The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-15
Monday Mr.. E. c. Dow reported that snow
ball bush at his home had six blossoms on it.

We DOUBT II nanuSOHer dppieS cOulu De seen
anywhere than the two specimens Of Mcintosh
Reds Mr.. P. G. Hurd brought to town Monday.
They were very rich in color, smooth and
glossy.
The Journal is indebted to A. j. Robertson
of Newton Center, Mass, for a leafet issued
from the headquarters of the National Commit
tee of the Prohibition party, 90 La Sale street,
Chicago, Ill.
The laundry will be closed Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Friday evenings until furter notice.
The item last week, taken over the telephone,
read that the laundry would be closed on those
days, which was incorrect.
Unclaimed letters for the week ending Oct.
18th: Mrs. M. L. Bucklin, Mrs. A. F. kimball,
Miss ]. McCollaugh, Miss Maud Miller, Miss
Sadie Roberts, Miss B. Maud Stevens, Miss A.
S. Thomas, Harry Cotton, H. N. Goodman,
LEROY S. Libby, George Hatfield, w. L. Trip.
Game Warden Walter l. Neal on duty at the
| Union station Bangor says that he does not ex-
| pect any big shipment of game until after the
18TH The majority of hunters have an ambition
to shoot moose, SO many remain in the woods
! until the moose season opens, while others
defer their trip to Maine until that time. Hunt
ing conditions continue good, with indications
| of cooler weather and heavy frosts
| Last Saturday afternoon Belfast's star bow
| Ter, Maurice French, and Thomas, the Knox
| county champion, rolled 16-string match in
the Staples alleys, the former winning by 35
! points In the evening the crack Rockland
team was defeated by the Belfast bowling team
in five straight strings. The score was 1869 to
| 2l52 The Belfast team was composed of
Spinney, Durost, French, Spruce and Staples;
the Rockland team of Thomas, Dwyer, Kit
tredge, Heal and Fitch.
| There will be a musicale by the North Con-
gregational church choir at the home of Miss
Amy F. Stoddard, Church street, Wednesday
evening October 2lst. The proceeds will be
devoted to buying new church music, and the
! program will include vocal solos by Miss kath-
crime c. Quimby, Miss Caro- Hatch and Mr.
John Parker; piano solos by Miss Amy f.
Stoddard, and vocal trios and duets. 1t will
doubtless be one of the most enjoyable
musical events of the season.
The members of the Orpheus Musical Club
met at the home of their teacher, Miss Amy
E. Stoddard, Wednesday afternoon. short
musical program was given by Geneva Hutch
ms, Hazel Reyes, Madeline Coombs, Lavaughn
Knowlton. Hazel Bradstreet and Mary Hayes,
| followed by lesson in musical history given
| by Miss Stoddard The remainder of the hour
was pleasantly spent with games and light
| refreshments We're served. The meetings will
be continued through the winter, each pupil
| taking part in his turn
| The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. B, Robertson, Waldo
| avenue, Monday afternoon, October 18th
| Roll-call name some Southern author and give
a quotation from his writings. Lesson:
Clutch Art and Artists from the magazine.
and the study of chapter two of Foundations
of Modern Europe Program: character
study of Mirabeau and Madam Roland; reading,
Rrowning's Lost Leader" Paper: In what
respects was Holland ahead of other countries
in the time of William the Silent Question:
Why did Professionalism take one form in
Germany and another in Holland?
| The ladies' of the Trinity Reformed church
| gave most enjoyable harvest supper in
Memorial Hall last Friday evening on the an
niversary of the dedication of their church in
East Belfast The Widespread tables were
filled before 6 o'clock, and other guests waited
| until the second table. There were baked
| BEANS pumpkin pies and all the other dishes
which tradition associates with harvest sup
! pers, beside many other dainties. In the af-
ternoon there was a successful sale of useful
and fancy articles, and the ice cream and
candy found a ready sale, while the corner
grocery was also well patronized. The net
proceeds were about $40.
| John Cochran Chapter. d. A. R., held a very
enjoyable meeting last Monday evening when
Miss Amy T.. Stoddard was the hostess. As
the meeting fell on the anniversary of the dis
covery Of America by Columbus, the roll-call
was answered by facts and stories about that
! explorer Following the general outline of
Colonial History. the evenings subject was the
! Indians Of America and Miss L. A. Cochran
I read an extremely interesting original paper
on that subject. Selections from Winters
Bridal of Penacook" was read by Miss Flor
( ence NJ Hill. and The White Mans Foot, from
'.Hiawatha" was read by Miss NJ. d. Pilsbury.
| Light refreshments were served by the hostess
and u social hour enjoyed at the conclusion of
| the program.
| STEAMER NOTES. The boats of the Vinal-
haven & Rockland Steamboat Co. changed
| their time last week Steamer Governor Bod
| well now leaves Vinalhaven at a. m. and l
D. M, touching at Hurricane each trip. The
| Vinalhaven leaves Swans Island at $50 a. m.
! for Stonington, North Haven and Rockland;
returning, leaves Rookland at 100 pm. Until
further notice this boat will touch at Isle au
| Haut on each trip Tuesdays and Fridays, If
weather conditions are suitable Judge Put
nam of the U. S. District court, Portland has
decreed that the foreclosure sale of the East
ern Steamship Company should take place No
vember oath, at Bangor. Unless anyone comes
into court and gives good legal guarantee that
the debt of the company will be paid there will
| be no intervention.
Noticing in the window of Stephenson 4
| Dement'S fish market on Phoenix Row some
tempting looking fnnan haddies, the writer
was informed that they were cured by this en-
terprising firm and that they had been in the
business all summer, finding ready sale for
the limited number they could prepare. The
/ fish are taken from the water one morning.