The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-12-10
The News of Belfast.


Wanted, three or four furnished rooms Tor .
family of two. See advt.
The Farmers Union has bought the business
of J. H. Farwell & Co. in Unity.
At special meeting of the City Government
at / D. m. Dec. 9th, Andrew Martin Patterson
was ad1udged insane and it was voted to COM
NIT him to the hospital in Bangor.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending Dec. 9Th. Ladies'
lydia Henderson. Gentlemen-Willie Clark,
George Condor, John Damn, James Grotton.
M. F. Marden, John Mariner, Ansel Nicker-
son, Mr. A. T. Wilson.
During the past week some person smashed
one of the large windows in the Inn at Temple
Heights. large rock was thrown through the
window, not only breaking out the glass but
taking the sash with it. Two of the owners.
Samuel Strickland of Bangor and B. M Brad
bury of Fairfield, went down and made repairs
but found nothing missing from the interior
of the house.
Domingo E. Smith of this city, who has been
employ ed in Fairfield for the past year. was in
this city last week on his way to Brooksville,
where he will join Mrs Smith, who is spending
the winter there Mr.. Smith has been out of
work in the mills at Fairfield for sometime
owing to the fact that the water has been SO
low in the river they have been unable to run.
There will be an entertainment and dance at
Silver Harvest Grange Waldo, Dec. 14th The
entertainment will include some very pleasing
features, among them Japanese song and Fan
Drill by eight young ladies and Japanese
song by Florence Ausplund. There will be
dancing after the entertainment, the dancing
that every one knows how to enjoy at Silver
Harvest Grange hall, If stormy, the follow
ing night.
Hon. Charles s. Hichborn president of the
First National Bank of Augusta, has been ap-
pointed the Maine member of the executive
committee of the American Commission for
Relief in Belgium. Any inquiries addressed
to him will be gladly answered and instruc-
tions given as to the shipment of goods. The
American Commission will not handle any
second hand clothing but arrangements have
been made for handling it through the New
England committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury entertained
dinner party Dec. Sd in honor of their guests,
Mrs, Rosanna Odiorpe of Bangor and Charles
Carroll of Colby College. Covers were laid
for ten and four course dinner was served at
six o'clock The table was daintily appointed.
with a beautiful centerpiece of carnation
pinks. The other guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Fogg, DR.. and Mrs. Harry L. Kill
gore, DR.. VIM. C. Libbey and Miss Anne NJ
Kittredge. Later the party adjourned to the
dance in Memorial hall.
The public supper at the Methodist church
last Friday was a success, socially and fnan-
c1ally, the food abundant and of the best of
quality The general committee, MIS-. Clar-
ence E. Frost Mrs. C. L. Wright and Mrs. W.
A. Macomber, were assisted by Mrs. Mary s.
Whitmore, Mrs Horace B. Sellers, Mrs. Frank
H. Hoag. Mrs. Nellie Pearson, Mrs. David L.
Creasey, Mrs. Frank A. Riggs. Mrs. Emma
Ray, Mrs. Arvilla Downes, Miss Eda Wool
bury, Mrs Georgia Buck. Mrs. John L. Dow.
Mrs. Frank A. Riggs. Mrs. L. A. Coombs. Mrs.
W. L. Hail, Misses Lora Maxey and Ethel
Rogers
FIRE ALARMS. The fire department was
called out about IL o'clock last Sunday night
for fire that completely destroyed a small
house on Harbor street owned by Rufus
Barton and occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. Moses
Dow, three children and boarder. Russian.
Mrs Dow and her six months old baby were
vising in East Belfast at the time. and the
others were fortunate in making their escape
as the fire wa, well under way when the board
er discovered it. It is not known how it orig
mated. A subscription paper is in circulation
for the relief of the Dow family and through
the efforts of Mrs. Charles E. Rhoades the
Baptist society has provided furniture. bed
ding, clothing, etc....A still alarm early
Monday morning was fer burning chimney in
the house, corner of Commercial and Union
streets, occupied by W. H. Holmes. Assistant
Chief l. T. Clough and several firemen answer
ed the alarm There was no damage.
THE WoMAN's CLUB. The December meet
afternon, was well attended and much interest
was shown. Eight new members were voted
in 1t was decided to keep the room open from
Dec. 18th until Christmas and allow the work.
ing members to place articles on sale for the
holidays It was voted to charge small ad-
mission fee for those attending the meetings
of the Reading Department, not members OF
the Club. The paper. A Days Work OF Dis
trict Nurse. written by Miss Nelson of Port
land, was read by Mrs. Ben Hazeltine. as Mrs.
Carl H. Stevens, previously announced as the
reader, is not a member of the club. The
article was very interesting and instructive as
the club hopes at some future time to employ
district nurse. Tuesday, Dec. 22nd. Rev.
Arthur A. Blair will review the book, Seer
many and the Next War;" written some time
ago by Won Bernhardi, and now attracting
much attention. The meeting will be open to
men. January 4th, Supt. W: B. Woodbury. will
speak before the club on "Child Welfare"
The BELFAST PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY. At
meeting held in the Universalst church ves-
try Friday evening, Dec. 4th, for the purpose
of forming a general music society, twenty
people were present and after a discussion of
the local musical talent and it's possibilities
the Belfast Philharmonic society was formed
with the following officers: President. Orlando
e. Frost; vice president, Herbert A. Drink
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