The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1907-09-05
The Universalist Social Aid will meet
with Mrs. Loula Mason, Waldo avenue.
this, Thursday, afternoon,


this, Thursday. afternoon.
c. c. Coombs of Pittsfeld, who is VISITING
here, met with quite a serious accident or
| the Congress street ball grounds last Satur.
day afternoon. With others he was sitting
on the ground when a player running TO,
ball stepped on one of Mr.. Coombs' ankles
the spike on his shoe severing an artery land
the other ankle receiving a severe blow
Mr. Coombs was taken at once to DR.
Smalls Office, where the wound received
the necessary attention. He will be lame
for some time, but expected to start for
home yesterday.
BASE BALL. The Belfast locals saw they
were defeated at Stockton last Saturday by
the umpire. and that he does not know the
rules of the game. They speak highly of
the umpiring of DR.. Britto in former games.
The team that played in Stockton was as
follows: Fred johnson, catcher; Karl
Mcdonald, pitcher; Nckerson, first base
Harry White. second base; Bert Benner,
third base; Gowan. short stop; viii John
son. left field; Bogue, center; Gay Holmes,
right. The Y. N. AS will play the Cam
den locals on the Congress street
grounds next Saturday afternoon. Game
called at 2 80
PooR's MILLS. Mr.. and Mrs Luman
Richardson were the guests of Mrs. o. A.
Wade last Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Ames of Lincolnville spent Sunday with
Mrs. Ames' father, S. A. Payson.. Mrs.
Della Holowell of Brockton and Miss Nina
Grant and Mrs. Moore of Attleboro, Mass.
were the guests of Mrs F. T. Wentworth
last week. Misses Dora and Anna Brown
returned home from Waterville last week.
Dora Brown has position as teacher in a
school in Waldo. John and Albert Shea,
who have been stopping with their aunt,
Mrs. H. II. Wentworth. returned to Boston
by boat last Sunday Horace Grant re-
Gently made short visit with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. 7. Wentworth, returning to Brockton
Monday.
Miss Mary Helen Bird gave a most at
tractive luncheon last Saturday for Mrs
W. H. Folwell and Miss Edith G. Folwell
OF Philadelphia, and their guests, Miss
Florence Davis of Toronto, Canada, Miss
Julia Griffith of Sharon Hill, Penn, and
Miss Evelyn Fitzell, also of Pennsy lvania.
Covers were laid for nine. The other
guests were Miss Alice G. Fessenden of
Stamford, Conn, Miss Bertha l. Bird and
Miss NJ. D. Pilsbury. Nasturtiums were
artistically used as decoration and the
place cards were hand painted nasturtiums
IN natural colors. The dainty menu carried
out the color scheme of the flowers. After
luncheon, bridge and other games were en-
joyed, and there was some music before
the departure Of the Folwell party for their
summer home at Isola Bella.
NORTH BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs. ". \,
Brler and Fred K. Downs returned to their
homes in Detroit, Mich, and Charlestowr.
Mass, last week. Mrs. Jennie May Morse.
(nee Emmons) and children of Springfield.
Mass, arrived last week and are with her
uncle, Corydon Emmons. Rev. Mr..
Hagerman of New York, who is spending
his vacation in East Belfast preached in
the church last Sunday. He has been
engaged to preach for us Sundays during
the month of September. The services will
be held at the usual hours, morning and
evenlng....Mrs F. G. Gay and children of
Brooklyn, N. Y, returned to their home
last Tuesday,. Mrs. F. r. Downs of
Charlestown, Mass, returned to her home
last Tuesday. Hatch Bros. are building
an addition to their shop to give storage
room for stock and barrels. :. Frank E,
Seavey of Lynn. Mass, who has been
spending his vacation at Swan Lake, return
ed home Monday
A BENEFIT RECITAL. This, Thursday,
evening at O'Clock benefit recital will be
given at the home of Dr. and Mrs. E. L.
Stevens, Church street, for Miss Marian
Wells, with the following program:
PIANO Solo,, Miss Amy E. Stoddard
soprano SOLO, Miss Lillian Bearce
Violin Solo, Miss Hazel DOak
Mezzo Soprano Solo,
Mrs Susan Dinsmore Wescott
Readlng, Mrs. Georgia Burroughs Parker
soprano Solo, Miss Marian Wells
soprano SOLO, Miss Lillian Bearce
Miss Mary E. Faunce and Mrs Helen
d. Gllchr st, accompanies.
Miss Wells musical talent, with which
she has already been very generous, is too
well known to the public to need any COM
and as she hopes to continue
her musical studies in Boston this winter
it is hoped that the affair will be as great
financial success as it is sure to be artistic
ally. Miss Lillian Bearce of Auburn, who is
to be the guest of Mrs. E. L. Stevens, has a
fine soprano voice which Belfast people
will be glad of an opportunity to hear, and
the others on the program are always popu-
lar with the public. 1t was impossible for
those in charge to make personal canvass,
so a cordial invitation is extended to al! to
attend. The tickets, which may be procur
ed at the house, are 80 cents.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The new sch, Mertie
B. Crowley sailed from Rockland Aug. 2Sth
for Philadelphia to load coal for Boston,
and has two other coal charters from Phil
adelphia for Boston,. The good old sch.
Polly is loading brick at Orland for Rock
land. Sch. Florence Leland is loading
random stone at Vinalhaven for New York
at $1.10.. Sch. Harold C. Beecher is char
tered to load paving at Black Island for
Philadelphia, at $1.25 per ton. Sch.
Maine, 100 tons, built at Bath in 1856, was
sold recently to Potter & Clark of Wash
ington, and Capt. John Jones of Baltimore.
The latter will command her. =. Sailors are
scare in ROckland and sch Winfield s.