The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-09-05

Mrs. Augusta Starkey. Mrs. Harriet ch...
Mrs. Helen Crosby and Mrs. F. A. Scbuher
motored to Camden one day last week
The County Commissioners have decided Il
paint the trimmings Of the Court House whit.
in compliance with several special requests
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Goodhue moved la.+ s.+
urday from the upstairs rent in the Thomb,
house. Church street. to the Hartman bouse
Congress street.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Miss Elizabeth A. Kelley, this Thursday
day, afternoon at 23O o'clock. A full attend.
ance is requested.
The meeting of the North Congregations
Church Aid Society, which was to have bee,
held yesterday afternoon was postponed fo,
several reasons, and will be held W ednesd.v
September 4th.
| A special meeting of the Travellers Clut
will be held with Mrs. Amos Clement Tuesday
Sept 10th, at p. M, to elect delegates to the
annual meeting of the State Federation. to be
held at Bath, Sept. 24th-26th.
Farmers throughout the county are hopinp
that the frosts may hold off until their sweet
corn crops can come to maturity. Corn is un.
! usually backward, and in some localities ia al.
ready being cut and used for fodder.
The Lewiston, fair is on this week, Next
week we have the Waterville fair; and Sept
18th, 18th and 10Th are the dates for the Mon.
roe fair. an event of special interest to this
city and section. Four thousand dollars are
offered in premiums and purses. Cattle are
not required to be tested to compete for pre-
miums. Gate admission. Is cents as usual.
grandstand 20 cents
The electric signals for the night watch were
installed last week, and are similar to those in
use in other cities. They are operated from
the Telephone Exchange. Anyone wishing to
summon policeman during the night should
call central, who will put on the red signals.
located near the Savings Bank, and on Moody s
Corner. The officers will then ascertain by
phone where they are needed.
Mathews Bros mill started up Tuesday
morning, having been shut down for ten DAYS,
during which new boiler was installed and
other changes and impro vements made Mon
day fire was built under the new boiler for
the first time and some one had just remarked:
II wonder if we've got steam enough to blow
the whistle" when the fire alarm sounded, and
it was demonstrated that the whistle was in
commission.
The ladies' of the Citypoint Sewing Circle
hall foir oil
ing. which was largely attended and was a fl
nancial success. There was a sale of fancy
articles,and very attractive,candy table, pre-
sided over by Miss Julia Vaughan and Miss
Helen Keech. Ice cream was served by Mr.
and Mrs. John Myrick and Mrs. Charles
French. program was given, consisting of
vocal solos by Miss Mamie Hurd and Messrs
Bert L. Davis, Leon and Clifton Beckwith:
readings by Gardner B. Lane and Miss Julia
Vaughan, and a violin solo by R. H. Mosher.
with piano accompaniment by Mrs Leon Beck
with.
THE HERRIcK REUNION The reunion of
the Herrick family was held in Northport
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Herrick About 40
were present and very pleasant day was
passed. Among the relatives were people from
Bridgeport, Conn, Boston. Camden, Northport,
Rockland and Belfast. Mr.. and Mrs Herrick
are an ideal host and hostess. An excellent
picnic dinner was served at noon, and the
afternoon was spent in looking over the Cobe
grounds and in meeting in which officers
were chosen for the ensuing year. and all too
soon they had to say goodbye until another
year.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
for the week ending Sept. Sd: Ladies-Mrs. G.
W. Carlson, Mrs. M. M. Crockett, Mrs. Nat
Carter, Mrs. B. P. Judd, Mrs Margaret Muir
ply, Mrs. Geo. F. King, Mrs. A. B. Vickery Mrs
Emily Warren, Mrs. C. M. Warren, Miss Mary
E. Young. Gentlemen-A. H. Crockett, T. P.
Callahan, Capt. Gray, VIM. Gommers, Geo. F.
Howes, c. 0. Holway, Eddie Johnston, Abra-
ham Mechanic, w. R. Lowell Nelson Morey,
F. X. Moore, Wallace Mitchell, Henry H.
Morris. E. w. Newton, H. C. Paul, R. R. Tabor,
FIN. Vining.
PooRs MILLS Mrs. Nellie Morgan will
speak at the hall next Sunday -. MIR. and Mrs
H. H. Brett and two children of Melrose,
Mass, are guests of Mr.. and Mr.. Leslie Pay
son -. Mrs. Linda Gray of Providence, R. L.,
is visiting her mother and sister, Mrs. J. F.
Sheldon. Mr.. and Mrs. Will Jackson and
children of Sanford, who have been visiting
Mr.. Jackson's mother and brother, returned
home last week. g. Miss Rosalind Jackson of
Camden returned home last week after few
weeks visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Jackson.
MIR. F. T. Wentworth spent the week lend
with her son. Orrin L. Wentworth at Cape
Rozier She was accompanied by her friend
Mrs. F. L. Toothaker. 80. A number from here
attended the Pomona grange in Searsmont
last Tuesday.
WEST BELFAST. Mrs. Annie Kimball and
Blanche Elms and son Roger visited Mrs.
Belle Cunningham in Searsmont last Thurs
day. Cora Ingalls, returned to Boston last
week having snent the month of Aupust with