The Republican journal., 1913-04-10

until April 14th.
Walter J. Clifford has removed the woode,
bill board at the corner of Church and Frank
lin streets and will replace it with one of steel
The material has been ordered and ia on th.
way.
Mrs. D. P. Palmer entertained few init
mate friends Wednesday night, April End al
her home in Church street, in honor of the
birthday of her husband, and Saturday after.
noon N RS. H. E. Mcdonald observed her birth.
day with small card party.
Miss Caroline E. White, 10 Northport avenue
gave four-table auction whist party last
i Thursday afternoon, entertaining from 30 to
Up. m. Mrs. Elmer A. Sherman was the win
ner of the first prize, pot of tulips, and the
consolation, dainty embroidered bag, went to
Mrs. Charles R. Coombs. Delicious refresh
ments we're served at o'clock.
1t is reported that several cottages at Tenn :
pie Heights have been broken into and fur
niture and other articles taken. Two windows
and the door were broken to gain admission to
the cottage of the late DIR. Benjamin Colson of
Bangor; a window was broken in the cottage of
Mrs 0. S. Rich of Bangor, and at the cottage
of A. K. Paul of Searsmont two windows were
broken and the door left OPEN
The weather report said rain FRIDAY and If
did rain, but in the night changed to snow and
four five inches must have fallen. Satur-
day morning the ground was covered and the
snow was clinging to the shrubs and trees.
The Liberty stage came in on runners Saturday
and few sleighs were out but by night the
streets were muddy, and save in sheltered
spots the snow has disappeared
A spraying and pruning demonstration will
he given at the orchard of c. R. Coombs. Bel
fast. Tuesday. April 18th. by A. K Gardner
State Horticultural, and H. P. Sweetser AS
sistant. 1t is a public meeting and various
phases of orchard management will be dis
cussed. You cordially invited to attend
and bring any friends that may be interested
Don't forget the date, April 18th.
FROM SUBSCRIBERS. The Journal is fortu-
nate in having SO large percentage of loyal
subscribers, whose words of commendation are
an incentive to make the paper more worthy
of its moral, law abiding constituency. A
Lewiston subscriber writes: Enclosed please
find subscription price for another year to
your very valuable paper. l enjoy reading
everything in it, and although there has been a
great change in the population in the last
| twenty-five years, still once in while | see q
familiar name but they mostly strangers
| to me- But God bless the dear old Journal and
make it power for good to humanity is my
prayer"
THE FIRE DEP ARTMENr Chief Engineer
Stephen S. L. Shute has issued orders to the
Belfast fire department that hereafter there
shall be no substitutes for the company and
that the members must respond to the calls
themselves Seaside hose company will answer
all alarms from Box "a and all two alarms
either day night. During the hours from 6
p. m to a. m, this company shall answer
alarms but not from the hours of 6 a. M, to 6
p. m. This arrangement is made as many of
the members of Seaside company are employed
down town and at other points and the work
! can be more easily handled by the down town
fire company.
STEAMER NoTEs. The Vinalhaven and Rock
land Steamboat Cos spring schedule went into
! effect April LIST. Steamer Governor Bodwell
now leaves Vinalhaven at Z a. M and 1 p. m,
and, returning, leaves Rockland at $50 a. m.
and 80 p. m. touching at Hurricane each
trip. Steamer Vinalhaven leaves Swans Is
land at $50 a. m. and, returning, leaves Rock
land at 130 p M, touching at North Haven
and Stonington each trip, and weather per-
hitting, will make landings at Isle Haul on
/ Tuesdays and Fridays each way. The SER
vice is daily except Sundays. -. Capt. Archi-
bald has taken his steamer May Archer to
! Portland, where she will be put in first class
condition for an early run on the Boothbay Har-
DOR, Monhegan and Thomaston route :. The
| Law Court has rendered decision in the case
of Lila A. Hutchins VS.. Penobse OF Bay &
River Steamboat Company. The plaintiff re-
covered a verdict of $685. for personal injuries
received by stepping through hole in the de-
| PENDANTS wharf at Bucksport and the case
went to the Law Court on motion to set aside
this verdict against the law and the evil
dence. The court found that the damages did
not appear to be excessive Motion overruled;
| judgment on the verdict
"THE HIDDEN REPUBLIC" Mrs. George R.
| Williamson recently read before the Woman s
Alliance of the Unitarian parish a paper on
1.-THE Hidden Republic" that was so interesting
it was felt it should be heard by larger audi
ence and Mrs. E. r. Pierce, president of the
Arts and Crafts, prevailed upon Mrs. William
son to read the paper in the room of the club
Wednesday evening, April "a. With the in
vited guests about SO had assembled at 7.3O o..
NJ in the attractive room of the Arts and
Crafts, and before the reading Miss Hazel
Doak rendered very skiifully and pleasinely a
violin solo, accompanied by her father, Mr..
George R. Doak, on the guitar We venture
to say that with the exception of those who
had heard the paper read before the Alliance
few, if any, of those present knew what or
where was this republic. One well.read gem
tlemen, a student, admitted that he had never
heard of it and had looked it up in the cycIo-
pedia The republic Of Andorra is in a valley
in the eastern Pyrenees between the French
department of Ariege and Catalonia in Spain.
1t is enclosed by mountains and accessible
only by precipitous roads. 1t is divided into
six parishes, with population variously stated
at from 1000 to 12.000, the capital, Andora.
having population of 1000 1t was declared