The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-11-16

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The schools began the one-hour noon session
yesterday, the bell ringing at 1890 O'Clock, in
stead of 1.
The Ladies Auxiliary of Camp A E. Clark,
S. of v, held their regular meeting last Tues
| day night in G. A, R. hall. followed by sup
per. The party was in the nature of a poverty
social and several wore appropriate costumes.
Miss Grace L. Hall entertained the Guild of
the North Congregational church last Tuesday
night at her home on Congress street. There
was large attendance and several new mem
bers were voted into the society 1t was voted
| that the society take charge of the January
parish supper, which comes the night of
the annual parish and church meeting.
G. B. Marsano came home from Brooks last
Friday night having completed trip in which
he bought about 10 carloads of winter apples
of all varieties, principally Baldwns. He sold
two carloads each to Illinois and Kentucky
and one each to Baltimore and to W. A. Wood
of St. Johnsbury, Vt. He will pack and dis
pose of the rest as early as possible.
| Misses Frances Howes, Katherine c. Quinn
by Cora s. Morrison, Abbie Doak, Marian
Head, Edna Bedell and Margaret White went
to Bangor by boat last Saturday morning and
repeated at the Universalist fair that evening
the Mexican dance from the opera Petita, so
successfully given by them on the presentation
of the opera here last July. They were the
guests at a hotel of the ladies of the Bangor
Universaist society and were invited to sto
over until Monday and visit the University of
| Maine, but they returned home by auto afte
{ the entertainment.
! THE STORM. Last Sunday nights storm
while doing little damage in this city and sec
ton, was very severe in other parts of the
| country. The whole State of Indiana was
swept by blizzard and 100000 damage was
done by wind. A like amount of property
damage is reported in Central Illinois and in
GAINESVILLE, Wis, and vicinity, with eight per-
sons dead, two dying and number injured. In
Iowa, Omaha and North Dakota people were
frozen to death and there was much suffering
from cold. The death loss exceeds 20, and
were frozen to death. There was unusually
severe weather on the Gulf coast and shipping
suffered all along the coast.
GROVE CEMETERY. MIR James F. Fernald.
Superintendent of Grove Cemetery began last
Saturday to clear up the lower end of the new
part of the grounds, removing the underbrush
and trimming the trees, which are nearly all
pine and cedar. He hopes to clear an acre
this fall of the five or six acres. In the spring
the ground will be leveled and seats placed I'M
der the Mr. 10
card index that will be alphabetically arranged
and show the owners name, the range of
lot and number of the graves. The index
can be made complete in the new part and will
be made as complete in the old part as the
records of past years will allow.
THE JOURNALS CHRISTMAS DIRECTORY. Miss
Partridge of this office suggested hav-
ing business directory fo- Christmas shop
pers, the space of each advertiser to be limited
to one inch and the directory to be publisaed
for four weeks, beginning with the issue of
November Both; and starting out last week
found that the idea met with instant favor.
No solicitation was or will be used, the matter
was simply presented, and in nearly every case
met with prompt acceptance 1t was found
impossible to call upon every one, and as there
is no intention to slight anybody orders will be
received at the office or by any of The Journa
staff This is to be strictly business direc-
tory, in the form of a card or brief an
nouncement, and will serve as a reruinder to
the people of the city and county where to
make their purchases. 1t will also interesr the
absent friends, who will see at glance who is
; doing business in Belfast at this time.
SCH. PENDLEToN BROTHERS HAS Harm
TRIP. When the four-masted schooner Pen
dleton Brothers arrived in Boston last SUNDAY
with load of lumber from Georgetown. s. c.
the officers told of passing through terrific
gale off the South Carolina coast, with hut two
seamen to manage the sails and with thu cook
confined to his bunk with seasickness. Canta;r
Hayes was unable tosecure full crew before
leaving the South Carolina port, but as he had
an engine aboard to assist in hosting sails he
thought two seamen, besides the two of1ica,a
would be sufficient for the voyage. A few
hours after setting sail gale blew I'M which
increased in velocity until it had assumed bnr-
ricane proportions. All hands. INCLUDING the
! cook, were called on deck to try to manage the
sails. The big schooner pitched about In the
WHO sea IKE chip and the heavy waves rolled
! continuously over the decks, washing awav
everything movable, including portion of the
. deck load OF lumber. Suddenly the main boom
! split IN halves and the mainsail was severely
| ripped While the men were attempting to
! repair this damage, the foresail was carried
. away and some of the other sails were torn.
During the excitement the cook became sea-
sick and was unable to assist in making rena;rs
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