The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-10-22

! There will be a Halloween sociable in the
| hall at Poor's Mills Tuesday evening, October
| 9th,
Mrs. Rena Hutchins White is employed in
The City National Bank during the clerks va.
cations.
| M. O. Wilson of Poor's Mills, president of
| the Belfast Farmers Union, has had Liberty
g. Belfast telephone installed in his home, No.
| 1881.
{ Norman A. and Miss Louise j. Read and
Charles Brown have returned from weeks
/ visit in st. George, where they were guests of
Miss Esley Bicknell at the Bicknell cottage
Mrs. Ida Frankel B l.. Davis and Charles R,
Coombs have placed globe lights over their
store DOORS Mr.. Coombs has a handsome black
sign with heavy raised letters in gilt to take
| the place of the old sign of R. H. Coombs G.
Son, recently removed.
The BIG GAME SEASON. There are plenty
of deer near Sherman, according to a Belfast
hunter who returned from that vicinity Fri
day. He shot a fine buck weighing 122 pounds
and reports that he saw a lot more. He also
saw two moose, COW and young bull Deer
are very tame and he found no difficulty in
getting a shot at them. Hunting conditions
/ in this section are excellent. This hunter also
made trip to Mount Katahdin, and went
skating in small basin near the summit
Thursday. Snow and ice abound at the top of
Names highest mountain now. =. Messrs. R.
F. Dunton and C. P. Hazeltne lett last Friday
for Staceyville on their annual hunting trip.
THE LATE JOSEPH CoNANr. Adrian c. Tut
tie. local photographer. has received an Or
der from Capt. Edward Conant of the police
force of Eureka, California, for photograph
of the late Joseph Conant of Fort Fairfield. a
brother of the late Elisha H. Conant of Bel
fast. Joseph Conant was a remarkable man
in many ways and it is told of him that he
made wager at the time Governor Harris M.
Plaisted was in Office to the effect that he
would not cut his hair until Maine had another
Democratic governor. He was destined to
wear his hair long for the rest of his life. he
died just before Gov. Frederick Plaisted came
in, He was over 80 years of age when he
died. He weighed nearly 900 pounds, and had
weight of his sons being one ton. Capt. Conant
now on the police force in Eureka, is one of
them. Mr.. Conant and his brother Elisha
came originally from Appleton, and they trav-
elled by OK team to Fort Fairfield, blazing the
way, when young men, Joseph settling there.
He is we'll remembered here and was great
uncle of Adrian C. futile.
THE BAND BENEFIT The concert and ball
in the Opera House last Thursday evening by
the Belfast Band, ]. Lee Patterson, leader.
was largely attended, and successful in all its
features The stage was attractively decorated,
and the concert from to 9 was greatly en-
joyed and literally applauded The special
feature of the evening was the exhibition OF
modern dances given by Madame Rosanna B.
Odiorne of Portland and Bangor, assisted by
Charles M. Carroll, her dancing partner
Madame Odiorne is considered one of Vernon
Castles most talented pupils and she certain
" came up to every expectation. She was the
personification of grace and lightness, doing
the intricate figures with an astonishing ease;
and Mr.. Carroll, too, was fine. dancing in per-
feet accord with her every movement. They
gave exhibitions between each number dane
ing the Lulu Fado, the Hesitation. the Maurice
waltz, the Castle polka, the Make and 9TH
ers, and Madame Odiorne gave beautiful solo
dance They we're roundly applauded and
we're very generous in responding to encores-
Music for these dances was by J. L. Sleeper &
Co.'S Victrola, the full band playing for the
regular dances. Mr.. Carroll is recalled as
with the Colby Glee Clubs and giving some
! clever song sketches at the Colonial Theater
last winter. Mr.. Charles Bradbury engaged
these dancers as his contribution to the band
benefit and they were the guests while here OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradbury, who gave delightful
supper after the ball in their honor. Eight
covers were laid and later Mr.. Carroll favored
the company with several songs Madam
! od;orne and Mr. Carroll left Friday afternoon
for Waterville, where they danced that even
ing. The band netted about $loo.'