The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

! Garlic & Jones have sold touring cars thi
/ week to Allen Curtis Of this city and Capt. W
R. Gilkey of Searsport.
Walter A. Cowan, Esq. of Winterport is t,
read law three days in each week in the offic,
of George E. johnson, Esq, and came to Bel
fast last Monday;
/ Local botansts will be pleased to learn tina
the fringed polygaia has reappeared near the
Cedar street extension. For several year.
these dainty little flowers were sought in this
{ locality but were thought to have been eradi.
Gated.
MIR and Mrs. R. L. Pitcher of Caribou, who
/ are spending a few weeks at the Towle cottage,
East Belfast, entertained their Belfast relatives
last Thursday afternoon and evening. Mr..
Pitcher used his touring for several trips,
and the guests report a most delightful time
Miss ENERGY CHM entertained a three
table bridge party Tuesday afternoon in honor
of Miss Flora B. Blake of Whitman, Mass,
who is visiting at home. A dainty buffet
lunch vas served. The prize, beautiful
bunch of sweet peas, was won by Mrs. B..
o. Norton.
! Our readers will later enjoy an interesting
account of the fifth annual encampment of the
Sanford Chapter of the Brotherhood of An
drew and Phillip, held at Kennebunk Beach
this year. Rev. Eugene S. Phlbrook, former
ly of Belfast, was with the boys during their
two weeks stay.
The Monroe fair, the 45th annual fair to be
given by the Waldo and Penobscot Agricultural
Society will be held on two days this year, in
stead of three as formerly, and the dates are
Sept. 18th and 18th. The usual three days
entertainment will be given in two days, an
arrangement that should be satisfactory te
the visitors. Everybody goes to the Monro,
fair.
The July issue of the Bath Merchants
journal, an attraetively illustrated monthly
publication issued by the Bath Merchants
association, has been received at The Journal
office Freeman NJ Wood. a former Belfast
resident is of the many advertisers. In
addition to articles descriptive of the various
resorts in the vicinity there is an announce
ment of big midsummer carnival at Bath,
August It'll, 9Th, and 9th.
( The LINCoLNvILLE ALLIANCE FEIE. Messrs.
0. E. Frost and Joseph Tyler and parties au-
toe to Lincolnville Center last Tuesday even
ing to attend the sale and entertainment under
the auspices of the Woman's Unitarian Ali
ance, held at Willow Farm. A Unitarian
Church was organized there about two years
ago and their Alliance is doing efficient work
in the cause, Robert and Roger little sons
of Rev and Mrs. Harry Lutz of Newton,
Misses Betty Hanshue and Grace Hazeltine of
Belfast were on the program. Miss Justina
Smith of Texas. Mrs. Lutz' sister, also took
part in the entertainment.
About % people attended the Reading
Class department at the Arts and Crafts
room Tuesday evening and were highly enter
tanned and edited by scholarly and extern
poraneous talk by Miss Caroline W. Field.
This was the second evening with Miss Field
on the subject of Old English Ballads. She
took up Robin Hood speaking of its origin,
the different characters and style and read
at length from the death of Robin Hood
The next meeting of the class will be Mon
day evening July 2sth, when Rev. Charles
u. AHics VIII TAME up tue lTlSn BALLADS.
ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. DR.. Jeffrey Bra TX
EFT of Boston, a summer resident of Dark
Harbor, was in Belfast Wednesday and spoke
at II a. m. at the Unitarian Parish Par
lors, on the general work of the asso-
ciated charities. DIR. Bracket is in earnest
In his work and his talk was instructive
and interesting. He recommended a list of
books on anthropy to be placed in our
public library. An informal discussion fol-
/ lowed wien many pertinent questions were
asked and answered and some progress
made toward the organization of local as
ISOLATION. Mrs James F. Preston spoke in
terestingly of the conditions in Lowell Mass,
in this work
IMPROVEMENTS BY THE WATER COMPANY.
Work was begun Monday on the second dam
at Little Eiver for the Belfast Water Co. bv
the contractors, The Allen Cons truetion Com
pany of Holyoke, Mass. About 60 acres have
been bought of William Wigh-, Giles G. Ar
bolt and S. B. Bunker and will be flooded TIE
dam is to be go feet high ard about rs feet
long and will be built on the river lust below
the Bunker house, The McGulliver Co.. Of
Portland has the contract for a filterng plant
at the pumping station and began work
Wednesday. -Four wells will De sunk ard a
house built. The water will be forced from
the pond directly to the fterirg plant, then
/ into circulation.
i THE GIRLS HOME LAWN Party, The an
nual summer fete and lawn party at the Girls
Home, Northport avenue, held Tuesday after
noon, July 22nd, was success in every par
ticular and the large number present enjoyed
the beautiful day and appreciated the efforts
made for their pleasure and entertainment.
1t was gala day also to the dozen or more lit
! tie girls Of the Home, all of whom were gown
ed in dainty white dresses. Baby Lima was
the pet of everybody. The directors Of the
Home wish to thank the public for their gen.
erous patronage particularly those Who took
part in the most pleasing and satisfactory pro-
gram, to Chas. R. Coombs Walter ]. Clifford
and W. B. Fletcher for generous tavors, and
| the many friends outside who Sc ut material
aid. The different departments were we'll
managed as follows: Fancy tables, Mrs. A.
P. Mansfield and Miss Caroline f. White: food
tables, Mrs. r. F. Dunton and Mrs Annie M
4 Frost; fishing pond, Miss Abhie Mcdowell
assisted by Alberta Allen; candy table, Misses
/ Maude E. Mathews and ELIZABETH A. kelley:
decorating. Mrs. Austina Wilson and Mr.. and
Mrs. W. K MacNeil; program and press