The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-04-04
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

| REPUBLICAN CAUCUS! The Republican vot-
ers OF Belfast are hereby notified to meet in
Caucus at the Court House in Belfast, on Mon
day, April 8. 1912, at 73O o'clock, p. m.. to
choose ten delegates to the Third District Re-
publican Convention to be held in the City of
Bangor, Wednesday. April 10th, at o'clock D.
m. Also to transact any other business which
may properly come before said caucus.
Per order Of Republican City Committee.
CARLETON DoAK, Chairman,
CHESTER B. FROST, Secretary.
| Belfast, March 27, 1912.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Mrs. Eugene L. Cook tomorrow, Friday, after
noon at 2 o'clock.
The regular business meeting of the Wom-
ans Hospital Aid will be held with Mrs. E. A.
/ Wilson, Franklin street, Friday April 5th at
2.30 p. m.
The visit of the Portland Board of Trade to
Belfast next. Nay will be brief 1t is scheduled
to arrive here at 7.30 p. M, May 2Sd and leave
at l a. M, May 24th for Ellsworth, passing
through Bangor
The second in the series of dancing parties
given in Memorial hall by Charles E. Sherman
and Martin W Webber was held last Friday night
and attended by about 81 couples. Keyes' or
chestra furnished music.
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. A.
j. Knowlton, Congress street, Tuesday. 9Th.
Program: Papers, PANAMA. by Mrs R. F.
Dunton; "The Panama Canal" by Mrs. F. w.
Brown; reading, 1.-The Churches of Panama, +"
by Miss Elizabeth Kelley.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauoua
Circle will be held with Mrs. E. P. Frost, No,
AZ High street, Monday afternoon April sth.
The lesson will be from the c. L. S. C. book
Twenty Years at Hull House." chapters one,
two and three. Roll-call, quotations about
Lincoln.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending March 3Oth. La
dies-Miss Lottie Glenmore, Miss Clara Little
field, Mrs. Erna B. Salley e letters). Gentle-
men-Vernal Frazier, Percie Pendleton, v. D.
Sylvester, S. Urdang, w. L. Wright
Eugene R. Conner is preparing for busy
season at the Northport Campground He has
leased the store formerly conducted by E. H.
Haney and will open it for business May 1st
He recently bought the land near the park
known as the Mitchell lot, and owns ten cot
tages on the grounds which he will rent Mr..
and Mrs. Conner will occupy their cottage on
Maple street, delightful summer home
THE CooT CLUB CASE. Arthur Ritchie, ESQ.,,
of this city appeared before Judge Snow at a
session of the Western Hancock municipal
court held in Bucksport March 2sth and enter
ed plea of guilty for his clients, the mem
bers of the Coot Club of Belfast They were
charged with violating the game laws by hunt
ing sea-birds with steamboat in Eggemoggin
Reach, where only sailboats or rowboats are
allowed. Judge Snow imposed the minimum
fine of S25 and rem tilted the fine, in each case.
At the regular meeting of the Improvement
Society, held at the Office of Dunton & Morse
last Monday, Mr.. E. R. Pierce, chairman of
the lecture course committee gave an itemized
account of the expenses, showing deficit of
$28.25. 1t was voted that the treasurer pay
the amount from the treasury of the socetv.
A vote of thanks was extended Mr. Pierce for
his work on the committee, and to Mr. H. M
Prentiss for the of his lantern and his
efficient service in operating it for the two IL
lustrated lectures in the course.
MILLINERY OPEN1 NGs. The announcements
of the Belfast millin ers are made in our adver-
tising columns this week. Mrs. B. F. Wells,
Mrs. F. G. Spinney, milliner, will exhibit on
Saturday, April 9th. The opening days of E.
Brier & Co. will be April 9Th, sth and 10th,
and on the same days Miss M H. Hilton will
show complete line of silk waists, a new line
of neckwear, etc. Miss L. H. Ferguson will
have her opening of spring and summer mili-
merry, Saturday, April 9Th. l. v. Miller, 80
Main street, will have spring opening of
millinery and hair goods April 9th. The H. H.
Coombs Co. will have their opening of spring
and summer millinery. Saturday April 6. These
are all we'll and favorably known firms and the
public are assured that they will have the
latest and best in the millinery line.
WINTER LINGERs. The snow had disappear
ed. save where there ere deep drifts; dry
places had begun to appear on the street cross
ings and it was thought that we had expert
enced our last snow storm. But there was
another think coming. The weather report
predicted rain for Monday night or Tues
day, but everybody felt that it was too cold to
rain; and it was. 1t showed all night and Tues
day morning was still showing and about six
inches on level had fallen 1t was damp
snow that clung to every limb and twig of
shrub and tree, creating winter landscape
second only in beauty to that of an ice storm,
when the succeeding sunshine causes the ice.
encased limbs and twigs to sparkle as though
set with diamonds. But for change green
lawns besprinkled with dandelions would be
welcomed. Tuesdays sunshine removed the
snow, but that night another six inches fell
with conditions as before.
The Orpheus Musical Club gave their month.
ly recital at Miss Stoddard's studio yesterday
afternoon, with the following program:
Melody of Love, Enpelmau
Mabel and Margaret Craig.
Dolls Dance, Rugele
Geneva Stephenson.
The Ginger Bread Man, Burrowes
Robie Mariner.
Evening, Low
Doris Patterson and Miss Stoddard.
The Wishing Carpet, Bugbee
Edna Curtis.
-Loo