The Republican journal., 1909-12-02

The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. F. W. Pote, Monday, December 9Th, at
23Op. m.
Some very beautiful colored photos of local
scenery may be seen in the window of R. A.
French & Co.
The W. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs w. J.
Heal, No. 60 Miller street, tomorrow, Friday
afternoon at 2.30 O'clock
Thomas H. Marshall Circle will have their
annual election next Tuesday afternoon and a
full attendance is requested.
A. A. Howes & Co. received last week
consignment of Florida oranges direct from
the grove of Hudson D. Ames
There will be one of the popular 15-cent
suppers at the Trinity Reformed Church to-
morrow, Friday, at 6 p m. All are invited
The Poor's Mills Benevolent Club will have a
social and baked bean supper in their hail
Tuesday evening, December 7th. All are cor
daily invited
1.-The picture of a cross stuck through a hat
IS the way Belfast small boy describes the
symbol of the cross and crown on the ceiling
OF the church which he attends.
The regular meeting of the Parlor Musical
Society will be held tomorrow, Friday, even
ing, instead of Thursday evening, when the
Helen Reynolds Trio will appear in the lecture
course. A full attendance is requested on Fri
day evening
Unclaimed in, oil ct
post office for the week ending November 30th
Mrs Mary Bingham, Mrs. Mary Clark, A.
Clark, Chas. Mcintosh, L. B. Myrick, A c.
Thomas, C. E. Wilson, Willard Bowden, s. NJ
Currier, Capt. W H. Buckingham.
The regular month " meeting of the Women's
Hospital Aid will be held at the home of the
President, Mrs. 0. S. Viekery, Friday, Deem
Der Sd, at $50 p. nj. A full list of the contribu-
lions received at the hospital during donation
week. will be printed in our next issue
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs E. P Frost, High
street, Monday afternoon, December 9Th. The
topic will be from the November magazine
Roman Law and Early Christianity" from
the Greek View of Life. chapter three to page
142. Odyssey, books one two and three Roll
CALL quotations from the Odyssey
The annual Christmas sale by the Women's
Alliance of the First Parish (Unitarian)
church will be held in the church parlor on the
afternoon of Wednesday, December 9Th, be-
ginning at 2.30 O'Clock. Many useful and at
tractive articles suitable for Christmas gifts
will be on sale basket table will be novel
and interesting feature, and usual there
will be table of home cooking, and apron and
candy tables
The Young Ladies Social Union of the Bap-
fist church will have poverty sociable in the
vestry tomorrow, Friday, evening at half past
seven Everyone is invited to come and wear
their old clothes. A fine of one cent will be
charged for all ladies' wearing hair pins, combs
jewelry shoe strings, and for gentlemen
wearing stiff shirts, collars, neckties or shoe
strings. An entertainment will be given and
various kinds of amusements are planned, suit
able for both old and young. Admission, ten
cents.
A flock of wild geese was observed flying
south on November 18th and this is said to be
"sure sign" that winter is close at hand. We
were informed by the young man who knows
all about birds that there were hundred
and forty five geese in the flock. When we
questioned his ability to count the flock &C
curately he said scornfully, why shouldn't
count them? They fly in single file in V
shape with captain at their head. And' he
added, there's foolish one in every fiock.'
We refraned from asking any more questions,
but we would like to know more about this.
A case that has caused much sadness in bust
ness and social circles in Old Town was settled
in the municipal court Saturday morning, when
Judge Dunn ordered little Georgia Knight
committed to the care of the Girls Home at
Belfast, the court assuming jurisdiction over
the girl on the charge that she was in danger
of becoming a wayward girl unless provided
with home. There was long array of wit
/ nesses as to the conditions including many of
the leading women of the city and several of
the principal merchants on Main street. The
child's father was present and objected, but
after he had told his story; Judge Dunn render
ed the decision as stated above and the little
girl will be taken to Belfast Bangor CONNER
cal.
THANKSGIVING. 1t is a pity that the mild and
generally pleasant weather which had prevail
ed during the month of November could not
have continued two days longer. But the worst
storm of the season set in the day before and
continued on Thanksgiving day-a northeast
storm that interrupted travel by water, while
snow and sleet and rain made land travel I'M
comfortable if not impossible. In consequence
many must have missed spending Thanksgiv-
/ ing at home, and many family reunions were
/ prevented 1t began to Wednesday
afternoon and showed or sleeted through the
night and Thursday morning and at intervals
during the day it rained. In consequence few
people were seen on the streets Thanksgiving
day. and the stores. Offices, etc, were closed,
A union service was held in the Methodist
church in the evening and was well attended
despite the bad weather. The sermon was by
| Rev Arthur G. Roberts, pastor of the Baptist
church, who took for his subject 1.-THE Habit
of Thanksgiving" and gave an excellent dis
course Rev. Adolph Rossbach of the Uni
tartan church offered prayer and asked for tie
collection, which was to go to the Girls Home
Rev. David L. Wilson read the responsive
reading, and Rev. Ashley A. Smith read the
scripture. Rev. Albert E. Luce, pastor of the
Methodist church, presided. Special music