The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-15
The News of Belfast.

uutchins Bros have bought the Revere
uonse on Spring street and it will be continu-
ed as lodging house.
The Belfast Printing Company. Pythian
BLOCK, have contracted to print the Girls
Home paper, issued quarterly.
sunday and broke bone in his left wrist.
He is at his home on Bridge street.
The members of the Woman's Hospital Aid,
and all interested ARE cordially invited to meet
socially with Mrs. S. W. johnson Friday. Jan.
10Th at p m. They are requested to bring
their work.
Miss Blanche Jennys, only daughter of DR..
and Mrs. C. w. Jennys, who had been confined
IN their home in Cedar street for week with
an attack of appendicitis, entered the Tapley
hospital Tuesday for an operation.
State Superintendent of Schools has an
bounced the dates for the institutes and con-
oentions for teachers to be held during the
wear 1914. An institute will be held in Belfast
Aug. 3l-Sept. 4. and the State convention Will
he held in Portland Oct. 1880.
The W. C. T. U. request all who are inter-
ested in the National constitutional prohlDi-
zion amendment to meet at the Baptist church
This Thursday, afternoon from to O'Clock,
when brief addresses will be given by Rev. u.
3 Phelan and Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant.
Among the nominations by Gov. Haines an
nounced last Saturday were the foliowing'
state Board of Dental Examiners, I. E. Pen
dleton, Lewiston, e years;) Agent for the
prevention of cruelty to children, Mrs. Flor
snce A. Cummings, Prospect; Recorder. Rock
land municipal court, Frank B. Miller, Rock
land Ito fill unexpired term of Lewis F. Star
ref, deceased)
STEAMER NOTES. The Eastern Steamship
gorporation ships annually carry $4,000 pas
sengers Under the present regulations all
their ships can carry at one time-betWeen
lime IS and Sept. 15-15.440 passengers. 1t the
laFollette bill becomes law they can only
carry 4535 The loss of revenue would amount
g., 1923 6l4 annually The value of the ships
and terminals owned by this company is $40,
647368, and this immense property would be
DESTROYED by fhe passage of the LaFollette
Sill
POSTAL NOTES. Since the new parcel post
rstas went into effect, Jan. 1st,there has been
great demand for the rates, and as they nave
not been printed by the Government for puolic
4;stribution Postmaster Carleton has had them
,-Iota5 for the patrons of the Belfast post
5He 1t is hoped that they will be found use
ss' to the public and aid for the office. Inc
..-ct1 Ar explains that parcels may be insured
s.i sent C. O. D. by paying fee of 10 cents
.diition to the regular rate for postage, and
hat they may be sent Especial Delivery. ~
,.7te}ls how to prepare packages for mailing
-rticb NAV be fragile perishable or liquid. and
what is unmailable and under the heading of
T.,7ss an example of the distance or extent of
The several zones is given with the cost of
mailing package to each.
WEST NoRTHPoRT. The Ladies Aid of West
lorrhport the active organization which is
torking toward the erection of chapel in
that vicinity, held a successful entertainment
N the Brainard schoolhouse last Thursday
evening. Miss Alice E. Simmons of Belfast
gave number of pleasing readings, and the
rpmallder OF Lne ptoSIdui SoiiSiS.SN VI 'oSoA
and instrumental selections, rectations by the
Young people, and series of book title tab
jea1x. The books represented were:
Oliver Twist, Kendall F1held
TooLino backward. Verna Greenlaw
An Old Fashioned Girl, Belle Pitcher
Bow of Orange Ribbon, Una GreeniaW
Robinson Crusoe, maurice oeliers
Siv Girls Six little girls
Samanthy Allen, Clara r. Steward
The Light that Failed, Ella Beach.
The candy table was in charge of Mrs. Irwin
d Hills and Miss Clara r. Steward The net
proceeds we're $753. Mrs. l. o. Hills and
Nr;J P Wood were the committee in charge.
DR. DRIVERS LECTURE. The third event in
he enter tainment course was a lecture by DR..
John Merrite Driver Thursday evening, Jan.
9Th He had been announced to speak on "The
Romance of Nations Birth.or the Origin of
me American Constitutions" but his subject
1as America Facing the Far East, DIR. Driver
explaining that he had not delivered the for
mer lecture for many years. The previous
lecture, Dec 9th, by DIR. Gabriel Reid Mcguire
With an Irishman Through the Jungles OF
Africa, was SO entertaining, so heartily en-
joyed by large audience, that when we were
told to expect something as good or better
from Dr. Driver it could hardly be credited
But Tor nearly two hours and half DR.. Driver
held the close attention of his audience, and
many remarked that they could have listened
him for two hours longer. He has been a
great traveller, has been everywhere and seen
everybody, is scholar, has wonderful COM
mand of language and marked dramatic ability
1t would be impossible to give even q sum-
mary of a lecture which touched many topics
abounded in facts new to most. if not all his
hearers, and moved his audience from humol
to pathos. His tribute to the Jews and his
story Of their achievements, was both inter-
esting and instructive. He said the three
great men of this country today were Burbank
Edison and Roosevelt. He did not agree with
Roosevelt but believed him to be an honest
man. He declared himself to be Democrat
but is not an admirer of Bryan. He said that
Japan would never think of making war on
this country and gave good reasons for the
'tatemeat. He said many other things, new
ana true and worth remembering, and all who
heard him hope to hear him again next winter