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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15

Inc Current Events club, favored last week
by wind andweather, met Feb 7th at The Stock
ton for the annual mid winter dinner, the fol-
lowing ladies sitting around the tables special
iy arranged to accommodate the number pres
ent; Mrs. Esteile Crosby, president; Mrs.
Abble i. Treat, vice president; Mrs. Lillias S.
Emery, secretary; Miss Alice Hichborn. treas
urer; Mrs. Almedas H. Rendell, Mrs. Carrie
A. Gardner, Mrs. Eta B. Griffin, Mrs. Alice M.
Hichborn. Miss Mary Hichborn. Miss Leora
Partridge, Mrs. Blanche F. Staples, Mrs. Ada
L. Mudgett, Mrs Ada P. Griffin. Mrs. Eleanor
B. Colcord and Mrs. Ada M. Hopkins. After
decorating the tables tastefully with green
and red-pine branches and carnation pinks-
the president and vice president joined the la
dies IN the parlor, presenting each one with a
large red crepe paper letter. to be pinned up
on the dress by which each was to find her
seat IN the dining room, the place cards bear
ing corresponding letters of the alphabet. The
Dickens program-it being the centenaryof the
authors birth-embraced mound of green in
the center of the table, having red ribbon in
terwoven, bearing in white figures 1872 and
1917. each place card having upon the diverse
side an original rhyme by the president bring
ing in the name of some of Dickens works, which
after the company was seated each lady was
requested to read in turn, beginning at the
foot OF the table. The red geranium being
the novelist's favorite flower an effort was
made to obtain those for the occasion; but the
greenhouse could only furnish deep red carna-
tons, which were substituted tho rrar.,;,,,
leaves being freely mingled with the pine
branches over the linen, with a beautiful
carnatlon at each place-card An excellent
dinner, well served, added to the enjoyment of
all present, many tales of Dickens enlivening
the passing hours. When the dessert had been
nnlshed, the president announced the arrival
of the foreign mail" containing an envelope
addressed to each lady, "sent from Punch" as
a London contribution to the Clubs Dickens
Day. These communications - jokes from
Punch-were read aloud by each recipient,
causing much merriment. Later the company
retired to the parlor spending the time until
4.SO O'Clock in social, chat with quotations from
Dickens and stories of his life, all feeling at
the hour of adjournment that the occasion had
been success-a day pleasantly and proftably
spent by all members of the Current Events
Club participat ng.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15
DIED

AMEs. In Rockland, February 8, Joseph f..
Ames, aged "a years, 5 months and 20 days
BARTER. In Verona, N. j., January 20, Capt
Albion X. Barter, formerly of st. Geore',
aged 70 years.
CLoUGH. In Rockport February z, Char
lotte S. wife of William H. Clough. aged 90
years and days.
GooGINs. In Trenton, Feb: uary 3, Fame
M, wife o. Lewis Googins, aged 20 years.
GRINDLE In Buehill, February l, Leroy
Grindle, aged 81 years, months and % days.
HARTMAN. In Greenville, January 29, Cha.
H. Hartman of Orand aged SO years
JACKSON. In Poor's Mills, February 3, Mr..
Alfred S. jackson, aged 10 years, mon'ls
and II days.
MosHER. In Orono, February 8, Albert t.
Mosher, aged 10 years, months and 2S days
PATTERSON. In Bangor, February Z, Elsie,
widow of David S. Patterson, aged 81 years,
months and 16 days.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15
SHIP NEWS.
AMERICAN PORTS.

