The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-12-03

| The n;ckev R,o,s launch Adah was hauled
out last Saturday.
The Woman,s Hospital Aid will meet with
Mrs. T. B. Dinsmore tomorrow fr'oay' AFTER
noon at 2.3O o'clock.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
most office for the week ending Defender lst:
Jennet A. Rawson. Percy Bound b. r. Stone.
The sociable and entertainment announced
to be held at Poors Mills this, thursday even
ing has been indefinitely postponed on account
of the death of Mr.. Noyes Wentworth
The Alliance of the First Parish church
0Tnitarian) will meet at the home of Mrs. A.
A. Howes this, Thursday, afternoon at zoo
o'clock Maxims in answer to the roll-call.
Mr.. William Patterson of Northport avenue
dislocated his right shoulder November z4th.
He is 80 years of age and is dong remark
ABLY we'll suffering none from the effects OF
the ether.
| The W. c.. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Minnie
Coombs tomorrow, Friday, at 2.3O o'clock. The
subject will be narcotics, and the leader Mrs.
Frances Frost They are holding special SER
vices every other Sunday in the county jail
and the cooperation of all interested is solicit
| ed.
"Pater" Collins, one of the stars of the Belfast
High school basketball team, has been elected
captain for the season and Ansel Lothrop,
manager. The boys are expecting Jack Phelan
to coach them for month, and have been
raising funds to defray the expenses of the
coach.
The Spiritualist meeting in Peavey's hall
| Citypoint, Sunday, November 29th, conducted
by Mrs Henry Larrabee was perfect success.
Mrs. Larrabee is young in the work but is one
of the best women speakers. There will be
meeting at the same hall December 18th, at l
| clock p. m.
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. R.
F. Dunton, Cedar street, Tuesday, December
| Sth, at go p. m. Program: paper, History of
Rome to present date; readings, Churches of
Rome, Mrs. A. J. Knowton; Arches, Coliseums
and Obelisks, Miss Maude E. Mathews.
Three thousand young salmon from the Lake
Auburn hatchery were placed in Pitchers Pond
last Monday by James H. Howes. The outlet
| to the pond has been screened and good results
are expected from this attempt to stock the
pond There is nothing to show for lot of
young fish put into this pond some years ago.
Mrs Ellen L. Shorey, who has been appoint
ed matron of the Old Ladies' Home, Belfast
entered upon her duties December LIST, after
few days rest at her home at Citypoint. The
position of housekeeper at the Girls Home
from which Mrs. Shorey has resigned, will be
filed by Miss Rachel Remission of Liberty.
Miss Florence M. Hill entertained two tables
of bridge on Thanksgiving evening. The
guests were the members of the bridge club to
which Miss Hill belongs and Miss Frances
Howes and Miss Abbie Doak. The prize a
daintly framed Japanese print, won by
Miss Alice NJ Nickerson.
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. r. held
their annual election last Tuesday afternoon.
1t resulted as follows: Commander, C. B.
Hall; S. V. Commander, A. D. Smalley; J. v.
Commander j. W. Ferguson Sergeon, j. w.
Nash; chaplain, A. E. Clark; @. NJ, E. R.
Thomas; o. D., James R. Dunton; O. G., John S.
Gilmore; Patriotic Instructor, D. o. Bowen;
Trustees, A. o. Stoddard; chairman, C. B. Hall,
D. 0. Bowen; alternate, ]. w. Nash.
The ladies' of the Universalist parish, under
the auspices of the Ladies' Circle, will hold
their annual fair in Memorial Hall Wednesday,
December 9th, afternoon and evening. Doors
open at 2.30 p. m. There will be offered for
sale useful and fancy articles and home made
candy. Supper will be served at o'clock, fol-
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7.S0 to p Supper and concert IS cents;
dance tickets SO cents per couple; extra lady,
rs cents.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. E. P. Frost High
street, Monday afternoon, December 7th. The
rol-call will be answered by dutch Proverbs. -
The lesson is from the November magazine,
STORY of Peace Movement" and from the c..
L. S. c. book, foundations of Modern Europe,
chapter nine. The program will include a
paper, "The Present Emperor of Austria, -
Hegel's Philosophy; reading, "The Profession
al Glasses among the Dutch Question Does
Germany really aim to absorb Holland?
Ice boat talk is prevalent now, and there is in
creasing interest in this sport from season to
season. There will be some additions to the
fleet and improvements made on the older boats
Horace Chenery has had bronze skates cast for
his boat. An ice yacht club, the Chymelque,
was organized at the close of last season and
this season the club offers a handsome chal-
lenge cup to be raced for. The cup may be
seen in the window of H. J. Locke & Son,
where it has attracted much attention. The
cup was presented to the club by Horace
Chenery.
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