The Republican journal., 1912-01-25

CITY Marshal N. R. Knowlton left on the noon
train Tuesday for Bangor to accompany Frank
| Dunbar to the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum.
: We expect to publish next week another in
| teresting article by Capt John 0. johnson of
Liberty ON the United States Navy, and have
other matter of interest for that issue. includ-
ing letter from Frank W. Gowen of Los An
geles, California, and one from J. Warren
Skinner of Searsmont, who ia spending the
winter in California and writes from San Fran.
cisco.
DR.. Eugene D. Tapley received letter last
Monday from Hon. ]. P. Taliaferro of Jackson
vile, Fla, announcing the recent death from
heart disease of Mrs. Watson, the colored
nurse of his little grandson. Taliaferro Lane.
"MammN' was well known in Belfast and
made many friends during her sojourns here.
She suffered several i'll turns last summer and
knew she would go that way. Mr.. Taliaferro
asked DR.. Tapl ley to recommend nurse from
Belfast.
FORT COLLINS, COLORADO. The January
number of the Coed Will Record contains re-
ports of colder Boys Conferences" in various
parts of the country, and what is said of the
Colorado boys conference, held at Fort Col
Inns, is of local interest because Of the Belfast
people in that western city. The Record says:
Collins is good place for conference;
clean city of fifteen thousand population with
out saloon; with clean, high-class hotel
making money but without the sale of liquors;
broad streets which give an air of dignified
prosperity, with concrete pavements which
stretch in absolutely straight lines 80 far that
they seem to disappear on the prairie. and
with good churches and other fine public build
ings. l have the impression that there are
many church-goers both in the city and on the
irrigated farms in the suburbs, for. In addition
to the people who came to the Methodist
Church on Sunday morning, walking from their
homes or riding on the trolley cars, there were
twenty eight teams hitched on side street
aanking the church edifice, each of which had
brought worthy folk from the country. The
Sunday School in that one church numbered
over five hundred members.
THE CHAPMAN CONCERT The Chapman con-
cert given in the Opera House Wednesday
evening, Jan. 18th, exceeded expectations. A
large and enthusiastic audience inspired the
artists and they responded to the repeated en-
cores spiritedly and gracefully. Miss Josepha
| Schaller, the violinist, was heard in Belfast
for the first time. AS child player she at
tracted attention the possessor of extraor-
binary talent, and now as finished artist her
execution is fine and her tones have wonder
full depth and beauty. She has graceful and
| pleasing stage presence, and won the favor OF
| the audience with her first selection. Mr.
John Barnes Wells sang in the Chapman con-
| cert here last year, when his sweet tenor voice
won instant recognition, but those who heard
him then say that he has broadened since, that
his voice is richer and fuller. He sang as if
he enjoyed it, and certainly the audience did.
While he renders selections from grand opera
with ease it is in his ballads, with their tender
ness and human appeal, and in his dialect
songs, with their quaint humor and inimit able
drolery. that he pleases most. Miss Mildred
Potter, contralto, was heard at the Music Fes-
tival in October, but sang in Belfast for the
first time. She has rich and deep voice OF
wide range, as was abundantly demonstrated
in her we'll chosen selections; and, perhaps
best of all, in the duet from "Trovatore,' ~
which she sang with John Barnes Wells. Mr..
Chapman was the accompanist and his piano
playing is treat in itself. At the close Of
the program Mr.. Chapman in brief speech
thanked the Belfast Musical Society for its
efforts in getting together so fine an audience
and Director E. S. Pitcher of the society for
his loan of the beautiful concert grand piano
used for the concert. The following young
ladies of the senior class, Belfast High school,
in dainty evening gowns, acted as ushers
under the direction of J. Lee Patterson: Hazel
Doak, Alice Parker, Hester Brown, Arvilla
Dagget t, Edna Crawford, Flossie Head, Mar
| garet Craig.