The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-01

The March meeting of the Belfast Woman's
Club will take place at their club room Monday
afternoon. March 9th. at the usual hour.
Large numbers of the beautiful little Can.
adian grosbeaks are seen about the CITY.
They make their home in this section of the
State in the winter instead of going South.
Albert W. Stevens. formerly of Belfast and
a University of Maine man, who has been re-
Gently located in Grimes Pass, Idaho, is going
to Alaska again. leaving San Francisco March
Sd and sailing from Seattle about the 9th for
Cordova. From there Mr.. Miles. the manager
Of the Alaska Mines Corporation, and Mr..
Stevens plan to go overland, via Fairbanks
and the Yukon river. 1000, miles by dog team,
for Nome. They expect to reach Nome by
the middle of April and to start drilling opera
tions Immediately.
Capt. and Mrs. E. O. Patterson are at the
Lincoln Hotel in Washington. d. c., and are
enjoying their stay at the National Capital
very much. They were entertained at dinner
recently on the Presidents yacht, May1ower,
at dinner at The Willard, and quite few
affairs at private homes. Mrs. Patterson has
been notified, of her election as first alternate
to represent Lady Knox Chapter, D. A. R., at
the next congress. She recently transferred
her membership to that chapter from the
Charleston, S. G., chapter, Capt Patterson is
very busy repairing the boats used by the
Engineers department in their river work.
FIRE ALARMS. An alarm at 1880 D. M.
Feb. 24th, called the whole department to the
Coliseum building on Main street, which was
then filled with smoke. Chief Shute with
others went from the basement to the attic as
rapidly as possible without finding the source
of the smoke. Fitz W. Patterson's family,
who occupy the tenement ever Dutch Broth
ers' store, using in common the Coliseum street
entrance to the second floor, had left their
rooms. because of the smoke and these were
also examined. When the lower door was
opened the current of air started the flame in
barrel of straw at the head of the stairs
The barrel was at once removed and water
was not turned on. Four sections of hose
were laid and two of them filled with water.
Ihe new hre engine was ready for use, and
would have been needed had the blaze got be-
yond the barrel 1t ls thought some one from
the street went to this landing to light pipe.
With the high wind prevailing it would have
been bad fire had it got underway Night
watch Roscoe L. Robertson noticed smoke when
near the Perry market and traced it to the COL
iseum building and rang in the alarm A still
alarm at ii a. m. Feb 25th was for chimney
fire In the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
E. McKeen, 1853 Waldo avenue Seaside Hose
company responded and had to remove Sec
tion of the Dashboard around the chimney in
the main house to reach the fire, which was
below the funnel on the first floor.
| UNIQUE MUSICALE. Is it possible for a
singer to sing duet with herself? Can living
voice and the same voice reproduced on an in
strument be SO identical in tone quality that
they cannot be distinguished, one from the
other? Has science achieved a triumph that
marks the dawn of new day in the art of
music? These some of the questions
| questions in which every person of culture
must take deep interest-that will be answer
ed at the exclusive music recital to be given at
The Colonial Theatre March 14th at 230 D. m.
Invitations to this affair. at which Ida Gardner,
the brilliant and beautiful concert contralIo,
will sing. have been received by many promin-
ent musicians of this city and interest in the
coming affair seems to be keen in musical
circles The appearance of Miss Gardner alone,
of course, would be sufficient to arouse the en-
thusiasm of music lovers here, but the fact
that she will lend her superb voice to the laud-
able work of revealing conciusively that the
marvellous achievement of the Re. Creation of
musical sounds has been attained adds immea-
surable interest to the occasion. In the coming
who fortunate enough to hold cards of ad-
| mission. Miss Gardner will sing in comparison
with her voice as Reiterated by the New
Edison, to enable those in the audience to
judge whether or not the living voice can be
made to live forever. superb program has
/ been arranged-a program that will reveal all
of the fascinating qualities of the duic4t voice
| of the ung contralto At times her living
Voice will be heard alone; at times she will sing
! in unison with Reiterated voice; at times she
will sing duets with herself, carrying one part
of song with her living voice and the other
part with her Re Created voice, The audience
| will try to pick the two golden threads of tone
apart-to say which one lives for moment and
| which has been made immortal. Can it be
done? Miss Gardner will answer the question
in the most unique recital, from both artistic
and scientific standponts, that ever has been
given in this city.