The Republican journal., 1909-12-02
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.
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The public schools of this city will close the
winter term March 18th and begin the spring
term April 4th.
The Guild of the North church will meet
with Mrs. D. L. Wilson at the parsonage next
Monday evening.
Queen Esther Circle will meet tomorrow,
Friday, evening at 7.45 with Miss Bertha Whit
ten High street.
Frank W. Gowen of Watervile has written
an appreciative sketch of Uncle Scion Chase.
which we shall publish next week.
In the recent award of prizes in the Heart
song contest conducted by the National Mag
azne, Boston, Mrs. Lizzie P. Heagan of this
city was one of the prize winners.
The steamer Castine, which has had very
successful excursion and freighting business
will be laid up as usual at the railroad wharf
and will soon be got ready for winter.
Saturday afternoon, December 18th, the
Ladies Aid of the Methodist Episcopal church
will hold sale of pies and aprons at the store
occupied by J. B. Waterman next to the store
Of B. D. Field on Church street.
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
Unitarian) church will meet at the home of
Mrs A. A. Howes, Church street, this, Thurs
day, afternoon at half past two o'clock The
subject of the paper is THE Tramp"
gentleman in this city, who is over 81, cut
his sons hair recently, and did a job that would
ne credit to many younger BARRIERS. When
his sons We're young he cut their hair regu-
arly He also shaves himself, and has always
done so. using the same razor he used when
Young man.
There was no quorum at the regular meeting
f the school committee last Monday. Miss
Fvelyn P. Morrison, who recently graduated
rom the Boston school of design and studied
ister in Minneapolis, Mimi, has been engaged
TO teach drawing in the Belfast schools and
viii begin her duties next Monday.
John Cochran Chapter of the D. A. R. are
looking up the graves of the Revolutionary
soldiers in Grove Cemetery and in the outlying
cemeteries and request all relatives who know
# any. whether marked by stones or not, to
report to Miss Florence NJ. Hill. The ladies of
the Chapter wish to mark them with the
-.,acial D. A R markers.
The local basket ball season opened in the
opera House last Monday evening with
aouble-header. Belfast High defeated the
Dark Harbl r Athletic Association by score
Of &C to 5, and game between the Belfast High
second team and the Mystic Five resulted in
tie Is to IS.
Remember the annual Christmas sale at the
I-niversalist vestry this Thursday, afternoon
from until D. m. Tomorrow, Friday, even
ing supper at o'clock, and at 7.30 p m. the
drama, How the Story Crew." will be present.
ed by the young ladies of the Social Aid,
Tickets, including supper and entertainment,
IS cents. Entertainment, 10 cents.
The F1REMEN's SUPPER. The joint committee
of members of Seaside and Washington Hose
GOllDanleS ana HOOK O. 1duOGI COupdily NV
have decided to have their supper in the
Pythian banquet hall on the evening of Deem
Der 9Th, and the Pythian Sisters will furnish
the supper. This is to be annual event for
promoting unity and sociablity among the
members of the fire department and thus add
ing to their efficiency. The special guests of
the occasion will be the mayor, the committee
on fire department, the chief engineer and as
sistants.
A L. Knowton of this city was arrested last
fall charged with liquor selling at the Bluehill
fair taken before the Municipal court at Ellis
forth and held for the S. J. court At the
October term the grand jury found indictments
against him for two single sales and as COM
mon seller He was then serving term in the
Waldo county jail Last week the law officers
Of Hancock county requested Sheriff Carleton
20 have Knowlton held for trial at the next
term of the S. j. court, and Tuesday he was
taken before Bail Commissioner Hartman and
gave bonds for $780, with his mother and his
wife as suretes.
Stanley R. knowlton, the young son of Clar
ence M knowlton who is working in the
woods near Moosehead lake, had exciting
experience last week. In company with anoth-
er young man he went out for hunt and they
came across a large moose. Stanley fired and
severely wounded the moose in the lungs. The
animal, enraged, then charged on his assalant
and Stanley took to the nearest tree, leaving
mis- rifle at its base. The beast hung around the
trunk of the tree and trod on and completely
ruined the rife. Stanley waited over an hour
in the bitter cold cinging to the branches be-
fore the moose died. In a letter home he said:
No more hunting for me; have had enough.
EDMINsTER PAYS THE CosTs. When the w.
S. Edrinster cases were brought up for settle
ment recently, Maitland B. Smith of Hartford,
Conn, paid to Clerk of Courts Wadlin So, 1856. SO
So, 800 of which was to release the bondsmen
and $685. 80 for the costs of suits Edminster S
attorney claimed the costs were excessive and
appealed to Judge Whitehouse. Mr. Wadln
receipted for the full amount and paid to the
county treasurer the $500 and deposited the
amount for the costs to await the decision of
Judge Whitehouse in the matter. His decision
was received last week and sustained the bill
Of costs, and Mr. Wadlin paid the s2S6.99 to the