The Republican journal., 1913-03-06

| President Taft signed the order 'esday
consolidating the several customs districts of
Maine with headquarters at Portland. 1t goes
into effec July lst
The Rebekahs will have meeting and picnic
supper Tuesday evening. March 18th. A coll
lection of five cents will be taken to buy
flowers for shut-ins for Easter.
Mr.. Domingo Smith of Fairfield, formerly of
this city, has bought what is known as the
Marden house on upper High street of Sarah
| E. West, and will return to Belfast.
There will be benefit ball in Frederick
| Richie Grange hail. Monday evening, March
10th Keves orchestra will furnish music, and
no pains will be spared to make the occasion
most enjoyable one The object is worthy
one and there should be good attendance
! The second in the series of public whist
/ parties under the auspices of the Daughters
of Pocahontas was held in their lodge room last
I Tuesday evening Miss Sarah Barnard and
/ Frank O Whiting won the first prizes and Miss
Bessie Hubbard and Wallace Spra que the con-
solutions Refreshments were served after
the game.
EAST BELFAST The Ladies Sewing Circle
of Trinity Reformed church will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs. Elmer B.
! Decrow The farm buildings of George E.
/ Pendeton on Searsport avenue caught fire
Feb 18th, from the chimney. Without giving
alarm Mr. Pendleton and his two hired men,
who happened to be near worked hard for
few minutes and succeeded in getting the fire
under control, with very slight damage
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy your Ford to-
day, and ensure immediate delivery Many
We're disappointed last year, so great was the
demand for this favorte car. Catalogue from
Carrie & Jones. Belfast, who will also show you
the 1918 car and give all needed Information.
-. French & Gray, Pythian building, are pre-
pared to do painting and lettering. papering,
whitening and furniture finishing. All orders
promptly attended to-. This is the time when
you need rubhers, and you will find them all
kinds and sizes, and satisfactory prices, at The
Dinsmore Store. ...F For the original. Simon
pure Holeproof hose go to The Dinsmore
F. Brassey Briefly publish card of thanks.
-. Initiation fee o. the Maccabees cut in half
for the next two weeks. James H. Howes'
big 10th anniversary sale closes Saturday,
| March Sth
The certificate of organization of the cor
poration of the Old Corner Drug Store Com
pany was recorded at the Waldo County Regis
try of Deeds, Feb. 28th The purposes of the
/ corporation are to buy and sell drugs, medi-
cines, druggists supplies and any merchandise
usually carried in drug store and to own the
equipment necessary to carry on a general
drug business and to 90 any and all things
necessary or properly pertaining to the con-
duet of said business The amount of capital
stock is $4,000; common stock $1,000; preferred
stock meme; capital stock paid in none The
par value of shares 500. Vim. H. Qlimby
H. B. Foster and Arthur Richie each have
one share of common stock; Al remaining in
the treasury Herbert B. Foster is president,
William H. Quimby, treasurer; Messrs. Quirl-
by Foster and Arthur Richie are directors.
The FlREMENs SUPPER. The fourth annual
supper by the belfast FIRE department was
held in the Odd Fellows hall last Tuesday
evening Forty eight of the men, with Mayor
E. F. Hanson and fire commissioners M. 0.
Dickey and L. F. Marden special guests,
met at the central station and marched to the
hall. where the ladies of Aurora Rebekah
Lodge had prepared delicious supper, which
was served by Mrs. LizzeClarey, Mrs LeilaSher-
man, Mrs Ethel Harcourt Mrs. Evelyn Frost,
Misses Sara Seavey. Mildred Dodge, and Eliza
beth Clements Mayor Hanson and Chief SSH.
Shute sat at the head of the center table; Capt.
Geo. H. Darby and his foreman from Hose No. l;
Capt. A. 4. Jewet5 and his foreman from the
i ook and LADDER Company; Capt. B. L, Davis
ard his foreman from Seaside, were at the
heads of the other tables. After the supper
Chief Shute led the line to the main hall and
acted as POSTMASTER after a brief Introductory
address. The other speakers were Mayor
Hanson, L. F. Marden, Ex- Chief l. T. Clough,
assistant E. L. Cook and Capt. B. L. Davis of
Seaside. Words of sympathy were spoken for
one Of their members, Fred Horne, who has
been seriously i'll with pneumonia and bas-
ket OF dainties was sent to him.