The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-11-26

December 18th the ladies of the Baptist
Circle will hold supper and Christmas sale
| in Memorial Hall.
At the Universalist fair in Memorial hall,
Dec. 9th, supper will be served at o'clock.
There will be linen table, the articles on sale
from the Irish Linen Co. of Davenport, Iowa.
The Belfast High school will meet the Au-
gusta High school in Memorial Hall Friday
evening, Dec. 4th, in debate. The question
is: "Resolved, That the Allies are worthy of
our sympathy and support" Belfast High will
| take the affirmative and Augusta the negative.
Messrs. l. L. Perry and Fred R. Poor return
ed last Thursday morning from few days
hunting trip in Mattawamkeag. empty handed.
The partridges they shot they ate while there.
Maine Hills returned home Thursday from an
extended hunting trip with friends in the
vicinity of Ashville. He shot and brought
home deer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lauriston Nichols and family
are spending few weeks with Mr.. and Mrs.
Warren A, Nichols on Bay View street. Not
being able to secure desirable rent in the
city Mr.. Nichols has bought lot on Court
street, just below Elm. on which he will erect
building for temporary occupancy this win
ter and in the spring will build a permanent
residence.
Mrs Lydia Cahill of Hampden, department
inspector, inspected Emma White Barker
Tent, D. of ", Wednesday evening, Nov. 18th.
After the inspection Mrs. Cahill said that the
work was excellent and gave the Tent credit
for SO points on the entire ritualistic work.
One hundred points is perfect. Cake and
cocoa were served by a special committee of
which Mrs. Charles A. Ludwick was chairman,
and a social evening was passed.
At the meeting of the North church Guild,
held in the vestry last Monday evening, Mrs.
Herbert Seekins. Miss Amy Stoddard and Miss
Sanderson were hostesses and it was voted to
furnish the yarn to anyone who wished to knit
articles for the Red Cross society, to be used
wherever needed for the sufferers in the war
1t was voted to have picnic supper at the
next meeting in two weeks, and also voted to
have a candy table at the sale which the
ladies' of the Circle will have in the church on
Dec. I'd.
Mrs. George A. Quimby entertained the
members of the Woman's Alliance at her home
on Miller street last Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
Augusta S. Frederick read very interesting
paper on the Spanish Missions in California,
kpou1aduo
Rev Arthur H. Sargent gave an informal talk
on the work of the alliance in his former par
lsh in Eugene, Oregon, Mrs. William B.
Swan gave religious intelligence. The next
meeting will be Dec. Sd, when Mrs. Thomas
B. Dinsmore will give paper on Salt Lake
City, and Mrs. George A. Gilchrest will have
current events.
THE WEATHER. We had the first real snow
storm of the season last week. 1t began
to snow Thursday evening and continued
all night, with frequent heavy snow slides
from furnace-heated slate-roofed houses.
Friday morning there were four or five inches
of damp snow on the ground. sleighs appeared
and men were busy clearing the walks. In
many cases there were no sleigh bells. Now
that the snow-shoveling season is here we
wonder how many citizens know of this Sec
ton of chapter 10 of the city ordinances.
SEC, 6. No person shall leave snow or ice
removed from sidewalks or crossings in piles
at the intersection of streets, or beside them.
All snow or ice SO removed shall be levelled
down SO as to offer no obstruction to travel
No person shall shovel or otherwise cause to
be cut or dug in the snow any trench or walk
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Saturday there was excellent sleighing and
many teams came in from the country with
hay, wood, ETC., and went out loaded with sup
plies. 1t was busy day with the grocers and
dealers in feed Sunday, Monday and Tues
day the weather continued clear and cold.
Tuesday night there was light fall of snow
and the rising temperature yesterday made
sleighing better than before. with prospect
of continuing over Thanksgiving.
BELFAsT's CHRISTMAS TREE. The first mu-
nicipal celebration of Christmas in the history
of the city, will take place this year on Christi
mas eve in Custom House Square, under the
auspices of the Belfast Board of Trade and
others interested. and it is expected to be one
of the biggest events of public nature ever
held in Belfast The special features will be
Christmas tree, illuminated with hundreds of
electric lights, and program of Yule-tide
music will be given by local chorus. While
the committee has not formulated the complete
program 1t is intended to have very large
tree, brilliantly illuminated, in post office
square on Christmas eve. The tree will be
under the auspices of the Belfast Board Of
Trade, with the cooperation Of the city gov
eminent and the churches of the city. whose
committees are already actively at work. In
addition to this demonstration the general
committee is planning for large amount Of
charitable work in the unostentatious giving
of gifts to the poor. and contributions for this
department will be greatly appreciated. Meet
ings are held each Thursday afternoon at 4
o'clock in the office of Supt, of Schools, W. B,
Woodbury., in the city building.
"THREE CROW BRAND Guaranteed Abb