The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-09-25

Ala Will meet IN Room 2, Masonic Temple 4
30 p. M. tomorrow. Friday.
Among the out-of town attorneys attendin
court are Reuel Robinson of Camden, P. H
Gillen and A. L. Blanchard of Bangor, Gen,
P. Cilley of Rockland
The Childrens' Aid Society of Maine, whic]
maintains the Girls Home on Northport ave
nue.. recently received gift of $50 from Hon
and Mrs. James P. Taliaferro, summer resi-
dents of Belfast.
The next regular meeting of the Sons o.
Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary will be hello
Monday evening, Sept 29th. All members ar.
requested to be present After the MEETING
the question, "Should Ladies Vote, will he
discussed.
Judge Haley has granted an injunction re.
straining the city of Belfast from removing q
bay window projecting from the brick block
on High street occupied by the Read Garage g.
Machine Works and owned by Mrs. James s.
Hartman of this city.
| Capt. and Mrs. James H. Perkins, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. c. Marden. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Colbv
and Mrs. Amy McVeigh of Sunset, Mrs. Julia
G. Mckeen. Mrs. Annabele Underwood and
Wilson Ellis recently spent the day at "Webb
Foot Retreat'on the Passagassawaukeag where
they enjoyed clam dinner and the beautiful
scenery.
The Easterns, the South Brewer baseball
team, closed its season with the games of last
| Saturday. The record for the season stands
IL games won, IA lost and one tied Two
games were played Saturday in South Brewer
with the Dover Foxcroft team, which won the
first game, 5 to O.; the Easterns winning the
second game, 8 too
Two of our local gardeners, W A. Swift
and George A. Quimby, were successful in
raising Rocky Ford melons from seed brought
from Colorado by Mr.. j. F. Wilson. The mel
ons ripened perfectly on the vines and were
superior to those brought here, which are
necessarily picked when green for shipment
| A. B. Stantial also raised some fine melons.
and we saw some days ago in Mrs Pratt's
garden on Primrose Hill melons grown from
| seed brought from Porto Rico which promise ed
to ripen.
Miss katherine c. Quimby gave a very en-
joyable informal tea at her Miller street home
last Thursday afternoon. The guests brought
| their needlework or crocheting and dainty re-
! freshments were served. Those present were
Misses Evelyn and Cora Morrison, Marian
Hazeltine, Margaret White of Miami, Fla.
Margaret Cahill of Kalamazoo, Mich, Mrs. c.
C. Pneo. Mrs. Harry L. Carter of Swampscott
MSS Mrs. Morris L. Slugg, Mrs John B. Nc
Intyre, Mrs. Carl Il. Stevens Mrs. William F.
Sehoppe.
NORTH BELFAST Henry B. Laid is rebuild.
ing his house. He raised it two feet and built
a substantial cellar wall tore out the inside
completely and arranged the rooms; built q
veranda on the east end and put in new win
dows. He has built two dormer windows or
the north side of the house which greatly en-
larges the chambers. When completed it will
be one of the best stands If buildings in the
village. This house is known as the Gordon,
PIERCE house to the older inhabitants, and is
one of the oldest, if not the oldest, building r
the village. The many friends of George U
Hatch, now of Oakland, California, will be
pleased to know that his wife is rapidly reeov.
ering from very critical surgical operation
Her life was saved by the TRANSMISSION of blooc
given by her husband 49,. Mrs James Roberts
went to Portland Sept. 18th, and entered Or
Kings hospital for surgical treatment
Through the generosity of Fred A. Holmes
Mr.. and Mrs. W. ). Hatch and daughter Grace
and Mr. and Mrs.W G. Hatch and son Howard
made trip to Waterville Sept 18th in his fine
Studebaker car. 1t was fine ride over roads
which were smooth and free from loose rocks
We passed through the towns Of Waldo. Nor
rill, Montville, Freedom, Albion, Winslow ant
Watervile, and a greater part of the distance
is covered by Sta roads which are subs an
TALLY built 1t was q pleasure to travel ovel
them after having bounced over rocks al
summer. Waterv lie appeared to he rros
porous city. Automobiles were in evidence
everywhere, the street cars We're wei patron
lied, the stores seemed to be doing goot
business, and the public buildings and pr vat,
dwellings are an ornament to any city. Abou
five o'clock the party left Watervllle for Bel
fast, returning by the way of East Knox, an,
arrived home about 730. 1t was a day o
: delightful experiences brought about by tn
courtesy of Mr.. Holmes for which the particj
pants are truly grateful.