The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-10-12
THE NEWS OF BELFAST
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NVllCE.
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The Waldo Telephone Company has new
srush runabout for use in their business.
The schools in town held exercises Wednes-
3,v IN observance of Columbus day and will te
closed all day today. Thursday.
Mrs. Anna l.. Briggs, widow of John A.
BRIGGS of this city, has bought a woodworking
rsehine shop in Pittsfeld and taken posses
son
Messrs George A. Quimby, Clarence o. Poor
and VIM F. Bean returned to the city Monday
rom sojourn at The Pines, Quantabacook,
and before leaving closed the cottage for the
winter.
ojra of Good Templars was held yesterday
With St Croix lodge of Calais, and the grand
.,dge was to decide whether the session should
extend into Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. j. Price nave returned to
tbe city from Northport Campground, where
tHey spent the summer, and Mr.. Price is SELL
mo- at cost at his home, Is Pearl street, the
-sr.ainder of his stock of groceries, etc.
vrs r. W. Warren of Lincolnvile sent to
his office this week remarkable bunch OF
flr~ and five leaved clovers. Twenty OF the
i,Ir leaved and eighteen of the five leaved
were picked by Mrs. Warren from the same
moi at one picking. Oughtn't she to have
aod luck for long time to come?-Camden
Herald,
Mrs Mary S. Smalley and daughters Lulu
,, Ella have bought the Horatio D. Ma
asy house on Salmond street and moved
Wednesday, from Union street to their new
home Mr.. and Mrs. Mahoney will go to Phil
las where they will make their home with
the son. Charles A. Mahoney.
Mr. +. l.. Adams of the Belfast Optical
vas called to Augusta Wednesday to de-
.... lecture before the Maine Association
rtometrsts on the correct fitting OF
-s..as and the treatment of some of the more
,-.st cases of eye strain. Mr.. Adams is
a -nized as one of the leading specialists IN
Frofession.
N-= Fred W. Brown charmingly entertain
9mpany of young ladies at her home on
lar street Monday afternoon in honor of
..- .aughter, Miss Helen Brown, who will
..--5 the winter in Belfast The guests
-rt their needle work and spent pleas
.. -+-arnoon. at the close of which the Misses
and Hester Brown served dainty re-
.hments.
EooL HOLIDAYS. Today, Oct. 18th, will
..a holiday in the public schools, known as
mbu5 day, in accordance with an act passed
..--,e last Legislature This makes total of
.-bool holidays New Years, Washing
.,. Birthday. Patriots day, Memorial day,
i-uendence day, Labor day, Columbus day,
Hristmas, Thanksgiving and Arbor day. The
new aw also provides that portion of Febru-
s-9 18th Of each year shall be given over to
-rErClSeS appropriate 70 tHS a'ioi
the life of Abraham Lincoln.
Mrs Clarence o. Poor and Mrs. Frederick
Poor were the hostesses for a charming
lr5ge party, given at the home of the former
las. friday evening A dainty supper was
.a-epd at six o'clock at the candle-l lighted tables
and the original place and score cards, each
tearing quaint figure in water-colors. were
resl admired Seven tables enjoyed the
az turing the evening. Mrs. Amos Clement
ae the highest score and was given dainty
.r4. while the second prize, reading glass,
re To Mrs John c. Pillsbury. Delicious fruit
punch was served by the hostesses, assisted by
Mrs Clement W. Westcott.
LIE New HOUSES. Work on the new houses
.artIy mentioned in The Journal is progress
-sv0ranly. Some are nearing completion,
--s~s have been plastered ard all are closed
That storms cannot interfere with the
*. Most of them are to be occupied by
builders and there will be considerable
r lion to the number of Belfast homes. The
--se Carl Jenkins of Brooks is building on
Eress street is for sale, and several others,
1ding the two tenement house Loren Cross
hiding on Cedar street, are for rent. This
house is upto-date in all respects, is wired for
segtrcity and has bath rooms and furnace. 1t
Is oticed that in the new houses mistake of
the early builders has been avoided. They are
So; we'll up, giving light and airy cellar or
basement. This is particularly noticeable in
the very attractive house Mr.. and Mrs Stephen
L. Shute are building on Park street. The
house is of two stories with hip roof and has
eight rooms, bath and large sleeping porch
broad and easy flight of steps leads to the
front entrance. On Bayview street Warren
/ Nichols has built very attractive house
with all modern conveniences, which is for
rent, 1t has mansard roof and broad porch
and commands beautiful view of the harbor
and bay. Opposite is seven room house,
with bath and porches, building for Jesse
Nebber, who will occupy it when completed.
On Union street Earl l.. Talbot is building a
louise for his own occupancy, and on Allyn
street Mr.. Clark is building house for rent.
Alfred Jones of Bangor is building another
''ttage near the two he owns. The story and
a ralf house Fred Smalley is building on High
street near the corner of Field street is up
4hA boarded. Clyde Pettee and Frank Sar-
gent are building houses on Waldo avenue.
lie house Herbert Morey is building for Miss
D. And