New York, February 6. Ar. stmr Borinquen
Searsport; 8, sid, sch Salie ron, Promised
Land for Norfolk; J. r. Bodwell, Rockland
Ella NJ Wiley, Savannah; 9. ar, sch Etna
Stonington; 10, ar, stmr Millinocket, Stockton
Boston, February Z. Sid, schs Mary A. Ha !,
from Jacksonville) Lynn; Ralph NJ Hayward
New York; 8, ar, sch Pendleton Brothers,
Georgetown, S. c. 8, sld schs Alice Holbrook
Norfolk and Mayport; Hume. Belfast; 10, sd
sch Kineo, Cardenas; IL, sid, sch Methebesec
Stonington, Me.
Mobile, February 6. Ar, sch S. G. Haskell
Aguadilla. ,
awha, Searsport; z, ar, sch VIM H Sumner,
Fernandina.
Norfolk, February 6. Ar, sch James W
Paul, Jr, Providence; sid, sch VIM E Downes.
Georgetown, Dem; 8, sid, sch Gen E Greeley,
New Haven; 10. sid, sch Margaret M Ford.
Santiago de Cuba.
Elizabeth Gilbert, New York.
Savannah, February T. Ar, sch Thelma
Norfolk.
Darien, Ga, February g. Ar. sch Wawenock.
Savannah.
Lynn, Mass, February 9. Ar. sch Mary
Hall, Boston Ito finish discharging)
Charleston, February 9. Sid. bark kremlln,
Philadelphia, in tow tug Tormentor; II ar, sch
Pendleton, San Juan.
Virgins, S &, February 9. Sid, sch Alice
Pendeton, New York.
Georgetown. S. c., Feb. IL. Sid, sch John
Bossert, New York.
Wilmington, N. c., Feb. IL. Cid, sch Brina
P. Pendeton, Virgins, S. c.
Stockton, Me, Feb z. Ar, sch Clarence II.
Venner, Baltimore.
Searsport, Feb. 6. Ar. barge R e. R Co.
No. 2, Weymouth; 9, ar, barge Boylston, Wey-
mouth; sid, barge Greenwood, Rockland; ~,
ar, stmrs Kanawha, Newport News; Kennebec,
Nor folk 13, sid, sim Kanawha, Newport News;
barge & Co. No e. Rockland.
Rockland, Feb l3. Ar, schs Catawamteak,
Boston; Eliza Levensaler, do; Mary Curtis.
Camden; sid, sch Frances v Sawyer, Nassau.
MP.
Rockport. Me, Feb ID. Ar, sch Morris &
Cliff, Boston.
FOREIGN PORTS.
Hav ana. Feb q Sid, sch Carrie Strong, Mo-
bile.
Bermuda, Feb 2. In port, bark Matanzas,
discharging; sch John Paul, repairing; 7, ar,
sch James W Elwell, Norfolk
Rosario, Dec 49, Sid, sch Hattie P Simpson,
Colastine and Delaware Breakwater.
Puerto Mexico. Feb g. 2 a. m. Ar. stmr
American, Brodhead, New York; Feb 8, a p m,
sid, stmr Texan, Parse, Delaware Breakwater
flor orders.)
Salina Cruz, Feb 8, p. m. Steamed, stmr
Alaskan, Patterson. San Diego.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15
Group Ends Life

Many Children Die of Group Every Year
Before a Doctor Can Be Summoned.
Parents of children should be prepared at
all times for a spasm of Group.
Keep in the house remedy that will give
instant relief and keep the child from choking
until the arrival of the physician.
Get so cent bottle of HYOMEI today and
in case of an attack of Group pour 20 drops
into kitchen bowl of boiling water. Hold the
child's head over the bowl SO that it can breathe
the soothing. penetrating vapor that arises. In
the meantime send for physician.
This treatment has saved the lives of many
children and is precaution that all parents
should promptly take.
HYOMEI is sold by A. A. Howes Co. and
druggists everywhere and is guaranteed for
Group. catarrh, asthma and bronchitis.
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HALLDALE.

HALLDALE.
Rev. J. McAuliff preached at the church
last Sunday morning. He will hold meetings
at the houses evenings this week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall of Brooks were weekend visitors at
Ira Halls. Moses st Denis, who has been
chopping wood for Bert Hall, has gone to
Lowell, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Tobie and
children and Mrs. M. w. White visited at J. E.,
Halls Feb 9th.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15

John Smart, Nathaniel Smart, William Smart
Alfred Shute, William Small, Job Small, James
Sprague. Josiah G. Staples, Unworthy Stubs,
iona satbry, John Sweeney, Alexander
Switcher. John Scott James W. Treat, Robert
D. Thompson, Alfred Thompson, Charles W..
Twist Samuel Trask, Clair Tarr. Samuel West,
Samuel Wentworth, Asa R. Warehouse. James
Wilmington, Benjamin " Vickery.
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WALDO STATION

WALDO STATION
People in this vicinity have harvested their
ice. 1t is of unusual thickness, varying from
two to two and half feet, but not of as good
quality as usual. Bert Hamlin and family of
Belfast have moved here. He is now foreman
of this R. R. section. -. The Home Department
of the Station Sunday school. which was Or
ganized last November. is gaining in interest
and promises to be well attended. {. Potatoes
remain t$1.00 per bushel. Several cars were
loaded here last week. Mrs. B. Wentworth
Of West Waldo called on friends in this place
last Monday. Mr.. and Mrs. John SWEET of
Knox visited relatives here recently.
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SWANVILLE-

