The Republican journal., 1908-01-30


The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. F. w. Pote, Monday, Feb. 3rd, at go
p. m.
Mrs. Lena P. SWEET, of Molunkus is the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Weshe,
Church street.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet
with Mrs W. E Jones. Spring street, this
Thursday, afternoon at O'Clock.
There will be scent social, entertain
ment and sale of homemade candy in the
Trinity Reformed Church vestry tomorrow,
Friday, evening.
A Boston, Mass, subscriber writes: 81
assure you this paper is as welcome as an
old friend and is looked for every week"
A sad accident occurred in Unity Tues
day Guy Ames, the eighteen year old son
of James II. Ames, left home Tuesday
morning to go skating on the pond, and
did not return. His father, who has
b en- in California for some time arrived
home very recently. There is but little
doubt that the young man met his death by
drowning and reward of 800 has been
offered for the recovery of his body.
S. s. Stanley of Rock port came to Belfast
last week to look after the personal effects
of Capt j. W. Manchester, who died recent
ly at his home in Camden. While in Bel
fast Capt. Manchester gave the schooner
Fancy, in which he was to have made a trip
south, to George W. Pendleton, who had
been employed all summer on the schooner
and who repaired her after she was damag-
ed in a gale here. He also gave to Mr..
Pendeton sloop and two tenders The
estate will be settled in the probate court.
Isn't it about time to begin making prep
arations for next falPS live stock show and
fair? The success of last falls show is
pretty good guarantee that a better and
bigger show, embracing agricultural, hor
ticutural, dairy and manufactured prod
ucts of the county, in addition to live stock,
would be drawing card. A good big
county fair is a good big advertisement for
the county holding it. Now is the time TO
start in on such an undertaking. Get out
the premium list early so that farmers and
tirstlings of their focks, fields and gardens.
Don't put this matter off until the season is
80 far advanced that farmers, gardeners
and stock men are unable to make show
ing of the best they can do.
TRAVELLERS CLUB. A very interest
ing and we'll attended meeting of the Tray
eller's Club was held at the home of Mrs.
Edward Morrison Tuesday, Jan. 28th. The
report of the committee on philanthropy
ic work, with the suggestion that the club
cothe one girl at the Girls Home and fur
nsh material for the sewing school, was
unanimously adopted A report of the
md-winter meeting of the State Federation
was given by the delegate, Mrs R. F. Dun
tor. After the business the following pro-
gram was given: venetian Artists" by
Mrs. Chas. P. HaZeltipe; reading, "Brown-
ings in Venice" Miss Maude E. Mathews;
".Andrea del sarto,n by Browning, Mrs;
be held with the Misses Mathews, High
street, Tuesday Feb. 11th with the program
as given in the year book "HlstOry of
Florence" by Mrs. A. J. Knowlton; read
ings, Prescription of Florence" Miss Mabel
E. Mathews; "Character sketches, Calico,
AIacchiavelli" by Miss Nellie H. Hopk ms.
GURNEY's CORNER. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Wentworth and daughters Ida and
Melvina and Master Howard of Poor's
Mills have moved here on the Samuel
Gonyea place. Mr.. Gonyea has reserved
rooms for himself. Mrs. Gonyea has gone
to Brockton, Mass, for the winter. John
II. Luce of Searsmont is working for the
Hatch Brothers making barrels. Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Larrabee Of the city were at
knnprfS
wife stopped over in the city Saturday
night. Mrs Roberts is the popular dress
maker in this place. She has many orders
and will soon have to have help -. Fred
Holmes has a crew of men in his woods and
they are cutting some very large trees:
Some of them scale 1,1OO feet, and are 60
feet long and 10 inches at the top end. j.
Cyrus Beck with sold 10 hens to Melvin
Clark which weighed. alive, IS pounds. e.
Mrs. Ripley Whitcomb is much improved in
health. Capt Wiley, who has been Grip
pied with rheumatism, is improving. -.
expected home very soon. ..Pickerel have
begun to bite and some very handsome
catches have been made the past week.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred A. John
son, Masonic Temple, is offering this week
superior selection of new dress ginghams
and India lnons. Choice ginghams at IA
cents and India linons at 10 to so cents a
yard To-day, Thursday, $40 yard>-no
more, no less-of full bleached Egyptian
finish India linon will be placed on sale at
81 cents per yard. Not over - yards to a
customer. Call or telephone Fogg's mar
ket for your Sunday dinner. The best of
everything in meats. poultry and vegetables.
Another lot of choice pigs from George
Young for Saturdays trade. .....See state
ments of the Capital Fire ms Co r Of Con- Con
Maj inc ms. Co., of Springfield, Mass, Fred
Atwood, Winterport, agent. The old Spring
field is well known for prompt dealing. De
sirable risks written at current rates. The
Capital is also known as a prompt adjuster
Of losses. and both are strong companies: :.
land wagon, two poles, buck board and
pole, an extension top and a top buggy for
sale at the Dunbar stable, Washington
street. :. The family of the late Capt }. P.
Showers publish card of thanks. See
advt: Of 0%lcord & Chapman, proprietors o.
nioht TolenhOna connection.