The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-27
The News OF Belfast.

The automobiles and auto trucks have been
running all winter up to the present time.
Capt. Charles Smallidge, who has been at his
home in Castine for some weeks because of ILL
ness, has resumed command of the steamer
Golden Rod
Miss Millie l. and Walter S. Darby have
bought the Gray house at the corner of Union
and Pearl streets and will occupy it, moving
there from No. Spring street.
l. j. Morreau, a native of Canada has filed
an application with George l. Keating, clerk
OF the Waldo county courts, for naturalization
papers. Mr.. Morreau is the manager of the
Direct Importing Co in this city
DR.. W. H. Harris of Augusta is to present to
the Waldo Bar Association, for the library, a
life-size portrait of the late Hon. A. g. Jewett
prominent lawyer in his day, "war horse of
Democracy" and one-time minister to Peru
The Young Ladies Social Union of the Bap-
tist church will have sale of Easter neck
wear in the church vestry Friday afternoon
and evening, March 21st. They will also have a
food and candy sale, and socable will be
given in the evening.
Che mical Company No. l of North Belfast
will hold their second annual ball Feb. 28th at
Silver Harvest Grange Hall, Waldo. Chief
Engineer S. S. l.. Shute will be floor director,
assisted by the company as whole. Ice
cream will be served at intermisson. Mems
tickets IS cents; ladies free. A good time is
assured.
Mrs. Adelbert Whitney entertained the
women of the High school faculty and few
friends informally Monday night. Needle
work, music and delicious luncheon furnished
the little gathering with a most enjoyable
evening. These were present: Mrs. Clarence
W. Barber, Misses Florence Nye Grace Kirk,
Marion Nicholson, Rebecca Magraw, Mrs. H.
0. Kellogg and Mrs. c. N. Skillman.-Big Tim
Der, Mont. Pioneer.
Mrs. Whitney was formerly Miss Lena
Haney daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Charles W.
Haney of Belfast.
The last meeting of the school committee
for the municipal year was held Monday even
ing with seven members present. There has
been a good attendance and interest during
the year, missing only one meeting, that in
January, from lack of quorum. AT the meet
ing Monday evening the only matter discuss
ed was the addition to the High school course
of a Commercial depar tment including type
writing and stenography and Principal C. f.
Proctor appeared before the board in advo-
cacy of it.
John Cochran Chapter of the D A R.. will
meet next Monday evening at 750 o'clock at
the Arts and Crafts room. The hostesses will
be Miss Florence NJ Hill and Miss Amy E.
Stoddard. The following program will De
given: Roll call; American end British officers;
paper. The Struggle for the Hudson and the
Delaware, Mrs. Amos Clement; reading, Green
Mountain Boys" Bryant Mrs. E. S. Pitcher;
paper, Benedict Arnold, Mrs. Frank Il Wood
cock.
NORTH BELFAST. The supper and enter
taitment given in the vestry Wednesday even
ing Feb. 18th, was well patroDized and much
enjoyed by all present. The object of the
cial was to raise funds for stable to he built
on the church grounds, and the sum of about
$50 was realized. The supper all that
could be desired and the entertainment was
delightful Following is the program: Violin
solo, Freeman Robbins; song, Mr.. Goodhue;
song, Miss Carolyn Hatch; reading, Sabra
Dyer; solo, Katherine Brer; male quartette,
Messrs. johnson, Morse, Goodhue ard Pitcher;
solo, Miss Mamie Hurd; reading Miss Sim
mons; SOLO, Mr.. Leon Beckwith solo, Mr..
Arthur johnson; duett, Mr.. and Mrs. Pitcher.
Pianist Mrs, Leon Beckwith a.. r. G. Clifford
of Thorndike has moved his family into the
George Davis rent Lawrence Roberts, who
has had employment in the institutions at
Howard, X !, , arrived home Feb 18th. Wei
hngton Roberts is confined TO mis- bed with
rheumatism. Fred A. Holmes is having
large quantities of timber hauled to his mill
and it is { busy place these days. Hatch
Bros. rushing business at their shop, turn
ing out fertilizer barrels for the Hubbard Co.
at Searsport.
"FouNDERs DAY" The C. L. S C.'s of Sea-
side Circle held the "Founders' Day meeting
Monday afternoon, Feb. 24th, in the vestry of
the Baptist church, where this circle was or
ganized nearly twenty-eight years ago and
where its meetings were held for several
years. Later the meetings were held at the
homes of the members. a custom which still
prevails. The founders of the c. L. s. c. sys-
TEN of study were Chancellor ]. H. Vincent
and Hon. Lewis Miller, and the program was
arranged for that day: Roll-ca; tribdtes to
Chancellor Vincent on his eightie. birthday
the reading of letters from absent members;
some in other States, a member of the
Lanier C. L. S. c. class of '9S sent violets, the
class flower, which adorned the table at this
meeting; a sketch of the Earlier Days of
Chautauqua; reading. "How Bishop Vincent
was Educated; talk Chautauqua as an In
sttution, by one who graduated there in the
'09 class; reading poem on Chautauqua, writ
ten by Mary Lathbury; an original pal er on
Seaside Chautauquans, by member OF the
'01 c. L. S. c. class; reading. IAN Old Quilt"
written by Chan cellor Vincent and read by an
undergraduate of the class of 1915. The
question. What C. l.. S. c. has done for me
was discussed. Singing the C. L. S. c. songs
filled the time. The Chautaugua Feast was
an nounced and the long table was filled by
m embers and invited friends. The place cards.
views OF Chautauqua, were taken by the Presi
dent of the Alumni, Miss CHM, when spend
ing few weeks there in the summer of 1906
This meeting was only another pleasant gath
ering of the many Chautauqua sessions.
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