The Republican journal., 1913-03-27

Robins made their appearance last Thurpd.v
morning. and Joined in the feathered chorus.
The tsleph one number Of DR.. E. D. T.plev.,
hospital has been changed from 42-3 to 4. ,
private line.
FROM SUBSCRIBERS. Henry j. Woods, ESQ
writes from Newton. Mass: Il enclose 3
check to renew my subscription for the 42nc
year. We have been SO long away from Bel.
fast that We have lost our .ouch with your CITY
in a great measure. Although the names of
your business men are mostly new to US, we
somehow still have love for, and an interest
in. the dear old town. so we feel we cannot
well get along without your paper. We have
always felt it was the best weekly paper of its
class. and never better than at present"
Boston subscriber writes: "The Journal is
welcome visitor and by its columns l learn
many things of my old associates and asso
Citations which | would otherwise have lost
1.-THE Journal is clean, comprehensive
creditable sheet, on which l congratulate
you. Mrs. F. and frequently read important
news items in the Journal which would other
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writes from Ajaccio, Corsica under date of
March 18th: THANK you for Corsican Gin
pings, Just to hand. We only wish you could
also enjoy the sunshine and flowers of Ajacc,o
May you live for many, many more years to
ably conduct our dear Republican Journal"
STEAMER NOTES. Steamer City of Bangor
of the Kennebec and Boston division of the
Eastern Steamship Corporation left Bath,
March 18th in command of Capt. Colby for
Boston, where she will be made ready for the
season. She will receive wireless outfit and
new dress of paint, and it is expected that
she will 60 on the route by the middle of April.
The steamer City of Augusta. which does the
transfer business between Augusta and Gar
diner. will be ready to go on the route by the
time that the season opens The steamer
Castine, Capt. l.. W. Coombs, which has been
hauled up at the railroad wharf during the
winter, went to Castine Friday to be taken out
on the marine railway for the usual overhaul
ing. She will run on the Brooksville and Ban
gor route again this season. . Steamer BAY
State, which has been hauled up at Boston
since last December, went on the Portland and
Boston route March 2lst, taking the place of
the Camden, which is now receiving a general
overhauling at East Boston preparatory to
going on the Boston and Bangor route The
Belfast was late in arriving from Boston last
Saturday and had a rough trip down. After
discharging her freight at Winterport she left
for Boston on extra trip to clean up the ac-
emulation of freight, and returning left on
her regular trip Monday. The steamer
Stockton made special trip from Bucksport to
Castine last Friday morning, returning in time
to make her regular trip to Camden. She
brought up some forty of the Normal school
students on their way to their homes to spend
Easter. The school viii open again the first of
April.
The STREETS OF TOXIC On the second
night of the Japanese bazaar under the direc-
ton of the Universalist society, Wednesday,
March 10TH a musicale was given which at
tracted a large and appreclative audience Her
bert Drinkwater, trombonist, played Mona
with splendid effect and John Parker and Ar
thur Johnson, baritone and tenor, sang several
old songs and each selection was encored.
Miss Katherine f. Brier, in oriental costume
and seated in real Japanese ricksha v, drawn
by Frank Libby and Sam Alexander of Cam
den, sang "a Package of Tea" and was re-
called and sang another verse. Another fea-
ture of the program was the singing of Mrs
xxho has tina
distinct registers. Her first selection was
"Some Day" sung in mezzo soprano and Ill
response to insistent encore she sang mo
body Knows" in baritone, and her hearers de-
manded another encore. Mrs. Cottrell studied
music at kents Hill and the Westbrook Semi
nary, and is an accomplished pianist The
japanese dance under the direction of Fred G
Spnney and led by Mr.. Spinney and Miss Alva
Drinkwater of North port, was another strik-
ing feature of the evenings entertainment
The entire dance with its intricate changes
and figures in waltz time ana very grace
fully executed. In it were Miss Sabra Dyer,
Miss Marguerite Coonibs Miss Louise " ebber
Miss Maude Fields. Miss Martha KnowIton,
Miss Carrie Gree law. Miss J s.
Hart, MISS MEME DrOWn MISS l5a-
bel Smaley Frank Libhey. Sam Alexander
Harold Preston, Guy Carver, Basil Allen
Harold Tibbetts, Frank Whitney, Alton John
son, Harley Godfrey. Melvin Robbins, Harry
Coombs, and Leroy Ellingwood. All were in or
iental costume, the bright kimonas making a
most effective picture. Thursday evening the
program included four reels of moving PIC
lures, nterspersed with vocal numbers, and
the japanese dance was repeated and was gone
through with twice to meet the demands of
the enthusiastic audience. Miss Brier, also by
request, repeated the song "a Package of
Tea" and responded to an enthusiastic encore.
Mrs Karl Cottrell repeated her successes of
the night before and was repeatedly encored.
1t was quite undertaking to provide an
entertainment for three nights and all who
had part in it are to be congratulated on the
success which attended their efforts.