The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-13

| There will be a masked ball at Seaside
Grange Hall next Wednesday evening with
music by Whitten's orchestra.
The fast horses hav been very much in
evidence on Northport avenue on pleasant
| afternoons during the good sleighing.
The bipartisan W. c. T. Alliance will
| meet with Mrs. E. Fl. Conant, Church St.,
Friday afternoon. Jan. 18th, at o'clock.
The moonlight nights and ice-coated
streets have brought out the "bobs' in force,
and the cry of road comes from all the
hills.
Thomas Cannon & Son have recently
made some changes and Improvements i'll
their grocery store in Hayford Block,
Church street.
Parents who are interested in kindergar-
ten are requested to meet at the Office of
the Superintendent of Schools Saturday
afternoon at o'clock
The teachers meetings in geography have
been changed from Monday to Friday even
ing. The subject tomorrow evening will be
Dwight C. Greenlaw bought a handsome
lot of cattle Monday in the neighboring
towns. There were two pairs of Hostein
oxen and several Jersey cows.
The Shakespeare Club met last Monday
evening with Mrs. Carrie Patterson. fine
supper was served and the remainder of the
evening passed in playing whist and euchre
Remem Der that Geo. B. Williams, who de
lighted everybody on recent visit to Bel
fast, is to give Much Ado about Nothing in
the Opera House, next Wednesday, Jan.
10Th. Tickets, to all parts of the house, for
So cents, will be sold at Clements book store,
and by few young people, Don't fail to
hear him.
A very enjoyable party was given last
Friday evening at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. A. c. Mosman in East Belfast, in
honor of the newly married couple, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter S. Hobbs. The bridegroom is
Mrs. Mosmans brother. The evening was
very pleasantly spent with music, readings,
socability and refreshments.
A seighing party of thirteen couples drove
to Searsport Monday evening and were
entertained at the hotel by landlord Grin
nell in his usual hosptable manner. After
discussing splendid supper all adjourned
to the hall in the hotel, where dancing was
in order, to music by Prof. J. c. Written s
orchestra. The party returned to Belfast
about midnight well pleased with their ride
and entertainment. Among those in the
party were Mr. and Mrs. E. r. Connor Mr.
and J. G. Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. F. 0. Smith,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Marden, MIR. and
Mrs. Fred H. Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Fahy, MIR. and Mrs. Russell W.
Brier
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Belfast National Bank was held
Tuesday forenoon. The old board of direct
ors and officers was reelected as follows
directors, j. G. Brooks. c. B. Hazeltlne, A.
A Howes, W. B. Swan, T. W. Pitcher
president, j. G. Brooks; cashier, W. c.
Wescott.. The annual meeting of the
Peoples National Bank was held Tuesday
| afternoon, Jan. 18th, and the following
Baker, r. F. Dunton, E. F. Hanson F. R.
| Wiggin, James Pattee, Calvin Austin. At
subsequent meeting of the directors l.. A.
Knowlton was reelected president, R. F.
| Dunton, Vice Pres, and Frank r. Wiggin
re-appointed cashier.
| GUMPTIoN AND GRIT. The third enter
| tainment in the Peoples Lecture Course
was given at Belfast Opera House, Tuesday
evening. Jan. 18th, when DR.. Lyman B.
Sperry of Oberlin, Ohio, gave most enter
| tanning and instructive lecture on the sub
| ject of Gumption and Grit. He stated that
lie should speak from the standpoint of a
| physician, and that his discourse would
really be on character building. Character
J is the grandest word in the language. We
| live in a world of matter and law, and all
our faculties must tie made to conform to
the laws OF nature. Gumption and grit are
necessary to the harmonious DEVELOPMENT Of
our faculties The nervous system and its
effect on The whole human organism We're
| described. The nerves are a myriad of SEN
| tries on duty to warn the system, through
| the BRAIN of trouble. Automatic or reflex
action, quick that the response comes
even before the brain has time to realize it,
often accompany these nerve alarms. There
is best way and a best time to do every
thing, and true gumption and grit consis Is
in doing everything in the best way at the
right time. The speaker said that could he
choose birthplace for another existence
here he would be born on New England
| farm, as it is on these farms that the best
| blood Of the nation originates. What is true
of the automatic action in the physical body
is also true of the higher activities Hered.
ity, environment and personal choice all
have their effect in forming both the physi-
cal and the moral man. A good personal
/ presence is great aid to success, but is not
essential, and the speaker noted several in
stances of men, strong in the higher attrib-
utes, who We're physically insignificant, The
lecture throughout abounded in happy il.
Illustrations from history and fiction, and
| held the closest attention of the audience
for more than an hour and half The next
lecture will be Monday evening, Jan. Oath
by DR.. James Hedley of Cleveland, Ohio
subject What is NJ an Worth ?"