The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-04-23
THE NEWS OF BELFAST,

I'LL INIvVO W O1lu no
The Unversalst Social Aid will meet
with Miss Ida Ames, Miller street, this,
Thursday afternoon.
church will meet with Mrs. D. FL. Strout,
Congress street, this, Thursday afternoon
at 2 O'Clock.
A sudden squall about ten o'clock Mon
day evening gave US a realistic reminder
that winter was not far in the background.
All day Tuesday there were intermittent
snow squalls, but Wednesday was bright
and mider, with hint of the long-delayed
spring in the air.
Waldo County Veteran Association will
meet at Comet Grange hall, Swanville, May
9TH. If stormy the first fair day following.
The hosts will furnish baked beans, brown
bread and coffee. The guests will bring
their pastry. All are cordially invited
Lorenzo Jones. Sec'y.
The Y. NJ. A. baseball team expect to be-
Saturday afternoon. 1t will depend upon
weather conditions whether or not they will
run an excursion. This will be the second
season this organization has had team in
the field and at present the prospects are ex-
cellent.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. E. P. Frost, No. AZ
High street, Monday afternoon April 9th.
The lesson Viii be from chapters three and
four of the c. L. S. c. book "Provincial
Types in American Fiction" Roll-call quo
tations from literary works of Mary E. Will
kins Freeman.
PooR's MILLS. The Benevolent Club
will meet with Mrs. j. A. HartshOrn next
Saturday afternoon and evening. The new
building is being built by the Club for the
purpose of having place in which to hold
their meetings, and also for church services.
...Tarlton and Howard Conley returned to
Boston Wenesday.
The class of 1908, B. Fl. S., wish to extend
thanks to the public for its liberal patron
age of their recent plays; to their school
mates for kind assistance rendered; to Mrs.
Parker and the teachers for their expendi-
ture of time in instructing them, and espe-
cially to Mr. Spinney and Mr.. Chase, whose
artistic efforts made them look and play
their parts to better advantage.
Miss Katherine c. Quimby, who is at
home from the New England Conservatory
of Music, Boston, gave an informal tea for
number of her mothers friends Monday
afternoon. Miss Quimby's guest, Miss Daisy
Burt of New York, poured, and dainty
light refreshments were served. Among
the guests were the Monday bridge club,
who went in after the afternoons play.
While crossing the bay Sunday afternoon
a row boat in which were Frank w. Pres
colt. Carl Cole, Harry Dickey and Jerry
Staples, capsized in the vicinity of the brick
yard and the four men were thrown into the
water. Cole swan to shore, and Prescott
also managed to reach the shore, though he
cannot swim. Dickey and Staples clung to
the boat, which they propelled to the shore.
Maurice Towle, who was witness OF the
accident, drove the four men home.
has returned from the city, where she visit
ed Mrs. Guy Peavey the past week. .... Pearl
W iley of Bar Harbor is here at work for
Fred Holiness. Mrs. Mary Knowlton is
having her barn repaired. Alonzo Wood is
doing the work. Charles Aver has bought
a nice horse of Ed. Ames of Searsport..
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Moore of the city were
the guests of Mrs. Abbie Clark one day
last week. =. Alvin Knowlton is getting out
rock in the roads and doing lots of work
carting gravel. The Robbins hill is much
improved. Cyrus Wood is at work in
Morrill,. ...... Will Wentworth. who cut mis-
foot two weeks ago, is improved so he gets
around on crutches. -. Melvin Clark has re-
turned from Bangor, where he did fine
business. .....F. E. Wood will increase his
force in the cigar shop the first of May.
Town Talk and F. E. Woods Best are man
ufactured here at this shop.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. James II.
HOwes has large assortment OF the new
est goods in his line. Suits, coats, skirts,
shirt waists, lingerie and gingham dresses,
underwear-in fact any ything you went for
summer wear. Fred A. johnson is con-
tinuing his sale of dainty new undermuslIn
and you will find surprising values at his
store. Spring shirt waists at the Fashion.
900. Lams0n & Hubbard hats of all styles,
as well as everything else you want for
spring wear at Dwight P. Palmer's, Ma
sonic Temple. I'M. P. W0odcock & Son
continue to offer excellent values in wall
paper and window shades. 1t is just the
time to get them nQw....Old customers
satisfied, new ones coming daily is what the
CITY National Bank of Belfast has to say.
... ohm w. Prescott and family publish
card of thanks. Dog lost. See advt.....
Mrs. R. Waterman and family publish
card of thanks. You will find the right
kind of fishing tackle at F. A. Follett &
Sons. . The Read Machine Works can Of
fer YOU a good trade in a Maxwell Car, a
Smaley marine engine or an apple igniter.
.... There will be free "Victor' concert at
Staples piano store Saturday evening, at
7.3O.
NORTH BELFAST. Mrs. Mary S. Hmes,
lady 80 years of age, and Mrs. Sarah Gill
more and famil Y were sufferers in the
Chelsea fire. They were residents of Bel
lingham Hill and their dwellings and con-
tents were entirely consumed. Members of
Mrs. GilmOre's family had very narrow
escape. Their clothing caught fire several