Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-08-19
Another Belfast Business
House Will Close.
Grocer F. N. Lancaster Has
Been in Business Over SO Years.
Belfast Ice Boat Club Organized.
PersonaIs...Latest Dexter Notes.

| known ana NcncfdDlc SI'G - yliEtli,
Frank Nj. Lancaster, who has been do
| ing business on Main street for over
50 years, will close out his stock and
retire. Mr.. Lancaster is 81 years old
and is still actively engaged in bust
ness but his family has prevailed upon
| him to give up his business activity
| before winter and he will do 50. His
| store on the corner of Main and Wash
| ington streets has long been a typical
corner grocery and will be sadly miss
| "a by the many old cronieS and friends
| of Mr.. Lancaster who have for years
| spent many Il hour sitting around the
| stove telling yarns and talking politics
| and various other topics of the day.
| The building has been sold to Charles
| r. CoombS, who will renovate il and
rent it, The rumor that Mr. Coombs
| would move his undertaking establish
| ment from his present building is with
out foundation. Mr.. Lancaster retires
with the best wishes of many friends
| for many years of life among us.
a party of gentlemen from this city
met Saturday night at the camp of
Horace Chenery at Tilden's pond and
organized what is to be an Ice Boat
Club Officers We're elected and the
following were enrolled as charter
members: Horace Chenery. James II.
Howes, Ralph II Howes DR.. w. c.
Libby. EDWARD r Fstabrooks, Her
bert Foster, William H. Hall. William
H. Quimby, Herbert Foster. Fred r.
Chase and Hugh d. Mcclellan and
Lewis Young of Boston. The officers
oil ~
Howcs; vice Com. Edward r. Esta-
brooks; Treas, Horace Chenery; Sec,
William II. Hall. A committee Of three
was appointed to formulate rules and
regulations for the club and to report
ut the next meeting which will be held
at Dr. Chenery's office at O'Clock
Saturday night. The committee was
made w of Ralph II. Howes. William
II. Quimby and Horace Chenery. Dur
ing the meantime the members will
catn select a name for the club and
one will he selected at the next meet
ing. Other members will be taken in
as elected to membership.
A supper and entertainment will be
given in the Trinity Reformed church.
East Belfast. Friday night. Several of
the summer visitors have agreed to
take part.
Mrs Macdonald has returned to her |
home in this city.
The public schools in this city will |
begin Monday. Sept ID.
Herbert 7. Field returned last night
from a siA-weeks trip to the Pacific
coast. While gone he met several Belfast |
boys now located in the West, among |
them Jesse Wilson and Bert Thompson
S,Ili, -, lie
in BerIiey, Cal MI. Field will resume
his position as assistant cashier in the |
Belfast Savings Bank.
The Ladies' Aid of the Baptist church |
will hold a Picnic supper and clambake
at the City park Wednesday night. All
members of the parish are cordially in
vted. Supper will he served az the pa
vli,n aholt o'clock. the cambake to
he personally supervised by Capt l. w.
Parker.
J. g. Ahorn is putting steel ceiling
into the receiving tomb at the Grove Gem
etery.
Hon. = r. Hanson spoke in Union hall.
waterproof. last night at Il Democratic
rally. Tonight he will speak in Frank
fort with S. w. Gould.
Commodore George l.. Burd of the Unit
ed States navy. who with his wife and
daughter is spending the summer in one
of tho Elwell cottages Little river, was
in Belfast today calling on old friends
The marriage intentions of Charles
Dean Cool of Madison. Wis. son Of Isaac
Newton Cool of Decatur. Ill, and Miss
Edith Farrar, daughter of Hon, and Mrs
Robert T.. Dunton of this city, are filed
at tho office of City Clerk Littleticld. The
wedding will take place at the Du1ton
residence on Cedar street Sept &c
Miss Erma PcttinEill, who is at home
from Boston for the summer vacation. is
spending week at Northport the guest
of Miss Eva Perkins.
Mrs. Ralph Howcs entertained the FOL
yesterday at her camp, Pine Lodge,
Pitchers pond. A Picnic dinner Bridge
and fishing was the order of the day.
There were 10 in the party.
Rev. William Vaughan of the Trinity
Reformed Church. East Belfast, and his
son Otto. together with Ernest LENS of
New York. summer visitor. took IA trip
to Bangor yesterday in Otto Vaughan's
motor boat, the Efiic Knox. On their way
back they encountered a heavy sea and
IouSn weather ana put into SearSpOrt.
tclephoning for a carriage to come for
them.
Miss Alice Simmons. daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs Valorus Simmons. and grad
uate of the Emerson College of Oratoiy.
has kindly consented to read at the Home
for Aged Women benefit Thursday night
Another artist added to the list is Miss
Sara Russ of Medford. Mass, whose rich
voice was heard with pleasure
at the concert given at the Home last
year With the exception of Miss Eamcs ,
the artists who We're to appear last week
will he heard
Mrs. Cecil Clay is making arrangem5 nts
to give a dance in Memorial hall next
Friday night.
Miss Helen Doak is the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. ii. f. Macdonald at Ieta cot
age. North shore. for week. An in
formal dinner was given last night by
X. Conner was high line in Bridge and
Those present We're Mr. and Mrs. f.. r.
Conner. Miss Louise Furgerson, Miss
Helen DO1E NrS q u U;u;.,,.o, II