The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-12-08

Stevens Spencer have moved the Pruden-
tial Insurance office from Masonic Temple to
the second story of the Howes Block on Main
street.
The Belfast Band gave the first of series
of Saturday night dances in Odd Fellows hall
last Saturday night, with good attendance
and an enjoyable evening.
The Hospital Aid sewing circle will meet to-
morrow, Friday. at the hospital. A cordial in
vitation is extended to any interested friend
to attend and assist in the sewing.
Remember the Christmas sale of home cook
ing, homemade candy, fancy articles, books,
aprons, ETC.. at the Unitarian church parlor
this, Thursday, afternoon, beginning at 230
o'clock. Admission free to all.
The Guild of the North church had picnic
supper in the banquet room at the church at
p. M. last Monday evening followed by work
in stenciling curtains for the room under the
directions of Miss Evelyn R. Morrison.
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., will meet
with Mrs. E.. P. Frost, High street. Monday,
December 18th. The roll-call will be answered
by Puritan Laws. The books for discussion
will be King Noanett and the Story of Tontv.
Mrs. Clement w. Wescott was operated on
last Monday at the Stearns private hospital in
Harlem, N. Y. She was met in Boston last
Saturday by DR.. Adelaide Wescott of New
York, her sister-in-law. Mr.. Wescott receiv-
ed telegram Monday night stating that the
operation was successful and the patient do
| ing WELL Mrs. H. w. Wescott of Knox will
remain at the Wescott home during Mrs. Wes-
| colts absence.
| PooR's MILLS. Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Marsh
are spending few weeks in Boston and vicin-
| ity.. 80. Mrs. Elsie Banks has returned home
after weeks visit in the city with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Estelle Haley. earle Cole of Cam
den passed a few days with his mother last
week. George Daggett has returned from a
hunting trip and brought home two deer. ...
Miss Jennie Miller is visiting Mrs. Arnabel
Underwood. Mrs. George Daggett has gone
to Liberty to visit her mother, Mrs. Jackson,
who is quite i'll. -. There will be an entertain
ment and baked bean supper at the hall
Tuesday, December 18th. If stormy it will be
| the next evening"
THE WEATHER. The first real snow storm of
the season came last Thursday night and Fri
day, and good sleighing was reported a few
miles out of the city; but it was hard shedding
in town, and Saturday two-horse sled was
hung up on Main street near the Savings Bank
and remained there over Sunday with danger
signal on it at night. Sunday was a cold day.
with increasing GOODNESS at night and Monday
morning early the mercury was down to zero
and it continued cold during the day Tues
day morning brought zero weather again, with
chilly atmosphere all day that presaged a
snow storm 1t blew gale all night from the
northeast, and yesterday morning few flakes
of snow fell.
THE BELFAST MUSICAL SOCIETY. The open
meeting of the Belfast Musical Society last
Tuesday evening was well attended by mem
! bers and others. 1t was an evening with
Schubert, under the direction of Mrs. Clarence
E. Read. A short essay on Schubert by Miss
Grace H. Hall, read by Miss Florence M. Hill,
showed research and thought and tended to
create interest in this great musician and in
| Ln0 VAIleU SeleCLlOHS 1TOu Ills COmpOSlLlOnS
which followed on the program. A piano solo,
Impromptu in A Flat, rendered from memory
by Miss A. Louise bennett, was enthusiastical-
ly received and Miss bennett responded to an
encore. The vocal solo, Serenade. by Miss
Katherine c. Quimby, with violin obligato by
Mrs. Carl Lampson, Mrs. Clarence E. Read &C.
companying, was charmingly rendered and
enthusiastically encored. The vocal solo
} "Who is Sylvia?" by Miss Marian Wells. de-
lighted her hearers and she responded to ar
insistant encore with the last verse. The
piano solo, Scherzo in C. major, by Miss Ethola
w. Frost, was finely rendered and was hearth
ly applauded. A vocal. solo. Farewell" b,
Mr.. Arthur johnson, was the closing selection
on program creditable alike to the Belfast
|; Musical society and the musical talent of oul
| city,