The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-11

covered from the injuries.
: Conductor A. J. Morrison was slight,
injured when on the freight train a
Brooks. March 21st and confined to tn
house some days.
Ivan Havener broke an arm April It'll
} by falling at his home on Upper Valid
avenue.
} Two children. Lena E. and Mamie,
Robbins, were drowned on Goose rive
were recovered.
Mrs. D. N. Bird, Congress street
broke an arm July 3rd by falling on tn,
steps at neighbours door.
John Avery was found dead in thu
river near the Coe- Mortimer plant Dec
18th.
THE WEATHER.
Good winter weather prevailed in Jan.
uary and February. The heaviest snow
fall of the winter was March 10Th. Ar
all-day rain storm March 18th was
followed by light STOW fall the 18th.
Sunday, April End, was the coolest
April day since 1871, and the ice boating
on the ponds was the best of the winter.
The ground was covered with snow
April 10th and the first crocusses were
reported that day.
/ The spring was the most backward for
many years, cold and very wet.
severe thunder storm, the first of
the season, took place May 18th, and one
OF the most severe tempests for years
visited Belfast July 9th.
Intense heat was frequent during the
first two weeks of July. July 28th a
severe storm of rain and wind did much
| damage to trees and crops.
A heavy rain and gale prevailed Nov.
! 18th.
The first real snow storm of the season
came Dec. End, but did not make sleigh
| ing.
Dec. 9Th the thermometer was above
zero.
SPORTS AND GAMES.
! The B. H. S. Alumni basket ball team
defeated Bates College team in the Opera
| House Jan. End by score of SO to 80. 1t
was the best game of the season. Bel
fast Won from the crack Dover FoXcroft
five in the Opera House Jan. Goth by a
score of to a. The Belfast five de-
feated the Cambridge, Mass, team in
! the Opera House Feb. Bird by score of
SO to Is. Belfast five defeated the Ken
nebec Club, % to 8, at the Opera House,
Feb. 18th. Belfast won from the Lewis
ton All Stars in the Opera House March
18th by score of Is to "a. and again
March 22nd by a score of 20 to IS.
The base ball season opened in May
and team called the Independents Or
ganized. The lease of the grounds on
| Congress street was renewed by the city
government The home team won from
the CASTINGS May 30th by a score of 6 to
2. The Freedoms defeated the Belfasts,
8 to 7, June 3rd. Belfast won from
Rockland, to l, July 18th. The East
erns of South Brewer defeated the Bel
fasts, 5 to l, July 18th,
THE COURTS.
| The January term OF the Supreme
Judicial Court opened Jan. 3, Judge Geo.
E. Bird of Portland presiding. All the
court officials were new: Judge Bird,
| Clerk of Courts George |. Heating, Sher-
| iff Edwin Jenkins. The Grand Jury re-
ported January 5th, having found 16 in
dictments.
The April term opened the IS, with Judge
Geo. F. Haley of Bddeford presiding
The Grand Jury found 21 indictments.
Court adjourned April 25th.
Wayland knowton was appointed
Judge of the Belfast Municipal Court in
June to succeed Judge R. W. Rogers of
the Police Court
The September term of the Supreme
judicial Court opened September 10Th
siding. The grand jury found 16 indict-
were Is divorces granted.
The Chapman concert in the Opera
House January 26th was largely attend
ed and one of the best concerts ever
given in Belfast. 1t was under the
auspices of The Belfast Musical Society.
The Belfast Musical Society had spec
ial programs fortnightly during the win
ter months and gave several enjoyable
open nights.
The annual ball by the Belfast Band
was given in the Opera House April 21st.
The Excelsior Instrumental Q artet was
a special feature.
The opera Pepita was given in the
Opera House July 18th. 18th and 10Th by
local talent under the auspices of the
Belfast Musical Society.
The Belfast Musical Society presented
Dudley Bucks cantata, The Coming of
the King, in the Unitarian church, Sun
day, December 31st.
n new QudElGICe Ol male voices, WI oSSTS.
Arthur Johnson, John Parker, A. P.
Goodhue and E. S. Pitcher was engaged
to sing in the North Church.
THE w. C. T. U.
The L. 7. L. held their first meeting in
the Methodist parlor January 10th with
large attendance. The meetings were
continued and the children took part in
the public temperance meetings.
The w. c. T. U. observed Neal Dow
day in Union service in the Methodist
Church March 10Th.
| The annual meeting of the w. C. T.U.
was held March 31st.
The county convention met in Belfast
| June 18th.
There were frequent public meetings
in the fall in the interest of the prohibit
| tory law, when noted speakers were
heard, including the "Auto Party"
CITY AFFAIRS.
Mrs. Georgia E. Mcintyre of Reading,
Mass, brought suit at the January
term of S. j. Court for $1,000 damages,
for injuries caused by fall on defec-
tive walk on Franklin street. The case
is continued.
The city took active measures in the
early spring to exterminate the brown
tail moth and the work was continued
practically all the year with good re-
| Sults