The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08
The News of Belfast.

All members of the Hospital Aid are request
ed to attend the meeting tomorrow, Friday,
afternoon to discuss matters Of their coming
fair.
The many friends of Scott Healey will be
pleased to learn that he will be retained by
the new postmaster, Austin W. Heating. and
has taken his oath as special delivery mail car
rier.
The whist and dance party at SeasideGrange
hall last Tuesday evening was we'll attended
and very enjoyable. The prizes went to Misses
Ada Sholes and Lena Nye. McKeen's orches-
ira furnished music for the dance, with Miss
Lena Nye at the piano. There will be another
party next Tuesday evening.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with the teachers at the
North Primary school building Monday after
noon, April 18th. Roll call. Current EVENTS
lesson topic from the c. l.. S. G. book, "Your
Child Today and Tomorrow" chapters three
and four. "A cordial invitation is extended to
all who are interested in the c. L. S. c. work.
J. W. Germans Comedians will be at the
Colonial Theater all next week with three
hour program of musical comedy and photo
plays each evening. with catchy songs and
novel dances. Matinees every afternoon, with
souvenir silver spoons for ladies buying 20
cent matinee tickets. Friday evening beau
tiful chest of silver will be given away. Mat
inee p. M; evening, tbs.
B. H. S. GRADUATION. Following is the
program for the graduation exercises of the
Belfast High school, class of rs. Class parts:
Vaedictory, Ruth May Redman; Salutatory,
Ruth Willard Maffit.; Essay, Leota Abbie Pat
terson; assigned by rank; Prophecy, Blanche
Ellen Jennys. Mary Katherine Hayes; Presen-
tation of Gifts, Walter Leroy Bowen, Everett
Leroy Coombs; Recitation, Susie Esther Bra
ley; Defamation, Everett Sherman Hatch;
Music piano, Ruth Stearns Macomber; Music
vocal, Jessie Ethel Hart; Glass History. Are
Annette Holt; Glass Will, Helen Henderson
Kttredge. 1t is the plan to have the Prophe-
cies and the Presentation of Gifts at school
banquet to be held during the week of gradual
ton.
THE COLISEUM RINK. The new skating rink
in the Coliseum building, under the manage
ment of A. P. Pierce of Bangor and Rockland,
was opened last Monday night, and it is esti-
mated that more than 1000 people were on
the floor and in the balconies during the even
ing. The rink is very attractively decorated,
brilliantly lighted, has fine new floor, skates
of latest pattern, and the big organ furnishes
excellent music. A feature of the evening
was fancy skating by several from Rockland,
Uniformed attendants always on the floor
to keep order and assist any one, and this
promises to be a very popular resort for exer-
else and recreation. Doors open at tbs; skat-
ing Z 80 to 10 o'clock.
The officers of the Associated Charities re-
port that the membership is slowly but steadily
increasing. they desire to call the attention
of the public to the great good that people can
do by becoming active member by the pay
ment of one dollar. The association is organ
lied not simply to provide relief in the form
of clothing and groceries, but it aims more es-
pecially to better the social conditions Of the
city. 1t succeeded in doing something when
it took two children away from immoral par
ents and placed them in the Girls Home and
boy away from the same parents and placed
him in the Industrial School at Portland. The
Association has found work for several men
during the past few weeks and solicits the CO.
operation of employers who may desire help.
The Association is not formed for the purpose
of supporting people who will not work. but
its great object is to help people to help them
selves An appeal is made to the citizens of
the city of Belfast to give it their financial sup
port. Do not wait for the solicitors to call
upon, you but carry your money to the Belfast
Savings Bank and hand it to Mr.. Gilchrist. or
give it to any of the ministers.
THE CITY VS.. THE BELFAST WATER Co. The
case in Equity of the City of Belfast VS.. the
Belfast Water Company was opened about 10
a. M, April 9th, in the Law Library of the
Courthouse before Justice Albert M Spear of
Auburn. Attorney General VIM. R. Pattangall
of Waterville and City Solicitor Carleton Doak
appeared for the city and Harvey d. Eaton,
ESQ, of Waterville and Hodgdon I. Buzzell,
ESQ. of Belfast for the Water Company.
M ayor Charles R. Coombs was present. The
case was entered in September. 1914. and is for
breach of contract in not furnishing an eff
Gent water service. After short discussion
Judge Spear dismissed the case without costs.
The following section in the contract will
probably be complied with il the case is taken
up again:
Both parties hereto mutually agree that all
| ouestions arising in dispute between them
concerning the quality Of the workmanship
Aforesaid, and the capacity and efficiency Of
said works, shall be determined by competent
hydraulic engineer to be appointed by three
men. one to be selected by each Of the parties
hereto, and the third by the men selected by
said parties.
The suit ON the civil docket Of the Supreme
Judicial Court entered in Sept. 1914 and
to be tried at the coming term. in which the
Belfast Water Company sues the City of Bel
fast for S4.O6O.39 rental. will probably wait
until this clause il complied with. If no action
IL taken for settlement the case may 60 to the