Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-03-04
BELFAST.
Residence Of Albert Morse
Burned on Saturday.
Miss Blanche JennesS Is Given
Surprise Party, Friday Night.
Board Of Registration Closes Its
Board Of Registration Closes Its
Session, Friday Afternoon.

Belfast. Me-. March 3.-(SpeeiaD.-
The Board of Registration was in
session, Thursday and Friday, for the
purpose of placing new names on the
voting list prior to the special sena-
torial election to be held, March 4.
The board was composed of Austin
w. Heating, chairman; Maurice w.
Lord and H. C. Buzzell. Seventy seven
I new names were added to the voting
| list, an unusually large number, and
IL names were stricken off on account
Of removal from the city or death.
The board will also be in session. on
March 3, 6, I and s to register new
voters for the municipal election to
be held. on March II,
TIE branch of the Waldo Trust
Co. at Unity will be opened for de-
posts, Monday morning, March 4,
with b. a. Fogg of Unity as man
ager.
Vesper services were held, at 40
o'clock, Sunday afternoon, in the Uni
tartan church. A short address was
given by the pastor, the Rev. Charles
Z. Ames. and the choir rendered sew
eral selections.
Rabbi Fleischer of Boston Will give
a lecture in Memorial hall, in this
city, next Wednesday evening, March
g. under the auspices of the commit
tee of the Belfast Lecture Course, and
this will be the last lecture Of the sea-
son. The subject will be Democracy"
which Rabbi Fleischer himself consid-
ers his best lecture. The lecture will
commence at S O'clock.
A Surprise party was given, Friday
night. for Miss Blanche Jenness. at
her home on Cedar street Mrs Jen-
ness inviting the guests and OBTAINING
Miss Blanche at her fathers office
until all had assembled. The guests
arrived. at $50 o'clock. and when Miss
Blanche returned home. few min
utes later, she was overwhelmed with
surprise and pleasure. supper Was
served at once, at very daintily ar
ranged table, the guests being An
nette Holt, Marguerite owen, Mary
Hayes. Margaret Mckinney. Ruth
Redman, Doris Roberts. Jessie Hart,
Mildred Randall and Helen Kittredge
After the supper a shirt waist game
was played Mildred Randall winning
liit pIlZp. d DOoh III GsNdlSeIiIie+ Lid
ter the whole party was taken TO the
opera house, where the moving pie
lures We're enjoyed,4
\ still alarm was sent to the fire
department. Saturday forenoon. for
assistance at a fire at the Head Of
the Tide, in the house of Albert
Morse, shipping clerk at the Coe- Nor
timer Co. The fire was caused by the
children, who We're playing around
the kitchen, and who started a fire
around the wood box, it is thought.
Mr.. Morse's mother lived with him,
also his wife's mother, the latter be-
ing i'll, but all were gotten out in
safety. although the fire had burned
we'll through the house before the
alarm was given. Chemical No. l was
soon on the scene, but the fire had
made too much Roadway to be check
ed. and the house was burned flat
Two neighboring houses which had
caught fire. were saved by the com
pany. 1t is understood that the house
was insured. 1t was purchased only
recently by Mr. Morse. The gasoline
engine from this city was sent up. and
a detachment from Washington Hose
Co. the engine company, and from
Seaside Hose under direction of AS
sistant Engineers Cook and Hayes
We're rushed to the scene. but it was
too late to render help to the Morse
house.