The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-02
The News of Belfast.

Mrs. Mary J. Lowe is building cottage Of
the shore of the Read farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Max Nicer moved Tuesday from
the Chenery house at the corner of Franklin
and Cedar streets to the Chester E. Perkin!
house, Elm street.
Dr. E. D. Tapley will close his hospital If
High street next week and will leave Wednes'
day for much needed rest. lie will spend 6
portion of the time in New York
| Last Saturday the ice that had formed about
the walk in front of the post Office was chopped
away and a detachment of firemen under the
direction of assistant chief E. L. Cook at
| tached hose to hydrant and washed down the
square in front of the government building.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
for the week ending March 31st: Ladies-Miss
Carrie Frost, Miss Helen Heath. Laura Jewell,
Miss June Williams. Gentlemen-W. E. Car
penter, W. L. Gardner, J. B. Pritchard, J. F.
Sprague, Albert Weymour.
Mr.. and Mrs. William F. Kimball came from
Portland last Saturday with the remains of
their six years-old daughter, Clara Frances,
who died recently of diphtheria IN Portland.
The remains were placed in the receiving
tomb to await interment. Mr.. and Mrs. Kim
ball remained for few days visit with Mr..
and Mrs Herbert l.. Bucklin.
VIM. M. Thayer, jeweler, has new clock in
his show window and the time is corrected
hourly from the u S. Observatory at Wash
ington. D. C.,through the Western Union Tel
egraph office. Mr. Thayer has small fash
light sign of the Big Ben clock, with pictures
of the waking man and clock and the words:
"He left his call with Big Ben"
Last week Stephen C. Clements, Foster
Crocker, Roland Stevens, Harold Jones, Ray
Lindgren and Donald Clark, students at the
University of Maine, came home for the
Easter recess. The latter was accompanied
by Carl johnson of Easthampton, Mass, who
was his guest at Christmas. Others at home
from college are Paul R. Smith from Bates,
Frank Hazeltine from Bowdoin, Kenney Bur.
CESS from Phillips Exeter.
The regular meeting of John Cochran Chap
ter, D. A. R., will be held April 9th in the Arts
and Crafts room with Mrs. E. S. Pitcher and
Mrs. E. P Frost as hostesses. The roll call
will be answered by quotations from "a Favor
for Critics." the reading, Bryant's America, by
Mrs Howard L. Written; paper, Literary
Growth" by Miss Milie Mitchell; reading,
"Lines on Willis and Poe," in Lowells Fable
for Critics, by Miss Florence Kimball.
Miss Annie L. Barr, the librarian of the
Belfast Free Library, read most interesting
paper on "The Resources of Our Free Library"
before the Artss and Crafts society Friday
evening, March 9th. 1t told of the amount of
valuable information contained in the library
and readily available by the system of classifi-
cation adopted. Miss Barr used by way of
illustration books on many subjects, and her
paper and exhibits were revelation to many
of the resources of our library outside of its
store of current fiction, periodicals, etc. The
next paper will be on April 14th. when Miss
Elizabeth A. Kelley will have for her subject,
Some Recent Books of Travel.
C1TYPo1NT The Society of Equal Rights
held their supper and entertainment in Pea
vey's Hall, Saturday evening, March 28th.
There was very good attendance considering
the bad travelling. A bountiful supper was
served to between 80 and 80 people and an in
teresting program was enjoyed by all. Mr..
and Mrs. VIM NJ Lower rendered both vocal
and clarinet solos, which were very much en-
joyed and appreciated. After the entertain
ment the remainder of the evening was spent
by the young people in playing games. Mr..
and Mrs VIM. N. Lower, Frank Orser and
Miss Mabel E. Young signed themselves as
members of the Society of Equal Rights, which
brings the membership up to "a. The pro-
ceeds for the evening. above expenses, were
$l1 &c. The date of another supper and enter
tainment will be announced in the near future.
,... Mrs F. W. Keech. an experienced nurse,
returned to her home Saturday from Belfast,
where she had been caring for Mrs. Josiah
E.itchell, Cedar street.
THE BELFAST W. C. T. U. The annual meet
ing of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was held Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. EVE Wright on Pearl street. Mrs.
Annie M. Frost was reelected president,wlth
the following other officials: Vice presidents.
Congregational, Mrs. Ann M. Smart; Universal
list, Mrs. Sarah Fletcher; Methodist, Miss
Hattie Hook; Unitarian, Mrs. Augusta Water
man; Baptist, Mrs. Mabel Howard; recording
secretary, Mrs. Minnie Coombs; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Alice Cannon; honorary treas
urer, Miss Ellen P. rockingham; treasurer
Miss Lora Maxcy; Loyal Temperance Legion
secretary, Mrs. Annie M. Frost. Superintend-
ents-Bible and evangelistic work. Miss Eda
H. Woodbury.; floral mission and charities, Mrs.
Ida E. AborH; assistant. Mrs. Ethel Collins;
Sunday school, Mrs. Mary Whitmore; scientific
temperance instruction, Mrs. Goidis Curtis;
temperance literature, Miss Bernice Durgin
antinarcotics, Mrs. Clara Cottrell; prisons
tails and almshouse. Mrs. Augusta Wa
terman; railroad work. Mrs. N. l. Mitchell;
| soldiers and sailors, Mrs. Hattie Riggs; mercy.
Mrs. Elizabeth Heal; Sunday observance. Mrs.
Evie Wright; peace and arbitration. Mrs. Ann
M. Smart; systematic giving. Mrs. R. A. Cliff.
ford: purity, Mrs. Laura Pease; school savings
banks. Mrs. Edna Madden; Mothers meetings
and White Ribbon recruits. Mrs. Emma Ray
press, Mrs. Alice Cannon; medical temperance.
| Mrs. Isaiah Cross; program committee. Mrs
Frost. Miss Woodbury., Mrs. Aborn, Mrs. Wa
terman and Miss Maxcy. 1t was voted to
suspend meetings in July and August AT
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