The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-08


fore the legislature for the retention by the
State of what is known as the railroad tax,
heretofore returned to the cities and towns on
the basis of stock held. A bill for this pur-
pose has been presented in former legislatures
and was defeated, as doubt the present bill
will be. Should it become law Belfast and
the following towns in Waldo county would
lose these amounts: Belfast, 5,721.75: Bel
mont. $40 80: Brooks, s153.84 Frankfort, II;
Freedom, $3.50; Islesboro. SLIT %; Jackson,
$500; Knox $l3O4; Liberty, 1886; Lluconville,
s13 20; Monroe, SIS 81; Montvie, $3.50; Nor
rill, 50. 18; Palermo $685. Searsmont, SIG. 70;
Searsport, sl44 SO; Stockton Springs, $l622;
Swanville, 81 "a; Thorndike, $66 05: Troy, s28-
go; Unity, $1799 SO; Waldo, s7.06; Winterport,
$l30 79
| "PEPTTA." The town Of Winchester, Mass, has
an annual Calumet show. and one of the Prin.
cipal features this year was the presentation
of the opera "Pepita," in two acts and three
scenes, the work of three West Medford men
Mr. j. Hugh Rissell writing the Lyrics, Mr..
| Phillip A. Hutchins the book, and Mr.. Augustus
C. knight, formerly of Belfast, successful
| ~ OPSA"
| is in Mexico and the cast included fifty men,
| bers of Winchester younger society folks, in
GLIDING among the Senoritas Miss Olive Pendle-
ton. daughter of Jos B. Pendleton, formerly
| of Belfast. The opera was given afternoon
and evening and MIR. Knight, who attended the
evening performance, said that he had yet to
see the musical parts better handled. The
audisnces both afterr Don and evening were
large and enthusiastic.
PLAY BY THE B. H. S. A. A. The High
School Athletic Association is rehearsing a
three act comedy, cat the Sign of the Shoot
ing STAR" by ~ ISIS Gladys Ruth Brigham of
Somerville, Mass, author of the plays, 'SalIy
Lunn" and the "Girl From Upper Seven" re-
Gently given here by local talent, The first
act is laid in the living room of Mason Jones
of Uxbridge, Mass and the las. two are in the
country home of The Shooting Star on the
coast of Venezuela, S. A. The parts have
been assigned as follows: Mason Jones, an
elderly man, Theodore Bramhall; Camilla
Gienfield- Jones, his wife, Miss Bernice Holt;
Lionel Jones, his son. Howard Hatch; Rupert
Jones, his son, Howard Wilson; Agatha Jones,
his daughter, Miss Grace Mitchell; Rosalind
Jones, his daughter, Miss Geneva Stephenson;
Anderson Glenfield, M. D.. Pembroke Carter;
October Dawn, Archie Robinson; Nelson
| Phipps, reporter, Sturgis Dexter; Lieut. De
Dozs, John Durham; Philip Lecrone, Winfield
Mariner; David Perkins, manager of The
Frocsome Maiden Company. Willard Jenuys;
Hyacinth Johnson, his partner. Alice Roswell;
Mollie Blake Edna Curtis; Leslie Mordaunt,
Msude Bryant: Helen Victor. Frances Ma
comber; Dorothy Moulton, Doris Allen; Grace
Hartley, Katherine Kittredge; Shirley Glen
field, Una Greeplaw. cabaret scene will in
troduce some interesting specialties. Mrs S
A. Parker assisted in selecting the cast and is
coaching the players.
BOARD OF TRADE. The March meeting of
thu Belfast Board of Trade was held last Fri
day evening with a good attendance. R. F.
Dunton reported for the c,mmittee appointed
to devise some method for building new
school house that draft of a bill had been
sent to the Legislature giving the city permits
sion to set aside from the sinking fund the
amount of $50,0U0 which might be applied to a
new building. He thought that perhaps the
sum of $50 900 would take care of the building
of the schoolhouse. President Slugg present.
ed draft of the resolutions which were pre-.
scented to the Legislature on the part of the
| Board of Trade to support the bill presented
| by Representative Buzzell calling for ap
preparation of 5000 for a draw for the love-
bridge. He said the committee had VISITED
Augusta and had hearing before the appro
priations committee. He also spoke of tn
steamer Islesboro and the revenue cutt
breaking up the ice in the harbor and said tina
the services of Capt. Bennett were secure
! for $50, the amount to be collected among tn
merchants Of the city. He stated that mum
Der of citizens had seen the advance agent o
the Community Chautauqua and had signe
an agreement to support it. the Board o
Trade to receive percentage of the receipts
II and on motion of Mr.. Southworth was vote
that the program should be given under tn
| auspices Of the Board. Principal Faulkner Q
the Belfast High school was present and spok
| on the matter of having commission form G
| government in the city, and after some dlf
cussion he was invited to secure . speaker fc
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