The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-10-05

Camden has produced a pumpkin weighing
45 pounds, and Lincolnville squash weighing
IS pounds. Next!
Frank w. Gowen of Waterville calls atten-
ton to the fact that Obadiah Gardner is not
the hrst farmer to represent Maine in the
United States Senate. The first was Hon.
John Chandler. who had farm at Monmouth.
A FooT BALL ACCIDENT. Warren Fahy,
son OF Mrs. Rose Fahy, was quite badly injur-
ed last Thursday afternoon while playing with
the High school foot ball team on schoolhouse
common. One of the players had the ball and
was making run with it, and in going be-
tween two trees was overtaken by Fahy. who
caught hold of him. In the mix Fahy came
IN violent contact with tree and was picked
up unconscious and taken to his home on
spring street. A physician was called and
found that two ribs had been started, and that
he was probably injured internally. Fortu-
nately that was not the case and Mr. Fahy is
on the road to recovery and was out last Sum-
day. He has long been prominent in athletics,
but will have to lay off for while.
CHAUTAUQUAN ALUMNI MEETING. The c. L.
S. c. graduates of Seaside Chautauqua Circle
held their annual Alumni meeting Thursday
afternoon September 18th, with Mrs. Charles
Rhoades, a graduate Of the class of 1907. The
President called the meeting to order and led
in the responsive reading. The C. L. S. c. song,
"Join Friends in Memory Song" was a
favorite which the members all enjoy. Re-
0f ho Troa fcr no
year followed. The roll-call was the name
of c. L. S. C. class, motto and flower, and
several different classes were represented. The
same officers were reelected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. Mary Robertson; Vice
President, Miss Isabel CHM; Secretary and
Treasurer, Miss L. A. Cochran. The commit
tee on the subject of study for the year re-
ported in favor of special seal course on
Mexico, as outlined in the August number of
the Chautauqua magazine, with the study of
the History of Mexico by +. c. Ober and
" The White Umbrella" by F. Hopkinson
Smith. Meetings will be held the first, Thurs
day afternoon of each month. A program ar
ranged for this meeting included the reading
of ballad contributed by an absent member;
reading poem entitled "Chautauqua." An
account of the Longfellow C. l.. S. C. class of
1911 and the graduation Recognition Day
August 10th at Chautauqua, New York was
read. One member of Seaside c, L. s. Circle
was numbered with this class. Singing. Chau-
tauqua songs filed the time until 6 p. m, when
the hostess summoned the company to the
diningroom, where the table presented pic
ture to appeal alike to the artistic and the
epicurean within US. An even dozen of ladies'
sat down TO the FEAST which was followed by
experimenting. The pungent wit as well as
the more serious thought of the after dinner
speakers was greeted with hearty applause.
Mrs. Eta Savery's toast ITO the Modern
Woman was given in her happiest vein and
her clever hits at the so-called new woman de-
lighted everyone Mrs. Annie L. Mckeen, in
more serious mood, talked of "The Successful
Life and her listeners recalled ideals and am
billions long forgotten. Mrs. Evelyn Frost
combined humor with practical good sense in
her response to the toast accomplishing the
Worth While" and was, as usual. much enjoy
ed. The recitation of an original poem by the
President completed the program. The COM
pany joined in singing america" After a
rising vote of thanks to our hostess for the
journed.