Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-11-07
BELFAST.
Officers Of King Solomon
Council Installed.
UniveTsaIist Boys Club Formed
A Unique Election Dinner.
Funeral Of Late W. H. Beckwith-.
Other Local News.

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sisted by Illustrieus William c. Libby
| grand master of ceremonies. The fol-
| lowing were installed: r. |. NJ, Allen
l.. Curtis; d. NJ. George c. TrusseH;
P of W., Charles Harmon; treasurer,
Wilmer J. Dorman; recorder, Charles
e. Johnson; c. of c., A ID. Hayes; G.
of c., Frank E. Bramhan; steward, c.
J. Pattee; sentinel, Adrian c. futile;
chaplain. Rev Dayid l.. Wilson; mas
ter of ceremonies. William c. Lib
hey
| The officers of Palestine Command
cry VII be- installed next Weanesda
| evening, and the affair viii be ohserv-
| ed rs Ladies' night.
| The Waldo rrast Co. of Belfast will
open, Friday, its new branch in Unity
| A Boys Club has been organized, at
the Universalist church, which will
be known as the Uniyersalist Current
| Events Club. 1t will meet, on sundays
and will be conducted by Frank l.
! Wilson. on the plan of the t'sehool
lefty" The officers are: President.
Byron salter; vice president, Alphonsb
| Richie; secretary, Perley Tibbetts;
| treasurer, Vaughan Hayes; executive
committee. Harland Pattershall, Percy
| Dutch. James Staples, Evan Wilson;
messenger, William Lunt As it's name
implies, the boys will study and dis
| cuss the events of the hour.
| State Secretary jefferson Smith of
the Young Mems Christian Association
| of Maine will address a meeting of
men and boys, Sunday night. in the
Belfast Opera house. Special music
will be furnished. Only men and boys
are invited to the meeting.
| Mrs. Robert Hardy and little son.
who have been the guests, for few
weeks. of Mr.. and Mrs Walter IL
Richards, have returned to their home
in Lincolnville.
Belfast is to have a Food fair, Feb.
10-l5. at the Opera house, vote TO
this effect having been taken al the
| Monday night meeting of the Belfast
Board of Trade.
! on Friday night, in the Baptist
church. a sunday school institute will
be held with Rev. A W. Bailey of
South HadleY, the Congregational SUI
perintendent, as leader and speaker.
All teachers of every denomination in
| the vicinity are cordially invited to
be present. 1t is hoped to organize a
teachers training class. to take in all
the teachers in the city.
The ,25th anniversary of the New
England Order of Protection will be
Federated Monday night, in odd
Fellows hall. and elaborate prepara-
tions are being male. Miss Alice Sim
mons, the talented reader, will assist
IN the program.
A supper will be given in the Meth
odist church. friday night, for the
| members of the parish only.
Rev. and Mrs. G. f. Sturtevant of
Freeport, were guests, Tuesday night,
lef Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando e. Frost in
Norhtport avenue. The Baptist church
has extended call to Mr.. Sturtevant,
who recently preached here and made
a most favorable impression. He has
TIE call now under consideration,
The triangle at the foot of the
square, adjoining and belonging to the
lestate purchased by Hon. James p
lTalliaferro of Jacksonville, two years
Iago, for summer home. has been
fenced in temporarily to prevent peo-
pie from crossing it from Church TO
High streets. For years the lawn of
1.-THE triangle has been kept up beau
ltifully and is one of the pretty spots
in the city, but people crossing it
make an unsightly path which the
lowner hopes to avoid in the future
| Mrs. George Gilchrist has gone to
Boston, joining her husband, who re-
Gently made the trip in the schooner
James Slater, of which he is owner,
accompanying Capt Perkins
Three Belfast young ladies enjoyed
la unique election dinner, Tuesday
night Each bet on a candidate, Will
son. Taft and Roosevelt, and to make
sure that each would thoroughly en-
10y her dinner, it was eaten before
the returns began to come in, then
the two losers paid for the dinner
| Warren A. Nichols has moved into
his new house on Bay View street.
Irecently built by him. For some time
Mr.. and Mrs. Nichols have been living
in the James Pattee house, on Cedar
Istreet, recently sold to Fred Jackson.
The funeral of William H. Beck
with of City Point took place. Wednes-
day morning. at his late home. Mr..
Beckwith was 81 years of age and his
lwife and several sons and daughters
Isurvive. He was the son of the late
Thomas A. and Hannah E., Beckwith,
and was born in Belfast.
Hon. and Mrs. Clarence O. Poor OF
Belfast who have been visiting their
daughter Mrs. Hugh =. Mcclellan in
Lexington, Mass. Tor several weeks
have gone to New York, where they
will visit another daughter. Miss Alice
Poor. librarian in the New York pub
lie library.
Edward r. Pierce will give his in
teresting illustrated lecture on The
Grand Canyon OF Arizona, Thursday
night, before the Woman's Alliance OF
the First Parish. in the church parlors
DIR. Ernest s. Weber who was oper-
ated upon two weeks ago in a local
hospital, returned, Sunday to his home
on Northport avenue, having made a
rapid recovery. His Office in the Ma
sonic Temple will remain closed fol
three weeks more.
Charles Dieker is occupying Sunflow-
err cottage. owned by Frederick Brown,
| ubiIa puttiuo the latter's cottages in