Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-04-11
BELFAST.

DElThOIu
! The first meeting of the lteratur
! class of the Business Women's depart
nent of the Belfast Arts & Crafts 50
! ciety. was held at the club room, Tues
day night, and the first round table
| was much enjoyed. Mrs. Amos Clement
| was the leader and after brief SketcI
on the life of Gilbert Parker, she re
| viewed n portion of his recent noNel
| THE Judgment House." Tow running Il
Harper's. Her review was very inter
esting and covered nearly all the de
, tails of the story, giving those VIII
have not had time. to read it a mos
comprehensive idea of the novel. Sh
also read several criticisms from va
rious magazines, which We're fount
very interesting. At the next meeting
which will be held in two weeks, the
book will be finished. and it is hopet
to have talk on one of Parker's earl
/ Ter novels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer 4. Rankin OF
East Belfast, who spent the winter il
Mansfield, Mass. have purchased 8
newly built house there and plan to re.
turn there shortly for permanent res
idence.
Mrs. Ralph Darby, who has been very
i'll with pneumonia, is eonvalescing.
a stated conyocation of Palestine
Commandery X. T, was held, Wednes-
day evening, with Work in order of the
Temple and order of Malta
On Tuesday night special conclaVe
of Corintnian Royal Arch Chapter was
held with work in Mark Master, Past
Master and Most Excellent Master de-
grees.
Chief Justice Savage recently APP
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Chief Justice William
Penn Whitehouse. is presiding at the
April term Of the Supreme Judicla!
Court in Rockland. This would indl-
cate that the new chief justice will take
the assignments of the former chlef,
and if this is so, the new associate JUS
tee. Warren c. Philbrcok, OF Water
VILE will come II Belfast next week,
this being Savage's assignment. No Of
fetal notice has been received at the
court house, to this effect however. Mr.!
Philbrook, if he comes to Belfast, Will
have a busy term it is predicted, as
there are a large number Of civil cases
already on last terms docket and many
will be entered some Of which will
doubtlessly be returnable at this term.
The criminal docket also promises 10
be buster than it has for several years
and without doubt indictments will be
found in three assault with-intent-
III tla1
county Jail, is held for the grand jury,
charged with assault and intent to kill
Mrs. John Lowe of Frankfort. on
March 10. The woman is alive and re-
covering but Kelley was bound over
under $4,000. which he was unable to
raise.
Another man under 5000 in the coun-
ty Jail is Lauriston w. Mink, who on
Sunday, March go IS charged with at
tempting to shoot woman in Belfast,
who has passed for several years as his
wife, but who asserts that her name Is
Miss Cordelia Young. Mink asserts en-
phatically that the woman is his lawful
Wife and that--they We're married IN
Waldoboro. The case of Frank Cas-
some, q Frankfort Italian. will also be
u bS bilt ttittA jAi ~ - 49,, . -
with shooting fellow eountryman,
Frank MazZano, last Sunday night, IN
Frankfort. firing four shots. none or
which took effect. There will also be
several appealed liquor cases and oth-
er indictments are looked for. Every
thing indicates a very busy term for
the new associate justice. As former
attorney general Mr.. Philbrook has
been in Belfast courts and also as prl-
waite attorney, and he is we'll known. lie
will receive a warm welcome from the
members OF the Waldo county bar, with
which he Is most popular. It IS stran9e
coincidence that Justice Haley held MS
first court i'll Belfast.
Osceola Council No. AZ, Daughters OF
Pocohontas, is very much alive these
days and. Tuesday night, following the
regular meeting most enjoyable en-
tertainment was given by the members
The program included piano solos By
Melville robbins, soprano solos by Mrs
Mabel Weber, vocal solos by Franh
Osser and readings by Mrs. Stell;
Young and Miss Georgia Sheldon. Ihi'
was followed BY an exciting peanu
hunt and dancing
Next Thursday MRS. Stclia 1cufiS ant
Miss Georgia sheldon will go to Port
land as delegates from the osceolf
Council d. OF T. 10 attend the Crane
Council. 4 reception and ball will b.
given at Hotel Falmouth for the dele
gates.
Mrs. Bowdoin y. Pendleton of Isles
boro was in Belfast, Tuesday. tn
guest of scr parents, Rev. and Mrs. J.
Il. Phelan.
Mrs G. w Pearson has returned L
her home in Morrill, after a few day
visit WITH her daughter. Mrs. Loi
Sherman on High street, on her va,
from several months in Boston.
Maurice Lord of Brooksville, who wa
operated upon recently for appendicitis
is convalescins.
Mrs. Charles ". Atkins, who was re
Gently operated upon, is convaleseinl
and will soon be able to return to he
home in Miller street.
Mrs. Louis Peton of Unity was oper
ated upon fer appendicitis, recently