The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-06
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and Ladies Auxiliary and attend the Methodist
| church next Sunday morning when the pastor,
Rev. D. B Phelap, will give sermon on Abra-
ham Lincoln. They will meet at Memorial
Hall at 10 o'clock and from there march to the
church.
The address on Education" by William, B.
Woodbury. before the Mems Forum at the Uni
versast Church last Sunday was so instruc-
tive and entertaining that it was voted to con-
tinue the subject at special evening meeting
later, after supper, when large attendance
may be expected.
Walter Gerald of West Unity has IL young
chickens. Mr.. Gerald raised about 500 last
season. The season before he had two rem ark
able specimens, one Barred Rock pulet that
began laying when little over three months
old, weighing only three and one-fourth
pounds at the time. The other of the same
breed laic when four months old. Mr. Gerald
took second premium this winter on Barred
Rock cockerel at the Brunswick poultry ST ow.
Rev. Randall T. Capen will arrive today and
will be the guest of Mrs. Carrie Mathews.
An informal reception, under the auspices of
the social committee of the Baptist church,
will be given him in the Baptist vestry to-
morrow, Friday, evening. A most cordial in
vltaton is extended to all of his friends in the
city to be present. Mr.. Capen will occupy the
Baptist pulpit next Sunday and speak about
China and the mission work there.
! BOYS CONVENTION. The Boys convention, to
! ho bo1l -, D., IL, l.
the auspices of the State Y. M. c. A., will be
attended by number from this city, and the
party will return Monday. MIR. George H.
Robertson will have charge of Roy W. Elling
wood, " lillian M. Greenlaw, Louis A. and Eu-
gene E. Cannon and Eugene L. Parsons; Ernest
c. Milton will have charge of E. Leroy Coon BIS.
Milton Stephenson. Lorerzo Howard, Langley
j. Hoag and Donald Spear; Clarence E. Frost
will have charge of Archie Robinson, Donald
knowlton. Claude R. Jipson and Clyde Ames
Austin w Heating and Frank H. Hoag re-
turned by last Thursday evenings train from
Chicago, where they had been in consultation
with Mr.. Ira NJ. Cobe and the architects Of his
ew summer home in Northport. Mr.. keat-
ing had wheelbarrow load of blue prints and
the details of the coming seasons work have
been agreed upon. The structure is to be of
freproof construction throughout, and it is
hoped to have it under roof in the fail so that
work on the interior can be carried on during
the winter and the building made ready for
cupancy in the season of 1914. j. G. Aborn
will have charge of the carpenter work and
Mr.. Hoag of the mason work.
In the dock of the Frenchboro Land & Fish
cries Co. at the foot of Main street is fine
specimen of the modern fishing craft-the
sloop Defender of Is tons, built at Gloucester
in 1900 and now owned by the Frenchboro
company. For three years the Defender was
engaged in swordfshing on Georges, and
that is good enough proof of her sea going
qualities. and her lines indicate that she is
speedy as well as seaworthy. She has auxil-
larry power as matter of course. The sloop
yacht Marietta of "a tons, in which Mr.. Alfred
Johnson cruised in these waters last season,
was built at Gloucester in 1901 on practically
the same lines the Defender-lnes worked
out by practical tests to ensure both speed and
safety, which equally desirable in fishing
craft or pleasure craft.
The Delta Alpha class Of the Baptist Sunday
! school gave supper last Friday evening in
honor of their new teacher, Mrs. w. F. Stufte-
want. The table was very attractively ar
ranged in the small vestry of the church and
was ornamented with bunch of pink and
white carnations. The supper consisted of
chicken salad crao salad, fruit salad, hot
rolls, stuffed eggs, olives, chicken and ham
| sandwiches, hot cocoa and cake, and was much
enjoyed by the party of twelve young ladies'.
After the supper was cleared away social
time was enjoyed and business meeting held
at which the class voted to buy new curtains
and make other improvements to their class
room, and to have social and business meet
ing once month. A committee on new mem
bers, and one to visit the sick, were appointed
and plans made for other good times to lie had
in the future.
BUSINESS CHANGE. Last Saturday, Feb
LIST, E. P Frost transferred his clothing tusi-
ness and stock of goods at IA Main street to
Bertrand l.. Davis, who will continue the BUSH
ness at the old stand Mr. Davis hardly needs
an INTRODUCTION TO the people OF Belfast. lie
was born in Searsport, where he was employ
ed 10 y ears ago when Mr.. Frost wrote inviting
him to come to Belfast to learn the clothing
business, and the understanding then, and now
carried out was that when Mr. Frost was
ready to retire Mr.. Davis should be his sue
cessor During the first ten years Mr.. Davis
was on the read most of the time for his en-
ployer, selling at Wholesale and he was in the
business II years in all. He is now the
| D. carrier on route and next wear will COM
plete four years in that service During mart
| of this time he has been in the store afte-
moons. Mr.. Frost will assist him in the bu.;
ness until spring. MIR. Davis will make a
speciality Of workingmen's clothes. over,lls
jumpers etc. and will stand back of his p,ods
that is, prices will be right and quality as
represented Mr.. Frost entered The Journal
office when Is years old to learn the printers
trade, and after three years at the case went
to Boston and was employed in the bip nrint-
ing establishment of Alfred Nudge &, Son
Business becoming slack he returned to Rel.
fast in the following spring and was yariouslv
employed here and in Massachus and in
the spring of 1888 entered the EMPLOY of Mark
Andrews, who was then engaged in the cloth
ing business on Phoenix Row. He was with
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