The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-06-13
Belfast, Me-, June 4, 1912

,,;+h +ben, for weeks visit among her rela-
tives.
Last Saturday evening the annual parish
meeting of the Universalist society was heio
in the church and it was voted to hlre REV.
Arthur A. Blair for the ensuing year, ne nav
ing given excellent satisfaction In the pulpit,
his discourses being strong, practical, able ana
forceful.
All friends of Mr. Edmund H. Shute, Sandy
point road, will hear with egret of the illness
an apoplectic shock-which befell him Sun
day afternoon, while calling upon friends. AS
these items are being finished, Monday ne
still lies in an unconscious state. At his ad-
yanced age it is feared he may not rally. DIR.
G. A. Stevens is attending the patient
Quite company of village people attended
the ordination service of Rev. Mr.. Hatch at
the Standpoint Congregational church last
Friday evening. The young gentleman, STU
dent at the Bangor Theological Seminary, has
supplied that pulpit the past year; and having
belonged to the June graduating class came TO
that society to be ordained to his life-work'
Miss Lucretia Flanders arrived from Brook
lyn, N Y. last Saturday to join her father'
Mr.. ]. A. Flanders. who has leased the +. u.
Lancaster place, East Main street, being the
agent for the Bull Steamship Co. at Cape Jeli-
son piers. Mrs F. will soon join her family,
and at present is the guest of her daughter,
Mrs. Florence Lavine, in Lexington, Kentucky.
All ewes and ears are directed to Chicago,
nova days! what will the outcome OF the
Republican National Convention be-" is the
question uppermost with everyone interested
in political matters-the important issue be-
tween two of the party's honored members,
Taft and Roosevelt. Which will win? The
choice of the rank and file, especially of the
younger generation belonging to the G. y. f.,
seems emphatically for the latter! In Repub-
lie let the people govern.
Our public schools will close next Friday.
The Intermediate and Primary pupils in the
village Mrs. Carrie P. Hamlin and Miss Elva
M. Randell, teachers,) will unite in the closing
exercises, which will be held in the Intermedi-
ate room Friday afternoon at / o'clock. A
Day-has been prepared, and all friends of
education are invited to attend. The presence
of parents, sisters and acquaintance is en-
couraging to young scholars. Give them
good company.
The weather in Stockton last week was as
follows: Sunday, fine day. quite cool toward
night; Monday, foggy morning. clearing at
midday, with strong, warm northwest wind;
Tuesday, beautiful day, very warm: Wednes-
day, nice day, with strong southerly wind in
late afternoon; Thursday, clear morning, over
cast at noon and rain in afternoon; Friday,
charming day with high, boisterous northwest
wind, growing colder toward evening, and
bringing frost during the night; Saturday,
bright sunshine, but intentionally cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R. Hichborn arrived
home last Saturday from their fishing trip to
Moosehead Lake. DIR. and Mrs. Herman G.
Hichborn returned to Cambridge. Mass. and
Mr. and Mrs. James A. Blanchard went to Cam
den. to secure their boarding place for the
summer before returning to their Mount YER
non, N. Y, home. Thus the merry party sepa-
rated, after weeks companionship and jolly
laughter! The delicious salmon trout donated
gave palpable proof of the gustable pleasures
enjoyed by this camping party.
From Cape Jellison piers the following ship
ping report was given Monday evening: June
4th, schooner Emma F. Briggs arrived. light.
to load lumber: schooner Annie Lord sailed
with lumber, for New York, and steamer MILF
nocket sailed for Boston and New York with
| paper. June 7th, schooner Laura and Marion