The Republican journal., 1909-06-10

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The W. C. T. U. will meet this, Thur.d.v,
afternoon with Harriet N. Millet, High street.
The day was changed to enable all who wish to
attend the Sunday school convention in East
Belfast, Friday.
The tenth annual reunion of the Chase Chace
family association will be held at Hotel Ven.
dome, Boston, Mass. at 10 a. M, Wednesday.
June 80, 1909, and general invitation is ex-
tended to all of Chase-Chac name or descent,
to attend the meeting.
Many spent Sunday out of town, at the vari
GUS camps and cottages at the ponds or the
shore. 1t was an ideal day for motoring or
driving and the country was looking its best.
The fruit trees are blooming profusely this
season, and driving was never more enjoyable
There were nine boats on Affords Lake on
the forenoon of Memorial Day, but so far as
we are able to learn the only successful one
was Herbert w. Thorndikes, which landed
eight medium sized salmon in two days fishing
With Mr. Thorndike portion of the time were
his wife and Mr. and Mrs Charles R. Coombs
of Belfast,-Rockland Courier Gazette
The June meeting of John Cochran Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolution, will be
at the home of the Misses Kimball Monday
evening, June l4th. The roll-call will be
answered by the names of old-time flowers.
The paper of the evening by Miss ENERGY
CHM, will be on "Social Life in the Colonies"
J. G. Aborn began work June Sd on the ad-
diton to the Girls Home building, Northport
avenue. In tearing down the old L it was
found to have been constructed at different
periods with timbers of varying size. Original
ly it was a small one story structure. Then
second story was added, and later two extern
sions were built.
A crab-apple tree in the garden of Charles
P Hazeltne attracted the attention of all
passers-by last week. The tree, which is an
unusually symmetrical one, was literally covered
with white blossoms, which were so thick that
the leaves were almost entirely overshadow-
ed, and the effect, from short distance, was
both beautiful and unusual.
SUMNER TRAIN SERVICE. The summer
schedules of the Maine Central and Bangor &
June 21st The new time tables of the two
roads will differ very little from those of last
summer and the few changes that have been
made will conduce to the convenience of the
travelling public. B. & A. trains will leave
Bangor for Stockton and Searsport at $50 a M
and 4.3O p. M, and will arrive at Bangor from
Stockton and Searsport at Ills and $50
and Ass p. m.
The Northport correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial says that Mr.. and Mrs f. L.
French of Winterport, who for number of
years managed the Northport Hotel but who
gave up the house this season, have taken White
Rock cottage and will conduct boarding
house there during the summer season. Mr.
and Mrs. French have many friends and they
will have many patrons. MIR. and Mrs
Andrews, who have occupied the house for
many years. will retire and Mrs Andrews will
leave on trip for her health visiting friends
while Mr. Andrews will occupy one of the
smaller cottages for the summer.
WoMAN'S HOSPITAL AID. A meeting of this
association, held June 9Th in the council room,
Memorial Building, well attended, and tif-
teen new members were added to the list. Mrs
Clarence o. Poor and Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore
withdrew from the visiting committee for june
and Mrs O. S. Vickery and Mrs. H. H. Carter
were chosen in their places. Mrs. R. D. South
worth resigned from the board of managers,
and Mrs Moses W. Rich was elected to fill the
vacancy. An entertainment committee, to
have charge of entertainments until January
l, 1910, was appointed, as follows: Mrs H. H.
johnson, chairman, Mrs. 0. S. Vickery, Mrs. 5.
Augustus Parker, Mrs. John A. Fogg, Mrs. Ed
mund Wilson, Miss Anne M. hittredge and
Mrs H. H. Carter. 1t was decided to take
steps to organize auxiliary aids in each town in
the county. The bylaws amended to
read that the aid shall meet on the first Friday
of each month; hour and place to be announced
later.
AN EVENING IN THE WEST. The inmates
of the Home for Aged Women enjoyed rare
treat Wednesday evening, June End, when Mr..
and Mrs Edward R. Pierce of Cincinnati,
Ohio, who are spending the summer at their
home on High street gave illustrated talk
on an extended western trip they made last
winter. Mr.. Pierce gave the talk for the pleasure
of his aunt, Mrs. Joanna Brown, who boards at
the home, and wishing others to enjoy it with
| her it was given in the reception room, and
proved delight to all. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce
not only thoroughly enjoyed their trip, but
using their own camera and making their Ian
tern slides they give some of their pleasure
to others. Mr.. Pierce is fine conversational
list, and his story of his visit to the grand Can
on with accompanying pictures, and of surf
scenes and fruit growing were intensely inter-
esting. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce have about 200
slides and it is hoped later to give several talks
for the benefit of our public charities, in Me-
mortal Hall. Mrs. Brown is remarkably bright
for lady of 81 years and hopes to live to the
century mark She does beautiful fancy work,
is fond of flowers and of outdoor life. She is
! the mother of Hon. Arthur l. Brown, Secretary
of State, and of F. w. Brown of the Belfast
post Office.
SHIPPING ITEMS Schooner Osprey, brought
here from Harrington, has been condemned and
the work of stripping her began last week.
Some of the rigging will be used on schooner
Mary Weaver, which has been undergoing
repairs at Gilchrest's... The fishing schooners