The Republican journal., 1916-06-08

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for Portland to attend the G. A. R. meetings.
| The Davis Musical Comedy Co. will be the
attraction at the Colonial Theater the last
three days of this week in connection with
| the regular program of pictures Prices 10.
20 and 80 cents.
| General French. a globe trotter, will be in
Belfast the week of August 4th and give a
| series of stereopticon lectures at the Metho-
dist church on the Yellowstone Park, the Row.
al Gorge of Colorado, Japan and India.
The Once-in-a- While Club were guests last
Monday afternoon of Mrs. C. W. Jennys, Cedar
street. at thimble party. A delicious supper
was served at o'clock, after which all adj
journed to the Colon ial Theater for the even
ing.
The original plan. of interring the remains of
the late Amos F. Carleton in Winterport have
been changed and the interment was made
last Saturday in a new lot in Grove cemetery,
as his family will continue their residence
here.
Capt. J. F. Grindle of Islesboro has bought
the Whitcomb farm of 60 acres near Ryders
Cove for an adopted daughter, Mrs. Fred
Dorr. who was formerly Ethel May Richards,
and was legally adopted by Capt. and Mrs.
Grlndle when an inmate of the irls Home in
this city.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the
e. A. R., gave ten-cent lunch Tuesday after
noon at their regular meeting, when covers
were laid for "a. The Circle wish to extend
thanks to Misses Emily F. and Daisy Miller,
Mr.. John 7. Barker and others for gifts of
flowers for Memorial Day.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Clifford Gay of
Brooklyn, N. Y. have announced the mar
rage, June Sd. of their daughter. Marie
Adele, to Alonzo Adelbert Shute of Hart
ford. Conn. The groom is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph d, Shute of Belfast The bride
and groom have many Belfast friends who ex-
tend congratulations and best wishes.
Miss May Ella Wescott of Boston, gradu.
ate of the Leland Powers School of the Spoken
Word, gave pleasing recital before an an.
preciative audience Tuesday evening in the
Methodist church. The program was of a
varied character, and her readings of miss
civilization" by Richard Harding DAVIS, and
OF Reggie, the Only Son." we're especially
enjoyed. Many expressions of appreciation
were heard at the close of the evenings en-
tertalnment for the excellence of the pro-
gram. 1t was given under the ausnices of
the EpWorth League, which realized neat
sum-
SHORT STOPS. The Leonard & Barrows A. A.
nave engaged Frank Connors of Boston. who
caught last season on the Rocklands as catch
er. Henry Ladd will play LIST base and SCOT
trell left field. They will play the Easterns of
Brewer on the Congress street grounds snext
SATURDAY afternoon. The lineup of the Bel
last Grammar sschool in the number of very
successful games they have played this season
has been as follows: Carl Smalley, captain and
catcher; Austin Vaughan. pitcher; Guy Fowles,
tnlrd base; John Durham, second; Charles
Wright, third; Basil Pendleton, shortstop: Al
bert Fogg. right field; Carroll Parker. center;
Wyvlle Vose. left field. Bowdoin defeated
Bates . to l, IN the annual Ivy Day game play
ed June "a in Brunswick. and Colby defeated
Bates IN 1 exhibition game at Gardiner June
Sd by score of 6 to John Creed of
Brockton, Mass, out-felder on the Bostons in
the New England league last summer, arrived
Wednesday and is at work in the Leonard &
Barrows shoe factory. He will play on the l..
d b. team this summer. The Belfast High
played the Rockland High in Rockland yester-
day afternoon.
GOLDEN WEDDING IN MORRILL,. Surrounded
by their children, grandchildren and little great
grandson Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Pearson re-
ceived their neighbors and friends at their
home in Morrill,. June End, their Golden We'd
ding day. Fifty years of married life without
break in the family is most unusual thing
and on this occasion the entire family was to-
gether with one exception, the only grandson,
Guy Gray. son of Mrs. Lillian Gray of Camden.
who is In Idaho and unable to come so far to
assist in the festivities All the others were
present, however, Mrs. Lola Sherman, the eldest
daughter, of Belfast, with her daughter, Mrs.
Bertha Gray, and the latter's little son, Charles
Francis. who has the distinc ton of having the
youngest great grandmother in Waldo COUNTY
Mrs. Ralph Griffin of Waban, Mass, came with
her husband to be present on this occasion and
Mrs. Gray of Camden with her daughters.
Misses Winnie and Ina, and George M Pearson
and wife of Somerville, Mass. 1t was yery
happy family reunion.
COLLAPSE OF WHARF AT SARDINE PLANT
About so feet of the wharf of the Lubec Sar
dine Co. the lower bridge collapsed at
sos p m. Monday, precipitating about $50
tons of soft coal, the hosting house. and
section of the fish suice into the water. Neil
McFall. the local manager, had noticed that
the coal which was landed on the wharf about
two weeks ago was causing the wharf to list
toward the bay very gradually, and Monday
was considering removing the coal to make
repairs. but expecting ]. c. Pike from Lubec
on the boat Monday night he waited to confer
with him, and they had been on the wharf to
inspect it just before the accident happened.
When leaving for supper Mr.. Pike remarked,
"you are right. Mctall, it needs looking after"
They estimate the loss at IS, OOO. with no insur.
| ance. 1t soft coal, much of it fine. and
the heavy rains on it are thought to have in
creased its weight. perhaps SO per cent The
wharf was built about five years ago by Capt.
Babbidge of Islesboro. Work on the debris
was begun Tuesday morning and all the force
hut he bo