The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-12-22
The News of Belfast.

cert by the children in the vestry at IL o'clock
The News of Belfast.
The steamers Anna Belle and Golden Rod
from Brooksville, Castine and Islesboro last
Tuesday.
special meeting Of the Belfast Musical
Society will be held next Tuesday evening.
There is important business to be done and all
members are requested to be present.
The Belfast Gun Club will hold shoot at the
grounds at the foot of Allyn street, December
26th, at 9 a. M, weather permitting. All in
terested in the sport are cordially invited to
attend.
Leslie B. Gardner, for many years with E. R.
Conner, will continue with the new firm of
Norton & Pillsbury, until spring at least They
take possession Jan. LIST.
BASKET BALL. The first basket ball game
OF the season will be played in the Opera
House tomorrow, Friday, evening between the
Bangor Y. M. c. A. and the B. H. s. Alumni
team. Albert Mudgett will manage the local
team, which will be composed principally of
the boys at home from college. They have
been soliciting funds for uniforms and outfits
and all have responded literally. There will
be good material in both teams and q fine game
may be expected.
This, Thursday. afternoon, the committee of
the North church, Rev. David L. Wilson, Mrs.
Alonzo j. Knowlton and Miss Margaret N.
Hazetine, will meet at the church and arrange
the gifts of provisions, clothing, toys, etc,
collected by the children for distribution
among the poor of the city. The members of
the Junior Endeavor are planning to arrange
small Christmas tree, laden with gifts. for little
Vera Jones at the Waldo County hospital the
unfortunate child who was run over and nearly
killed some weeks ago in Burnham, and who is
still confined to the bed
A CHRISTMAS TREE. There will be Christ
mas tree and concert by the Sunday school at
the Methodist church vestry on Saturday even
ing, December Path. The following program
will be given. after which there will be dis
tribution of gifts to the children of the Sunday
school: Carol, Hail to the King, chorus; recita-
tion, Welcome, Kenneth Moore; recitation. The
Shining Star. Leota Patterson; exercise, with
song and drill, Mrs. Halls class; carol. The An
gels Song, chorus; recitation, Marie Latham;
song, Maud Hatch; dialogue, some of the small
est children; song, chorus Of young girls; reci-
tation, Carolyn Whiting; recitation, Louise FL
lis; cantata exercise, Miss Sanborns class; reci-
tation, Wilson Clement; carol, Message of the
Bells, chorus.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Only three days
left in which to do your Christmas shopping,
If you have not made your purchases look
over our advertising columns and see what the
leading stores have to offer. They are pre-
pared to meet all wants in the ornamental and
the useful, as well as the necessaries of life,
and all report good business to date . In
the two stores of earle Jones you will find
great variety, including china, glass, dry
goods, toys, games etc. They have decided TO
close out part of their fancy china at just one
half the regular price and the sale will begin
this morning and continue until the lot is sold.
They also offer great bargains in their crockery
department, and sell the Angle lamps and Edi-
son Photographs. See their advts. The
display Of the Holeproof stockings, guaranteed
to last six months without break. Put up in
attractive boxes they make an acceptable
Christmas gift for pa, ma or the kids You
will find a good assortment of articles for
Christmas gifts at Poor's Drug Store, and the
prices will be right :. Go to the City Fish
Market, E. +. F.Bramhall & Co., proprietors, for
Sealshipt oysters for dressing for the Christ
mas turkey. Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Jelson
and family publish card of thanks. :. See
notice of W. S. Foss, collector of taxes for the
town of Belmont of sale of real estate for unpaid
taxes =. See statement of the condition of the
Searsport Savings bank, on page 9Th. -. Meats
are lower at Perry's market. See prices quot
ed in the advt. Cigars direct from the manu-
facturer to the consumer, with special prices
for Christmas. at Perry's market, Main street.
....Carle & Jones carry the Oliver type
writer, which they sell for cash or instalments,
or exchange your old typewriter for a new
Oliver. See statement of the condition of
the Waldo Trust company of Belfast &. L. N.
Gilkey, collector of taxes for the town of Isles
boro, publishes notice of sale of real estate of
nonresident owners on which the taxes have
not been paid.