The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-15
The ladies Of the Univsrsalist church will
hold their Easter sale in Memorial Hall, April

| 1890
9Th.
March weather Of late. with the sun and
high winds eating up the snow. Last Sunday
morning crow was heard. and crocuses will
soon be in order.
John 7. Barker will leave next Monday for
Santa Cruz. Calf, where he Will engage in
the poultry business with his brother, who has
been very successful
The rehearsals for Pinafore are in progress
and already assure an excellent performance
of this popular opera. Requests have been
received from Castine, Islesboro and Sears
port for reserved seats.
! The Board of Registration closed their reg
ular sessions last Friday at p m having add
ed 60 names and taken off 16. Saturday the
board was in session for reading and compar.
ing the check list by wards.
Arthur Richie when going to his Office
Tuesday morning slipped on the ice on Church
street at the corner of Miller, fracturing his
left ankle and barely escaped breaking his
leg. He is confined to his home, No. 3 Church
street.
The Travellers Club met Tuesday after
noon at the home Of Miss Annie L. Barr. Mrs.
Amos Clement, president. and Mrs. George E.
Bracket, secretary and treasurer, were elect
ed delegates to the State meeting Of the Maine
Federation of Women's Gu bs, to be held in
Bangor. Mrs. Clement will give the response
to the address of welcome.
The attraction at the Colonial Theater to-
day, matinee and evening, will be Lionel Bar
rymore and Grace Valentine in "Doran's D-
voice." five wonderful acts of romance, mys-
terry and thrills. produc ed for the Metro pro-
gram. Saturday, matinee and night big
jim Garrity," Pathe Gold Rooster play in
five par Is. featuring Robert Edison.
The Journal is indebted to Mrs. Frank B.
Knowlton for copy of the Miami. Florida,
Daily Metropolis, and to Miss Maud Gammans
for copy of the San Antonio Texas. Daily
Express. Sixty years ago next month the
writer first visited San Antonio and was resi-
dent there for year or two. So far az inhab-
itants were concerned it was then Mexican
town.
The marriage intentions of Herbert R. Dick
y VI DShdSL anu mlsS tuS L. AIhulS Ol
Readfield Depot, Me-, have been recorded with
Carleton Doak, city clerk. Mr.. Dickey is at
present on the road for the Coe- Mortimer Co.
Miss Atkins is the only child of Mr. and Mrs,
Charles W. Atkins, formerly of Belfast, and
has been employed here and in Wa terville as
milliner. Both are popular young people.
The annual meeting of the Masonic Temple
Associ ton was held last Tuesday evening
and the following directors were elected
Robert P. Chase, Charles F. Swift. Capt. R
W. Warren, James H. Howes and Albert c.
Burgess. They organized with Robert P
Chase, president; Fred 4. Chase. treasurer
!, and Albert c. Burgess, secretary. The affairs
of the association are in excellent C onditon.
! Miss Marian Evelyn Starks of Boston will
read in the Methodist Church to morrow, Fri.
day. evening under the auspices of the Ep
, worth League. The Concord, N. H., Patriot
says of Miss Starks: "She came we'll recon-
mended and proved herself worthy in every
respect, She is reader of rare artistic gifts
and training and is sure to pleas. any au.
dience."
Henry Peters, about 20 years old, son of H
A. Peters of this city. a shoe factory foreman
was painfully injured while hunting rabbits il
South Belfast last Friday. He was snow
shoes and trippt and fell. His shot gun was
discharged the charge mangling his arm sc
badly that II stitches were necessary to close
the wound. No more serious results are ex
pected. but he will be unable to do much work
for two months or so.
Full many flower is born to blush unseen
wrote the poet Gray; but not the marigolds Of
the Marigold Quartet, who appeared in the en-.
tertainment course at the Colonial Theatel
: last Friday night and were welcomed by
! crowded house. For more than two hours the
: young ladies held the stage and the attention
of the audience by varied program of songs
Rotations, dances and sketches, and all &c
, good that it would be hard to decide which wa,
the best. 1t was a very pleasing entertain
ment.
, Late Sunday afternoon Ben P. Wood ir
company with Capt. Nelson of the barge dis
, charging at the Coe-Mortimer Co. g plant, af
, ter getting their Sunday papers, went to the
Ferry NJ afkoC on an erraDO ana Wnen Mr.
Wood turned on the lights Capt Nelson sale
in surprised voice, why, what are you doin5
here?" to small boy who was crouching be
meath the cash drawer. He had been piling VI
. SO cent pieces with the intention of stufin5
Ills pockets with them and did not make hi
escape. Another and older boy, who was no
caught, is thought to be the principal offender
The boy caught is under the control of respec
table parents and no action, beyond notifying
. them, has been taken.
Mrs Altana E. Dutch entertained wits
party of five tables Tuesday afternoon unde
the auspices of Emma White Barker Tent D
> of ", as benefit to the Soldiers monumen
fund Those present we're Mrs. Elijah Richie
Miss Louise McDonough. Miss Nellie Ramsdell
Mrs. William Holt, Mrs. Fl. E. Buckiin, Mrs
. William H. Bray, Mrs. Della Haliowell. Mrs
> A. c. Mosman, Miss Ruth Kimball, Miss JuIi'
Leary, Mrs. Wallace Sprague, Miss Rache
Tibbetts. Mrs. Ralph M. Carter. Mrs. Richart
Brown, Miss Alice E. Simmons, Miss Florence
KimbaIl, Mrs. Eta P. Savery, Mrs. Nina D
Cook, Misses Isabel and ENERGY CHM. Mrs
VIM. Holt assisted Mrs. Dutch in serving sand
> wiches. sardines, olives, cake and tea Fiv'
pattad