The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-27
TIE REPUBLICAN, JOURNAL, rHgRspAY. DECEMBER a. 1906
The Improvement Society meet with Mrs.
II. H. johnson Monday, Dec. 31st, at 2.30 p.

The Improvement Society meet with Mrs.
II. H. johnson Monday, Dec. 31st, at g. p.
m.
The City National Bank of Belfast has
Just been designated U. S. Depository by
the secretary of the treasury and has re-
ceived deposit from the treasury depart
ment at Washington.
The Christmas dance in Memorial Hall
from 4 to 8p. m. on Christmas day was
very pretty ard successful affair. Many of
the young people at home for the holidays
were present Seven pieces of Keyes' Or
chestra furnished excellent music.
The Spiritualists Of this city, and all
others interested in this locality, will hold a
meeting in Seaside Grange hall next Sun
day afternoon at 1.3O o'clock. Following
the services, in which number OF mediums
will speak, local society of Spiritualists
will be organized. 1t is expected that
when the society is organized there will be
speakers here from Massachusetts at least
for one Sunday in the month. All interest
ed are invited to be present.
Rev. and Mrs. G. G. WinslOw entertained
a party of friends from East Northport
last Thursday evening, who came laden
with well-filed boxes and baskets and
mysterious looking parcels. After short
time spent socially two tables were made
ready and a most bountiful spread was
served and partaken of with keen enjoy
ment and abundant good cheer. The oc-
casion was heartily appreciated by the
pastor and a very pleasant evening was en-
joyed by all present.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Bargains in
second hand pianos at The Fashion; also,
sheet music. .. Only four days more of the
contest for the auto work basket filled with
high grade chocolates at Shiro's CONNECTION
cry store, Phenix Row. See E. K. Corners
advt of the combination speeding and driv-
ing sleigh. The prison sleighs are going
fast, but he still has good stock Left.
Waynfete boarding and day school for
girls, IS State street, Portland, Me-. Bell
boy wanted at the Windsor Hotel. Dog
lost by A. E. Stantial.. .Kent's Cough Cure
and Catarrh Cure at the City Drug Store.
There was a large attendance of boys
present at the meeting of the Young Mems
Club of Belfast, Wednesday evening, Dec.
18th, when c. NJ Daggett, secretary of the
Y. NJ. c. A. of Maine, gave very interest
ing address upon the work of young mems
clubs and told the boys something of what
might be done in this city. At present the
clu b is unable to secure suitable rooms, not
being able to rent the Knights of Pythias
hall on High street as was expected. Sew
eral locations have been rendered, but no
choice will be made until permanent rooms
in a good locality can be secured. Rev.
David L. Wilson and Rev. Ashley A.
Smith of this city were among those who
addressed the meeting.
LEAKY RooFs. First, falls of snow, then
below zero weather, then thaw and ram,
produced conditions which caused roofs to
leak which had never leaked before and
wrought havoc in many households. When
roofs are covered with snow and cold
weather sets in the snow melts underneath
from the furnace or steam heat inside and
runs down to the gutter and there con-
geals. AS it accumulates it forms dam
which sends the water back under the
shingles or states. The thaw and rain
came last Thursday night and at midnight
or a little after, many households were
| aroused by the sound of trickling water and
| in some instances it did not trickle it pour
ed. Walls and ceilings, in many cases new
| lv nanered. suffered, and much other dam
age was done.
The Belfast teachers wish to extend theil
thanks through the committee who had the
affair in charge to the citizens who so gen
erously responded to the recent canvass fol
the teachers fund for supplying clothing
! to worthy cases of need among the schoo
children Pupils of the High school kind
~ undertook the collecting and an amount
sufficient to insure the continuance of the
work through the coming year was secured
The charming home of DR.. and Mrs
George W. Stoddard was the scene, las
! Monday afternoon of one of the pretties
social events of the holiday season, whel
Mrs. Stoddard gave tea in honor of the
homecoming of Miss Abbie 0. Stoddart
from Mddletown, Conn. The gathering
which was limited to young people, was {
large one, and included Miss Stoddard
many Belfast friends and number o
young ladies who are at home for thel
| Christmas vacation. Mrs. Stoddard, whit
presided over the daintily appointed table
was assisted in pouring by Mrs. A. o
Stoddard, while Miss Amy E. Stoddard ant
Miss Edith NJ. Strout served the delicious
refreshments. The guests each carried
away chrysanthemum as souvenir of ;
| delightful afternoon.
CHRISTMAS NOTES. The day befor
Christmas was busy one in the shops. Of
the trains, and in the post offices. H. NJ
Prentiss, the postal clerk on the branch
had his hands full, but also had what h
has never had before, an assistant. Post
master F. L. Field and his assistants hal
to hustle all day and the letter carriers mad
extra trips, with heavy loads. At the ex
press office an old employee, Austin W
Heating, who is at home for the holidays
was pressed into service as an extra billing
clerk, and Renworth r. Rogers, who is on
vacation from the Kicker Classical Institute
| houlton, drove one of the teams. Their
was not SO large display of poultry as
Thanksgiving, and western turkeys tool
the place of the native bird to a large eX