SWANVILLE-
Mrs. George T. Nickerson, who underwent
an operation for appendicitis at Dr. E. D. Tap
ley's hospital in Belfast, returned home Feb
ruary 9th very much improved in health Miss
Dorothy Nickerson is working for her.
Misses Flora Seeley and Doris Nickerson, stu
dents at Castine Normal school, came home
Saturday for few days vacation. 80. The
many friends of Mr.. and Mrs F. E. Nickerson
MAUD Chase) of Everett, Mass, will be pleased
to hear they have 10 Id. boy. born February
4th. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Cunningham spent
Sunday in Prospect -. Miss Augusta Nlcker-
son of Cape Jellison spent the weekend with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Nickerson ). . i.
The Ladies Aid Society has adopted the follow
ing resolutions:
Whereas one of our most loved members,
Mrs. Mary D. Nickerson, has been removed
from among us. to that "home of many man
sions"; therefore, be it
Resolved, Tha: we. members of the Ladies'
Aid Society, feel deeply the loss of one who
gave us unsparingly her enthusiasm and labor
of many years, and may her patience in long
ship in our work. and many words of wise
counsel, be an inspiration to US to emulate her
noble example.
Resolved, That we extend to her sons and
daughters our heartfelt sympathy and may
the sweet memory of a devoted mother, and a
life we'll lived. help to soften their grief in
this their time of sorrow.
Resolved, That these resolutions be placed
on our records and copy sent to The Repub-
lican Journal for publication.
Beautiful toiler thy work all done,
Beautiful soul into glory gone,
Beautiful life with its crown now won,
God giveth the rest
ALICE G. KANE, Committee
ARLETTA j. CHASE,
MARTHA M. MCPHERSON, Resolutions.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15

Most disfguring skin eruptions, scrofula,
pmpies, rashes, etc., are due to impure blood.
Burdock Blood Bitters is cleansing blood
tonic. Makes you clear-eyed, clear-brained,
clear-skined.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-15

TROY.
A little son came to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Wren Feb. 10th. Mrs. Wren was
formerly Miss Stella Whitaker of Troy and is
now living in Thorndike. Her sister, Miss
Bessie Whitaker, is with her :. Mr. and Mrs.
Truman Cook were in Bangor Wednesday,.
Mrs. Nellie Goodale spent two days last week
ton, who is quite ILL.,. Mr.. and Mrs. Holton
Bridges of Mars Hill visited at Otis Danforth's
last week.. Mrs. Eta Halves spent several
days in Pittsfield last week Ralph Luce and
Willie Sanderson are in the neighborhood saw
ing wood with gasoline engine. On ac-
count of the weather the attendance at the
Grange meeting Saturday evening was small.
A special meeting will be held Wednesday for
comforting degrees The Troy Corner Read
ing club will hold meeting at the grange hall
Friday evening, Feb. 22d, with an entertain
ment and supper. There is large increase in
membership and the meetings will be held in
the grange hail.. Our "birds of passage" DR..
Geo. A. Stevens and family of Stockton
Springs, write from Florida of picnics, roses,
orange blossoms and of the beauty of climate
and scenery. Well, we have beautiful snow"
and plenty of ice, which will be better appre-
ciated next July. if we can only manage to live
through this freezing weather to enjoy it. The
chickadees are singing on the piazza facing
the south while write.
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OAK HILL (Swanville).
Miss Helen Knowlton is spending two weeks
with her sister. Mrs. Arthur Thompson, at
Poor's Mills. :. Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Toothaker
of Northport were guests of her parents, MIR.
and Mrs. w. R. Peavey, recently. Mr.. James
Webster sold two COWS Feb. 7th to Mr.. Crowell
of Monroe. Mr.. and Mrs. F. Porter Webb
attended the meeting of Waldo Pomona Grange
at Poor's Mills, Feb 9Th The Oak Hill sew
ing circle will meet with Mrs. James Webster
Feb. 10TH.
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LIBERTY.
Mrs. W. L. Cargill is visiting relatives in
Boston. She was accompanied by her mother,
Mrs. Walter Morrow of Bangor. -. DR.. OAR
ling of Belfast was in town Thursday to see
the dogs in the vicinity that are sick with a
distemper. He pronounced them all improved
but Woodcock, DIR. Cargills well known bird
dog, which it was thought best to painlessly
send away Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Richie of
Belfast visited at DIR. motifs last week.
John Holt has been in Belfast the past week,
having his eyes treated
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BELFAST th.Ct LunncNl.

