The Republican journal., 1909-11-25

Der 10th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira M. CODE of Chicago provid-
| ed the Girls Home with Thanksgiving dinner
which included turkey, vegetables, confection-
cry, fruits and nuts It was thoughtful and
generous act.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post-office for the week ending November
23rd: Mrs. Henshaw, Mrs. Flora jackson,
Mrs. P. T. Mcdonald, Mr.. A. H. Carter, Frank
lin H. Black, G. E. Hamlin, Fred D. Tucker A.
H. Wentworth.
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 8th Remember the
date and look for further particulars in next
weeks paper.
From present indications it will be necessary
to increase the number of tables for the Mill
tary Whist party to be given in Memorial
Hall, December 9th. Several guests are ex-
pected from out of town and much interest is
manifested in the affair.
Veteran Association will meet at the Grange
Hall in North Searsport December 2, 1909. If
stormy, the next fair day. All friends of the
old veterans are cordially invited. Bring your
pastry. A. Stinson, Sec'y.
Charles R. Coombs is mounting fine spec-
men of the Arctic owl. 1t was shot by F. A.
Tower of Belmont. The shot injured one wing
and the owl lived a week at the store, until Mr..
Coombs chloroformed it. Roy E. Young is the
fortunate possessor of the bird.
The Penobscot Bay Electric Co. have run
their power wire from Stockton Springs to the
station in East Belfast, but are unable to say
when the current will be turned on here. AS
the current is different from that now in use
it will involve installing new motors.
The Ladies Thimble Club gave Mrs Geneva
R. Carter surprise party and supper last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Carter is to leave soon
for trip South. She will spend Christmas
with relatives in Pittsburg, Pa, and later will
join her husband in Savannah, Ga, for the
winter.
Alexis Gross is giving the finishing touches
Gilchrest. The workmanship is of the best
and the model fine one. The engine will be
installed in a forward compartment away from
the space for passengers, in which camp stools
will be used for seats.
There was no boat from Boston yesterday
morning, the Bangor which left here Monday
having laid over at Rockland until Tuesday
afternoon. She went beyond Rockland but
found it so rough she put back. There will be
boat from Boston this morning and boat
out this afternoon.
The Monday edition of the Bangor Daily
News went astray and arrived with the Tues
day edition, and the Saturday Evening Post
sold here by the newsboys did not arrive last
week, and had not turned up at last accounts.
The mail subscribers received theirs Thursday
night, "a hours late.
A special meeting of the Womans Hospital
Aid was held last Friday afternoon at the home
of the president Mrs. o. S. Vickery. In the
absence of the secretary, Mrs. G. E. Bracket,
Miss Anne M. Kittredge was elected secretary
pro tenn. 1t was voted that the society give to
| the hospital gift for donation Week"
half dozen straight high-backed chairs for use
in the office and reception room.
AN "INGLENooK" CONTRIBUTOR. j. H. Fer
maid of Belfast, has been writer for the
Ingenook, a weekly magazine published in
Elgin, Illinois, for about year He recently
had long article on 1.-The Comet" The issue
of November 10Th contains the first chapter of
series of illustrated articles on the history
of New England in Colonial Days. The series
will run for 26 or 80 weeks. The heading of
these articles is neatly gotten up and is very
appropriate. 1t occupies the space across the
top of the page and is about II inches wide. In
the center is the title of the article and the
name of the writer; on the right is picture of
the Mayfower landing at Plymouth, and at the
left is map of colonial New England all in
closed in a neat border.
CHAsE's BLOCK. The work of remodeling
the first floor of the old National bank building
now Chase's block, goes on apace under the
personal supervision of the owner, Mr.. R. P.
Chase. A window is to take the place of the
bank entrance and the new entrance will be on
Main street adjoining the entrance to the store
below. The frame for the big plate glass show
window is in position and the work on the in
terror is progressing rapidly. AS previously
announced H. ]. Locke & Son will occupy this
new store, and their present store, which is to
enlarged by taking in the old directors room at
the rear, will be occupied by R. A. French &
Co., now in the Howes block, corner of Main
and High streets. The upstairs tenants will re-
main the same-Field & Quimby, insurance,
and Dr. E. L. Stevens.
| The PARLoR MUSICAL SOCIETY. At the
annual meeting of the Parlor Musical Society
in their rooms on Phoenix Row November 18th,
the following officers were elected: Honorary
president Mr.. C. o. Poor; acting president,
Rev. Adolph Rossbach; vice president, c. E.
White; secretary, Ralph A. Bramhall; treasurer,
E. S. Pitcher; librarian, Miss Katherine c..
Quimby; executive committee, Mrs. c. W.
Wescott, Miss Charlotte w. Colburn, Mrs. E
S. Pitcher, Mrs Elon B. Gilchrest, Miss A.
Louise bennett. Mr.. Poor was elected presi-
dent but resigned, and in recognition of his
faithful service in that office for q years was
made honorary president. In accepting the
honor conferred upon him Mr.. Poor spoke en-
Enthusiastically of the hearty cooperation of the
members of the society during his incumbency
of the Office Messrs. c. E. White, Rev.
Adolph Rossbach and E. S. Pitcher were ap-
pointed committee to have charge OF the