The Republican journal., 1913-04-10
The News of Belfast.

Monday evening, with Mrs. Fred R. Poor.
J Mr.. John W. Nash. who had been confined to
the house all winter, was down street Wednes.
day.
The Hospital Aid sewing circle will meet at
the hospital next Saturday afternoon at 80
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs Warren Nichols have had a
telephone installed in their home on Bayview
street; ring 1853 IL.
We are indebted to Mr. Jesse E. Wilson of
Fort Collins, Colorado, for copy of the Gree
ley Tribune containing an obituary of A. J.
Condon.
Walter ]. Clifford made an elaborate and
very handsome electric sign for the Quality
Shoe Store in the Opera House block and it
was placed in position over the store last
week. 1t shows up and down Church street.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers remained uncaled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending April 9Th: Ladies'
Vira M. Gordon. Gentlemen-Capt. Geo. M.
Chase, Chas. Fitzgerald. Capt Ben Leslie, The
Sanborn Hotel.
| 7. H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the G. A.
r., held scent lunch directly after the meet
ing last Tuesday afternoon for the members
of the Post and Circle. About 80 were pres
ent and enjoyed social hour. Next Tuesday
| there will be an entertainment to follow the
| meeting. The committee in charge are Sisters
Fletcher, Nichols AMI McKeen.
The Womens Alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) will meet at the nome of Mrs.
James S Hartman, Pearl street, this, Thurs
day, afternoon at 230 o'clock This is the an
nual business meeting and other matters of
Importance will follow the election of officers
and committees. An attendance of all the
+ members is much desired. Following the busi-
ness session a paper on Irrigation will be
| given by Mrs. James G Durham.
| FROM THE FLOODED REGION Mr. and Mrs.
Frank E. Barker of Hamilton, Ohio were
among the flood sufferers. Relatives in Mont
| vile received post card last Saturday bear
Ing the following message: II suppose you
have read all about the flood. You really
know more than we, for we have been cut off
from everywhere and know only the terrible
part near US. Water forced us to the third
floor and followed US three steps. We were
without light, heat or water. There is SO
much to tell you, we will write later. We lost
everything, but are we'll. We have nothing
but mud in our fiat.
THE SHEAs TO PLAY IN BANGOR. Many
OF our people will be interested in the an
nouncement that Thomas E. Shea and his ex-
cellent company are to be at the Bangor Opera
/ House next week, and Belfast is sure to be
represented in the audiences. His great play
this season Man and His Wife, he will pre-
sent Monday night and at the Wednesday mat
inee, and The Bells Wednesday night DR..
Jekyll and Mr., Hyde is scheduled for Tuesday
F., and Friday nights. Marie Corellis famous
story. The Vendetta, on Thursday night and at
; the Saturday matinee.
! THE WATER FRONT. The Improvement of
the water front will be continued this season.
: The Frenchboro Land & Fisheries Co. has
. completed the building on tie extension of
| their wharf at the foot of Main street Just be-
/ low Cooper d Co are to build 5O-foot ex-
F; tension to their wharf on which there will be a
nestory building, and Mathews Bros have
received riling for building wharf on the
former marine railway property and are to
erect large building to be connected with
I their present building by bridge over Front
street. The only unimproved and unsighty
part of the water front remaining is the
former Dyer wharf property just above the
steamboat wharf, with an old hulk In the dock
iS in f,,)l irbf of
ing and departing steamers and is not likely to
impress them favorably with our otherwise
attractive city.
RECITAL OF IRISH PLAYS. A recital of Irish
Plays under the auspices of the Woman's AL.
lance of the First Parish (Unitarian) will be
given by Windsor P. Daggett, professor of
public speaking at the University of Maine, at
Memorial hall, Wednesday evening April 18th.
The program will consist of plays by Lady
Gregory, W. B. Yeats and J. W. Synge These
plays have been presented by "The Irish Play
ers," who are now filling an engagement at
the Plymouth theater in Boston. Fred O'Don-
ovan of The Abby theater, Dublin, Ireland
says of Mr.. Daggett: "He discovers all the
poetry and significance of the Irish Plays.
Not only is his dialect true, but in voice and
phrase he suggests the native shades of Celtic
thought and feeling. He puts into his recitals
the total impression of the acted play and
back of it all he finds the heart of the author"
The recital will begin at 8 o'clock, and the ad-
mission will be IS cents. The patronage of
the public is solicited.
THE HOME FURNISHING Co. This corpora
ton, successors to Spencer Eaton & Co.. began
business this week and have made many
changes in the interior of the store. By re-
moving partition SO feet from the rear of the
store they have floor space $50 by 40 feet.
which is said to be the largest first floor of any
furniture store in Maine. They will use the
basement, which is the same size as the first
floor, for their shipping room and for the stor-
age of stoves, iron beds and all heavy goods
Their cssket and drapery department will be
in the front Of the second floor, and to the left
of this department ia a room where everything
in bedding will be carried, from a spring to
bed spread. The rear Of the second floor will
be used for the storage of duplicate stock..
Maurice D. Towle, who has been with the old
firm for the past ten years. will be the man.
ager and will have for his assistant, Mr.. Etheel
Wiley, who has had Is years experience in the
furniture business-nine years with H. A.
Rroun g. On Rar Harhor and aix vaara with