The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-08-25

Miss Della Wilband and Mr.. Royal Baker of
East Boston are guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford L. Wilband
PooR's MILLS. Mrs. Emily Carson of Provi-
dence, R. l., was the guest of her brother Mr.
S. A. Payson, a few days last week Mrs
Annabell Underwood has gone to Sunset, Deer
Isle. earle Cole is at home for a short visit.
go. Miss Mamie Rice of Rockland is visiting at
Richard Merriams and J. F. Sheldon's Miss
Mabel Park of Pittsfield, n H., is visiting Miss
Cassie Banks. :. Mr.. Orrin L. Wentworth of
Brooksville visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
F. I. Wentworth, last week, Wednesday, re-
turning Thursday Mr.. W. R. Jackson of
Sanford, Me-, visited his parents, MIR. and Mrs.
Alfred Jackson, last week, He returned Mon
day, his wife and children accompanying him.
-. Miss M. White of Lynn, Mass is visiting
at Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert Rolerson's . Miss
Lottie Wentworth of Pittsfeld visited at O. H.
Wade's last week
THE BRIDGETs. The second reunion of the
original Bridget Club was held last Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. John C. Pillsbury.
Northport avenue, and was combined with a
shower for the club BRIDE be, Miss Helen
Bird, whose marriage to Mr.. William N. Todd
of Portland is to take place September seventh
The seven guests assembled at $50, and were
soon hidden to the dining room, where the I'M
suspecting guest of honor found her chair
draped in white, with huge punches of pink
dahias tied to each side, and her place filled
with seven daintily wrapped and tied packages
whose interesting contents were soon revealed
Two dainty handkerchiefs, Japanese drawn
work dolly, an apron, a Russian lace dolly,
jabot, and cretonne lunch set were forth
coming from the packages, with which the
guest of honor was as delighted as she was
surprised. Pink and white furnished the color
scheme, and the table was charming with its
dainty Cluny set, centerpiece of basket of
pink sweet peas, pink-shaded candles in hand
painted pink and white sticks, handsome sill
yer and glittering cut glass. The place cards
were pink flowers, and the supper was most
delicious. Tomato bisque with toast strips:
jellied chicken, French fried potatoes hot
rolls and olives, cucumber salad and cheese
crackers, cafe parfait. cake and coffee, were
served. The evening was spent most enjoya-
bly, at bridge, and the holder of the highest
score. Miss Florence M. HILL was presented
with dainty handkerchief A third reunion
is to be held at the home of Miss Bird. this.
Thursday, evening.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Emily l. White finish
ed discharging coal at Castine August 18th and
sailed for Frankfort to load dressed granite for
New York. :. Sch. Emma S. Lord sailed from
Mt. Waldo wharf August 18th with cargo of
cut stone for New York :. Sch. Alice ], Crab
tree has discharged cargo of coal at Mt. Waldo
wharf and is loading cut stone for New York.
.S Sch Margaret B. Roper, which discharged
a cargo of phosphate at this port for the Coe-
Mortimer Co., has sailed for Hillsboro, N. B.,
to load for Stamford, Conn Sch James Stat
er, Capt. Batchelder arrived last week light
and will be hauled up at Gilchrist's, put in first
class condition and offered for sale. She has
carried two lumber cargoes from Nova Scotia
port to New York and brought cargo of coal
east. Stmr. Massasoit, from New York, ar
rived at the Coe- Mortimer plant last Friday
afternoon with fertilizer material The work
Of discharging was continued all night and the
steamer sailed Saturday. Sailing from Port
land Harbor five hours behind the six-masted
steel schooner William L. Douglass the Port
land -masted schooner Ruth E. Merrill, Cap.
tain George H. Wallace, arrived at Norfolk late
Thursday evening after remarkable passage
of 60 hours between the two ports. The Doug
lass had not been reported. :. The well known
coasting schooner Odell, 173 tons, 81 years old,
has been libelled and was sold by U. s. marshal
sale at Calais last Monday for $145 to Capt. T.
W. Huxley of that city, formerly of Rockand
She was at one time commanded by Capt. Wade
of Lincolnville and for some years was engaged
in the hay trade between Penobscot bay and
river ports and Boston,. Sch Harold C.
Beecher of Pendleton Bros fleet, which has
been on the beach here for two years or more,
was taken out on Gilchrest's marine railway
Saturday night for repairs. :. Sch. Adelia T.
Carleton arrived last Sunday from Perth Am
boy with coal for the Swan & Sibley Co. Part
of the cargo is for the Sherman leatherboard
mills in East Belfast and is being discharged
at Lewis wharf,. Bark Kremlin has loaded
dry cypress at Jacksonville for Portland, and
sailed the Goth.