The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-11-25
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

lie NEWS VI BELFAST.
The University of Maine closed Wednesday
afternoon for the Thanksgiving recess until
next Monday.
A. W. Pendleton and E. D. Hatch of Islesboro
were among the recent arrivals at Bangor from
the big woods with two deer each
Dell Dunton brought in Monday a 21s
pound deer which he shot in Belmont not far
from the Chenery farm.
The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church is
planning to have pie and apron sale some
time in the near future. Date and place of
sale will be announced soon.
The owner of the cane left at H. E. McDon-
AIDS at the ime of the Eastern Star harvest
supper can have it by calling at the store or
house.
Milton B. and Irwin o. Hills have a large
crew at work erecting their new saw mill at
the outlet of Pitchers Pond. They have just
received nearly two car loads of new machin-
cry, which will be set up at once. They will
be ready for saving at an early date.
union service this, Thursday, evening will be as
usual for the benefit of the Girls Home, and
friends are earnestly requested to carry along
their mite for this excellent institution, so
much in need of funds at the present time.
The steamer Belfast is still in dry dock at
East Boston, but repairs are being rapidly
made and she will be ready the first of De-
cember for the winter run between Boston and
Winterport. She is being fitted with a new
starboard turbine engine and her propeller
blades are being reshaped.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. Addie c. Webber, No.
81 Court street, Monday afternoon, November
29th The magazine topic for this meeting
will be Egyptian Architecture The Iliad
books twenty-one to twenty-four; program, a
paper on Homer; reading, Discovery of the re-
markable palace of Amenhotop III. Roll call,
quotations from Homer.
An unknown man in the lookup at St. Steph-
en-, N. BIS giving the authorities of that town
no small amount of trouble. In few lucid
moments Monday he told the police that he
escaped from the Belfast, Me-, Jail on Nov. 4,
where he was doing time for vagrancy, and
also stated that he had done ''time" for va
grancy in Auburn, Augusta and other Maine
cities. 1t is thought he may be young man
named Rossen, said to be the son of wealthy
New York parents, for whom search has been
made in Fredericton, N. B.
The annual Christmas sale, supper and en-
tertainment by the ladies of the Universalist
parish will be held in the church vestry, Thurs
day and Friday, December End and 3rd. The
sale will be on Thursday afternoon from 2
o'clock until o'clock, and Friday evening
supper will be served at 6o'clock. The drama,
"How the Story Crew." will be presented by
the young ladies of the Social Aid at 7.3O
Tickets, IS cents, including supper and enter
tanment. Entertainment, 10 cents.
GUILD SUPPER. Twenty-Five members of
the Young Ladies' Guild of the North Church
met with Miss Anne NJ. Kittridge last Monday
evening. The cottage home was converted into
a red room with red streamers draped from the
center of the ceiling, red lanterns, red berries
and red candles attractively arranged about
the living room. = large open Hre aQueQ
warmth and glow to all. The table was very
prettily arranged with large centerpiece of
red berries. There were four chafing dishes
in which creamed chicken was made by Mrs.
David L. Wilson and Mrs Elon B. Gilchrest,
Welch rarebit by Miss Anne NJ. Kittridge and
shrimps and rice by Miss Bertha A. Wiley.
Olives, saltines. sandwiches, assorted cake and
coffee completed the tempting menu. Mrs
George kittridge, Mrs. Leslie c. Follett, Misses
Evelyn P Morrison, Maud B. Steward Lu
Thompson, Margaret L. Keene and Stella Dur
gin assisted in serving from small tables At
the close of the supper Mrs D. L. Wilson came
to Miss L. Grace Chadwick with glass and
a very large pitcher and offered her glass of
water. Miss Chadwick took the glass and from
the pitcher came a whole shower of little pink
parcels, containing a lunch set of cluny lace
and embroidered doiles. The recipients sur
prise and delight was very apparent. The
evening spent with music and sewing.