The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-22

tone by Stanley in Africa fifty years ago.
Communicate Colonial Theatre before
June goth.
! Prof F. X. Sweetser, teacher of music
is still at his home in Searsport, and on
advice of his physician will not resume
teaching until next season.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle will fur
nish the dinner for the Waldo County
/ Veterans Association to meet IN Belfast
June Goth, when all members are urged
to be present and bring food.
The rain of Sun lay caused the post
/ ponement Of the first band concert at the
City Park to next Sunday at the same
hour. Expressions of disappointment
heard on all sides indicate that these
concerts will be popular. They will be
held from 4 to 5 p. IN. and a collection
will be taken at each to defray the ex-
pense of hiring the band by the Belfast
Chamber of Commerce.
HOSPITAL NOTES. Mrs. Colby A.
Rackliff and little son, who arrived Mon
day, are doing well under the special care
of Miss Marian Cole, X. N, of Augusta.
8. Mrs. Mary Godfrey returned to her
cottage in Northport Tuesday after ten
days treatment. Mrs. Leota Patter-
soniRonQuist is visiting relatives on Cedar
street after a critical operation at the
Hospital. Mrs. A. A. Drury, ned
cal patient, returned to the home of Mrs.
L. A. Knowlton, Miller street, last Mon
day.
Kenneth G. Merriam, the son of the
late Eli c. and Mrs. Addie NJ. Merriam
of North Belfast, graduated June 18th
from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology in the special mechanical
engineering course lie has gone to Fort
Monroe, Va, Training Camp to take a
six weeks course in Military Science
Next fall he will become an instructor OF
Mechanical Engineering at the Univer-
sty of Maine. Mr.. Merriam graduated
from the Belfast high school and was the
vaIedctorian of his class
Camp Navajo, the summer camp for
boys, conducted by Orrin j. Dickey of
this city, at Northport, will open on Sat-
urday for another successful season,
with good booking of boys. The Camp
this year will be under the personal di-
recton of Mr.. Troyer Anderson of Dart
mouth College, who has a wide expert
. in camp work.
The races at Georges Agricultural So
ciety, Montvile, scheduled for last Sat-
urday was postponed on account of the
rain TO Tuesday, June 9th, when the
following races will be given: 2. 40 pace
and 237 trot, purse SIS; 226 pace and
, % trot, purse S100; free for all trot and
, pace, purse 500. The Albion band will
furnish music and there will be baseball,
bag race and other sports.
The returns of the 1888 post cards
. sent out to test the sentiment of the
tax-paying people of Belfast in regard to
raising the extra $40, 900 to build the new
schoolhouse this season according to the
estimate of c.. B. Roberts Engineering
Co. of Boston at STA, 500 resulted as
follows: No, 1888; Yes; 423; the 845 not
: returned presumably yes; all qualified
votes were counted as no. No action
has been taken in the matter and Il
: not be until Horace Purinton Co. of
Watervlle submits an estimate on which
they are figuring from the plans and
J. Specifications. Other plans than that of
direct taxation have been under consd-
Grafton for several VS..
Mrs Wilmer j. Dorman gave a two
ia lie auction party Wednesday afternoon
in honor of Mrs. VIM. F Schoppe OF
Bozeman, Mont, who is at the Battery
with her family. The home was deco
rated with bouquets of the seasons flow
r ers. The afternoon was spent with the
4 game, the gift to the guest of honor be.
v ing dainty Porto Rican mat. Assorted
/ cake, ice cream, coffee and sailed nuts
were served The other guests were
Mrs. Amos j. King of San Juan, P. R,
Mrs. John C. PIlsbury, Mrs. Morris l..
] Sluga, Mrs. Clyde b. Holmes, Mrs. Har-
old II. Hollingshead of New York, Mrs.
William NJ. Randall. 1t was a happy re
union of grlhood friends.
THE ELECTION LOCALLY. The steady
rain of Monday and the unusually bad
condition of the roads after three-d VS.
storm kept the total Republican vote
. down and as there was no contest in the
S county on the Democratic ticket there
was no incentive for them to come out
in full force. George |. Heating of Bel
fast their candidate for Clerk of Courts,
led the ticket in the city by 1l8 over
Hon. w. r. Pattangall, governor, by ten
: votes. Where the Republicans had no
opposition Hon. John E. Nelson, Repre-
sentative to Congress, led with 251l in
the County, County Attorney Ralph |.
Morse, led the city with Ola. VIM. X.
Keene, Belfast's representative, had 1868
, complimentary votes.
J Guy A. Gray was arrested Wednesday
by Sheriff F. A Littlefield, who search
ed his meat market under the bowling
alley in the Coliseum building on Main
. street Sheriff Llttletield had received
complaints that Gray was selling intoxi-
, eating liquor and made the search. He
discovered a can containing two quart
/ bottles OF alcohol just as man was at
tempting to get away with it. Gray
claimed that the alcohol did not belong
to him, but Judge Clyde r. Chapman,
: before whom he was tried Thursday
] day morning. found probable cause and
t sentenced him to fine of 500 and costs
, and 90 days in jail He appealed and
Y furnished $500 bonds with John F. Rog-
ers and William c. Mason as sureties.
Mrs Cecil Clay, president of the Wo-
mans Hospital Aid, has made the follow
ing announcements of ladies who will
have charge of the tables al the Waldt
County Hospital, Fair to be held in the
Armory afternoon and evening, July 10Th
Aprons and holders, Mrs. Ralph Ames and
V,,I, tarv