The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-06-04
The Universalist Social Aid will meet
with Miss Nettie Shuman, Waldo avenue,
this. Thursday, afternoon at o'clock.


this. Thursday, afternoon at 2 O'Clock.
Canton Pallas, Patriachs Militant, will at
! tend the annual council and field day exer-
cises in Bangor June 9th, 10th and 18th.
The W. G. T. o. will meet with Mrs. w.
F, Langill, Park street, tomorrow, Friday,
at $50 p. m. Regular topic, Flower Mis-
! sion Work, led by the local superintendent,
Mrs. C. L. Wright Plans will also be made
for the county convention and full atten-
dance is requested.
Allen Patterson received his new Ford
car from Bangor last week and has had it
out for a trial spin. F. G. Mixer, who is
| also to have a Ford, is building a garage at
his place on Commercial street. Horace
| Cheb.ry arrived from Boston Tuesday
evening in his automobile.
Members of the local Women's Christian
Temperance Union remembered the recent
birthday of Mrs. Helen A. Carter with a
very pleasant and real surprise party.
Pinks from the Union and bouquets from
friends attested the regard in which the
hostess is held. AS Mrs. Carter is musical
director of the county W. c. T. u, music
naturally furnished part of the evenings
entertainment.
! At the meeting of the directors of the
Home for Aged Women last Monday night
Miss J. A. Wiggin was appointed chairman
| of a committee to plan a lawn party at the
| Home some time soon. Another life inmate
WAS taken into the Home. This is one of our
most deserving institutions and its affairs
are copscientiously handled by board OF
directors who are interested in its welfare.
The lawn party last year was a social and
financial success This early notice will
enable those interested to prepare fancy
work for sale, which will be feature OF
the party.
| The annual convention of the Waldo
| County Women's Christian Temperance
Union will be held in Swanville at the
grange hall, June 10Th, and under the
/ lead of Miss Alice G. Kane SWanville is
making hospitable arrangements. A PUCK
board party will 20 from Belfast, rain or
shine. Every union should send delegates,
and friends are invited. Remember to SEND
dues and reports in season, and do your
part to help. The chairman of the COM
mttee on resolutions is Mrs. S. A. Mansur
of Monroe, to whom please send resolutions .
Rev. Alfredo Brewster, State organer, will
be the speaker and will spend the week in
the county.
LAST WEEKS STORM. People are hard
ly done talking yet of the electrical storm
Tuesday evening, May Goth, and, as was
to be expected, a number of incidents were
reported after The journal of last week
had gone to press. The farmhouse of Will
liam H. Wight on Linc0lnville avenue was
struck and somewhat damaged but fortu-
nately was not set on fire. A bolt struck
the house of Percy S. Edgecomb on the
cross street between Belmont and Lincoln
Vile avenues and passing down the chimney
entered the sitting room. The family were
more or less affected and Mrs. Edgecomb
was rendered unconscious. bolt struck
the house on Race street occupied by the
Robinson family, damaging the chimney
and ripping off the saddleboards, cutters
and corner boards. The barn of Arthur j.
Beach in East Belfast was struck and some
what damaged and a large hog killed. AT
the home of G. O. Dickey in Northport the
lightning came in on the telephone wire,
demolishing the instrument In the losses
must be included furniture stored in the
upper part of the Wyman barn, which was a
total loss with no insurance.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. john
son, Masonic Temple, is selling new % cent
bows at 10 cents; embroidered collars, the
Is cent kind, at 10 cents, and smart white
wash belts at % cents Call early as these
prices will ensure quick sales. The Bel
fast Fuel & Hay Co. invites you to buy your
winter coal now at the reduced prices and
guarantees satisfaction in weight, quality
and delivery. They sell manufactured wood
of all kinds, hay and straw, charcoal, steam
coal and blacksmith coal. Special attention
given to delivery outside the city limits.
The Belfast Savings Bank on June LIST had
deposits of 81, ,372 80. 1t paid its 80th
semi-annual dividend on that day at the
rate of per cent. and has paid total of
dividends to depositOrs to date of 1885,
O77S3. Deposits liz this bank are exempt
| from taxation. .. The Swan & Sibley Co.
advise their customers and the public gen.
orally that now is the time to buy your win
ter's coal. They will handle this year the
we'll known ant hracite coal of the Philadel-
phia & Reading Coal Co., and will deliver
and put in stove, egg and chestnut coal
at $7.25 per ton with discount of 25 cents
per ton on bills paid within 80 days from
date of delivery....T The Ford automobile,
for which the S. L. Crosby Co., Bangor,
are general agents, embodies high priced
| quality in low-priced car. Write to them
for booklet, or call at Fred j. Stephen
on's, Phoenix Row, and see one of the autos.
Geo. II. Patch, Northport,publishesa free
dom notice. Mrs. A. c. Brown, Mrs. E. F.
Estes and Henry E. Stevens publish card
of thanks. The entire lot of Robert
Morey's five and ten cent goods was bought
by the Belfast Department Store at sheriff's
sale and will be sold at 45 Main street be-
ginning today, Thursday, at u noon. This
is the largest and best assortment of and
10 cent goods ever shown in Belfast, in
Guiding both ornamental and useful articles.
-. Leslie +. Miller and family publish a
card of thanks to friends and neighbOrs for
kindness and assistance at the time of the
| burning of their house.. r. B. Brown of