The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-03-13

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All members of the Sons of Veterans are
requested to be present next Monday evening,
when there will be five candidates initiated,
followed by social time
Telegrams were received Wednesday from
Barre Vt, announcing the death, March 18th,
of David Mcknight, formerly of Belfast The
remains will arrive here Friday evening &C
com0aned by his brother, Robert Mcknight
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and McCall's each one year, with free pattern,
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the handkerchefs at The Journal office.
PooR's MILLS. Willie Carter broke his arm
and put his elbow out last Friday He was
playing with other boys and fell, the
him and he is getting along finely ]. F.
Sheldon and Morris Wood made business trip
to Thomaston last week. Carl Cole of Cam
den is at home visit His mother has
been confined to the house the past week with
a severe cold. :. Mr.. and Mrs. George Herberts
have fine baby boy at their house. :. Mrs.
Ham and two children. who have been board
ing with Mrs Lucy Jackson this winter, have
gone to the city zee Mrs. Elsie Banks returned
home last week after visit with her children
in the city. Mrs. o. A. Wade, Mrs. H.
Wentworth and Horace Wentworth went to
Pittsfeld last week to attend the funeral of
Mrs. James Wentworth.
Clarence E. Read, the genial manager of the
Read Garage of this city, is perhaps the only
man in Belfast who is personally acquainted
with President Wilson's new Secretary of the
Treasury. William e. McAdoo of New York
Mr.. Read remembers that few years ago
thin faced, unassuming, business like looking
man, who had missed the train by about two
minutes. applied to the garage for automo-
bile to put him through to Burnham Water
vile so that he could connect with the train,
which it was all important that he should take
that day for New York. Not knowing the man,
as he says, from Adam !" Mr.. Read was a little
worried about getting his money, but under
took the job, acting as chauffeur himself They
made the train at Watervlle and as Clarence
expresses it, they going some" the
road Needless to say the money for the trip was
forthcoming, Mr.. Read learned the name of
his distinguished passenger, and the present
Secretary of the Treasury went on his way
rejoicing.
THE WEATHER. Last Thursday afternoon it
began to rain, and it looked at one time as if
we were TO lose the sleghing and shedding, so
much needed But early in the afternoon the
rain changed to snow, which came down in big
moist fakes that chung wherever they struck,
loading down the telephone, telegraph and
electric light wires. TheBoston boat left here at
the usual hour but remained at North port three
hours, as it impossible to see any distance
ahead. Local steamboat captains say they
never saw it thicker. At night the electric
lights went out because of some trouble at
Orand, but the plant in East Belfast soon had
the lights on again, and then there was trouble
here and brief period of darkness. The crew
OF the Penobscot Bay Electric Co., were busy
all night repairing damages, and the lights
We're kept burning. There was sudden fall
of temperature in the night and Friday morn
ing the thermometers in different sections of
the city reached from 5 to Is below zero Sat
urday morning the cold wave had receded and
Sunday still warmer with furry of
in the afternoon. Monday morning was ''brite
and fare" with brisk northerly wind-a typi-
cal March day.
THE STREETS OF TOXIC. The three days en-
tertainment in theOpera House, March 18th, 10Th
and Goth by the Unversalist church will be one
of the novel events of the season. The decora-
tons will be Japanese, and 80 cherry trees
(small red birches with pink tissue flowers)
will form the streets. The.doors will be opened
about $50 o'clock the first day. The trees will
be arranged in streets side of the hall
leading to the booths. The candy booth will be
presided over by Misses E. Frances Abbott
and Sabra B. Dyer; the Japanese booth, with
its many novelties. by Mrs. John A. Fogg and
Miss Edith M. Southworth; the fancy work by
the Social Aid; the apron table by the Ladies'
Circle. The dainty Japanese tea room, where
each customer is presented with a cup and
saucer, will be in charge of Mrs. c. E. McIn-
tire. Mrs. Charles Bradbury apd Miss Maude
M. Milliken. On-the opposite side of the hall,
behind a row of cherry trees, will be about
thirty small tables. where supper will be
served at o'clock for Is cents by ladies in
Japanese costume. Mrs. Charles E. Johnson
is. chairman of large supper committee. who
will provide ham, chicken, salads. home made
rolls, cake. cream pies, coffee, etc At O'CLOCK !,
the com ical farce "Timothy's Coartship,
will be given by good cast. The second
afternoon the doors will be open for the sales,
and in the evening the Japanese drill under
the direction ct Fred G. Spinney will take
place, followed by a dance with music py
Keyes' orchestra. The third night there Will
be four reels Of moving pictures::and dance.