The Republican journal., 1898-03-17


father.
Miss Ethel E. Rice entertained the junior
Whist Club at her home Monday evening.
The little ones join in pronouncing it the
best yet.
Collection next Sunday morning at Congl.
church in behalf of church building fund.
Missionary reading Friday afternoon at
the parsonage.
Mrs Zilpha Doane, who has been spending
the winter with her daughter, Mrs W. E.
GrinneiI, returned to her home in Harwich,
Mass. Monday
Captains f. A Curtis, Clifton Curtis and
Alvah c. Treat leave this. Thu rsday, morn
ing for Alaska They will make their first
stop in the gold regions at Cooks Inlet.
Ships Josephus, Capt. Phillip Gilkey, ar
rived at New York March 1st; W II. Con-
ner, Capt, Frank l. Pendleton, the 18th;
Bangalore. Capt. A. n Blanchard, the 18th
Mrs. E. A. Sargent, Miss Julia B Sullivan,
Miss Fannie Smith and Miss Halle Roulston
entertained the Whist Club at the 6. A. R.
evening was enjoyed.
Anyone who found a white silk handker-
chief with blue striped border at Union
Hall after the Congl. supper last Thursday
evening viii receive thanks of The owner by
leaving al Clement & Adams
Several articles are wanted by those who
took food to the supper Thursday evening,
consisting of Z silver plated knife, dessert
spoon, & ASS jan, exc. ANY one having stray
dishes can leave them at Clement < Adams
where the exchange can be made
The annual town meeting last Monday
was one of the most harmonious held here
for years Very little oratory was INDUCED
in, the citizens eonining themselves strictly
to business, which, although there were
forty-slx articles in the warrant, was COM
pleted before noon. The following officers
Were elected Z. j. Wentworth, moderator
j. Ii. Sullivan, town clerk; j w. McGil-
very, j. &. Pendleton, j. A. Colson select
men. assessors OF taxes and overseers of the
poor d. S. Gooceli town agent; C. o. Sar.
gent, town treas Irer: C. E. Adams, auditor
OF accounts; VI al Sargent, road commits
sioner; A. L. Mosman, G. E Marks. J. C.
Dutch, fire wardens; Annie Nichols A E.
Trundy, q. A. Bowen, school committee:
Flora E. Roulston superintendent of schools ;
a ii. kneeland, collector of taxes. 1t was
yo5ed to raise II $50 for common schools
FOL free high school, $500; for support of
poor and other town expenses, s., 900; for
the highways, ST 500; for winter breaking
S 800; for town indebtedness, $500; for
Sears library, SIS; for Memorial Day, $50 {:
for repair of school houses, $3.50; to MEM
hers of Phineas Pendleton Engine Co., SO 90
each, not to exceed sixty-three men to mem
bers of Penobscot Engine Co. No. /, 50. 90
each. 1t was voted that the discount to
those who pay their taxes on or before July
list, should be per cent. and per cent. on
or before Jan. 1st
The Congregational supper and concert,
as we predicted, passed off finely and will
rank with any of its predecessors. Capt.
Clifton Curtis, with his large and efficient
corps of assistants, on hand early in
the day to receive the food contributed by
the ladies, sending out teams to all parts of
the village. Tables were assigned by lot, and
most OF the afternoon was spent in setting
and resetting the ia es, considerable rivalry
existing among the subcommittee in their
arrangement. At 5 O'Clock everything was
arranged The attendants were in position in
full uniform, consisting of white caps, coats
and aprons, and when the doors were open
ed and the ladies admitted, careful inspec-
ton was had of the tables and surroundings
and everythingIwas pronounced bythem fully
up to date. 1t was expected trouble would
come when the dishes were to be washed and
the tables reset, but every arrangement was
so carefully made that the resetting was ac-
compished with very little confusion, and
III fifteen minutes from the time the tables
We're cleared the first time word was sent to
the upper hall that all was in readiness for
the second table. About $40 were fed, and
enough food was left 50 that dinner was
given the next day to more than one hundred
and thirty people, followed by an auction
sale of food that would have fed hundred
more. AS no annual supper is a successiwith-
out a sale table, OF course one was provided,
and b. U. Sargent occupied the northwest
corner of the hall surrounded by goods suit
able for the ladies', both useful and orna-
mental which he offered at prices that def :
ed competition Though his sales were small
1t was not because he didn't advertise his
wares. Several of his placards were unique.
One announced I''sail table. All kinds of
wimens tixins." Another read "Bustes, 1898
models; Hoop skirts, 1866 model" Another,
'Wimens hoes, all Sizes" Another, "a
large assortment of summer girls beaux. A
good beau, 25c; not very good beau, 15c.
Buy the best" Another, Ladies bonnets
strate from Paris" The lovers of good
music were richly entertained by the Bel
fast Orchestra concert; and most heartily
encored the "kitchen chorus,' though
whether from their manly appearance or
music We were unable to learn. We observ-
ed, however, the applause was loudest when
the chorus sang lowest. The receipts
amounted to $115.