The Republican journal., 1909-12-16
The News of Belfast.

Inc news OF Belfast.
The grocery stores, markets and dry goods
stores will be closed all day Christmas.
| Mathews Brothers mill was shut down Tues.
day afternoon to overhaul the machinery and
boiler.
+ The Young Ladies' Guild of the North church
will meet with Mrs. John W. Jones next Mon
day evening.
Mrs. S. A. Parker will read the story in
'The Saving of Daddy" which the W. TU
is soon to present
The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. Fred w. Pote Monday afternoon. Decem-
ber 10th at 2.30 o'clock.
Seaside Hose Company No. ! held its annual
meeting last Monday evening and reelected
the present officers for the ensuing year.
The Christmas sale by the Baptist Young
Ladies Social Union has been postponed until
after the holidays, when a food table will he
added.
Next week we shall have some interesting
ma tier in relation to the publication of the
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fast. The prospects seem good for its publica-
tion in the near future.
! Our Freedom correspondence, dated Decem-
ber 10th, was received yesterday noon, and we
are unable to print it this week. 1t was post
marked Knox Station, December 18th, and the
envelope looked as if it had been in mud mud
die.
There will be special meeting of the Wom-
ans Hospital Aid with the President, Mrs. 0.
S. Vickery tomorrow, Friday, afternoon at 23O
o'clock to make arrangements for the Charity
Ball to be given in the Opera House, New
Years eve.
Brackets Sea Breeze blew in Tuesday. 1t
has colored covers this season. lots of local it,
lustrations, and goody showing of local ad-
vertising On the front cover is portrait of
aye Editor" and view of the entrance to his
office, 10 Main street.
Belfast pork is delicious and if the people
there should establish record of raising hogs
such as w. F. Whitcomb has, there would be
no need of any other part of the State sending
any pork to market. Mr.. Whitcomb has re-
Gently butchered a "porker" weighing $40
pounds.-kennebec Journal
Next Monday morning the Waldo Trust
Company will open for business at the old
stand in Masonic Temple, corner of Main and
High streets, in its remodeled banking rooms
While the improvements were going on it has
been located at 10 Main street.
Martin Patterson slipped and fell on an icy
walk last Thursday night when his way to
| on Row CIR Sslo faI
shoulder. Drs. E. l.. and John Stevens were
called and set the shoulder and neighbors anc
friends assisted in making him as comfortable
as possible under the circumstances.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
postoffice for the week ending December 14th
Miss Gertrude Collins, Mrs. Fanny Holmes
Mrs Jennie Mason, Mrs. Annie Pierce, Mrs
Lillian Russell, Peter L. Dalton, VIM. LYMAN
W. S. Nero, Frank W Seldom, NJ. G. Walsh.
H. E. Springer, Western Union Clock in.
spector was in Belfast Monday to arrange TO,
moving S. M. r. Locke's clock to the new store
which change will be made about January first
This clock is one of the best furnished by the
company, and was one of the first to be in.
stalled here, having been put into the presen1
store for H. j. Locke about eighteen years
ago.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqu;
street. Monday afternoon, December Goth
The study topic from the magazine will be the
pyramids and the Sphinx lesson from the c
L. S. C. books, Greek View of Life pages l54
167, and Homeric Stories, the Odyssey, books
eight to eleven. Roll-call, name some type o1
architecture.
Castle Lincoln, knights of King Arthur o.
the Unversaist church, is rehearsing for pub
lie presentation the drama, His First Ques
or How Gareth Won His Spurs" At the reg
ular conclave held last Saturday evening {
hockey team was organized, with Alonzo Shute
/ Captain, and Ansel Packard, Manager, and this
team is open to challenges from hockey team:
of other castles.
There will be Grand Charity Ball in the
Opera House New Years Eve. under the aus
pices of the Womans' Hospital Aid. Browns
orchestra of six pieces will furnish music The
floor will be in excellent condition and there
will be special decorations. Belfast Company
bids fair to be one of the social events of the
holiday season.
Stick no Red Cross stamps on letters ad
dressed to Great Britain or Germany. lettel
or package bearing the Red Cross stamp is t'
be refused transmission to the addressee, ever
when the full postage in legal stamps is affx
ed. Another warning: Do not regard the Rec
Cross stamps postage stamps They are
not and letters or packages having only these
stamps on them will be held for postage.
An exchange says that farmers in Wes
Hartland and vicinity will increase their potato
acreage next year. Mrs. l. F. Tilton, who
moved there four years ago from Waldo
county and bought the Frank Nero farm, re-
Gently bought the Cyrus Chase and the Moore
farms, intending to go into potatoes. AS the
three places Join and have south slope and