The Republican journal., 1916-04-13

Harry Bowker. who has been very IN from
typhoid fever for nearly three mouths. Il i'm.
proving, although he is not yet able to sit IN.
Miss Carrie Greenlaw. who had been confined
to her home on No.thport avenue by illness for
the past week. is better and was able to sit IN
Saturday for the first time.
The stores generally. markets, ETC.. will be
closed all day Patriots Day, April 18th. The
book stores will be open after the arrival of
the morning and evening trains to distribute
! daily papers.
My Lady's Slipper, written by Cyrus Towns
end Brady, is the big feature to be shown this,
Thursday, afternoon and evening at the Colo
NAL theater. This is blue ribbon picture
Miss Lucy A. Leavitt, who clerked for some
time for the Direct Importing Co, and was
obliged to resign on account of ill health, has
succeeded Mrs. Harry McKinnon. who had
been with the company for several weeks.
| Aphonso Richie writes home from Boston
that the U. S. S. Virginia is supposed to re-
main in Boston harbor until July 10th and that
he and Thomas G. Randall are looking for a
short furlough in May, which they will spend
in Belfast if they are not in the meantime
transferred to some other ship.
Miss Florence M Brown, who has been EN-.
ployed for some time in the Office of the Leon
ard & Barrows shoe factory, has resigned her
position there and will enter the James H.
Howes dry goods store April 18th as book
keeper, to succeed Miss Maude M. Matthews.
Miss Louise lines has been engaged as clerk
in the Howes store.
The two days fair in the Opera House as
benefit to the monument fund, under the direc-
ton of the allied G. A. r, bodies, opened We'd
nesday afternoon, too late for report in this
issue. The hall is decorated exclusively with
red white and blue bunting and flags galore.
The concert was given last night and the mill
tary ball will take place tonight.
The Imperial Quartette, with the assistance
of the following well known artists, Bessie
keyes, Edith j. Nichols, Ross Hammons and
Mckeen's orchestra will present the minstrel
sketch "a Study in Black and White" at the
Colonial Theater, April 18th and 18th. in con-
nection with the pictures. Special electrical
effects and scenery. A "chldren's candy matt
nee" will be given on Patriots Day.
A kIPLING AFTERNOON. The third in the
series of AT Homes as benefits to the Wo-
mans Club was given last Friday afternoon
by Mrs. Eugene l.. Stevens at her home on
Church street, with twenty-six present. 1t
was a Kipling afternoon, and Mrs. Stevens
read brief sketch of his life. Mrs James S.
Hartman read selection from his American
Notes, Miss Marian Hazeltine read The Charge
Pagan and the Bridge Guard on the CARGO,
Mrs. Arthur Richie read from Plain Tales
from the Hills, Mrs. Thomas E, Bowker, with
Mrs. Eon B. Gichrest accompanist, sang "On
the Road to Mandalay," and Mrs. Arthur E.
Wilson read his short poems-"The Last
Chantey." Huzzy- Muzzy" and "If" At the
close of the program tea and fancy cakes
were served, Mrs. Morris L. Slugg pouring
and Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest, Misses Marian
Hazeltine and Clara B. Heating serving
silver collection was taken
THE UNITARIAN ALLIANCE. The Woman's
Alliance of the Unitarian church held their
last meeting of the season Thursday after
noon, April 9Th, with Mrs. Wilmer j. Dorman,
After a short business session the religious
intelligence was read by Mrs. William B.
Swan. Mrs. Dorman read the special paper,
Work" Mr.. OSBORNE is the Warden of the
Sing Sing, New York, prison, whose introduce
ton of and more humane methods for
caring for prisoners led to charges being pre-
ferred against him on which he was tried, and
acquitted. The subject was selected before
his trial. The papers of the Alliance the mast
season were the best in it's history and it's gen.
era work very satisfactory. 1t was decided
to give musical enter tainment early in June
under the auspices of the Alliance, and Mrs.
Clement W. Wescott, Mrs. Edward A, Wads-
worth, Mrs. Elbrldge S. Pitcher and Miss
Marian Hazeltine were appointed committee
of arrangements.
PROPOSED SEWER CONSTRUCTION. At
special meeting of the City Government last
Monday evening to consider sewer con-
struction Mayor William K Keene was in
structed to engage Hiram P. Farrow to sur
vey the section down Northport avenue from
the foot of the square to Mayo street, thence
to the water. Bids will be called for this Sec
ton and also for the section on the Parks &
Wheeler plan from the foot of the square on
High to Bell street, down Bell to Union, over
Union to Harbor, down Harbor to Bay View,
thence to the Capt. ]. o. Hayes field, where it
would cross private ground to the water. The
PIERCE school will be connected with which.
ever route is found to be the most feasible
Estimates on the Court and Church street
sewers will be obtained and considered at the
next meeting. The matter of clearing the
rock about the rock crusher on the Otis prop
erty near the Marsh road was left with the
finance committee and street commissioner
George Weymouth.