corrected eehly lur lAe ouuInaI.
PRODUCE Markell tA4L thUDC.rk.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-23

cry any day, when active work will
commence. They intend to put in about
two hundred acres. AS much of this
as possible will be seeded to alfalfa,
and the balance to rye.
J. Sercombe has strawberries from
runners that have taken root during
the summer and are now producing.
With different varieties of berries this
product can be made to produce nearly
all summer.
Articles of incorporation have been
filed by the N. P. company for the con-
struction of line from Portland along
the north bank of the Columbia to
North Yakima, to connect with the
present line at Kennewick.
R. Gorsuch brought in about hun
dred pounds of grapes raised in his
vineyard. He will have more on the
market soon. The vines were planted
years ago and kept alive for many
years without irrigation, during the
period in which there was no water in
this section.
Rufus Fullerton, member of the
school board, advocates an idea which
should find support among all the resi-
dents OF the valley. He is in favor of
having the school grounds leveled,
seeded to grass and trees planted around
them. The school grounds should be
pretty and demonstrate more to strang-
ers than any other thing, the interest
of the community in educational mat
tiers.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-23
Nine Years Ago today
Being Items Of Particular Interest taken
from THE COURIER Volume No. J

1t has just been learned that while
sinking an artesian we'll on the Blalock
farm near Walla Walla, a few weeks
ago, that a stratum of coal ten feet
thick was found at depth of 300 feet.
A sample of the material sent to Pull
man showed, it is said, a good quality
of coal. The Blalock farm consists of
some seven hundred acres, but deal
is pending to add another hundred
acres.
J. B. Clements is having his house
moved in the Garden Tracts and is
building an addition thereto.
Fay F. Deans land in Section Ten is
being cleared and leveled and will be
planted to alfalfa.
T. S. Cantril has opened his place of
business in the building next to the
post office and will carry stock of
shoes.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Hover gave a
dinner to several of their friends last
Sunday. 1t was novel in it's kind, in
this, that it consisted almost entirely of
viands prepared from the products of
their Riverview ranch. The dinner was
ample in style and variety to satisfy
the demands of the most exacting cpl
cure. The guests left with profound
respect for the products of the Kenne-
wick soil.
Coffin brothers will put in pipe line
from the canal to their place, and are
expecting carload of piping machin-
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main open from II O'Clock in the morn
ing until clock in the evening of said
day, unless at the hour of closing
there are any electors in any polling
place waiting to vote and who are quail
fled to participate therein and who
have not been able to do so since ap-
pearing at the polling place, in which
case said polls shall be kept open rea-
sonably long enough after the hour of
closing, to allow those so present at
that hour, to vote). Said primary cleo
ton shall be held at the regular poll
ing places in each precinct in the coun-
ty.
The names and addresses of all per-
sons for whom nomination papers have
been filed, so far as the same affects
the electors of Benton County, are as
follows:
Supreme Court Judges:
Ralph Oregon Dunbar, 2O6 Union
St., Olympia.
Overton G. Ellis, GLIB North X. St.,
Tacoma
Wallace Mount, pa 10th St., Olym-
pia.
Judge of the Superior Court for the
Judicial District composed of Adams,
Benton and Franklin Counties:
O. R. Holcomb, Cpl Oak St., Ritz
vile.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto
set my hand and official seal this Goth
day of August, A. D., 1872
Seal A. E. Verify,
County Auditor for Benton County,
Washington.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-23

