The Republican journal., 1896-12-10
The News of Belfast.

Swanville mans adventure in the
woods, and other matter of interest, in next
weeks Journal
Tuesday, Dec. 18th, is the date appointed
for the second entertainment in the Peoples
Course, lecture by Jahu De Witt Miller of
Philadelphia, whose mastery lecture last
season struck such popular favor. His sub
ject next week is "The Uses of Ugliness.'
The Girls Home acknowl lodges the receipt
of a barrel of flour from VIM. F. Bean of
Kansas City; barrel of miscellaneous
articles from Volunteer Circle of Kings
Daughters of Brewer; S. from ga friend' by
Miss Jackson, for the furnace fund a bushel
of beans from Elba Greeley of Swanville.
DR.. W. G. Fuller has presented the
Home with carpet stretcher and tacker.
.Mrs. Florence G.. Porter of Caribou
spoke in South Berwick last Sunday even
ing in behalf of the Girls Home and collec-
ton realized 523 for the furnace fund
EAST BELFAST About 125 friends of Mr..
and Mrs. William Tripp met at their home
Tuesday evening, Dec. 1st the occasion being
house warming and their twentieth we'd
ding anniversary. The company was most
royaly received, fine supper was served
and after supper nice treat ives passed
around. The esteem in which the host
and hostess are held among their friends
was shown by the beautiful and useful
presents they received. Music and singing
We're the order of the evening. Among
those Mr. and n
| of East Jackson and Mrs. A L. Clark and
son of West Winterport. Willis Nicker-
son, who has been seriously i'll, is reported
| as not much better. -. Henry Mason narrow
| ly escaped drowning last week by breaking
| through the ice while walking near the river
| bank in the vicinity of his residence His
| daughter got board and passed it within
his reach, and then ran for assistance, and
when help arrived he had succeeded in get
ting to shore by means of the board He
was somewhat chilled, but otherwise was
not discomforted by his cold bath Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Kimball of Wald o visited
at n. S. Piper's Sunday Norman Ncker-
son has his house nearly completed and will
occupy it in about two weeks. Mrs. Rosa
| AANSiAoI
Winnie in Wellt1eet, Mass, returned home
| Saturday.
CHAT. We read in an exchange of "shocl-
| ing" CLANS; and suppose it is done by cleo
tricity. We have received the 22d annual
report of the W. G. T. U. of Maine. Dr.
W. G. Fuller of Pittsteld has appointed
Chas E. johnson local agent for the sale OF
the Belvedere carpet stretcher and tacker
Rooms have been partitioned off in con
nection with Seaside Hose Co. $ rooms fo1
holding the company's meetings, drying
hose, etc. Herbert j. Morrison has re-
ceived this week four corrugated iron cell
| ings to be placed in residences in the city
Fred FL. Mathews is enlarglng the office
and max ing other improvements at his ds
market. -. William II. Staples is rtarrang
| ing the refrigerator and making few neces
sary changes i'll his market A plank walk
| has been laid around the south side Of the Uni
tartan church to the Court St, crossing. The
| Thomaston Herald says: Crank Pitcher ot
Boston held the lucky number, 13, which
drew S. w Masters horse .... Look in at
| Locke's window Welch x Stevens have
finished the new plate glass front in W A
Clarks clothing factory Charles Sanhoru
of Waldo finished haying last Saturday
| His meadow was too wet to cut IN the sum
mer and was cut on the ice last Week.
Capt. Charles Magee of South Thomastor
was in town Monday and while here he sold
his place at the upper bridge to Clarence
Wyman of this city, who will reside there
The meetings of the Debating Club will
be suspended until after the holidays. p
A, Sanborn reoently painted very life-likt
picture of Joseph Tyler's black gelding
'Little jack" j. F. Wilson has bought
the DR.. P. E. Luce place on Northport
| avenue.