The Republican journal., 1908-12-17

Tor the present Will use IL Iof SIoTdSe.
The public schools will close tomorrow, Fri
day, for the Christmas vacation. The term
examinations began yesterday in the High
school.
By the way-where is the electric light
granted last spring by the city government, to
be placed at the junction of Upper High street
and the Citypoint road? The people in that
neighborhood want it.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
Post Office for the week ending December IA:
Addie E. Davis, Miss Newcomb, John Burgess
Rev. Eugene Colburn, Karl Jordan, c. X.
Knowlton, G. T. Lindsay, Ralph w. Wording,
Charles Woods.
E. A. Mason and wife of Sabattus, Me- will
spend Christmas week with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Ned Mason, and will give dance at
Peavey's Hall, Citypoint, Tuesday evening,
December 22nd, with music by Mason Brothers.
All are cordially invited.
The Alliance of the First Parish church
(Unitaran) will meet at the home of Mrs.
Albert C. Burgess, Church street, this, Thurs
day, afternoon at 23O o'clock. Subject of
lions from Milton.
The tug Britannia was launched from Gil
chrest's marine railway last Thursday and
went to Bangor, returning Friday with the
tug E. D. Haley in tow The latter is to have
work completed on her deckhouse and the
pilot house put on Monday the tug Charlie
Lawrence was hauled on the railway for gen
eral repairs.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. c. A. Hubbard, No.
Park street. Monday afternoon, December 21st.
Rol-call quotations from Mrs. Brownngs
poems on Italian freedom Magazine topic,
Dutch Art and Artists The lesson will be
from chapter eleven of the c. L. S. c. book,
Foundations of Modern Europe.
Not the least disagreeable feature of the re-
duced mail service at Citypoint, says cor
respondent, is the arrival there of The journal
at %. M, instead of in the morning as former
ly. 1t is hoped that this is only a temporary
misfortune, and that the petition circulated
and sent in by the residents of the place may
vet do its good work in restoring the excel
lent mail service of which they have been de-
prived
Seven barrels of confscated liquors were re-
Gently shipped from the County Jail to c. H.
Graves & Sons alcohol distillers, Boston, Mass
The lot measured 1872 wine gallons and 1885
proof gallons, being little 81 per cent
proof. These goods were sold at the rate of
rs cts per proof gallon, and after deducting all
~ H.
for that amount has been received by County
Treasurer Wood
Mrs. George W. Stoddard was the hostess
for the December meeting Of John Cochran
Chapter, D. A. R., held last Monday evening.
The subject of the extremely interesting meet
ing was "The Boston Tea Party" and the
members answered the ro-call with the name
of Boston Revolutionary patriot. Miss Isabel
CHM read Holmes Boston Common hree
Pictures and the excellent and carefully
prepared paper, "The Boston Tea Party was
read by Miss Amy E. Stoddard. The conclud-
ing number on the program was reading by
Miss Cochran, "The Ballad of the Boston Tea
Party,' written in Holmes inimitable style
1t was especially appropriate that Miss Coch-
father, John Cochran, for whom the chapter
was named, was himself a member of that
"Mohawk band" An informal social hour
followed the program, and Mrs. Stoddard, as
sisted by Mrs. A. NJ Ferguson and Miss Amy
E. Stoddard, served light refreshments. Some
of the chapter members got so interested IN
the completion of one of the Doctors jig saw
puzzles that the time slipped by unnoticed,
and it was late before the final good nights
were said.
One of the peasantest social functions held
in this city for some time was the reception
given Tuesday evening by Mrs. Clarence o.
Poor for her two daughters-in law, Mrs. Wal
ter o. Poor and Mrs Frederick R. Poor. About
one hundred ladies called between eight and
ten at the Poor home Church street, which
was charmingly decorated for the occasion.
The parlor was arranged in pink and green,
pink festoons running to the central chandelier,
and beautiful cut flowers carrying out the
color scheme. Here the receiving line stood,
Mrs. Clement W. Wescott introducing the
guests. The sitting room, where an open fire
burning coZy all the evening, was charmingly
decorated with evergreen and red Christmas
bells. In the dining room, too, red and green
were used most effectively,and the centerpiece
for the daintily laid table was of red carna-
tons Candles furnished soft and pretty
light in the dining room, where Miss Avis M
Morrison poured. The ices, cakes and coffee
were served by Misses Annie L. Barr, Marian
Wells Florence E. Dunton and Marguerite D.
Pilsbury. Miss Edith West opened the door
The evening was one of special enjoyment to
all present.
| A PIANO RECTAL. An interested audience
of parents and friends listened to Seasons"
recital by eleven of the piano pupils of Mrs
Clarence E. Read at her home Friday evening"
December 4th The program opened with the
reading by one of the pupils of a selection
pertaining to spring. Then came piano solo,
"Voices of Spring" by Miss Flossie Heal, who
wore flowers typical of that season. Next
came violin solo, "Mendelssohn's Spring
Song" by Miss Hazel Doak, who also was
dressed to represent spring. Then Miss Janet
ia Rogers played Spring" followed by selec-
ton, "Bluebell," by Miss Evelyn Staples.
Then came the reading of Summer" after
which little Miss Frances Macomher in white