The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-08-04

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the Women's Hospital Aid will be held with
the president Mrs. o. S. vickery, Saturday,
August 9th, at p. m.
By invitation, the meeting of the Improve.
ment Society will be held in the room of the
Belfast Musical Society, Phoenix Row, next
Monday at 2.30 p. m. All members are urgent
ly requested to be present, matters of gen.
eral interest are to come before the meeting.
Alice, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs Ralph D.
Southworth, celebrated her 18th birthday
Tuesday afternoon, July 26th, by entertaining
party of girl friends at the Fahey cottage,
where the Southworths were spending the
week. At o'clock lunch was served by
Mrs. Southworth, assisted by Miss Edith NJ.
Southworth, the menu including sandwiches,
waters, marguerites, cake and ice cream.
The guests were Margaret and Mabel Craig,
Doris Clifford, Mildred Randall, Martha South
worth, Marguerite Owen and Helen kittredge
of Belfast, Alice Mills of Bennington, VT, and
Hazel Hayworth of Wolfboro, N. H. The
young hostess received some very pretty gifts.
An attraction at the coming Belfast fair will
be the exhibition of the pony which took the
first prize of fifty dollars at Brockton Fair last
fall in Brockton, Mass. This pony will be
shown on each day of the fair by the owner,
Miss Helen Hutchinson of Waltham, Mass.
Special ribbon premiums will be offered for the
best coops of each breed of fowl, to consist of
rooster and four hens, shown at the poultry
house the fair grounds, and other ribbons
will be given for the best single bird
shown in each variety. The poultry depart
ment of the fair is sure to be larger than last
year and will attract exhibits from other coun-
ties. Entries for the baby show are already
coming in and it is believed that there will be
larger number even than last year. Silver
cups, rings and blue ribbons will be awarded.
This feature of the fair is always a big draw
ing card.
A WHITE RIBBON MEETING. The W. C. T.
US of Waldo, Penobscot and,'Somerset counties
will hold joint meeting in the Auditorium at
INorthport Campground this, Thursday, after
noon, to which the public is cordially invited
1t is hoped large party will go from Belfast
and nearby towns. Some of the topics for dis
cussion as follows: How we use our
money" by the treasurer of Penobscot Co. W.
c, T. U; "The Child and the School," by Mrs.
Ella A. B. Smith, State Supt. of School Savings
Banks; Training for Character, by work and
regular habits" by the President of Penobscot
Co. W. c. T. u; as 1rreverence Increasing"
by Principal Bragdon of the E. NJ C. Seminary;
Popular Amusements, by Rev. j. L. Corson;
ga Sane 4th of july" by Rev. J. w. Vaughan.
There will be singing under the direction of
Mrs. Taylor of Bangor, and Miss. Alice Sim
mons of Belfast will recite
A CANDY CASE. Two young men, aged
about 16 years, giving their names as James G.
Hill of Maiden and William Doerfler of Brad
ford street, Everett, Mass. were arrested in
this city last week charged with the larceny
of pail of chocolates from a Maine Central
freight car. The candy was shipped by Mayo
White & Carter and when missed from the car
Belfast boy was suspected but when ques-
toned he said he had not taken it but that two
boys had given him some candy which answer
!. ed the description of that stolen. The boys
were looked up and evidence enough was founc
. in the room they occupied in boarding house
to warrant their arrest. They denied tina,
, they had stolen the candy, or had done any
thing dishonest, and said that they came te
Belfast for vacation. They were dressed il
outing clothes and had in their room guns
fishing gear, etc. They were taken to Jail ane
Monday were tried before Judge Rogers
found guilty and bound over to the September
term of court under $500 bonds each. The
Hill boys mother was visiting in Searsmon
and his sister and her husband, Mr.. and Mrs
Blake of Maiden, Mass, were here on visit
Mr.. Blake on a furlough,.from the navy. They
furnished sureties and both young men lef
with them on the Boston boat Monday after
J noon.
A HOUSEKEEPING PARTY AND PICNIC. A
this season of the year the owner of summer
cottage by the sea will be found sat home" tt
her friends on the comfortable, breeze-swep
;, piazza. Approaching the beauties of Belfas
harbor, the owner of the newly-built cottage
= on the East side, Miss Flora A. Burgess, is nj
: exception to the rule. The name of her cot
tage, "Flowaneh, was the inspiration of al
'' interested friend, Miss Elizabeth A. Kelley
and is compounded from family names. Dedi
cation services were early held, from tn
:. thought contained in II Peter, 1:19, conducte
= by Frank N. Fisher of Campelo, layman o
:. :. the Methodist Church, who with his fami
~ were the first visitors. After such an auspi
:. cious and dignifed beginning, we waited tn
" housewarming, which was given by the Chau
:. tauqua Literary and Scientific Circle, to thei
former members, on Wednesday, July 9th
- Despite the condition of the bridge, ninetee
Chautauquans packed their picnic baskets
some courageously walking plank but NOR
taking the long ride around the danger, an
with song, sociability and bountiful supper
some even performing the unselfsh act of cal
ing for the absent members,-duly warme
the new cottage. Letters were read frol
members present only in psychical sens
bearing messages of close comradeship TIL:
their purpose was benign as well as friendl
is evidenced by the fact that they left behir
them a warm, friendship quilt, which is muc
appreciated. Duly warmed and dedicated, tt
latch-string of the homelike cottage no
hangs outward for all friends Of past years,
well o. for the pleasant people who may evel
tually be counted friends.