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

I0f AGED women, recently presehteu inc
Home " 18th much-needed clothes basket.
Miss Christine Hall is recovering from q
fracture of the right wrist caused by fal!
while skating. She is at the Tapley hospital.
The meeting of the Women's Alliance,
which was to have been held with Mrs James
H. Howes to-day, has been postponed to Jan.
! 7th.
There will be Spiritualist services in Knowl-
tons hall Sunday, Jan I'd at Z 80 p. MT Lee
ture and psychometric readings by Annie B.
Carter, medium.
Mrs. Nancy ]. Mudgett passed her SD
birthday. Dec. 30th, at her home on Belmont
avenue. She received large number of post
cards and best wishes of many friends.
B. F. Ham and family of Northport have
moved into the small house corner of Charles
and Miller streets. recently vacated by Mr..
and Mrs F. A. Riggs. who moved to their new
home on Mayo street.
new Crawford furnace has been installed
in Belfast Opera House in addition to the ones
already there. Ding says that he has got to
keep the crowd warm any way. Jones & Snow
had the contr ct.
Harmon Davis of Rockland, proprietor of
the Davis store in the Opera House block, is
here taking stock with his local manager, Lu-
vile J, Pottle, who is to take over the business
early in the new year.
There will be New Years party tom orrow,
Friday, afternoon at 8 80 in the Baptist vestry
for he II no md he
Junior congregation. Games will be played
and refreshments served.
The January term of the Supreme Judicial
court will convene in this city next Tues
day at 10. o'clock. Chief Justice Albert K.
Savage of Auburn will be the presiding JUS
tce, if his health will permit. This will be his
first visit here since his appointment to sue
coed former Chief Justice William Penn
Whitehouse
HOSPITAL NOTES Clarence Irving of Sears
port was at the hospital Monday for slight
operation and returned home the same day..
Mrs. John Pomeroy of this city returned home
yesterday, after surgical operation Mrs.
George W, Snow, reported last week as
appendicitis case, is doing well. H. W. B.
Kendall. at the hospital last week with frac-
tured arm, returned home Saturday.
The holiday parish party, under the auspi-
ces of the Women's Alliance of the First Par
ish (Untariap) church, held in Memorial hall
last Tuesday evening, was largely attended
considering the weather and icy walks. The
supper was under the direction of the social
committee with Mrs. George l. Heating, chair
man. The children's hour followed with Miss
Charlotte W. Colburn at the piano, when the
little folks enjoyed the new dances and games.
The dance, with music by McKeen's orches-
ira. was we'll attended by the young people at
home for the holidays.
There will be no food sale at the Woman's
Club room next Saturday afternoon, but
ders left with Mrs. Charles M. Craig, tele
phone 237-12, will be filled as usual. The reg
ular monthly meeting of the Club will be held
next Monday afternoon, when Superintendent
of Schools W. B. Woodbury. will give a short
address on Child Welfare" At the meeting
of the Reading Department Jan. 5th Mrs. John
R. Dunton will read paper on Oliver Wen
dali Holmes. The room will be open tomor-
row, Friday, afternoon for Red Cross work.
THE WEATHER. Last week gave quite
"spel" of cold weather. The mercury began
to slide down the tube Wednesday and contin-
ued to slide until it had reached from 10 to 20
odd below Saturday morning the coolest day
of the season thus far. Elsewhere in the
State it was much colder and the "cold wave"
was perceptibly felt throughout New England
and practically over the whole country. Ice
formed in the bay SO that at one time freeze
Up was feared 1t began to moderate Sunday.
but while the cold lasted many water pipes
were frozen and in one at least consider
able damage resulted. Monday a seasonable
temperature prevailed and Tuesday driz-
zlng rain made very slippery walking and
many falls resulted. Yesterday was quite
mild with occasional suns hine.