The Republican journal., 1913-10-30

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The Belfast Musical Society is planning to
give Gilbert and Sullivans comic opera Pa
tt ance some time about the middle of January.
The opera will be given at the Colonial theater
and rehearsals will commence next week.
The Pied Piper of the Maine Democrats
(hingsbury b. was in Belfast last week inter.
viewing the local party leaders-wonder if he
called or the mayor and advised the calling
of conference Of the town committee men to
discuss the needs of the party and take such
action as may be thought necessary for its
best interests. A call has been issued for this
meeting at the Court House in Belfast at 10 a
m, Oct 3lst, when it is hoped there will be
large attendance. One more speakers from
away will be present to address the meeting.
A Belfast business man recently had a birth
day; something that happens to all of US about
once year, and going home to supper found
himself locked out. On demanding admittance
his daughter, Miss of ten years, asked him to
minute was up again asked to have the door
opened. Finally he was admitted and pres
emily was shown frosted birthday cake with
Sc lighted candles, the work of his daughter
The writer has seen a section of the cake and
can testify that it was good one, credit to
the young cook, and Bert was naturally proud
of this evidence of his daughters culinary skill
The Mems Forum held their first supper of
the season in the Uoiversalist vestry last Fri
day evening with good attendance. Messrs
Luther A. Hammons and John Gunner solicit
ed the food, and the supper was bountiful
one. After supper plans for the winter were
discussed, and it was decided to have the first
regular meeting at IL m. Sunday, Nov. End
Supt. of Schools VIM. E Woodbury. spoke of
the commercial course just established in the
High school and of the need for courses in
manual training and domestic science He also
showed the plans and specifications for the
new school building to take the place of the
present buildings on the common
8. L. Davis has collie dog which accom-
panied him on r. I. D. route No. S. When his
substitute, l.. l.. Robbins, went on the route
Bert proposed to give him the dog, and Rob
bins subsequently gave him to a third party;
but today it would puzzle Philadelphia law
yer to tell VINO really owns the dog and should
pay the tax next spring The dog spends the
night in the barn at the Davis home on Waldo
avenue. In the morning he goes down town
and accompanies Mr.. Robbins to Searsport.
On the return he leaves the team when it
reaches Vine street and makes for the Davis
place. He knows when Sunday comes and re-
mains about his old home and Monday morn
ing is on hand for the trip to Searsport with
Mr.. Robbins.
THE GUILD. The regular meeting of the
North Congregational Church Guild was held
with the Misses Morrison, Pearl street, Monday
evening. There was a large and interested
attendance of members. At the business
meeting, which was presided over by the
president, Miss Anne M. Kittridge, it was vot-
ed to invite younger members of the church
and parish to become members of the Guild.
1t was decided to make the dues IS cents for
the year. and 5 cents for each of the picnic
suppers for those not on the committee. There
at the homes of the members. An invitation
was received from Miss Grace H. Hall to a
supper at her home on Congress street Mon
day, November 10th, at o'clock, in honor of
Mrs Virgil l.. Hail. The invitation was &C.
cepted with pleasure. The dues will be pay
able at this meeting, or at any time previous
STEAMER NOTES The steamer Golden Roo
Is back at this port, having become the prop
erty of the Coombs Bros, owners of the
steamer Castine She is to have new boiler.
thorough overhauling and renovation, and
the first of January will go on the route be-
tween Belfast, Warren's landing, Castine and
Brooksville. When the Castne leaves the Ban
gor and Castine route, which will be Nov LIST
she will go on the Belfast and Castine route
until the GoldenRod is ready. The latter steam
er will not only be put in first class condition by
her new owners, but will be kept SO. As every
one knows the Castine is better boat today
than when she was launched. because she has
never been allowed to get out of repair and
new material has been used where it was need
ed. The public are assured Of good service by
the new management. There is Q movement
on foot to put the steamer fremont on route
down Eggemoggin Reach, how far down to be
determined later. She would start in the morn.
ing from that end and come to Belfast, remain
ing here long enough to enable people to do
their shopping and trading, and returning land
them at their homes in the early evening.
Several attempts have been made to establish
such line. but for one reason or another were
not successful. Yet there are many people on
the route who would like to do business here
and who cannot do it in Bangor or Rockland
and return to their homes the same day. The
fremont is well adapted for the route and it
seems that it might be made paying one and
bring considerable business to this city which
now coca elsevhere