The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-05-26

| had been lost to the astronomers for q few
days. and an order was received by one Of our
local masons to build acement vault for citi-
zen of nearby town to reside in until the
comet got into space.
Rev. ]. M. Frost of Waterville spoke before
the Verdi Gratia society last Saturday evening.
in the conference room of the First Congrega-
tional church. He took for his subject, "Half
Baked Men" and handled it in a mastery man.
ner, taking the ground that the common
schools were in measure to blame for so
many men not being rounded out on all sides,
and that there mightNbe system of common
schools which would obviate the difficulty. The
lecture was we'll attended, and was thoroughly
convincing.
Edward E. Bond, Photographic artist of the
Boston Globe, while fishing on Gould stream
May 18th, discovered the sawdust near the mill
of Horace E. Robbins fire in several places.
Itwas at noon and the crew were at home at
dinner. The fire was caused by the smoke
stack burning out and sparks dropping in the
sawdust. Mr.. Bond went to the residence of
Mr. Robbins, short distance away, and gave
the alarm and the fire was extinguished in the
nick of time. There was a large amount of
sawed lumber and shingles piled up in the mill
yard and had it not been for Mr.. Bonds activi-
ty Mr.. Robbins would have had nothing left
but mill site by the dam site
Mrs. Prudence Park, who lives in Park, OBJ
served her 18th birthday anniversary last Sat-
urday, entertaining about Is of her relatives
and friends, mostly nephews and nieces, who
called during the day. She received many
flowers and gifts, nearly 100 postcards and
many letters of congratulation. Mrs. Park
was assisted in Y eceiving by Mrs. Maria Pen
dleton, 80 years of age. Mrs, Florence Pendle-
ton, Mrs. Andrew Pendleton and daughter, and
Mrs. James Hall. Afternoon tea was served.
and several delightful hours spent. Mrs. Park
is the last of the large family of the late Cap
ried. Her first husband w2s Captain Phineas
Griffin, who was very we'll known in Belfast
and commanded, anong others, the Belfast
built ships, Leonora and Charlotte W. White.
Captain Isaac Park, her second husband was
also well known here among the older resi-
dents. Both were deep sea mariners, and Mrs
Park sailed the world over with them She
now spends her summers in Park and her
winters with her children, and has just return
ed from Brockton, Mass, where she spent the
past winter.
IT WAS SUCCESS. The Ghost party given
last Thursday night at the attractive home of
Capt. and Mrs. Nathan F. Gilkey by the ladies
of Anchor Chapter. o. E. S.. was a huge sue
cess. The ladies who were the hostesses went
early and donned sheets and pillow-cases with
white masks and when the gentlemen arrived
each ghost met her specially invited guest
(the names had previously been drawn from a
hat, so that each had particular gentleman to
entertain) tapped him on the shoulder and
without spoken word conducted him about
the various rooms. He of course tried in a
kinds of ways to discover who she was, but
only six out of the entire number and there
were 66 in all at the party, guessed who their
ghost The following guessed correctly
and did not have to pay for the ice cream: L. =.
Littlefeld, whose partner was Mrs. F. A. Nye;
Chas. Havener, Mrs. Louise Fletcher; DR.. F, K.
Sawyer, Miss Lillian Mowry; John Frame, MRS.
Ida Duncan; W. r. Goodell, Mrs E. c. Pike
Ice cream and cake served by H. R. DYER
Rupert Colcord, Mrs Caro- Whittier, Mrs Jen-
ME Gilkey, Mrs. Annie Frame. Mrs. Adelaide
Purse and Miss Florence Colcord After
social hour, during which the guests roamed
over the house admiring the many curios and
furnishings, several card tables were arranged
and Five Hundred was played. The score
cards were five pointed stars in various colors
with pencils and cords to match. The guests
were Mrs. c. E. Adams, Mrs. B. F. Colcord,
Miss Helen Colcord, Miss Georgia Ford, Mrs.
W. H. Goodell, Mrs. Florence Penileton, Mrs.
A. E. Trundy Mettie Young Mrs L. D. Little
field, Miss Lucy Sargent, Mrs. Studley, Mrs
Clement, Mrs. c. N. Meyers, DR.. S. C. Pattee,
Chester Bailey, Sidney Bonsay, E. c. Pike,
H. C. Holmes, 0. C. Atwood, Mrs O. c.
Atwood, Mrs. H. c. Holmes Charles Hav-
ener, A. H. Nichols, j. P. Nichols, H. N.
Colcord, Dr. and Mrs C. R. Hines, D. c. Mich
OILS, Miss Lena Nye. Capt. F. l. Pendleton,
Margaret Pendleton, Miss Lillian Mowry Mrs
Caro- Whittier, Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Mckinney,
Mary Smith, Mrs. Florence Clements, F. A.
Nye, William Parse, B. F. Colcord, Howard
Perry, Fred Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Edison
Fletcher Mrs. H. N. Colcord, Mrs Ella Mowry,
Rupert Colcord, H. r. Dyer, John Frame and
d. L. Littleheld. Much credit is due the enter
tainment committee, Mrs. Jennie Gilkey, at
whose home the affair given, and Mrs John
Frame, who assisted her. The refreshment
con mittee was Mrs. William Parse Mrs Mary
Meyers and Mrs. Mamie Littlefeld Every
thing went smoothly and everybody had de-
hghtful time. Many thanks extended to
Mrs. Gilkey for the use of her beautiful home
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