The Republican journal., 1912-06-13

Duckin Orcnestra OF seven pieces from CAM
den will furnish music. The gallery will be
| open to the public. Price Is cents.
LAW COURT REscRIPTs. Geo.I. Heating, Clerk
of Courts, has received two rescripts from
the Law Court, recently in session in Bangor
Both cases were State vs. Harry W. Baker
and were tried by Chief Justice Whitehouse at
the January term of the S. ]. Court. One ia
for single sale, with a sentence of $50 fine or
80 days in jail; the other, common nuisance
sentence 500 fine or 80 days in Jail. In both
cases the exceptions were overruled for want
of prosecution, with judgment for the State
Baker has paid the fines, $780,
SPECIAL MEETING OF CITY GOVERNMENT A
special meeting of the city government was
held last Tuesday evening, adjourned from
Monday, to assess the land damages on the
land AUDITING the street on the water
front. The damages were assessed as follows.
SIS; f. H. Page, $40; Ida Holt. 81; Mary M
Pattee, 500; M R. Knowlton, S.; W. A. Clark
SIS; Belfast Real Estate Company SIS; Ben D.
Field, S.; Belfast & Moosehead Lake r. R. Co.
81. In the item last week concerning the Law.
| ing out of Water street in 1908 there was
bad typographical error. It should have read
"southeasterly course" not corner1 Alder
man Edward F. Liatleield gave verbal re.
port for the committee on the sidewalk on
Waldo avenue and it was voted that he pre-
pare written report to be presented at the
next regular meeting. A petition was re-
ceived from John O. Black and others employ
ed on the highways asking that they be paid
weekly instead of monthly, and the city clerk
was instructed to look up the law governing
the case. Adjourned.
The WALDO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. The
regular quarterly meeting of the Waldo Coun-
ty Medical Society was held in the city build
ing Monday evening, DR.. Elmer Small, presi-
dent, presiding. About fifteen members were
in attendance. Drs. G. R. Campbell and Chas.
J. Lincoln Of Augusta were guests of the So
ciety. DIR. Campbell is the councillor of this dis
trict of the Maine State Medical Association
and spoke extemporaneously of the work of
the State Association. His remarks were in
teresting and we'll received. Dr. Lincoln read
paper on ''Toxaemia of Pregnancy" a topic
of vital interest to the medical fraternity
The paper was listened to with marked atten-
ton and was followed by general discussion.
DR.. S. L. Fairchild of Searsport was made a
member of the society and DIR. Harry L. Xii
gore and Thomas H ,Sidelinger, both of Belfast,
applied for membership. The ladies' of the
members met at the home of Dr. o. S. Vickery
and attended the Colonial Theater during the
session of the society. They were joined there
by the physicians and later adjourned to the
Windsor Hotel for supplr Following is the
menu:
Blue Points on Half Shell
| Consomme a la Royal
Radishes Olives Cucumbers
! Boiled Penobscot River Salmon
Hoilandaise Sauce
Mashed Potatoes French Peas
Cold Chicken
Lobster Salad
Parker House Rolls
Vanilla Ice Cream
| Assorted Cake
American Cheese Roquefort Cheese
Tea Coffee
The session was the most successful and inter-
estlng in the history of the society.
MUNICIPAL COURT. Judge Knowlton of the
Municipal Court was busy Monday and Tues
day. The Moon Girl Company came to grief
here. The manager. H. H. Fish, had refused
to pay Walter Davis. SIP 80 and Louise Burby,
$3.50. amounts due them, giving various ex-
cuses. such as lacking funds, wanting to hold
them to play at the "Beeches" this summer,
and alleging that they refused to play Satur-
day at the matinee. thus breaking their con-
tract. He paid the three other members of
the company. Monday Davis and Miss Burby
had an attachment put on the costumes and
scenery, owned by Miss Nina Rice, and mana
ger Fish and Miss Rice were made respondents
on complaint of attempt to defraud. Judge
knowlton decided that the compliments ought
to have their pay and bound the manager and
leading lady over under $500 bonds. AS they
were unable to secure bonds they were allowed
to settle by paying Davis and Miss Burby the
amounts due them. The company disbanded
here. Fish and Miss Rice went to Wadoboro
Tuesday and the others to Lowell, Mass ...,
Clement Maxwell, 26 years old, who says that
his home is in Pennsylvania, but who has been
in Belfast for some time, was before the court
Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning on
two charges of larceny. City Marshal M. R
knowlton was the complainant. While in the
employ of Homer B. Carter at the Revere
House, Maxwell was said to have taken pair
of shoes from the room of Harry Davis and
sold Them The shoes were traced. He pied
not guilty to this charge but Judge Knowlton
found probable cause and sentenced him to &c
days in Jail. He appealed to the S. J. court
under $100 bonds, but was unable to obtain
bondsmen and was committed. Maxwell was
then tried for the larceny of suit of clothes
and sweater, the property of Adelphus j.
Noyes, and a gold watch, two gold rings and 81
in stamps belonging to Minnie Shaw, Upper
High street. Noyes rooms at the Shaw home
and Maxwell engaged room there last Thurs.
day, but left Friday with the stolen goods
Sheriff Jenkins was notified and sent out ar
alarm to his deputies, and Maxwell was ar.
rested by Deputy W. O. Estes of Brooks when
walking on the railroad track near Knox. anc
brought to Belfast. None of the missing arti
Giles were found on his person, but he had othe,
property believed to have been stolen, HI
was found guilty and placed under $500 bonds
He was unable to secure bondsnen and wal
committed. The two sentences will keen hin
in the county Jail until the September term O.