The Republican journal., 1909-12-09
The News of Belfast.

Inc brower Circle at Mason's Mills will have
a pie social at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Thompson, tomorrow, Friday, evening.
The u. A. R. will meet with Miss Florence
Hill Monday, December 18th, at 7sO D. m.
subject, The Puritans; roll call, famous Puri-
tan clergymen.
Come to Belfast for your holiday goods. The
stores were never more attractive and bargains
are offered in all lines. See those announced
in our advertising columns.
| Carle & Jones' special sale last Saturday was
a great success. When it began they had the
goods, as advertised, and when it closed hun
dreds OF people had the bargains of their lives,
The store was thronged with eager buyers all
through the day and evening
1t is hoped to present the opera Iolanthe
about January 2Oth and good judges say it is
to be one of the best operas ever put on bv
local talent. The dramatic parts are strong,
and the music Sullivan's best production.
Costumes have been ordered from Boston.
! Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post office for the week ending December 7th.
Miss Marguerite Allen, Mrs Josie Clark Mrs.
IDA Cram e letters), Miss Augusta Gray, Mrs.
Jennie H. Thurston Miss Mitchell, Herbert
Buckley, H. F. Crabtree, James H. Hill, Curtis
]. Lougee, Willard S. Morse
| DR.. Samuel Parks Cadman of BROOKLYN, N.
Y, will be the next speaker in the lecture
course, given under the auspices of the I'M
provement Society. He is one of the leading
speakers of the day. and is not only clergy
man, philosopher and orator but a teacher of
modern thought. He will speak here January
9th, and those who have not secured course
tickets can obtain single tickets for so cents.
Miss Nellie M. M arshall of Paris has been
engaged as superintendent of the Waldo Coun-
ty hospital, to take the place of Miss Abigail
H. Hinckley, resigned. The new superinten-
dent will assume her duties December 18th.
Miss Hinckley is to take post graduate course
in Corey Hill hospital in Brookline, Mass Miss
Lora E. Libby of Portland, who has been on
duty with Miss Hinckley will return to her pri-
vate nursing in Portland
G. A. R. Posi- AND CIRCLE. At the annual
meeting of Thomas H. Marshall Post, TUESDAY,
afternoon, December 7th, the following Off
GERS were elected; Commander, A. D. Smalley;
senior vice, Capt. John W. Ferguson; Junior
vice, John Thompson; quartermaster, E. R.
Thomas; surgeon, j. W. Nash; chaplain, A. E.
Clark; officer of the day, James Dunton; officer
of the guard, T. D. Guptill; delegates, James
Harding and Adelbert Knight; alternates, J.
W. Nash and John Thompson. AT the annual
meeting December 7th of Thomas H. Mar
shall Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., the fol-
lowing officers were elected President Mrs.
Alma Ryder; senior vice. Mrs Abbie Putnam;
/ junior vice, Mrs. Carrie Cunningham; chaplain,
Mrs Harriet N. Carter; treasurer, Mrs Julia
A. Mckeen; conductor, Mrs. Hattie Riggs;
guardian, Mrs. Emma Crocker; counsellor,
Mrs Mary Russ.
SALE, SUPPER AND ENTERTAINMENT. The
annual Christmas sale of the Universalist
society was held last Thursday afternoon from
2 until 6 o'clock and many pretty and useful
articles were sold. Mrs L. T. Shales and Mrs
J. &. Paul had charge of the apron table, Miss
Juliette A. Wiggin and Mrs. Charles H. Crosby
of the candy table, and Mrs. John A Fogg and
Mrs Sherman G. Swift of the fancy table. At
T. pm. fine supper was served and it was well
patronized After supper the amusing farce
"How the Story Grew" was presented to an
appreciative audience. Those taking the parts
were Mrs. Sherman G. Swift, Mrs. George A.
Leavitt, Miss Lula Mason, Miss Elizabeth Kel-
ley, Miss Alice Nickerson, Mrs. Eugene L.
Cook, Miss Katherine Brier and Mrs. l.. H.
Stearns. The vestry was very prettily deco
rated for the occasion with evergreens berries
and Christmas bells. Mrs Charles Bradbury
and Miss Elizabeth Kelley had charge of the
decorations.
| HOSPITAL DONATIONS. Following is partial
list of contributions sent to the Waldo County
General Hospital during donation week: celery
and pumpkins, Mr.. W. X Keene; old linen.
Mrs. Clements; ] doz. oak chairs, Women's
Hospital Aid; ] doz. spreads, James H. Howes;
canned goods Mrs. S. A Parker; canned fruit
and comforter, Mrs. S. B. Parker; barrel
flour, Mr.. and Mrs Edward Sibley; canned
fruit, Mrs H. H. johnson; 50, Mrs. j. C. Gil
more Searsport; candies, fruit and ice cream
Louis Shiro; l bushel potatoes, Mr.. Achorn,
Morrill,; jelly and towels, Mrs. O. S. Vickery;
butter and olives Mrs. Geo E. Bracket; old
linen and canned fruit, Mrs. Seth Brown;
linen towels, Miss Hattie M. Black; jelhes and
old linen, Mrs. j. o. Black; white iron crib,
Spencer & Eaton; l days labor painting, Capt
James H. Perkins; vegetables, Isaac Flagg,
Belmont; preserves, apples pair towels and
old linen, Mrs. Percy Wentworth. unanimous
vote of thanks is extended to the above donors
and to others for gifts not printed, by their re-
quest.
ARRESTED FOR LIQUOR SELLING Monday
Sheriff Carleton and deputies Ellis and Hurd
visited the apartments on Main street formerly
occupied by Stella Moore and arrested George
Forbes, Fred Smith and Annie A. Ingersoll:
and took them before the police court charged
with the sale of Intoxicating liquors. Smith
and the Ingersoll woman came here from
Rockland about two weeks ago. and the place
had been under suspicion for some time
Forbes admitted that he had been pocket ped
ding, but said it was agent for Smith
He was bound over as a common seller in the
sum of 5000 and Smith was bound over on two
cases, common seller and common nuisance,
under $500 bonds for common seller and 5000
bonds for common nuisance. On each of two sin
gle sales he was fined $50 and costs, and 80
days in Jail, with 80 days additional in default
of payment of fine and costs Both Forbes
and Smith went to Jail. The woman declared