A. w. jenkins of Walla Walla, was in
Kennewick Friday attending to business
affairs and visiting old friends.
Mr.. Jenkins formerly owned h e
Myers Grocery Co. grocery store.
Miss Jane Annette, who has but re-
Gently completed her apprentice course
at Thornton and Cameron's, left for
Spokane Saturday to take position as
trimmer in Tyler's wholesale millinery
establishment.
The Ladies Literary Club will give a
reception this evening at the Presby-
terian church parlors. The guests of
honor will be Prof. and Mrs. G. o. Kim
ball, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Faxon, V. E.
Marriott, Miss Beulah Church, Miss
Lura Green and Miss Ida Green.
The Bazaar store sold their last article
Tuesday, and by the time this paper
reaches it's readers the Sullys will be
on the road to their future home in St.
,, Johns, Oregon, where they will open a
new store. Their loss to the commu-
nifty will be felt.
Mrs. J. B. Rose and Mrs. E. D. Col
! Inns entertained eighteen of their friends
at bag shower and breakfast Tues
day morning in honor of Miss Beulah
Church. The house was prettily dec
Grated in pink and white and the table
was arranged in the form of basket.
Miss Church received many dainty and
useful bags.
One of the local bellies shutters
badly. The other night when her fell
low started to leave she went to the
door with him and said George, are
you coming again next S-s-s-s-s-"
but before she could get out the word
Sunday" the dog lying on the porch
thought she was trying to "sic-'em
and chased George off the premises. -
Exchange.
Those who heard F. M. Goodwin of
Spokane lecture at the Presbyterian
church Sunday evening are high in
their praise of the speaker as man
with a keen grasp of affairs and the
ability to present his ideas in force
full and convincing manner. While the
attendance was rather disappointing it
is more than likely that if Mr.. Good
win were to speak here again he would
be assured of crowded house.
The band concert of Thursday even
ing, September 5th, will be the final
program to be conducted by Prof. Kim
ball in Kennewick The director aims
to make up next weeks program, the
10Th, as we'll as the one on the 5th,
from request numbers, as largely as
the hands repertoire will allow. Ifyou
will send your request to Prof. Kimball
before next Tuesday evening, your fav-
orite selection will be played at one of
the last two concerts, if possible.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-08-23

MIS-. u. L.. Taylor and children re-
turned home Sunday from Seaside, Ore.
Mrs. L. H. Cox, of Richland, was in
kennewick Monday visiting relatives.
Twin sons were born Wednesday to
MIR. and Mrs. J. F. Larkin. But one
OF the children lived.
Miss Dorothy Arnold and her brother,
Allen, returned Sunday from their visit
to Seattle and other coast cities.
Mrs. McClaskey, of Pasco, with her
slster-in-law of Chicago, were Ken
newick visitors the latter part of the
week.
Miss Dora Williams has returned from
Milton, Oregon, where she has been
visiting Goldie Piersol for the last
three weeks.
Judge F. H. Rudkin, of Spokane,
while on his way from Bellingham,
stopped over for visit with his brother,
John Rudkin.
Miss Beth Knight, who has heen
visiting Mrs. R. H. Holcomb in Section
| Z, returned to her home at Wapato
Wednesday.
Mr.. MARI, of the Kennewick orchard
Co., has had his oldest son, James,
from Salem, Oregon, visiting with him
this last ten days.
Mrs. c. G. Tweedt and little son,
Kenneth, left Sunday for Genesee,
Idaho, where they will visit her mother
for several weeks.
| Over half an inch of rain fell in the
shower last week. That's some rain
for country that has an average of
under ten inches year.
H. E. Nixon, who will leave the city
shortly, has resigned as secretary of
the fire department. Harry Stern has
been appointed to fill his place.
At II o'clock next Sunday morning
at the Christian church there will be
an address in the interests of the Chris
tian Orphannge at Walla Walla.
Mrs. w. E. Grinell and Mrs. A. Juhre,
of Alfalfa, were in. Kennewick Friday,
visiting at the home of Rev. and Mrs.
E. A. Orr in the. Olmstead Addition.
Senator Jones writes that he is ship
ping us another half dozen year books.
They are certainly worth taking and
the first six men to ask will get them.
Mrs. Perkins and daughter, Esther,
and mother, Mrs. McMurray, of Spo-
kane, while on their way to Hartford
spent Tuesday night at the home of
Rev. w. P. Osgood.
Clarice, Norma and Vance Holcomb,
the children of MIR. and Mrs. C. L.
Holcomb, have returned from Lind
where they have been visiting at the
Smart Brothers farm for several weeks.
If the successful candidates woulo
all show patrons of their respective
offices the consideration after their cleo.
ton that they do before, what pleas
ure it would be to do business with
them.
The Kennewick Volunteer Fire De-
partment will give ball some time
within the next three weeks. Announ-
cement of the date will be made later.
The purpose of the hop is to get funds
to prepare quarters for the firemen.