The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-12-17

week.
The first Christmas letter box opened, the
one in post Office square. contained 1s letters
addressed by children to Santa Claus. and one
Intended for the general mail.
Copies Of the second volume Of Williamson's
History Of Belfast are still on sale at Wood
cocks book store, and would be most accep-
table Christmas present to many.
Bernes o. Norton returned Sunday morning
by boat from business trip to Boston. He
said it was one Of the best trips he ever made
on the boats at this season of the year.
Mrs. George Bowman, who had been con-
fined to her home on Congress street for some
weeks by illness, was able to resume her du-
ties in the Office Of Horace Chenery Monday.
There will be spiritual services in Knowlton's
hall Sunday evening, Dec. 10th, at 730. Mrs.
George Whitten will give prayer for peace,
which will be followed by message service by
Annie B. Carter, medium.
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) will meet at the home OF Mrs. Eu-
gene L. Stevens, Church street, this, Thurs
day, afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. James C.
Durham will give paper on "The Plays of
Bjornson."
Mrs. Edward Perkins entertained the Osce-
ola sewing circle last Friday afternoon at her
home on Union street. A picnic supper was
served at o'clock, to which the gentlemen
and families of the members were hidden. It
was very happy affair.
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs.
Walter G. Shaw, Court street, Tuesday, Dec.
22nd. Program: reading. "Windsor. Eton and
Stoke Pogis," Mrs. Geo. E. Brackett; paper,
Rural Haunts around London" Miss Grace H.
Hall; reading, Canterbury, Mrs. Haraden S.
Pearl.
Mr.. John Sanborn has bought the Hayford
house, so-called, at the corner of Cedar and
Miller streets, of the granddaughter Of the
late Axel Hayford, Mrs. Mary Hayford Hem
derson of st. John, N. B. 1t is occupied by
Mr. and Mrs John W. Knights and Mrs. Mary
E. Norris.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast post Of
fee for the week ending Dec. 18th: Ladies'
Mrs. Frank Emmons, Mrs. Eleanor Shaw. Gen.
tlemen-Mr. J. B. French, Leroy Kenneth,
Charles Lewis, Mr.. G. v. Sackett, William E.
Staples, R. M. Wood.
Mrs Elijah Richie received letter Monday
from her son Alphonso, who is taking course
in Electrical Engineering at the Naval School
in Brooklyn, N. Y, stating that he was i'll and
under the care of physician and two nurses at
the Naval hospital on the U. s. S. Maine. He
took a severe cold and fever followed, but
he was then gaining and having the best of
care.
Mr.. Alfred johnson is in town for few
days in connection with the affairs of Hon.
Nathan F. Houston, of whom he and Mr.. Her.
bert S. Morey were appointed guardians at the
last term of the Probate Court. Mr.. Hous-
toms many friends will be glad to know that
his general condition has improved, with the
care and regular life of the hospital, and it is
hoped that he may be well enough to come to
Belfast later and be cared for in his own
home.
Herbert E. Bucklin, janitor of the city
schools. and Henry D. Clark, janitor Of the
city building, have removed the seats from
Miss Florence Kimballs room on the school
common, and the seats, blackboards. etc, from
the three grades of the North school in the
city building, to the Mcclellan schoolhouse on
Upper High street, where they will be ready
for use at the beginning of the winter term,
Dec. 2ath. The hooks used by the children in
the room for the fire department have been
re moved and that room restored to its normal
condition, the ceiling near the main entrance
and in the Aldermen's room repaired, the floors
in all the rooms cleaned and vanished, and the
city furniture that h.d been stored at the
Court house is being refnished and will soon
be in place. The walls Of all the rooms will be
repaired and cleaned. The city government,
city clerk, tax collector and city marshal will
now be found in their regular quarters in the
city building.
MUNICIPAL COURT. Wyona E. Suitor, aged
Is and Elias Suitor, 13, were arraigned in the
municipal court last Saturday on complaint of
their grandfather, Jefferson C. Davis of Lib
erty. that they had stolen his team. in which
they had driven to Randolph, where their
father lived. AS result of the hearing the
boy was sentenced to the State School for Boys
at Cape Elizabeth, and the girl to the State
School for girls at Hallowell. Their attorney.
H. C. Buzzell, appealed the case, however, and
it will now be fought out in the Supreme
court John R. Dunton of the firm of Dunton
& Morse was counsel for the complainant The
children, who have been boarded at their
grandfather's farm by their father, wanted to
90 to Randolph. where he lives. they said.
For this reason they took the team. Upon ar
rival the girl stayed and the boy started back
to Liberty with the rig. He got on the wrong
road, became bewildered aad finally left the
horse and carriage by the roadside. The boy
declared he intended to return it. 1t was
brought out that, although the father paid
Davis for the care of the children, they had re-
ceived but little personal attention and were
badly in need of clothes. The children return
ed to Randolph with their father on the 2
o'clock train Saturday afternoon.
THE MUNICIPAL CHRISTMAS TREE. At a
meeting of the general committee Dec. 10th it
was voted to secure 1000 buttons bearing the
picture in colors of Santa Claus and appropri-
ate wording, to be used by the soliciting com.
mittee in soliciting funds. Each person CIV
ing money for the work will receive and wear
a button Elon B. Gilchrest is chairman of the