The Republican journal., 1912-10-17

Aows rIiu@ys ~ y. m.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Miss Edith M. Southworth this. Thursdav
afternoon at $50 o'clock.
J. G. Aborn is repairing the steeple of the
North church. which was struck by Ugh tnina
and damaged last spring.
Harry and Wilbur Colby have bought the
cafe of Frank Wilbur on Elm street, Camden
and have taken possession.
There is no foundation for the rumor that
Ernest Richards. the insane colored man, had
returned to his home in this city.
The garage of Mr.. o. E. Frost, Northpor,
avenue. was entered last Saturday night and
about $50 worth of materials stolen.
Mrs. C. E. Read substituted for Mrs. Drink
water at the Belfast Opera House last week
while the latter was in Bangor enjoying the
Festival.
The Gun Club house was entered last Satur.
day night by removing the window. 1t was
probably for chance to sleep as nothing OF
value is kept there.
Miss Marian Wells sang in the Unitarian
choir last Sunday in place of Miss Katherine
C, Quimby, who was in Portland to attend the
Maine music festival.
Otis w. Ellis. for some time past in the en-
ploy of the Spencer, Eaton Co., has bought
the general store of Henry Applin on Cape
Jellison and will move there and carry on the
business.
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. F.
W. Brown, Cedar street, Tuesday, Oct. 22nd.
Program: Paper, Ceylon, by Miss Maude
Mathews; reading, Handy, Miss Mabel
Mathews; reading, Colombo, Mrs. Geo. E.
Bracket.
When w. H. Arnold's auto, driven by Ar
thur Titcomb, was moving at moderate
speed in front of Reads Garage last Sunday
afternoon young pointer belonging to Hugh
Bryant, and great pet of Mr.. and Mrs. Bry-
ant, Union street, was struck and instantly
killed.
Seaside Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs C. Y Cottrell Monday afternoon, October
2lst. Roll call, characteristics of the Ger
mans; Lesson from chapters one, two, three
and four of the C. L. S. c. book, Social Pro-
gress in Europe" and m agazine topic, "Europ-
can Rulers
The ladies of the North church will serve a
public supper in the church parlors and din
ing room on October 39th at o'clock Those
who like an up-todate chicken supper will
find something to their taste; while those who
| prefer the substantial dainties of Eye olden
time" will receive particular attention. Price
IS cents.
| A broken wire in the northern section of the
| city was the cause of temporary darkness of
the streets last Saturday evening. slight
accident of this kind should make us appreci-
ate what excellent service the Penobscot Bay
Electric Company gives. The out-of-town
avenues are better lighted now than were the
principal streets formerly.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
| remained uncalled for in the Belfast post Of
fee for the week ending Oct. 18th. Ladies'
Miss Ruth Grindle, Mrs. Kate johnson, Mrs.
mann, Mrs. Linwood t. Watkins, Mrs. Nelly
Fanny. Gentlemen-A. Leon Gaylord, e let
ters,) A. H. Dyer, Edward Dryer, g letters
W. 7. Hale. Prop. of Cayford's Restaurant.
The Larkin club of North Belfast held their
seventh meeting Monday with Mrs. George
Davis and the members enjoyed very pleas
/ ant evening Refreshments were served. Those
belonging to the club are Mrs. A.W .Coombs. Mrs.
G orge Davis, Mrs. W. G. Hatch, Mrs. Walter
Fish, Mrs. W. S. White omb, Mrs. Merle Whit
comb, Mrs Frank Roberts, Mrs. Martha Wood,
Mrs. Moses Hurd and Miss Mamie Hurd.
| At a meeting of the Improvement Society
held Monday it was voted not to have lee
ture course the coming winter The commit
tee appointed last week to solicit a guarantee
fund reported that while the necessary sub
scriptions were obtained the sentiment of the
people was against the lecture course. The
society regrets the necessity of making this
decision. For the past three years our clti-
zens have been given the privilege, at a small
cost, of hearing noted lecturers upon topics
that were educational and uplifting and it
seems too bad to give up this form of instruc-
ton and entertainment
THE CITY GOVERNMENT. A special meeting
of the City Government called for Tues
day evening to take up the matter of regulat-
ing the expenditure of the appropriation for
streets by street commissioner ]. W. Burgess
There was no quorum in the Common Council
and the matter was not taken up. In the
board of municipal officers an order was pass
ed that the rock crusher be started October
2lst and enough rock crushed to complete the
contemplated sidewalks included in the spe-
cial appropriation of $1,000. The Waldo Tele-
phone Co. petitioned for the privilege of locat-
ing poles on the Oak Hill road from Citypoint
to the Swanville town line.
The Coot Club left last Saturday about noon
in the steamer May Archer, Captain Archi-
bald, for their annual foray among the wild
fowl of the bay. They had expected to go
in the steamer Gov. Douglass, but chang.
ed to the larger boat. They started in rain
storm and encountered dense fog down the
bay and thought of making port at Rockand
for the night, but we're heard from later by
telephone at Vinalhaven, having followed the
regular boat across the bay and down the
Reach. Capt Archibald had planned an itin-
erary for the cruise, and the Coots decided to
follow his lead. and it is safe to say that the
game wardens down Eggemoggin Reach look
ed for them in vain. Saturday night and Sun