th, under the management of Orrin
]. Dickey.
There will be a reunion of the Foster family
the Saturday following.
Fred ". Brown, Esq. of this city has a let
ter in the Waterville Sentinel of June 18th ad.
yocating the nomination Of Bryan by the
Democrats.
The committee in charge of the parade on
St. Johns Day, June oath. request all on the
line of march, on Church and High streets. to
put out their flags.
A government buoy tender was in the har-
Dor last Thursday and relocated the bell buoy
which was set last year and was removed by
the ice last winter and following its removal
was substituted by spar buoy.
A committee of the Improvement society
met at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Pierce
last Tuesday evening to make arrangements
for float to represent the society in the July
4th parade.
Last Sunday afternoon Prof A. L. Carlisle
of Bangor gave an address before the deaf
mutes of this vicinity in the vestry of the
Congregational church. Prof. Carlisle was the
guest while here of Francis NJ. Staples, East
Belfast.
Stockton Springs promises to develop into
something of summer resort for Bangor peo-
pie this season and the passenger department
of the Bangor & Aroostook railroad has recent
ly received.a large number of inquiries from
vacationists concerning accommodations there
Bangor Commercial.
The Belfast Opera House offers for three
nights beginning Monday. June 17th, The
Downing Stock Co. Four big vaudeville acts,
and four reels of pictures at the phenomenal
low price of 10 and 25 cents. The perform
ance begins at Z; get in early to secure seats
The first page of the special news section of
the Boston Sunday Herald of June 9Th is de-
voted to an illustrated write-up by Kate Lewis
under the caption of ''To One Whole Evening
of Fun at Revere Beach. rs Cents" The many
know Of her success in journalism. She is a
member of the staff of the Boston Herald,
doing important special work.
Buick automobiles are still selling at the
foot of Main street. B. o. Norton, the Buick
agent for Waldo county, has sold four of the
four passenger. Model 35 machines the past
week, as follows: DR.. S. W. johnson, Belfast
color. blue; DIR. A. E. Kilgore, Brooks, color
Buick brown; E. A. Carpenter, Brooks, color,
Buick brown; Geo. E. Bryant, Burnham, color
blue.
The annual encampments of the department
of Maine, G. A. R., the State and National Re
lief Corps and the Ladies of the G. A. R., open
ed in Bangor yesterday and will continue to-
day. The candidates for department CON-
mander are William H. Holston of Westbrook
Charles S. Crowell of Lewiston and John F.
Lamb of Livermore Falls. Of the three COL
year, but was defeated by small majority by
Edwin Riley of the Livermore Falls Post
Mrs Harry W. Clark is interesting the resi-
dents of Northport avenue in having that
thoroughfare oiled to lay tie dust, which is
almost uncomfortable in summer. The follow
ing have agreed to oil the street in front of
their residences and it is hoped others will be
interested enough to do so: John C. Chadwick
B. B. Greenlaw, Harry Clark, William Keene,
Miss Caroline White, F. E. Smythe, Orlando
Frost. Ben Hazeltine and Charles Bradbury. 1t
is proposed to ask the city to oil in front of
the City Park.
WEST BELFAST. Arthur Hopkins and wife
of South Bristol and Fred Frohoc,. and wife of
Lincolnville visited their sister, Mrs. Alonzo
Hart, last Sunday -. Eddie Littlefield has been
sick with the measles and was cared for by his
sister, Mrs. Walter Cunningham. He returned
to the Simmons farm last Monday Mrs.
Laura Dyer and Mrs. Abbie Toothaker went on
an auto ride last Sunday with VIM. Mason and
sister,. Mr.. and Mrs Fred Toothaker. B. r
Toothaker Mrs. Alice Newcomb, Howard and
Carrie Newcomb, James Sanker, wife and two
children, Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Seekins. Mr.
and Mrs, Leslie Miller and Everett Hamilton
enjoyed clam bake on the shore Sunday.
The Colonial has had crowded houses every
night this week to see The Balloon Girl. and
Manager Bray has retained this attraction until
tonight in order to give special matinee for
the children at $50 o'clock this, Thursday.
Lesser Evil" and "a Matrimonial Lottery" are
shown, followed by an Indian scene-Indians
in their tepees, with campfres burning-sinp
ing and dancing. Then the balloon appears.
sailing over the heads of the audience. and
coming down to the front row baby was lift
ed into the balloon and given a ride through
the air. The act is loudly appauded and is re-
peated several times. The management of
The Colonial have extended an invitation to
the fourteen girls in the Girls Home to attend
the matinee this afternoon and will 90 for
them and take them home in automobiles.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION. The graduation
exercises of the Belfast High school will be
held this, Thursday, evening in the Opera
House. The class parts are as follows: Salut-
atory, Miss Edna Crawford; history, Ansel
Packard; prophecy, MISS Majorie Carleton
and Miss Hester Brown; presentation of class
gifts, Stephen Clement and Harold Jones;
presentation of gift to the school, Anse Pack
ard; class essay, Miss Mabel Craig. whose SUBJ
ject is The Continent of Great Resources
(South America); valedictory, Victor Merriam.
There will be chorus work by the entire school,
violin solo by Miss Arvilla Daggett, and a
violin solo by Miss Hazel Doak. The class ode
was written by Miss Flossie Heal. There are
seventeen members in the class, of whom six
are boys. The accompanies of the evening will
be Miss Flossie Heal, Miss Edna Crawford of
the senior class, and Miss Rena Macomber of
the freshman class.