The Republican journal., 1914-05-07
The recent school census shows that Castin
has 20 pupils from the age Of to II. IN n
crease Of 20 over the preceding year.

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The North Church Guild met on Monday
evening with Mrs. W. F. Schoppe with about
thirty. 1--WE members present. The evening
was spent with needlework, and in planning
for the May Bazaar, which was held in Memo
rial Hall yesterday afternoon. The mex
meeting will b. held April 18th at the Arts 4
Crafts rooms, with Mrs. C. w. Jenneys. Mrs
C. w. Proctor and Mrs. H. l. Seekins hostesses
Fred I. Colley of Boston. formerly Of Bel
fast, with ). N. Wade of Somerville. has bough,
the J. s. Mason Co. plant Of Boston. an ole
established letter and figure concern. They
make a specially Of numbering cities anG
towns, and have recently taken the large con
tract of numbering the new city hall annex
Mrs Colley 10 still with her father. Matthew
w. WEIGH, in the absence Of her sister, Mrs
Vena Carter, at the Baptist Hospital in Rox.
bury.
LUNCH AND AUCTION. Miss Alice P. Poor
was the hostess for delightful luncheon and
auction party at her home on Church street
last Saturday. The luncheon was served at
two tsbies in the dining room, which was dark
ened and lighted by candles. The place cards,
which later served as score cards. were dainty
handpainted sketches, done by Mrs. C. o. Poor,
the mother of the hostess, and included Kate
Greenaway children, buds and flowers A
delicious luncheon was served, after which
three tables of bridge were made up, some of
the guests busying themselves with their
needlework. Mrs. Ralph L. Cooper held the
highest score. and was given box of Page &
Shaw's chocolates, and Miss Cora S. Morrison,
whose score was second, was given a pot of
handsome yellow tulips. Those present were ::
Mrs. Charles B. Ames, Miss Marian Hazeltine,
Mrs. Ralph L. Cooper, Miss Gladys Pitcher,
Miss Katherine C. Quimby, Miss ENERGY CHM,
Miss Evelyn P. Morrison. Miss Margaret L..
Keene, Mrs. William F. Schoope, Miss Amy E..
Stoddard, Mrs. Herbert L. Seekips, Miss Cora
S. Morrison, Miss Anne M. Kittredge, and Mrs.
Fred R. Poor.
BASE BALL. Last Saturday at Brunswick, in
ten-inning game replete with sensational
plays and close decisions, Bowdoin won her
first championship game from University of
Maine by score of four to three. :. At Wa
terville Saturday Bates won from Colby, to
2. in the first championship game of the Maine
series. The game with the exception of the
home run knocked to center field by Shuster
the last of the third inning, could only be
classed as fair base ball. Both teams played
we'll Although Bates got most of the runs,
Colby did the greater part of the hitting. In
loosely played game Freedom Academy de-
feated WatervilleHigh school, 10 to a. Saturday
morning on the Colby field. Battery errors
were conspicuous on both sides, Knowlton
passing nine men and Poulin, eight. A hitting
streak in the seventh netted seven runs for
the visitors. -. Belfast High. played Vinal-
haven High in Vinalhaven last Saturday, the
island team winning by score of to 8, 1t
was 10 inning game and the score was to 8
at the beginning of the 18th. Our boys ac-
companied by Principal Proctor, made the trip
in the motor boat Red Gables, owned by Dr. E.
D. Tapley.
The WoMAN's CLUB. The annual meeting
of the Belfast Woman's Club, formerly the
Arts and Crafts Society, was held in the club
room Monday afternoon with good attend
ance. The reports of the secretary, Mrs C. E.
Read, and the treasurer Miss Elizabeth A.
Kelley were read and accepted. The treas
urer's report shows a balance of about $40 in
the treasury. The report of the nominating
committee. Mrs. VIM. B. Swan, Mrs. A. A.
Blair and Miss Elizabeth A. Kelley was read
by Miss Kelley, and is as follows: President,
Mrs Amos Clement; vice president, Mrs. Essie
T. Carrie; secretary, Mrs. James C. Durham;
treasurer Mrs. Lewis F. Cannon; auditor, Miss
Maude K. Russell. The secretary cast the
ballot and the officers were declared duly
elected. After thanking the club for the
honor conferred upon her. Mrs. Clement
spoke of three branches of the Club already
established-the arts and crafts, the culinary
and reading departments and said that num-
Der had spoken of the needs Of a civics de-
partment, suggesting several instances show
ing that the work is imperative. Various clubs
of the State have been specially successful in
may be equally So Mrs. Clement recommend
ed that committee be appointed to revise the
Constitution and report at the meeting June
LIST; that the different departments meet as
soon as possible and elect their committees
and chairmen; that tea room be conducted
during the summer months; that an entertain
ment committee be elected to provide funds for
the club and suggest entertainments for the
monthly meetings. She closed her remarks by
reading the collect for Club-women," SO often
read by the late Mrs. Clara T. Sibley at the
clubs when she presided. Mrs. C. E. Read,
Mrs. James C. Durham and Mrs. Fred Waldo
Brown were appointed committee to revise
the constitution. There will be special
meeting of the Reading Department tomorrow.
Friday, afternoon at o'clock land it is earnest
ly requested that all who are interested in the
Civics Department will meet at 4 o'clock the
same afternoon. Tuesday evening". May 18th,
Mrs. Fred Waldo Brown will read a paper on
Nathaniel Hawthorne at the Reading Depart
ment meeting.
Now Paint
Strike when the iron is hot and paint when
the property needs it.
They paint ships dozen times a year; yes, /
some of them, every voyage. What for, do
you think? To look nice and get business
livery keeps its carriages painted and
and washed, to look nice and get
business. /
A man, with house for sale or to let, "does
it ~ and navco iS no ipt