The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-17

The date of the Trinity Reformed Church
fair has been changed to Aug. LIST, on account
of the North Church fair Aug. 9th. There
will be a sale in the afternoon, supper at 6
o'clock and an entertainment at O'Clock, at
Trinity Reformed Church, East Belfast
The Waldo county graduates from the East
ern State Normal school at Castne were:
Helen NJ Brown, Lincolnville; Ellen G. Carr
Frankfort; Amelia Hartman, Stockton
Springs; Lillias G. Ford. Searsport; Marguerite
Mckinney. Lincolnvile and Marguerite N
Wyman Thorndike.
Eight of the regular and substitute clerks in
the James H. Howes' dry goods store motored
to Stockton Springs Monday night where
they were guests of Miss Emma Hichborn at a
picnic supper. Miss Hichborn was assisted in
serving by her sister Nellie and niece, Miss
Emma Hichborn of Searsport
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending July 18th. Ladies':
Mrs. Lillian Bergh, Mrs. VIM. Bodges, Mrs.
Saddle Burgess, Mrs. Henry White, Mrs. A. C..
Yeaton. Gentlemen: H L. Bedford David
Corners, R. A. Field. J. W. Nicoll, Phar Earl
Phillips.
The ladies of the Episc opal Mission will hold
their annual bazaar in Memorial Hall, Thurs
day. July Path, from to p. Fancy arti-
cles of all kinds, including useful and attract
i've bags by the hundred aprons of all kinds.
homemade candies, jellies marmalade and
pickles, ice cream and cake, will be on sale.
There will be table for the children. The
proceeds will be applied to the building fund
for their new chapel.
ANOTHER COOP Cow. Mr.. John Morse of
Dixmonu, who was reported as having invest
ed $3.50. in a thoroughbred, Holstein COW,
which is said to make 224 lbs. of butter per
week, called out correspondent from Blanket
Lane who says there are cows in the Lane that
make and 10 pounds of butter per week.
This caused Mr.. C. NJ Brewster of Lincolnville
to bring along his cow, which makes 16b
pounds of butter every eight days, with
proofs to back up his statements. This has
brought response from Mr.. r. A. Hall Of
Brooks. Me-, in which he informs the farmers
of Waldo County that he has COW worthy of
mention, although thoroughbred, or in
fact of any particular breed, but just plain
COW. tbs is her second season in milk
She freshened May Goth and from June 4th to
July 18th, period of 81 days, she has made 65
pounds of butter, for which he has figures to
show. Her average yield of milk is IS pounds
Cor 17t OTIS per day. He has customers for
the butter and the milk, and the buttermilk
helps to feed four pigs and calf. MIR. Hall
also has heifer of which he feels justly proud,
whose mother was just plain COW, and the
father Holstein. The heifer is 16 months
old, girts feet and II inches and stands 4
feet and inches high. He also has calf 6
weeks old that has chance to make fine
creature. Brooks has many good cows, thor
oughbreds and otherwise. Waldo county has
more. Tell US some more about your cows,
we would like to know who has the best-P
S. Halls highly priced stock is not for sale.
A PARTY AT The BATTERY One of the
most enjoyable of the many affairs given in
honor Of the approaching marriage of Miss
Florence M. Hill and Morris L. Slugg took
place at the hospitable Pitcher bungalow at
The Battery, with Miss Gladys Pitcher as hos
tess, last Monday afternoon. The young la
dies, who arrived early in the afternoon, went
equipped with thimbles and needles, and the
hostess had ready numerous Useful articles for
were completed during the afternoon. The
wide porch, sheltered from the breeze, made
an ideal outdoor sewing room, viii h later
was deserted by many for the tennis court,
where some games in The Battery tournament
were being played off. The arrival of the
young men was an immediate forerunner of
the supper hour. With appetites sharpened
by the outdoor air. the delicious supper,
cleverly served "a la cafeteria was done
ample justice. Miss Pitcher was assisted in
serving by Misses Sleeper, Stone, Mabel and
Margaret Craig, and Charlotte Hilton, all
members of the Battery colony. After sup
per dancing in the living-room and on the
broad veranda was enjoyed by participants
and spectators alike. The ride home in the
of the novel and delightful party. Those
present were the hostess, Miss Sleeper and
Miss Margaret Stone Of the Battery. Misses
Florence M. Hill, Avis, Evelyn and Cora Mori-
son. Katherine c. Quimby, Helen and Abbie
Doak, Margaret White, Katherine Brier, Mar
garet Van Voorhees,. M arian Hazeltine, Mrs. C.
c. Pineo, Mrs. John C. Pillsbury, Mrs. Elon B.
Gichrest, Mrs. William F. Schoppe, Prof.
James Sleeper. Rev. Charles B. Ames, Messrs.
Morris L. Slugg. Clyde B. Holmes. Elon B.
Gilchrest, Amos J. King, Herbert B. Foster.
William h. Hall, Carleton and Marthon Doak.
Frank L. Kesne and Richard B. Roche.