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

Emma White Barker tent D. of w. will hol
their regular meeting next Wednesday even
ing.
News has been received of the serious lines
of Samuel Morse of Roxbury, Mass, formerl
of Belfast.
! W. G. Haseltine, Belfast agent of the Ameri
can Express Co., who has been spending hi
vacation at his old home in Dexter, returne
Monday accompanied by Mrs. Haseltine AM
their children.
Mrs. Henry Lloyd of New York entertained
last Thursday afternoon at bridge in honor o
Mrs. James F. Preston, who leaves shortly TO
her home in Lowell, Mass, having spent tn,
summer here. There were three tables, eacl
being awarded prize. dainty basket of flow
| ers.
! Mrs. H. H. Coorhbs left Monday to visit the
millinery markets in the interest of the H. H
Coombs Co. She will be joined in Boston by
Miss Leoia Titcomb of Lowell. Mass, heat
milliner forN H. H. Coombs Co, who has JUS
been spending ten days in New York studying
styles Mrs. Coombs and Miss Titcomb h ave
been attending course of millinery lectures
this week given by the great French designer
writer and lecturer, Ora Cne. This gentleman
receives $4,000 week for these lectures.
Mrs. W. L. West entertained a thmble
party August 26th from 8 to 6 o'clock in homo,
of her sister, Mrs. Lowell H. Stearns of Fitch
burg, Mass. The guests were Mrs. Eugene R.
Conner, Mrs. A. NJ. Ferguson, Misses Loula A.
Mason, Louisa H. Ferguson, Margaret A. Dun
ton and Amy E. Stoddard. Master Alfred
Ferguson was also the guest of little Elizabeth
| Stearns. The hostess served sandwiches, cocoa
ices and assorted cake. Mrs. Stearns and little
daughter returned home Thursday. Mr.. Stearns
| had returned earlier.
We read the other day in an exchange ar
article extolling the skunk as rat and mouse
catcher, in the course of which it was said that
the cat is afraid Of rats. That may be true Of
some cats, but is libel cats in general
| The little black cat that has her home in the
grocery store of A. A. Howes & Co. is cham
pion rat (and mousse catcher. She began kill
ing rats when but little larger than rat her
| self, and after clearing the store of rodents
visited the garage and adjoining stores in
search of further prey. One day last week
] she brought in two rats she had captured on
| other premises, and this is not an unusual per-
/ Torrance.
! DANCE AT DARK HARBoR. One of the
most enjoyable of the many dances at Dark
| Harbor the past season took place last Thurs
| day evening at the residence of Mrs. Ralph
in, Of
Crosby of Brooklyn, N. Y The lower floor of
| this attractive and spacious home was convert
| ed into ball room and was adorned with beau
| tiful flowers in the color scheme of green and
| gold. Festoons of green smiax were relieved
| with large bouquets of yellow roses. golden
| glow and golden rod. The large veranda was
| hung with evergreens and Japanese lanterns
| and adorned with large bouquets of sweet peas.
| Refreshments were served during the entire
| evening, the menu being Roman punch, chick
| en-, lobster, Roquefort aud Neuchatel cheese
/ sandwiches, olives. bonbons, sailed pecans,
almonds and peanuts and chocolates.At twelve
O'Clock harlequin ice cream and assorted cake
| were served Excellent music was rendered
| by an Edison Graphophone from earle & Jones,
Belfast The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Carl K Crosby. Mrs. F. S. Pendleton, Mrs A.
| G. Clinkenbroomer and Mr.. Dudley Pendleton
of Brooklyn, N. Y, Mrs. G. W. Sprague of Bos-
ton. Miss Louise Gowan and Mr.. Franklin Rus
sell of Jacksonville, Fla. Mr.. Watson of San
| Francisco, Calf, Miss Elsa Lyons of Bangor
Miss Katherine E. Brier of Belfast. Many
| beautiful gowns were worn. The hostess look
ed very charming in beautiful Nile-green
creme. trimmed with shadow lace; the guest OF
honor wore beautiful gown of white proche
creme trimmed with lace and cut en- train
Miss Brier was charming in orange satin with
| coatee of lace and touches of black velvet
Miss Gowan, white satin with coat of orange
and corsage bouquet Of violets; Miss Lyons II
| cherry-rose with American beauty roses; Miss
Marian Pendleton in Kings blue crepe with
seal skin trimmings; Mrs. B. N. Larrabee ir
yellow crepe de chene with point de spirit over
! dress: Mrs. B. N. Pendleton in tan and white
shadow lace with bands and insets of blue ant
| GOLD taffeta; Mrs. Clinkenproomer in white
| lace with emerald green trimmings, MISS
Alice Pendleton in black net. ruffled, chantill!
lace blouse and touch of orange; Miss Grace
Pendleton in white crepe meteor trimmed VIII
Irish lace and girdle of Roman stripe pan
| velvet. There were also many other beautiful
gowns. Miss Brier was the guest OF Dr. an
Mrs. B. N, Larrabee while in town.