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

The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Mrs. 0. 5. vickery this, Thursday afternoon
at o'clock
popular subscription is in circulation
generously signed by the business men, TO,
special excursions from surrounding towns tc
Belfast for the Christmas trade.
Mrs. George W. Boulter, who recently sold
her farm on the Belmont road to Mr.. Horace
Cnenery, has bought the Jere Sullivan house
at the corner of Miller and Congress streets
and Will occupy the lower tenement
The Young Ladies' Social Union of the Bap-
list church will have their Christmas sale in
the church vestry next Saturday afternoon at
230 o'clock. Everyone is invited to attend and
look over their assortment of fancy and useful
| articles. Orders will be taken for work to be
delivered after Christmas.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post Office for the week ending December 9Th.
Mrs. Cora Bugby, Mrs. Eta McKeen. Lena
Thomas, Mrs. Ida M. Towle, Miss Albina L.
warren, Miss Jameson Wentworth, Asa A.
Lane, Perl Nickerson. Ray Richardson, S. T.
| Stewart. J. R. Tobin, Oscar Wilkins. P w.
Weber.
~ The Opera House will present this. Thurs
day, evening big double show of six reels.
foremost among which is Lena Rivers. from
Mrs. Mary J. Holmes novel. Mr.. Hammons
will sing the latest song successes, moonlight
Glide" and Il Wish Someone Would Fall in
Love with Me-" Tonight will be orchestra
night.
Citypoint is rejoicing over the new watering
trough at the Robertson spring, the battered
and leaking trough having been replaced by a
trim affair, painted white and looking as neat
as new broom. Now Citypoint wants a new
bridge and few more electric lights on that
road to keep the new watering trough from
looking lonesome.
Mrs. George E. Bracket met with a serious
accident at her home on Spring street early
last Thursday morning In reaching for jar
OF milk on the back steps she lost her balance
and fell the entire length of the steps, bruis-
ing her right wrist and leg slightly and strain
ing the tendons of her left knee Late in the
Gay physician was called and she was taken
to the Waldo County hospital Improvements
was rapid and she returned home last Monday,
but is still unable to be out.
The BELFAST GUN CLUB. An enthusiastic
crowd of Belfast sportsmen met in the Read
garage last Friday evening and organized Gun
Club, with Raymond R. Sherman president;
Charles Bradbury, vice president; Clarence E.
Read, secretary and treasurer; Charles R.
Coombs, A. B. Smaley and William H. Hall,
directors. The dues are one dollar per year,
and IL members joined with an immediate pros
Pect OF doubling that number. All who love to
shoot, or wish to learn, old and young, are in
vlted to join. The headquarters will be in the
shipyard at the foot of Allyn street and it is
proposed to build a club house there in the
spring.
THE PRIZE WINNERS. We were unable last
week to give the prize winners at Mrs R. P
Chases bridge party, but gave description of
the very handsome prizes, the artistic work of
Mrs. Chase. The first prize was won by Mrs
Charles Bradbury, the second by Mrs. Helen
W. Crosby, and the consolation prizes were
awarded to Mrs. William M. Randall and Miss
Sarah R. Gardner. The following guests were
present: Mrs. Joseph Tyler, Mrs. Albert M.
Carter, Miss Charlotte W. Colburn. Mrs. Will
liam M. Randall, Mrs. Edward Sibley, Mrs
George A. Gilchrest, Mrs. A. C. Burgess, Miss
Frances Chase. Mrs. c. o. Poor, Mrs. Fred R.
Poor, Mrs. S. A. Parker, Mrs. D. P. Palmer,
Mrs. c. W. Wescott Mrs. John H. Quimby,
Mrs. George A. Quimby, Miss Annie L. Barr,
Miss Annie Bean, Miss Calvina Hervey, Mrs
Ada E. Swan, Miss Annie v. Field, Mrs. H. H.
johnson, Miss Louise Hazeltine, Mrs. G. W.
Stoddard, Miss Juliet A. Wiggn, Mrs. Essie P
earle, Mrs. Phoebe D. Crawford, Miss Harriet
P. White, Mrs. A. F. Richards, Mrs. William B.
Swan, Mrs. Ralph H. Howes Miss Sue M. Par
fridge, Mrs Charles Bradbury. Mrs. Wilmer J.
Dorman, Mrs. George I. Heating, Mrs. Helen
W. Crosby, Mrs. Chas. H. Crosby, Miss Mel
vina V. Parker, Miss Maude M. Milliken, Miss
Nellie Hopkins, Miss Maude Gammans, Miss
Sarah R. Gardner, Mrs. Charles H. Walden,
Mrs. Amos Clement, Mrs. George O. Bailey,
Mrs. Adolph Rossbach, Mrs. F. R. Woodcock,
,, Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore, Mrs. James S. Har-
riman, Mrs. Fred W. Pote, Mrs. E. R. Pierce,
Mrs. 1. T. Dinsmore, Mrs. Annie Carney, Miss
E. Maude Barker, Mrs. F. A. johnson, Mrs.
Elon B. Gilchrest and Miss Mildred Slater.
A RECEPTION AT THE NORTH CHURCH. This
is the season of church fairs and festivals and
notable among recent events was the reception
given by the Ladies' Circle Wednesday even
ing November Both, in the Congregational
church parlors, to the members of the church
and parish. The rooms had been effectively
decorated for the occasion with vases of yellow
chrysanthemums and red berries under the di-
rection of Miss Margaret Dunton, chairman Of
the committee on decorations, and Mrs. c. M.
Craig was chairman of the committee on ar
| engagements. assisted by Mrs. David L. Wilson
and Mrs. A. J. Knowlton. Mrs. Fred w. Brown,
| president of the circle, assisted by Rev. and
| Mrs David L. Wilson, Deacon and Mrs. Alonzo
J. Knowlton, Deacon Harry M. Prentiss and
Miss Grace L. Hall, vice president of the guild,
received the guests. A short musical program
was given, Hon. Robert F. Dunton introducing
those who took part. 1t included vocal solos
| by Miss Marian Wells and Mr.. John Parker =
| both of whom were in fine voice and delighted
their hearers-a piano duet by Mrs. Elon B.
| Gilchrest and Miss A. Louise bennett and a
humorous reading by Miss Caroline W. Field.
At the close of the program Hon. John R. Dun