The Republican journal., 1914-01-08
The News of Belfast.

The Twenty Five association has secured
the eces sary number to complete their organi-
cation and will be Incorporated.
The annual meeting of the Woman's Hospi
tai Aid will be held tomorrow, Friday, after
noon with Mrs Everard A. Wilson, Upper
High street.
The regular meeting of the Waldo County
Medical Association that was to have been
held in Be lfast last Monday was postponed to
Monday evening" January 18TH
Orrin j. Dickey has secured the graduating
class es of Fort Fairfield and Houlton High
schools and expects the class of Caribou to
join his Washington excursion trip March 18th.
The marriage of William C. Mason of North
Belfast and Mrs. Alice G. Hayford will take
place this, Thursday, evening at the Methodist
parsonage, Rev D. B. Phelan officiating.
At the monthly meeting of the Arts and
Crafts Society last Monday afternoon it was
voted to have a card party at the home of Mr..
and Mrs E. R. Pierce, probably Wednesday
evening, Jan. 18th.
Elijah Richie is having an artesian well
drilled at his home on Upper High street and
when that is completed the machine will be
moved to the property of the Penobscot Realty
Co.. where one or more wells will be put in.
The sale of Red Cross Christmas stamps,
under the auspices of the Universalist Social
Aid amounted to $22 and the money has been
forwarded to the order in Bangor. The Aid
did not ia Ike the usual 10 per cent commission
allowed.
Keep in mind the dates for the Belfast Mus
ical Society opera, Patience. which they will
present with an able cast at the Colonial The
alter, Monday and Tuesday evenings, January
26th and 9th. 1t will be one of most enjoy
able events of the season.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast post office
for the week ending Jan. 9th. Ladies-Rose
Grotton, Mrs John Owen, Mrs. Carrie Reaves,
Mrs. Sarah Roberts, Mrs. M. B. Smith, Mrs.
Nellie j. Snow, Mrs. F. W. Whitmore, Mrs.
Frances Young. Gentemen-William Brown,
VIM. Ellis, Moody Hysler, G. G. Miller. P. o
North, A, K Paul, Fon Penley, George W. DDS.
The Old Acquaintance Club was entertained
Wednesday night, Dec. 31st, by Mrs. o. E.
Frost at her home on Northport avenue in
honor of Miss Grace A. Lord. The Christmas
tree was laden with gifts for the guest of
honor and the opening of the packages caused
no end of fun Refreshments were served
and the old year watched out and the coming
of the New Year greeted. Miss Ethola Frost,
daughter of the hostess, rendered several piano
solos as the New Year was dawning.
THE GUILD. The regular meeting of the
North Church Guild was held with Mrs. D. L.
Wilson at the parsonage, Monday evening,
with twenty-seven present. Various business
matters were discussed, including plans for
the winters work. At the next meeting the
Guild will begin preparations for May fete
of some kind, probably to take the form of a
baby show and bazaar. An appropriation OF
S25 toward church expenses was made from
the treasury. The next meeting will be held
day evening, January 10th, when picnic sup
per will be served at o'clock. The committee
on arrangements is Mrs. William F. Schoppe
Mrs Virgil L. Hall ard Miss Cora S. Morrison
and it is hoped that there will be large at
tendance, as it will be the last meeting attend
ed by Mrs. D. L. Wilson before her departure
for her new home in Bath.
POSTAL NOTES. Postmaster Carleton has
received instructions to withdraw city delivery
from that section know as East Belfast in
view of the fact that better service can be
given by rural carriers. The time saved by
the curtailment of city delivery to that section
which should amount to approximately 80 min
utes daily, will be used to give an additional
trip, evening delivery. on John street, Prim-
rose street, and to so Waldo avenue and from
17o High street to Vine street. The new ar
raneement will go into effect Jan. l6, 1914
The city letter box at the Knowlton store will
be removed. and persons having mail to des-
match NAV mail the same by their rural carrier
by leaving it in their boxes. Morning mail is
not delivered to this section by city carrier
until evening; but with the new arrangement
mail will be delivered before noon and may be
answered in time for the rural carrier to col
lect the same on his return trip, which is two
or more hours before it would be delivered by
the present schedule. Morning papers will be
due for delivery soon after II In.