The Republican journal., 1913-11-20
The News of Belfast.

The News of Belfast.
The W. c. T. U. will have thimble party at
the home of Mrs. Ida E. Aborn, Cedar street,
tomorrow. Friday, at 230 p. m. The roll call
will be responded to by Thanksgiving quota
tions.
There was no session of Grade last Friday.
Principal Augustus D. Hayes attended the ses-
sions OF the National Grange in Manchester,
N. H. Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, tax
ing the National degree. Supt. VIM B. Wood
bury taught Wednesday and Thursday, but
was obliged to 60 to Searsport Friday. which
necessitated closing the school here.
Mrs. H. H. Carter, who is visiting her sister,
MRS. Forest Fletcher, in Somerville. Mass
was the guest of honor at a recent card party
given by Mrs. Fletcher. Mrs Harry H. Car
ter of Swampscott and Mrs. Carroll Carter of
Lynn were also guests, with several Somer-
VILE ladies'. Auction was played, each player
receiving and wearing flowers, very pretty
feature. The prizes were a cut glass vase
and an ivory picture frame. Refreshments
were served after the game
AiiE SA1ArMAN AONCERI. lDQeT the rec
tIon of William R. Chapman series of ten
concerts is to be given in Maine, with the fol-
lowing artists: Nine. Lillian Blauvelt, the
world famous soprano, Mr.. John FInnegan,
the celebrated Irish tenor, and MIR. jaime
Overton, the famous American violinist, lust
returned from Berlin. director Chapman will
be the accompanst. These artists will appear
at the Colonial Thaatar oil
ing. December 18th. Tickets will be at popular
prices, to be announced later
The University of Maine sent fruit Judging
and fruit packing teams to compete at the bos-
ton fruit show made up OF George E. Thomas
of Lynn, A. H. Sidelinger of Nobleboro, viii
liam NJ Morse of Waterford and Arthur W.
Abbott of Portland. Prof. Edison F. Hitchings
OF the horticultural department of the college
accompanies the team. The teams won the
New England championship in their respec-
tive events and Alfred Sidelinger of Noble
boro took the individual honors in fruit pack
irg, while Arthur W. Abbott took the individ-
ual honors in fruit judging
Why go up to northern Maine after game
when there is plenty at home? 1t was only
moose killed at North Penobscot and on
Thursday fine buck. weighing one thousand
ana sixty pounds was secured. Several have
been reported as having been seen on Verona
island. -Bucksport Cor, Bangor News.
That l,060 pound buck gets us. When it
comes to big potatoes and big red apples Waldo
county takes the cake; and we have heard
some remarkable hunting stories told around
the radiator in A. A. Howes & Coz store, and
recall one occasion when a setter dog owned
by one of the hunters uttered a protest But
nothing told on these occasions comes up to
the above buck story.
A Mock TRIAL. Josephine McAiroy vs. Ma
htable Cookwell Sparkum was opened last
Thursday evening by Belfast Comman cry, u
0. G. c. Mrs. McAlroy is the proprietress Of
fashionable hotel on Swell avenue in Bunker
town in Hardscrabbe county, and brings suit
against Mahitabe Cookwel Sparkum, pro-
fessional cook, for Misrepresentation of her
ability to cock. although graduate from sew
eral cooking colleges. The plaintiff in her
declarations represents that she paid the de-
fendant $1,000 per month in lawful money of
the United States with sleeping room in the
sky parlor and not over four meals per day.
The evening was consumed i'll the examination
of the plaintiff, John L. Sullivan. detective,
and Drs Mike Brady and John Gihooley
Court adjourned to this, Thursday, evening
SHIPPING ITEMS The dsmasted schooner
William j. Lernond was towed to Camden la t
week to be taken out on the marine railway 70
have her bottom calka and painted. She was
brought here some years ago by the Pendle-
ton Bros who bought her after she was dis
masted and four handsome nasts were received
from Oregon to be used in rigging her. When
that was given up three of the spars were
used in rigging the Frederick Roessner. an
other dsmasted schooner bought by the Pen
dletons and the work of fitting the Lerm5nd
for barge was begun. She has had a new
forward house built and other needed changes
made and was calked and painted as far down
as it could be done in the dock, and to comp ate
the work had to be taken out on ailw ay.
The Lermond was built at Thomaston in 1885
and is 8S7 tons, gross. Among the arrivs is
at this port last week was Leigh Valley barge
No. 72S, from Perth Amboy with fertilizer for
the Coe Mortimer Co. and the sch. Sullivan
Sawn with soft coal for the Belfast Fuel {
Hay Co.
DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS As Memorial
hall was engaged for last Thursday night, the
regular night of Tent Emma White Barker.
Daughters of Veterans, the meeting was held
the evening before, when portrait Of the late
Capt. Frederick Barker was presented to the
society by Miss Barker, sister of Capt Bark er,
and Miss Isabella White, sister of his wife,
Emma White Barker, for whom the Tent is
!. named The portrait is fine one and the
gift is greatly appreciated. 1t will be hung
) with the charter of the society ON the wall of
the G. A. R. hail. with many of Capt. Barker's
comrades in the Civil War. Capt Barker was
member of the gallant 18th Maine regiment
and saw much active service. He was at one
time one of the most prominent of belfast's
busine SIS men, but later remove Co Elmira, n.
Y, where he equally prominent in busi
ness circles. The Tent is growing rapidly,
applications coming in at nearly every meet
inu this meeting one member uas nj