The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-08-14

At their residence on the crest of the hill,
Church street, in one week recently entertain
ed callers from Newark. N. j., Lexington.
Kentucky, Nevada, Massachusetts,. New
Hampshire and the western portion Of Maine.
All these visitors agreed in their ordinations
Of enthusiastic admiration Of the far. reaching
view of Penobscot river and bay seen from
the piazza Of the Ellis house-formerly the
Capt. Thomas Clifford place.
DR.. Everett Hichborn of Cambridge. Mass,
met with painful accident August 9Th. which
narrowly escaped being very serious in its
consequences. He and his wife are spending
the vacation month Of August with his par
their summer home. East Main street. and
with them and friends were standing upon the
wharf DR.. Hichborn. senior. is having built
near the bungalow he is to erect on the shore
of Fort Point Cove. when, stepping upon an
unnaied plank. he was thrown ten feet to the
beach below. striking upon jagged rock. the
blow injuring the ribs and it was feared the
kidney. His fathers automobile being at hand
he was taken Immediately to the village and
DR.. G. A. Stevens hurriedly called to attend to
the patient who is now steadily improving.
All friends hope no internal complication may
develop, but recovery be rapid and complete.
SUCCESSFUL SALE. The annual "Sale" of
the combir ed fancy-work, aprons and useful
articles made by the willing workers of the
Ladies' Aid Society and the Young Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Universalist parish was held
most successfully last Thursday evening in
Hichborn hall. The committee on decorations,
Mrs. L. A. Gardner. chairman, assisted by Mrs.
Faustina D. Berry and MIR. Gardner, trans
formed the hall into an attractive room. The
color scheme red and green, and good
taste andefficient labor were shown in festooning
the crepe paper most pleasingly about the walls
and from the ceiling. The fancy work table
was in charge of Mrs. Elmer E. Thomr son
A. Patterson, Mrs. Simeon F. Ellis and Mrs.
Hosea Renouf. Mrs. James N Treat and MIS-
Sarah Smell had the management of the apron
table. Mrs. Annie K. Hartman attended to
the candy table. Mrs. Frank Jackson and Mrs.
Alice T.Doe served the ice-cream patrons. Mrs.
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garden" 1t was real japanese gem, the over
head trellis covered with Wistera vines, from
which hung the beautiful purple clusters of
the Wisteria blossoms, while the side enclosures
were lavishly ornamented with pink cherry
blossoms. Mrs Flanders was assisted by Mrs C.
E. Britto and Miss Ethel Colcord. in Japanese
dress. W no poured. dis pensed the fragrant Japan
csc beverage in tiny foreign cups, at ten cents
per cup, the patron taking his or her cup and
saucer as souvenir of the charming tea
garden" The evening program consisted of
Misses Lucretia Flanders, Beulsh Cousens and
Josephine Davis, ard readings by Miss Mary
Calkip; and all we've highly appreciated by
those listening The entire affair was salts
factory, albeit the pecuniary feature was not
as large. as the busy workers hoped to realize;
yet goodly sum was placed in the hands of the
treasurer. Mrs. Annie X. Hartman The
Ladies' AID Society, Mrs. Ralph Morse, Presi-
dent. and Mrs. Hattie (Clifford) Hichborn.
vice president, with the Auxiliary society, Mrs
Elmer f. Thompson. manager. and each COM
mttee, member and we'll wisher, have reasons
to be thankful over the results obtained!
Thanks are extended to those outside the Uni
versalist society, who SO kindly assisted in
various ways in the renderir G of music and in
other features. The concert given by the
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