The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-03-26
The News of Belfast.

tors of Belfast are requested 70 aaeempie
voter eancus at the Court House in Belfast on
1 cav adsv. March 81, 1914, at 730 p M. for the
1 'snose of: LIST, electing Republican City
punpn,ittee; End, .electing delegates to attend
| IoPanublican State Convention to be held in
the 1o,,sta on Thursday. April 9th; 8, electing
A1assr1ates to State Convention: 4, transacting
s pr other business that may properly be
sSnn5!pght before said caucus.
Dr." Ps1 order Republican City Committee.
CARLETON DoAK, Chairman.
W. L. WEST, Secretary.
RsIfast. March 20, 1914.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist
..rrcb will have an Easter sale and supper.
April Sth.
7-ss Home and School association has the
mise of an address by President Alley Of
.,s University of Maine April oath in Memo
rial Hall
The schooner Abbie S. Walker, Capt. Cole,
-h;,h has been hauled up here for the winter
.ailed March 18th for Machias. to load lumber
for The west
Merton A, Haley of Monroe, recently ap-
..,,4ed coroner for Waldo county, was
,,rt in March 18th by Clerk of Courts,
George /. Heating.
Percy S. Edgcomb, the newly elected City
,;orsoal. assumed the duties of the Office last
,r.sk He has served on the police. as consta-
NJ. and as deputy under Sheriff Jenkins.
Tho Journal is indebted to Lieut.. F. F. Black,
p 4 for file of the Honolulu Star Bulle-
IN obtaining among other interesting mat
- an Illustrated account of the Mid-Pacifc
Carnival.
The annual meeting of the W. C. T. U. will
oa held tomorrow, Friday, at 2.3O p. m. with
A. Eye Wright, Pearl street The members
ere -eauested to bring candy and fruit for
re.resbments.
T-s Glowing new telephones have been in
sailed by the Waldo Telephone Company: Rev.
Hsra5en S. Pearl, Congregational parsonage,
7a H. Hall, East Belfast, BOG; John Nc
A-'.- 1l8,lS; E. W. Gray, 1929
Mis-. Marian Lambert will give a children's
-s-t, IN Memorial hall Saturday afternoon,
Mat 18th, for the dancing class and others
vs care to attend. The children will wear
fanny .5stumes, sheets and pillow cases. or DOM
NOES Tea and waters will be served.
gg order of the postoffice department the
postmasters of the country are to keep strict
ss,U5 Of all parcels received and sent from
Ar--. to April Is in order to determine the
,s-,anrage of gain or loss as the case may be
IN hs aork of the parcel post division.
The .ity schools began last Monday morning
after weeks recess. Augustus D. Hayes
Ts. aesent on account of illness and Miss
..-s.. Lord was assisted in the 9th Grade by
Miss aarIotte Staples of East Belfast. Mrs.
3ygrta Clements of Waldo is teaching in the
IL. uoiat school.
Wednesday, March 18th, we experienced
great v9rety of weather-everything in fact
5l, saasant weather. 1t rained, it showed
snc numbered and lightened. Sleighing is
over layng lasted continuously from Christ
mas with just enough snow to make good
sau ~ and little trouble from drifts. A cold
wave arrived Thursdayand lasted until Sunday.
Mrs Thomas E. Bowker had a pleasant At
Home Wednesday afternoon, March 18th, 1t
was Unfortunate that the severe storm kept
sxsv MANY who had intended to call. Mr.. and
Mrs Bowker were assisted in receiving by Mr..
T. Bowker and Mrs. Chester Shaw of Win
tlrop, who spent the week with her daughter,
Mrs Bowker Miss Florence Shaw assisted,
an ga was poured at daintily appointed
ra5.e in the dining-room by Miss Amy E.
Stoadard, who was assisted in serving by Miss
Gladys Pitcher.
Mr. I W. Parker, whose handsome rowboat
5J.-aeted so much attention at the Food Fair,
has another b at nearly completed at his home
on ii gn street. Mr.. Parker builds one two
boats each winter for Emitting work" work.
lng only when he feels like it, in a convenient
.y arranged little room off the kitchen in
winch he has movable electric light. The
material and workmanship are of the best, and
there IS nothing better in that line than a
araer- built rowboat
Tae new board of Trustees of the Belfast
Public Library organized March 10th in the
oFce u Dunton & Morse. Rev. Arthur A.
Blair was elected chairman and Mr.. Charles S.
Bedford secretary Miss Annie L. Barr libra
7lan,and Miss Grace H.Hall assistant librarian.
were reelected. Henry D. Clark was re-
elected jantor. The following were elected
committee on books: Mrs. George R. William
son, Mrs. Giles G. Abbott, Mrs. James C.. Dur
ham, Mrs. John R. Dunton, Miss Grace A.
Lord, Mr.. Ben Hazeltine and Rev. Arthur A.
Blair
The Misses Maud and Mabel Mathews gave
delightful tea at their home on High street
last Friday afternoon for Miss Avis M Mori-
'on,who is spending two weeks vacation at
nome from Springfield. Mass The hostesses and
guest of honor received in the parlor, and the
guests also enjoyed greeting Mrs. Mathews
VINO was present during the afternoon. In the
a'ningroom Mrs John R. Dunton poured coffee
al the prettily appointed table, and Misses
1Felyn 2, and Cora S. Morrison and Mrs.
william f. Sehoppe served. The guests spent
oehghtfully informal afternoon, and the
ana'F was one of the pleasantest of the season.
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