The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-09-03

| still alarms Monday afternoon for fires in the
old "Hayf ford" double tenement house on Fed
eral street. The fire was in a closet and
was probably caused by rats and matches.
There was no damage.
The premiums in the poultry department of
the Belfast fair amounted to 1919 40. Messrs
Dickey and Clifford, who gave very success
full fair, SO far as pleasing the public is con-
cerned, do It yet know how they are COM
ing out financially, but hope to at least break
even.
FROM HOME FOLKS ABROAD. Mrs. c. Y Cot
trell received a letter Aug. 18th from her
daughter. Mrs. E. P. Frost, written August
9TH at Eden Hotel, Interlaken, Switzerland, in
which she says: 1.-THE soldiers are pouring out
to the border nearly every train, but we
had no difficulty getting here from Lucerne,
and hope to get to Montreaux all right. Fur
Their than that on our trip is doubtful. We
may have to 60 out through Italy and wait for
government transport. Things are looking
serious but it is very hard to learn what is 60
ing on. It is all hearsay. They will take our
travellers checks for board, but coin is very
more than three dollars change for $40. We
have to buy that much. Yesterday Mrs. Ames,
Mrs. Hutchins and l took one of Eds certif-
icates and if ever we get any money they will
pay their share. We have missed none of
our trip and Switzerland is wonderful. The
trip across the Boring Pass and Lake Brie.z
was great. Such great mountains, waterfalls
be otto
the side of the mountains with only few tun-
nels. Some of the party attempted to go into
Germany but were dumped from the train; mo
one but Germans they said. They left their
suit cases and got mixed up some W y. Mr..
Davidson, the assistant conductor, came back
cases and none of his own. Parties are COM
ing here, and Switzerland will be filled up with
refugees. kilograms and letters are held up.
We are doing the "watchful waiting act and
suppose our government is, too. In the mean
time we are going to enjoy this all we can. l
had rather be here than in Austria or Ger
many. Mrs. S. L. Milliken has received a
letter from her daughter, Miss Maude M. writ
ten at Carlsbad, Germany, August 9th, saying
she was well and would leave for home at the
first opportunity. Monday Mrs Milliken re-
ceived telegram saying that she had taken
passage on the S. S. Rotterdam and would
reach New York next Sunday. "A telegram
was received Monday noon announcing the
safe arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin P. Frost in
New York from Naples, and their arrival home
Yesterday morning is elsewhere reported....
Unless Miss Mevina Parker was fortunate
enough to secure passage on steamer sailing
last week she Sailed Sept. LIST en- the steamship
Laconia for Boston.
A MISSIONARY MEETING. An open meeting
of the North church auxiliary, missionary
society, was held last Thursday afternoon and
evening at the cottage of Mrs. Charles M.
Craig at The Battery, at which Miss Elizabeth
Perkins of Alfred was the guest Of honor.
Miss Perkins, who recently returned from sew
eral years in the mission fields in China is at
home on leave and will return this fall to re-
sumo her work. The guests were received by
Mrs. Craig and her daughter. Miss Mabel. ard
introduced to the guest of honor. At 4.3O p.
m. the meeting was called to order by Mrs.
Craig, president of the Auxiliary, and the min
utes of the last meeting were read by Mrs.
John R. Dunton, the secretary. Mrs. Craig
then introduced Miss Perkins, who for half an
hour entertained her hearers with word pic
lures of far off China and told of the solution
of problems made possible through the mis-
sionary societies. She told many interesting
experiences and showed number of unique
and novel articles brought from the East,
among them pair of tiny shoes worn by the
women with bound feet. These shoes measure
ed "a inches the length of the sole, and yet
had been worn by Chinese woman. The toe
only is placed in the shoe, the heel supports d,
after the foot is bound out of all resemblance
to human foot, by cloth strap. Another
interesting article shown was badge present.
ed to Miss Perkins by the National Chinese
Red Cross Society for work done during the
revolution a few years ago. This badge de-
clares Miss Perkins to be member of the Ma
tional Red Cross Society and will probably be
! of great protection to her in returning to
China this fall while the seas are somewhat
dangerous, owing to the European war. Miss
Perkins extended an invitation to some one to
return with her, as young woman is needed
in the field to take the place caused by her
promotion. After her formal talk Miss Per-
kins discussed the situation with members and
told more interesting things about her work
At 6 o'clock a delicious picnic supper was
served on the veranda, and in the even.
ing the company enjoyed one of the fa-
nous Battery bon fires. engineered by Hon
John R. Dunton. AS master of ceremonies
for the evening Mr.. Dunton introduced Rev
William Sleeper of Wellesley. Mass. who gave
an interesting account of his experiences on 8
tramp through some of the coast towns Of
Waldo county. Then followed the singing Of
old songs with E. S. Pitcher as choristor, anc
speeches by Rev. Harden S. Pearl and Will
R. Howard of Wiliamstown, Mass. 1t was one
of the good times for which the Battery col
ony is noted. Miss Perkins was the house
guest while in Belfast of Miss Grace H. Hall
Congress street. She left on the Friday morn
| ing train for Portland.