The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-10-06

at 2.30 o'clock.
The County Commissioners held short ses-
sion last Saturday for the transaction of regu-
lar routine business.
The steamer Castine did not make the ex-
cursion to Camden last Sunday because of the
unfavorable weather.
Henry D. Clough is making improvements to
his house. 10 Union street. They include
bath room and veranda on the south side.
Allen Patterson has bought of Mrs. George
W. Bartlett the house at SO Cedar street. occu-
pied for a number of years by Mr.. Alvin
Blodgett, who will continue to live there.
The annual meeting of the c. L. S. C. Alumni
will be held with Mrs. E. P. Frost High street,
Thursday, October 18th. A picnic supper at
five p. m. All Chautauqua graduates are re-
quested to be present at this meeting.
Miss Marian Wells, soloist, and Mrs. H. A.
Drinkwater, accompanist, were engaged at the
three sessions of the Maine State Spiritualist
convention in Memorial Hall last Saturday and
Sunday. Their selections received the highest
commentator from all present.
the season will be held with the Misses Math-
ews "a High street, Tuesday October 11th Re-
ports of the Biennial meeting of the General
Federation at Cincinnati and Of the State Fed
GRAFTON at Skowhegan will be given, followed
by "a lesson on the Map of Russia" by Mrs C.
M. Craig.
THE HOME FOR AGED WOMEN Mrs Lillian
onf Of v,bo
September as matron at the Home for Aged
Women, resigned and left for her home last
Saturday and at special meeting of the
Board of Directors. September 2sth, Miss Alice
M. Dutfie of this city was elected to fill the
vacancy. Miss Duffie is specially well qualified
to fill the position and the Home is to be con-
graduated on securing her services. The
Home is now in excellent condition to care for
two or three boarders, per their card in our
advertising columns. The table board is ex-
cellent, the rooms large, pleasant and steam
heated, with all modern conveniences. One
room is in front the ground floor. The
annual meeting of the Association was held at
the Home last Tuesday evening and the follow
ing directors were elected: Dr. Elmer Small,
Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Dunton, Mr. and Mrs. C. R.
Coombs, Mrs F. H. Murch, Misses f. P. F1oth-
ingham and j. A. Wiggin, Mr.. c. w. Wescott
The directors organized with Dr. Elmer Small,
president; Hon. X. F. Dunton vice president;
Mr. c. W. Wescott, treasurer Miss Sue M
Partridge clerk; Miss J. A. Wiggin, collector.
The clerks and treasurer's reports were read
and accepted. The latter shows balance on
the right side of the ledger and the manage
ment have entered upon another year with en-
enlargement and enthusiasm
CHAUTAuQUA. The annual meeting of Sea-
side Chautauqua Circle was held with Mrs C
A. Hubbard Monday afternoon, October 3d.
The reports of the Secretary and Treasurer
were given and other matters of business re-
lating to the work of the C. L. S. c. for the
year 1909-1910 were discussed. The election
of officers came next in order. Mrs. Evelyn A.
Frost was elected President, Mrs NJ E. Hub
bard, Vice President, and Miss L. A. Cochran
was reelected Secretary and Treasurer Com
mittee on Resolutions, Mrs. J. M. McKeen,
Mrs. N. S. Fletcher and Mrs. M. E. Robertson
The C. L. S. c. year 19l0-1911 is known as the
English year and the four books are "Industri-
al and Social History of England" Social
Ideals in English Letters" "Studes in Dick
ens," and Mental Growth and Control"
These, with series of articles from the Chau-
tauquan Magazine, entitled, democratic Eng
land, by Hon. Percy Alden; reading Jour
ney in London" description of English Ca
thedrals, written by Miss Kate F. Kimball so
well known to all Chautauquans, having serv-
ed as Executive Secretary since 1878. The
present Cathedral series Miss Kimball has pre-
pared in England during the spring and sum-
mer, visiting each one of the majestic build
ings which she has described. The whole c. L.
S. c. course of reading for the year will inter-
est and instruct all readers. The meetings of
Seaside Circle will be held the first and third
Monday afternoons of each month. All who
are interested and would like to begin the c.
L. S. c. course of reading are invited to these
meetings,
SATURDAYS STORM AND SUNDAYS GALE.
The Portland Press aptly remarks that what
with wind, rain, hail, thunder and lightning,
destruction of crops, uprooting of trees, wreck
ing and burning of buildings Gripping of cleo
trio systems, etc, October came in like whole
menagerie in these parts. The performance
began here with rainstorm about o'clock
Saturday afternoon, accompanied by thunder
and lightning. A tree near the house No. 16
High street, owned by Frank B. Knowlton, was
struck, but sustained little injury, and we hear
Of no damage in this immediate vicinity. In
Searsmont, as reported in another column,
three persons were more or less injured, but
fortunately not seriously. Reports of the
storm in other towns will be found in our coun-
ty correspondence. The storm was of short
duration, lasting little more than an hour.
During the night or early Monday morning a
furious northerly gale set in, and our CORE
spondents report that it created havoc in the
orchards by blowing the fall fruit from the
trees, besides breaking off limbs and up-
roofing trees. In this city the streets and
grounds strewn with fallen limbs
and two handsome shade trees were de-
stroyed. A large elm on the Miller street
side of the Russell house. corner of CONGRESS-
and Miller streets, came down with a crash
about a. m. 1t was one of the largest trees
in the city and completely blocked the street
until it was cleared away about noon Exter-
nally the tree had appeared to be in good con-
dition but where it broke off, about two feet