The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-03-28

The Improvement Society will meet at the
office of Dunton & Morse next Monday after
noon at o'clock.
Measles have made their appearance and
Theodore Bramha!l and Kenneth Moore are
among the victims.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle. Ladies of the G.
A. R., have postponed their public dinner an
nounced for April 10th to April 18th, Court
| week.
| Charles O'Connell has bought the Arnold
Harris house on Park street and after making
needed improvements will move there from
the S. G. Swift house, Cedar street.
The military whist party in the series under
the auspices of the ladies of the Unitarian par
ish planned for this, Thursday, evening in Me-
mortal Hall, has been indefinitely postponed.
The following increase of U. S. pensions
have been granted under special act of Con-
gress, Hollis Payson, $40; John W. Small $36;
Capt. James F. McKeen, $50. Applications
were made and evidence filed by F. A. Greer,
Esq, U. S. pension attorney of Belfast.
The musical play, 1.-THE Best Day of the
Year," recently given by the members of the
Methodist Society under the direction of Miss
Ruth Macomber in Memorial hall, was re-
peated last Monday evening in the Methodist
vestry with equal success. Cake, candy and
ice cream were sold. The net proceeds were
SIP, which with the $3.50 made by the former
presentation makes $4,000 in money. Another
benefit was the tuning of the piano gratuitous-
ly by Mr.. E. S. Pitcher.
The St. Francis Catholic society are to have
an Easter Monday ball, April 9Th. Misses
Mary Owen, Mary Cullinan, Sarah Latin and
Mrs. Agnes Darby are acting as committee of
arrangements. The hall is to be prettily deco
rated and ice cream, cake and punch will be
served during the evening from two booths in
charge of the ladies of the society. One booth
is to be decorated in the colors of America and
the other in the colors of Ireland, Reyes or
chestra will furnish music and everything
possible will be done to make the event an en-
joyable one.
SHALL WE HAVE THE B. & A? William H.
Quimby, president of the Waldo Trust Co., is
circulating petition in behalf of the Belfast
Board of Trade, asking that the President and
Board of Directors of the Bangor & Aroostook
railroad take up the matter of extending the
lines of that road from Searsport to Belfast, as
| was the original intention when the Northern
Seaport railroad was built, and which now ends
a short distance below Macks Point. At the
time of building the main line all the material
for building to Belfast-rails, ties and steel
draw for the bridge over the river, were
bought, and the road would have been built
then but for the opposition of property
owners along the line. President Cram was
anxious to build the road, but said then that he
would not fight his way into Belfast. and that
is his position today. The road asks no f.
nancial or other aid and it is hoped to make
satisfactory terms with property owners for
the right of way. With hourly electric service
between Belfast and Stockton, to say nothing
of the additional freight and passenger facili-
ties, this road would be of benefit to Belfast.
A UNION MEETING IN THE INTERESTS OF MEN.
There will be a union meeting of all the
churches in the city at the Baptist church,
Sunday evening" March 31st. To this meeting
everybody is invited, both men and women, al
though it will be meeting in the interests of
men. Arthur A. Head, Executive Secretary
of the Laymen's Christian Federation of
Maine, will be present at the Baptist church
Sunday both morning and evening. In the
morning he will talk on the Men and Religion
Movement. In the evening his subject will be
MEMS Federation work." Maine has had a
very prominent part in this Laymen's Chris
tian work which led to the Men and Religion
Movement which has been sweeping over our
country for the last eight months. The first
Laymen's Convention was held under the aus
pices of Maine Y. M. C. A. work in the city of
seven were appointed to set up program for
the Men and Religion Movement, Maine was
honored by having member on that committee,
the Hon. Carl Milliken of Island Falls, so that
the men in Belfast should take special in
terest in this work as it is in large measure
our work. There is no one in our State better
fitted to speak to US along this line than Mr..
Head, who is Executive Secretary for Maine.
He has been in close touch with it from it's
conception. The program is not fully made
up for Sunday night, but the plan is to have
large male choir, and to have all the churches
! n the city represented on the platform by
laymen from their church. This ought to be,
and we hope it will be, an inspiring and help
full service. A cordial welcome is extended
to all.