The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-02-23

it be recommitted to the committee which was
done.
There will be an entertainment and supper
at the Poor's Mills hall Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 2sth. A drama will be given, entitled
Down in Maine" Admission to entertain
ment, 10 cents.
The final number of the Belfast lecture
course will be by ]. Everist Cathell, S. T. D., of
Richmond, Indiana, March 18th, at the Opera
House. The subject of his lecture will be an
nounced next week
Among the Belfast boys who will attend the
Boys Conference in Bangor this week are Mil
ton Stephenson, Alton johnson, Dana South
worth, Harley Godfrey, Harold S. Jones,
Stephen C. Clement, Paul Smith and James
Chamberlain. They will be accompanied by
Mr.. H. M. Prentiss
Rev. w. Vaughan, while cutting wood with
number OF men on the Loring Nickerson lot
near Waldo Station last Tuesday, was severely
injured. A boy felled tree which struck Mr..
Vaughan, breaking his left arm and infiictne
severe cut over his right temple, causing
conclusion of the brain. DR.. E. D. Tapley was
called and reduced the fracture, but the patient
is in a very critical condition.
Miss Flora E. Rich entertained few friends
at the home of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. M.
W. Rich, Main street, last Tuesday evening in
honor of her birthday. course dinner was
served. The table decorations were flags in
immature forts at the plates, and the center
piece was cluster of flags. The place cards
were tiny pasteboard hatchets, and the guests
were given small hatchets tied with red, white
and blue ribbon. The evening was spent with
games and vocal and instrumental music.
At the meeting of the Women's auxiliary of
the North Congregational church held Wednes-
day evening, Feb. 18th, at the home of Miss
Mabel Mathews High street. Miss Ellis, mis-
sionary from the Maine Missionary society,
was guest and the principal speaker. She
spoke for Is minutes; first of the work among
the foreigners in the State, particularly among
| the Italians, then of the work done in the poor
settlements of natives, and of the difference it
made in their home life and of how eager thew
were to hear of the Bible. At the close of the
meeting light refreshments were served by the
hostess. Miss Ellis was entertained while here
by Mrs. R. F. Dunton
The Boy SCOUTS. Many of the boys of the
city met in the vestry of the North church
last Friday afternoon to talk about organizing
the Boy Scouts of America. The purpose of
the organization was presented to them and
Immediately won their enthusiastic support
Plans were discussed for organizing the Bel
fast TrOOD and at tho VT D,t~
will be organized and their leaders appointed
All boys between the ages of twelve and eigh-
teen are eligible for membership About thirty
boys of these years were present at the first
meeting and it is expected more will be on
hand for the next gathering, when the organi-
zatlon will be completed This next meeting
will be at the vestry of the North church Fri
day afternoon at half past three
NORTH BELFAST. The supper and enter
tainment held in the vestry Wednesday even
ing, Feb. 18TH was one of the most successful
events ever given here. The ladies of the
community provided bountiful supper for
about $50 people, after which the company
was treated to minstrel and musical program
The minstrels were composed of men and
dian, and Bert Davis, the versatile actor, as
end-men, and Fred Hart, interocutor, with
Miss Louise bennett pianist. Many fine solos,
duets and quartettes were rendered by mem
bers of the company. This, together with the
jokes by the end-men made delightful even
ing's entertainment. The net proceeds were
about $50. There will be another social
Wednesday evening, March LIST.
FROM SUBSCRIBERS. A Tyngsboro, Mass,
subscriber writes: ave wait anxiousy for our
paper Thursday night or Friday morning, as it
seems almost like seeing some one from home"
-. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Shaw are spending
the winter in Miami, Florida. Mr.. Shaw writes
under date of February 18th: 1--WE are enjoy
ing our stay here very much. The weather is
just perfect. Keeping house, and having all
kinds of garden truck; also Strawberries. Last
night we met Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Berry of
Redlands, Calf, who were their way to
Cuba" "A Boston, Mass, subscriber writes:
81 have nothing new to say as to my apprecia-
ton of the home newspaper, which look for
every Friday morning in my letter box, but
you are at liberty to place any meaning you
please upon tHe 1dcI LndC nave Always giduiy
renewed my subscription to The Journal for
the past thirty years or more"
SHIPPING ITEMS. Steam lighter Sophia and
sch. Woodbury. W. Snow sailed last Thursday
for Stonington for granite for the sea wall at
the sardine plant. While there was consider
able ice in the bay last week the island boats
made their landings regularly at Lewis wharf
in the upper harbor. :. Sch. Harold c. Beecher,
Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall, which has been
laid up at the Pendleton dock for several
weeks, has had gasolene engine installed.
Sch. Fortuna, Capt Walls, with hay for Fernan
dina was lowed to sea Friday. Sch. Inde-
pendent, Capt. Farrow, has discharged cargo
of coal at Mayport Florida, and is loading ties
at Jacksonville for northern port. Capt. H.
l. Higgins and wife, of the bark Mamie Swan,
were much surprised while in San Juan harbor
to have a call from Mrs. Higgins brother,
Capt. Charles H. Wooster, whom they suppos
ed was in Vancouver, B. c. Capt. Wooster had
just returned to his home in Rockport. Me-,
when he was asked to take the Samuel w.
Hathaway to San Juan, and left Immediately
for that port; hence the surprise.
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