The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-05-09
Clarence J. Downs of Brooks has been dis
charged from bankruptcy.

Clarence ]. Downs of Brooks has been dis
charged from bankruptcy.
Among the nominations made by Gov. Plais-
ted May 3rd was that of John H. Sullivan as
judge of the Municipal Court in Searsport to
succeed Judge J. W. Black. the incumbent,
who has held the office for many years.
Last Friday Jury Comm issioner Frank L.
Clark and James E. Hewey, clerk of the u S.
District Court, Portland had public drawing
of jurors for the June term of the U. S. Dis
trict Court that is to be held at Bangor The
following Waldo County men were drawn as
petit jurors: William H. Hall, Belfast; Henry
Hills. Northport; Arthur V. Martin, Liberty.
In other places fishing for pollock with rod
and line is considered rare sport, and Carleton
Doak, who is an ardent disciple of Izaak Wal
ton, concluded to try it here. Equipped with
the proper gear, tarpon line and steel rod, he
tried his luck off the sand point at Saturday
Cove the other day and landed two pollock
weighing. respectively II ard Is pounds.
SEQUEL TO AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Sera-
fino Ciketti, the young Italian whose attempt
recovered from the effects of the poison taken
and has called upon the police department to
ascertain the whereabouts of 1912, which,
[ he claims he had in a pocketbook and had
placed in hip pocket with handkerchief on
top of it before he took the poison. In note
found in one of his pockets he SAID that he was
leaving money to bury him and buy stone for
nd cd hot a{fo,
be sent to his father in Italy. No money was
found on him when he was brought to the hos
pital in semi-conscious condition and it was
not known that he had any until he was ready
to leave the institution and wished to pay his
bill. He at once reported the matter to the
police but up to this time no clue has been
found. Those who found him on the bridge
did not search him.
UNIvERsALIsr SALE AND ENTERTAINMENT
The afternoon sale by the ladies of the Uni
versalist church and society, postponed from
Easter week, was held in Memorial hall We'd
nesday. May LIST. The sale began at 2.3O .. M,
with the following ladies in charge of the
tables: food table, Mrs. Sarah R. Pierce. Mrs.
George E. johnson and Mrs. Charles E. john
son; apron table, Mrs. Charles H. Crosby and
Mrs. J. G.. Paul; candy table, Misses Grace A.
Lord and f. Frances Abbott; Social Aid fancy
work table, Mrs. 1. L. Perry and Mrs. Frank
H. Mayo; May basket table, Mrs. A. A. Blair
and the club of little girls, who had 80 May
baskets, all of which were sold, much to the
delight OF the children. All the tables were
we'll patronized. The goose booth, a new fea-
ture, in charge of Mrs. John A. Fogg and Mrs
A. E. Hutchins attracted much attention and
many nickels. the goose taking in the coin in
his bill and passing out gift in return. From
to p. m. sandwiches, doughnuts and coffee
were served by Mrs. s. G. Swift, Mrs. E. l..
Cook, Mrs. F. G. Mixer and Misses Edith NJ
Southworth and Elizabeth A. Kelley. In the
evening "Miss Priscilla Prims kindergarten
School, was presented with the following
''star" cast: Reginald Smith, J. L. Patterson,
Duke McNulty, A. P. Goodhue Vandyke Nc
Alister, E. S, Pitcher, James Danforth, Willis G.
Haseltine, Lionel Bolwood, Luther Hammons,
Ethelbert Salmon, Anse Packard, julius
Ward, Elon B. Gilchrest, Alice Howard, Mrs
F. G. Mixer, Katherine Dennison, Mrs Leon
Beekwith, Hazel Carbury, Miss Alma Avery,
Genevieve Hubbard, Mrs. E. L. Cook Gladys
Martin, Mrs. M. c. Murch, Hyacinth Myrtle,
Mrs. S. G. Swift, Miss Priscilla Prim, Miss
Elizabeth A. Kelley, They were dressed as
children of the kindergarten age, and E. S.
Pitcher, 6 feet and then some, was sight in
blue rompers. The girls were in short skirts
with curs down their backs and all had their
lunch boxes and were given time to eat. For
an hour the audience was kept in a roar by the
antics of the "kids." They spoke pieces, sang
cute little songs, and went through kinder
garten exercises like real children The dis
cipline twas also amusing and at the close a
program was given. This included quartet,
The Bull Dog on the Bank, by Pitcher, Good
hue, Hammons and Haseltne. Mr.. Goodhue
also sang and Mrs. Mixer. Mrs. Swift and Mrs.
Cook spoke pieces. There were several other
"specialties." and lessons in geography and ma
ture work which brought out some funny re-
plies and jokes. The audience certainly got
their moneys worth.