The Republican journal., 1913-07-31

AAAS A'S'oSA DoHu give d SobCeIt anu
ball at Seaside Grange hall next Tuesday
night.
The Daughters of Veterans will hold a
meeting in Memorial hall at 7.3O p. m. Aug
ust 7th and full attendance is desired
The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies'
Hospital Aid will be held in room No. 2, Ma
sonic Temple, tomorrow. Friday, afternoon.
Look in the East Belfast items for par
tlculars of the fair and entertainment to be
held at Trinity Reformed church August LIST
The third in the series of eight band concerts
was given on the schoolhouse common last
Tuesday evening. 1t was a fine concert and
was enjoyed by large crowd.
Ice CREAM PARTY. The first fifty ladies'
buying tickets at the Colonial theatre tonight,
Thursday will receive, free of charge check
tor one OF Shiro's famous ice creams. Advt
The members of the State board of assessors
held session in this city yesterday forenoon
at the Office of the county commissioners, at
which the assessors from the towns in the
county were present for comparison and con-
sideration of assessments.
Fridays and Saturday. program of reels at
the Belfast Opera H use includes the three
reel feature Jess, and The Mutual Weekly,
the most popular animated weekly out. Satur-
day night special attraction. The Boston La
dies Orchestra. Advt.
A series of good times is in store for the
auction devotees at Pitcher pond in the tourna-
ment to be given by Mrs. A. c. Burgess, Mrs
c. H. Walden and Mrs James H. Howes, The
guests will be members Of their regular c,uos.
The first was given yesterday.
Messrs. r. F. Dunton and c. w. Wescott
entertainment committee for the annual
lawn party at the Home for Aged Women are
arranging for a novel feature in the form of
children's vaudeville to be given on the lawn
in the evening. TIE Belfast Band will also
give concert.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncaled for in the Belfast post Of
fee for the week ending July 29th: Gentlemen:
B. B. Batcher, VIM. M Chamberlain, Herbert
Davis, G. Green, H. ". Hastings, NJ s. Staples.
Ladies: Mrs. Abner Briggs, Mrs Pertie Cur
It's. Mrs. II. P Sweat, Mrs. Mary F. Wood.
Belfast botanists were favored Monday
with specimens of Centeaurea Jacea,
"new fine" that came from Searsport. Gray's
Manual says it is naturalized from Europe
and like the Devils paint brush is a com
posite and will probably be found IN various
places another season, much to the disgust
of farmers. Its common name is star thistle
Last Friday afternoon all one could
ask for picnic, and a goodly,number of Loyal
Legions and w. T. C. u members
and friends arrived in good season at the Park
The afternoon was spent in the usual manner
at the waters edge, viz: bathing, wading, skip
ping stones, building monuments to unknown
heroes, games, etc. Group pictures were taken
and it was hardly tea time when appetites had
to be appeased from the we'll laden lunch
baskets. About $50 p. III. all said au revoir
and returned home, tired but happy.
Mrs. George +. Hartman of New York
gave luncheon, followed by auction, at her
cottage at kelleys Cove last Friday after
noon in honor of her New York guests, Mrs /
H. A. Caswell and Mrs. c. H. Emerson The
guests were from Rockland and vicinity, and
were Mrs. C. A. Leighton, Mrs. c. M. Kali
lock, Mrs. Lucy Kennedy, Mrs. W. T White,
Mrs. S. White, Mrs. Charles Berry, Mrs.
Joseph Wiggin, Mrs. F. R. Spear, Mrs W.
T. Cobb, Mrs. H. L. Shepherd, Mrs. s. H.
Webb. Mrs. D. N. Mortand, Mrs Frank
knight and Mrs. Fred Hill of Bangor.
SHUT IN A VAULT. Theatrical interest CEN
%bo
of the Klark-Urban Company at The Colonia,
Theater for three days, commencing next
Thursday evening, Aug. 7th. The opening
play will be alias Ginny Valentine one of
the surest hits in decade. In this remark
able play, which has been running two years in
New York, the leading character is profess
sional safe breaker. who has trained his fin
ger tips to such degree of sensitiveness
that he can detect the fall of the levers in
safe or vault by his of touch, thus being
able to open it regardless of his ignorance of
the combination. The first act filds this train
ed criminal in Sing Sing prison, where fortu-
nate train of circumstances wins for him the
gubernatorial pardon and also puts him on the
straight road to reform. Through the kind
ness of influential friends whom he has been
able to benefit this former bank-looter is
given responsible position in a national
bank. There, by honest and efficient service
he soon works his way to near the top of
the ladder, when child, having accidentally
been shut in vault. the combination of which
has not yet been determined, he is forced to
choose between life and his secret The
play is founded on a short story by the late O.
Henry, called "A Retrieved Reformation" 1t
is written in the straightforward manner of
Paul Armstrong; plays, and in the most sue
cessful manner that prolific author ever wrote,
which. considering that the "Heir to the
Hoorah," "Salomy Jane" ard the deep Pur-
Pile" came from his pen, is statement to
which much weight is to be attached. Seats
on sale at box office next Tuesday morning at
o'clock Advt
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Only three days
more-July 3lst, August LIST and 2nd-of the
half-price sale of wall papers at earle & Jones.
Don't miss this opportunity. Everything in
wall papers in stock is offered at one-half the
regular price. Cash sale. -. The Old Corner
Drug Store will have honest goods at honest
prices-honesty will be the keynote of their
business policy There is just one place
where the ncn-mending Holeproof stockings
may be secured land that's The Dinsmors store.