The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-09-11
rhe fal term of the public .ehools began

The fall term of the public schools began
Monday with several new teachers. including
new High school principal. Under Superin-
tendent Woodbury., who also has charge of the
Belfast schools, the local schools have rapidly
improved. Repairs have been made in many
of the rooms and all buildings have been
thoroughly cleaned during the summer vaca-
ton. Miss Annie Gilkey, who resigned her
position as teacher in the first grade. will go to
Bangor next Saturday. where she will begin
her duties as assistant in the Pine street
kindergarten Sept. 18th. Miss Gilkey is a
graduate of the Bangor kindergarten training
school and has been very successful teacher
in her home town.
Farmers Institute was held at the Grange
hall in North Searsport. Sept. 9Th. with fair
attendance, considering the busy season and
political excitement. The forenoon meeting
was called to order by A. Stinson, who intro
duced Mr.. c. R. Leland, assistant Dairy In
spector, who spoke along the line of seed i'm
provement. Dinner was served in the dining
room of the hall Hon. F. S. Adams. Dairy
Inspector, spoke along the line of dairying,
and every man who keeps cows, should have
listened to what he had to say. Mr.. c. E. En-
bree who has charge of the Farmers Unions IN
Maine spoke on buying and selling the prod
uce of the farm. 1t is thought by some who
listened that this vicinity should organize
branch.
Miss Louise Leib gave a luncheon bridge
Friday afternoon at her home, entertaining ID
guests. Luncheon was served at one o'clock,
the menu consisting of Venetian eggs on
crackers fruit salad, rolls, coffee, preserved
ginger .cala lilies with whipped cream She
was assisted in serving by her mother, Mrs.
Ellen Leib Following luncheon three tables
of auction were filled and Mrs. Sumner T.
Pattee was the winner of the first prize, sill
yer souvenir spoon. Miss Rebecca Ross was
| awarded the consolation. MADEIRA handker-
chief. The guests were Mrs. Sue Thompson,
! Washington, d. c.; Miss May Field, Boston;
Mrs. R. P Nichols Boston; Mrs. Ludwig Have
ner, W forester; Mrs. Edward Caderwood, Rox-
! bury Mrs. ii. G. Curtis. Miss Mabel Grlfhn,
Mrs. 0. C. Atwood, Miss hal Roulstone, Miss
Jessie Nicker son, Miss Florence Colcord.
Political eloquence, for four days last week
gave our citizens plenty of entertainment IN
the political line. Hon. W. R. Pattangall, Dem
ocratic candidate for Representative to Con-
| press, addressed rally in Union Hall We'd
ne. day evening and spoke for an hour and
half IN his usual able manner, music beng
furnished by the Searsport Band. Thursday
| evening Congressman A. P. Gardner of Massa'
chusetts addressed Republican rally at Unior
Hall, speaking about as minutes. and Friday
evening Judge Fitzgerald of New York ad'
dressed Progressive rally. No singing
or personalities were INDUCED in by any of the
| speakers, all of whom discussed the polltica
issues of the day in very able manner tt
their audiences. The wind-up came OIL Satur
| day forenoon, when a crowd OF $40 people
gathered in trent Of the Searsport Nationa
| Bank to greet Hon. William J. Bryan, Score
tary of State, en- route from Bangor to Bel
| fast Mr.. Bryan was introduced by ex-u.
| Senator Obadiah Gardner, and spoke about tel
minutes from his The Searsport Bant
played several selections before ard upon the
arrival of Mr.. Bryan. large number O.
! Bangor people escorted Mr.. Bryan in thei
| oS-
Belfast in the afternoon to hear MIR. Bryani
address.
RoBINsoN-GoRDoN Miss Mabel Gordon
! who since early childhood had made her hon'
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ny les Sargent, was quiet
married Thursday morning, Sept. 18th, at lo5
to Harry Robinson Of Nanaimo, British Col
umbia, foster son of MIR. and Mrs. Sargent
| The ceremony Was witnessed ty the relatives
of the contracting parties only and the singh
ring service was performed t'y Rev o Il Bar
nard of the Methodist church, OF which the
bride is member and very active worker
Following the wedding and informal reception
Miss AIva Sargent served wedding breaktas
and the young people departed amid showers
OF go ID wishes and confetti to take the train
Belfast for Montreal. After q brief stay there
they will continue to their nav home III Mar
aino. where the groom has lucrative bust
ness, being d member of the Nanaimo Fish ant
Bait Co. Both yourg people are very poi ula
in Searsport and it is deeply regretted tina
their new home is SO far away. Among tn
| out-of-town guess were Mrs. Leroy Staples
mother of the bride, and Mr.. Staples, of Bel
fast, W. H. Robinson of Vancouver. +. =.
father of the groom, Mr.. and Mrs. Hatch ant
Miss Hatch of Dark Harbor. During the pas
| weeks. Miss Gordon entertained In homo
of her coming wedding and showers were e've'
in her honor Owing to the fact that there
duty on many articles taken across the lin
large lumber of the friends and her relative
gave her gold coin instead Of other gifts, ant
the ssgroo ms gift was $50 in gold, The brid
wore handsome gown of white batiste, will
real lace garniture and her going away gowl
was a blue tailored serge and smart travelling
hat.
| NORTH ISLESBORO.
Miss Eunice Keller, who has been employed
in Lincolnvile during the summer. is enjoying
a short visit at home before going to CestIn'
to resume her studies at the Normal school,.