The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-02-22
East Belfast.


Mrs. Geo. Speed of Owls Head is the guest
of Mrs. Fred N. Savery.
Mrs. Ed. Slavery of Searsport spent Tuesday
with Mrs. F. N. Savery.
Winfield Clements of Brooks was the guest
of J. W. Burgess one day last week.
Miss Edith Strout of Portland is spending
weeks vacation at her home on Searsport
avenue.
The Ladies Aid of Trinity Church will meet
with Mrs. VIM. Vaughan, tomorrow, Friday,
afternoon.
theodore Coombs of Manchester, Mass, is
the guest of his father, James Coombs, on
Swan Lake avenue
Mrs. A. A. Brown came over from Castine
Tuesday morning to attend the funeral of
Mrs Prudence Staples.
supper for the benefit of the Mason's Mills
church will be held at the home of Mrs. Elna.
tina Robbins next Saturday night.
Mrs. A. E. Kilgore of Brooks visited her
mother, Mrs. Louisa Patterson, last Saturday
Mrs. Patterson is ill at the home of her niece,
Mrs. Peter Olsen.
Miss Mona Burgess, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. W. Burgess, who has been saving
Lincoln pennies the past year, had saved $500
which she has deposited in the Belfast Savings
Bank. Miss Mona is still interested in her
work.
Hon. l.. M. Staples with his sister, Miss
Phebe Staples, drove from Washington last
Sunday. called here by the death of their
brothers wife, Mrs. Prudence Staples. Mr.. S.
returned Wednesday but the sister will remain
with her brother for while.
The L. S. club met last Monday night with
Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Bowker, 10 Searsport
avenue. picnic supper was served at $50
Inc tables were placed to form the letter l.
and Is covers were laid. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H.Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Sam
uel Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene L. Cook, Mr..
and Mrs. Albra Clary. Mr.. and Mrs. j. K. Dem
nett, MIR. w. K. keene, Mr.. C. Townsend, Miss
Grace Walton, Miss Gertrude Patterson Mrs
Viola Patterson and Mrs. Maud Follett. An
enjoyable evening was spent in games
peanut race, though quiet (?) was one of the
interesting features, many devices were
thought of to assist in carrying the peanuts.
One gentleman was "Keene' enough to carry
loI, and said that if the peanuts had held out
ne thought he could have beat the record and
the entire company agreed with him. The
next meeting of the club will be with Mr. and
Mrs. E. L. Cook.
The Brewer Sewing Circle of the Mason's
Mills Church held five cent social Friday
evening at the home of Mrs. Fred N. Slavery
swan Lake avenue, and very jolly and sue ::
cessful affair it was, more than so being
present. In the potato race Mrs. James Nick
erson won, and received the potatoes for a
prize. Horace Nickerson won the apple race
receiving the apples for the prize. Target
shooting with bow and arrow was also tried,
Harry Brown winning the box of candy, the
prize for this. In the guessing contest James
Carr of searsport was high line. Vocal and
instrumental music was enjoyed, charades and
tableaux given, then followed an old fashioned
garden, the Sweet Williams being represented
by William Vaughan and William Mason Bach
elor's buttons by Everett Nickerson, American
Beauty rose by Miss Blanche Foster, the Rose
OF Killarney by Miss Julia Leary, four o'clock
by George A. Leavitt, ladies' delight by Miss
Ethel Slavery wearing a new hat, and forget
me-nots by several boys and girls. Following
this an auction sale of the ladies present, dis
gulsed in various ways, was held and at the
close it was found that the supposed "ady"
bringing the most money wasGeorge A.Leavitt.
Coffee. cocoa and cake were on sale, Harry
Brown and Raphnel Leavitt serving the coffee
and cocoa, and Lloyd Brown and Walter
Achorn the cake. From 100 until 1890, when
the affair broke up, there was not dull moment.
The sum of So was Melted.
OBITUARY. Prudence wife of Francis NJ
Staples, died suddenly of heart failure Satur-
day evening, Feb. 18th. About four weeks
ago Mrs. Staples slipped while going down
bridge hill and broke her ankle, and while the
broken limb was thought to be gaining she
grew weaker, and being subject to heart
trouble it was thought she sustained other in
juries. She born in South Hancock and
her age was &c years and 3 months. Mrs
Staples was devoted to her home, and was a
WOIllhu VI kIchI Ingenuity. MuCu sympathy
is expressed for the husband, who is left alone
and greatly laments her departure. Besides
her husband she leaves two brothers, Phil
Wooster and E. w. Wooster of Pasadena, Cali
fornia, and two sisters, Mrs. Maria Eggins and
Miss Ophelia Wooster of South Hancock, Me-,
besides several nieces and nephews. The
funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon,
at o'clock, Rev. VIM. Vaughan of Trinity
Reformed church officiating. The remains
were placed in the tomb and in the spring will
be taken to Swanville and placed in the family
lot The flowers were many and very beauti-
full, and included large piece from the neigh
bors, pillow from the husband, bouquet
from nephews and snieces. and set pieces and
bouquets from Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Stevens,
North Beverly, Mass, VIM. Stevens, Jr., and
family, Beverly, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c..
Staples, Cambridge, Mass, Mrs. A. A. Brown,
Castine, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barker, Salem.
Mass, MIR. and Mrs. Simon Jellison, Mrs. Wal
ter Bowen and Mrs. Irving Cook, Belfast and
L. M. and P. A. Staples. The bearers were J..
W. Burgess, NJ. L. Hartman, H. c: Burgess