The Republican journal., 1914-05-14

Don't forget the whist party this, Thursday,
evening by A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veter-
ans. Admission Is cents Ice cream and cake
will be for sale.
Mrs. Charles E. Owen entertained the Mon
day Club at her home on CEDAR street last
Monday afternoon and at theater party in the
evening at the Opera House to see Dustin
Farnham in "The Squaw Man."
The Maine Transportation Co. will start its
various auto-routes in the near future, wealth
er and roads permitting. New Stanley steam
ers have been bought and Manager William
son promises to give the best service possible
this coming season.
AN "ALL-STAR" SHOW. The Boston City
Club celebrated the close of the clubs sea-
son Thursday evening. May 7th, by various
productions with an all-star cast recruited
from the membership. The Boston Journal
says that Under the Lie" "The German
Senator" "Algernon and the Talking Wait
ress, "Pyramus and Thisby," "The Lay of the
Last Minstrel and many other "big feature
acts were the vehicles for such stars as Eddy
Bromberg, Ralph Menard, w C. Crawford and
Arthur Gould. Prof VIM. C. Crawford, for
merry of Belfast gave a "Solioquy' from
Pyramus and Thisby of which Boston daily
says: "He traced the history of the City
Club from the time when it was conceived as
"primordal protoplasmic atom" to its pres
ent and future proportions, anticipating the
Al fhaIr
own roof garden the new building. under
the stars and overlooking Boston, and when
they could reach up and "tickle the feet Of
the angels" 1t was great effort and the
professor furnished his own applause" and
"great applause"
THE SCHOOLS. The plans for housing the
public schools beginning next September are
we'll under way and the High school will prob
ABLY be held in the Methodist church, the
vestry to be used for the general school room
and the auditorium for recitations. The rooms
in the Opera House block occupied by the
Union club may be pressed into service for one
grade and the Christian Science hall for an
other The vestry of the Universaist church
has also been considered for like use, and the
Baptist vestries are available. -. The gradual
ton exercises of the Belfast High school will
be held in the Opera House June 4th. The
Senior class of the Belfast High school will
observe their Baccalaureate Sunday by attend
ing services at the Methodist church. May
31st. The sermon will be by the pastor, Rev.
Horace B. Sellers. Preparations under
way for holding memorial exercises in the
various grades in the Belfast schools on Fri
day, May 29th.
THE THoRNDIKE FARMERS UNION. The
certificate of organization of the Thorndike
Farmers Union was recorded in the Waldo
County Registry of Deeds May z, 1914. The
purposes of the corporation are the buying
selling and handling of produce and to own and
operate land, buildings, machinery, etc, neces-
sary to carrying on the business. The amount
of capital stock is $4,000, all common stock
capital stock paid in. $3.50; par value of shares
$40. Robert W. Belts of Thorndike is presi-
dent; B. C. Bryant of Thorndike, treasurer
Percy Bessey of Freedom, clerk; Robert W
Belts, B. C. Bryant, F. w. johnson of Free
dom, F. A. Myrick of Montville; N. v. Corn
forth, Thorndike. E. W. Downes. Freedom
Nicholas Walton. Thorndike, directors. The
South China Farmers Union has been organ
lied in South China with a capital of $4,000.
Promoters, Fred Crossman, F. l. Candage,
Weeks Mills, Me-; l. L. Jones, J. A. Jones. ]. M.
Goodspeed, l. M. Harrington, L. w. Jones. N.
B. Jones, H. W. Austin, C. D. Ellis, South
China, Me.
STEAMER NOTES. Capt. Alfred E. Rawley of
Hampden has been appointed master Of the
steamship Camden, in place of Capt. Brown,
who has taken command of the Belfast, flag
ship of the feet. Capt. Ezra W. Curtis, for
mer commander of the Belfast and the COM
modore of the fleet, is now on shore leave.
Capt. Rawley had been running the "winter"
boat between Boston and Winterport and Pc
nobscot Bay ports. alternating with Capt.
Charles Crockett, first officer of the flagship.
He began steamboating in 1881, when the line
between Bangor and Boston was owned by the
late William H. Hill, and was known as the
Boston and Bangor Steamship Company. He
deck boy, first deck boy, now called "boat-
SWAMI" then on the bow for time as lookout,
then into the pilot house as quartermaster,
then third and second pilot, and then to full
command. He began his seafaring career,
however, several years before he took to
"steam." and at the age of 16 was mate Of a
lumber booker. He is an unassuming and
quiet gentleman, and an exceedingly capable
and thorough commander and navigator. He
is very popular with all the boats of the feet.
....Capt George Sawyer was in command of
the steamer Belfast Al, she sailed from Bangor
May 18th, relieving Capt. Brown. who had been
in command for the past two weeks. Capt.
Sawyer is the third captain of the Boston Ban
gor feet. The regular captains are in charge
two weeks and are relieved q week.
You have noticed that the Pearl Brook and
10 cent cigars are darker than other cigars.
That means quality. Imported clear Havana