The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-12-31
10 News of Belfast.


RHYME OF THE TIME.
butterflies this time ) year
M longer t1utter by;
~ now the buckwheat cake is here
pS u make the butter fly.
the coal mans harvest time
Now chilly winter comes.
~ nlnmber's, too, and soon will he
~ ~ Gathering his plums.
,,4.st Hook and Ladder Co. No. wish
IN ali who assisted in any way at their
'r,a Dec 18th
@D .bel Abernethy of Machias. who be-
A'~ limo this term in Grade V, is boarding
IN = Mrs. $ G. Swift
.;t,.s in the savings department of the
y" Trust Co., which suspended several
ff' ,r, received checks last week from
..,yer for 20 per cent of their deposits
p.ston boats have entered upon the
los week schedule, with Winterport
N' .s-mlnal. They leave Boston Tuesdays
s~.,-as,s and leave on the return Mondays
SOD i4
,p8G5orsiays-
.-..,ctad last week the port of Bangor
l..s5 ta aavigation Dec. 23d, although on
me tug Hugh Ross butted her way
W. ,ogr four or five inches of ice and yank-
Wv, .I.rner Lizzie Griffin out and towed
Mi aaessport.
L he
,s,r 90 camden, where they have en-
1ue up last week to store their
... GOODS. which have been in the S. G..
.'"....... .a Cedar street They returned
..soas. et1rday.
..-.. 81 Vaughan. who has been in the
-. .-. Store since 1910, has received his
s-. .5gistered druggist in Maine. He
r,.,. -l sore next Saturday and plans to
.,4... winter at the home of his parents,
.,. Mrs. William Vaughan, East Belfast
-.sa.s. humanity uplift poster depicting
r.. g.--r u Christ, which is being posted all
.- ,-.. country by the National Poster Ad
..4sea association. was posted on the post
a..s.ls-e board during Christmas week and
.,.rs. a great deal q favorable comment.
q. bsstila was an ideal one as it faced the
..r.,,uq Christmas tree.
The premiums awarded for beans and peas
.-,s raaant exhibition of the Maine Seed I'm
.,,raraDl Association in Bangor were an
.,r7,so bee ed at the State Department of
l7-,csrute. II. V. Starrett, Warren, was
.g.--.1 q a-emum on beans and E. S. Stew
an. tuaty premium on peas. In the school
c,glrg contest in corn and potatoes, Guy
Var. freedom was awarded trophy.
Kinney in the house of Chief S. S. L.
,.r.saf tre fire department, on Park street,
and caused some excitement for short time,
t~ d. ismage resulted. Later in the fore
,.- a Chimney in the Marsano block on High
s-ss. the part occupied by Martin Weber
and Family, surned out and was handled by As
.sa7. Engineer Clough with no damage.
tuf.usfD LETTERS. The following let
.s5 -ers tsd uncalled for in the Belfast post
54c, jon he week ending Dec 29th Ladies'
Ms. Minnie Grey, Mrs. Augustus Knights.
Ms. Margaret Monaghan, Mrs. Lottie Ran
n Hiss Helen Shaw. Gentlemen-Neil AL
szsld-r Warren H. Ellice, Mr.. 7. Guilman,
N r. z Iordan Harry Kendall, Fred McLel-
mj b. "a Pearson, Ira Pumroy. Everett Pay
su ArHa Russell e letters) Frank Tower,
SEQ Wood
66s a"llNGLE PRIZE. For eight Saturdays,
.Ya9g Dee 18th, the Bangor Commercial pub
Istea a age Of jingles, and children, grown
ags teachers and professors competed for the
The argas- prize offered was that Of Freese's
apartment store, to be given to the writer's
Of w9 best FOUR of ali jingles published A
Committee nj three competent judges care
rl7 suri7ed the jngles and gave it's de-
eag that the first prize of $40 should be
s7amea Victor C. Merriam, Belfast, Me-,
I'd me Glowing jingle:
-.t 15 girl for an auto ride, three miles
sl0ad the town,
'0. 2s as we turned around for home the
famed old thing broke down,
}s' r-S temper, lost my girl, and l swore
eoeu got back,
.--.s-'N If live that long, I'll buy me
''+.'ae' LIMPY JIM.
Mis- "-l,er F. Sturtevant entertained the
}-s 5its Of her Sunday school class and
lev invited guests at her home Wednesday
evening" Lee. 23rd. A long list of cut-out adj
'stser=H-s was handed the company to
s05'' O--1 meaning and occupied their atten-
'Nl .0e ''5 Of the evening. Miss Grace H
hayes lad the most correct answers. Then all
'.olrAsa to the sitting room. where there
Vac arge Christmas tree decorated and
4''E sA presents. Each girl received gift
"ol lHe hostess and one from another MEM
''' Vi .7f class, in each of which was an origi-
ia verse to be read aloud by the one who re-
''.'s4 4, Many of the verses were very
"'eh' and witty and caused much merrimen t.
assorted cookies, cocoa, chocolates and corn.
vans were served by Mrs. Sturtevant, assisted
y N's' Emma r. knowlton, Misses Frances
q sargent and Carrie NJ Greenlaw. At a late
.sr 'ae girls separated for their homes: all
sss.'"s u was one of the best times the class
laa ever enjoyed. o'-'-