The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-11-06
The News of Belfast.

Miss Minnie French returned from Lake
Moxie last Friday with 200 pound buck.
The winter fare of $225 to Boston on the
steamers of the Eastern Steamship corporation
is now in effect
Mrs. Allen L. Curtis and Miss H ellen M.
Sheldon both critically ill at their homes
with tuberculosis.
Gov. Haines Tuesday issued proclama-
Jon designating Thursday. November 9th, as
Thanksgiving day.
Twenty-fv pony votes will be given every
attending the matinee at the Colonial
theatre next Saturday.
At meeting of the fire department last
Tuesday evening the men were presented with
cigars by W E. HOFFMAN.
The monthly meeting of the Woman's Hos
pital Aid will take place in Room 2, Masonic
Temple, tom morrow, Friday. afternoon.
Belfast relatives have received word of the
critical illness of Edward M. Partridge, for
merry of this city, at his home in Waltham,
Mass.
The Guild of the North Congregational
church will be entertained next Monday even
ing at o'clock by Miss Grace H. Hail. Con-
gress street.
Counterfeit half dollars are in circulation
AMI several have been taken here. The coun-
terfeit is said TO be very good but does
not ring true.
The Belfast Savings Bank has had its name
N bronze letters placed the granite over
the entrance. Mr.. A. S. Heal placed the let
ters in position.
DR.. E. A. Wilson called to Unity Mon
day in consultation with DR.. H. L. Unworthy
IN the case of Mrs. Annie Condor Webb, for
merry of this city
Miss Winnifred Sanborn, who has been en-
ployed the past summer in the estern Union
Telegraph Office, entered the employ of the
City National Bank last Monday.
Work of renovating and repairing the Opera
House was begun Tuesday The old kitchen at
the left of the entrance will be converted into
Z lady's rest room, with toilet, etc.
Rev and Mrs. Walter F. Sturtevant, Miss
Grace H. Hayes and Edward Benson, left Tues
day noon in Mr. Sturtevants car to attend the
quarterly meeting of the Lincoln Baptist A.so-
citation in St. George.
All the members of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons
Of Veterans, are requested to be present next
Monday at the aunnal inspection by Col. f. K
Gould Of Rockand. Supper will be served at
50 o'clock in Memorial Hall.
The Ladies' Sewing Circle of the North
Church will meet with Mrs. w H. Hall, Con-
gress street. Wednesday, Nov. II, at $50 p NJ
Plans are being made for a social to be held at
the church Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th.
Tuesday evening MIR. F. c. Spinney opened
an advanced class in the dances, which in
cludes many of the married people. General
dancing will follow the class each night. There
will be series of six beginning next Tuesday
night.
The Travellers Club will meet with Miss
Elizabeth A Kelley Tuesday, Nov 18th. Pro-
gram: Paper. Amritear by Mrs. A. A. Small;
reading, Village Life" by Mrs. R. F. Dunton;
reading, Modes of Travel" by Mrs. Edward
]. Morrison.
Clerk of Courts Geo. l. Heating has received
the rescript from the Law Court in the case of
the Essex Fertilizer Company of Boston VS..
George O. Danforth Of Freedom, suit for
balance Of $50 on account. The motion for
new tri4 was sustained and granted. The case
was tried in April before Judge W. c. Phil
brook and the verdict was for the defendant.
c. W Hussey of Waterville and Arthur Richie
for plaintiff John r. Dunton for defendant.
No SCHOOL SIGNALS. The regular signals
for no sch pol is two blasts of the fire alarm,
repeated three times, thus oo-oo-oo. This will
be sounded at 730 a. m. for school in the
forenoon and at IL Is p. m. for no afternoon
session. Supt W B. Woodbury. has thought
it advisable % close the two primary schools
when weather conditions would permit the
members of other grades to attend and the
alarm for the Primary grades will be sounded
Is minutes earlier, at rs and IL O'clock and if
ali the schools are to close will be repeated at
the usual hour
The second annual Bangor Fruit show, un-
der the auspices of the Bangor Chamber of
Commerce, will open at City Hall, this, Thurs
day, evening and continue through Friday and
Saturday afternoons and evenings. There
will be fine collection of apples, preserves
lellies and pickles. Among the Waldo county
exhibitors will be A l.. Blaisdell and Everett
n. Bartlett of West Wnterport, large apple
growers; Mrs. jeanette S. Rogers and Harry
W. Littlefield of Bl ooks. apples. and Miss A. L.
Clapp of Winterport. jelles and preserves
p riges of $40 to $50 will be awarded
Only about dozen members of the Waldo
ounty Fair Association were present at the
annual meeting last Friday afternoon. The
meeting was called to order by President
Hayford and after the reading of the records of
the last meeting the treasurer submitted his
annual report,whi was accepted 1t shows a
deficit of $500 for the present year. The def
cit in 1911 was 81, SOC and in 1912, $500 The
total Indebtedness is now 3,3l1, most of which
is secured by a mortgage on the property.
After general discussion of plans for taking
care of the Indebtedness the meeting adjourned
without action, and without electing officers
for the coming year.