The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-08

PooR's Mills. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H.
Colby of Sunset have been spending the holi-
days with Mrs Annabel Underwood. /. :. Capt
and Mrs O. A. Wade have arrived home for
the winter Charles Mckinley of Camden
visited his sister, Mrs. Jane Cole, last week.
| Mrs J. F. Sheldon and her mother, Mrs Merri-
am, spent Sunday in Stockton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Miller and Mrs. Hannah Wilson spent
New Years day with Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Went
worth . Miss Edith Wilson, who has been
visiting her father, NJ o. Wilson, returned to
Gardner last Saturday -. Cassius Hamilton re
turned home this week from Haverhill, Mass,
where he had been visiting his mother. III. F.
Sheldon is getting out lumber in Morrill, for a
man in Watervlle e. :. Orrin L. Wentworth and
Delbert Robertson are hauling lumber for j. F.
Sheldon, and are camping out. Mrs. Besty
Cross is visiting Mrs. Lucy Jackson.
THE D. A. R. The January meeting of John
Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., was held at the
Arts and Crafts rooms last Monday evening.
Mrs. F. H. Mayo presided at the business meet
ing, which was brief. The papers of Mrs.
Washington, and she is now member of John
Cochran Chapter. Papers were sent to Mrs.
Mabe, W. Miller, prospective member, and
the request of Mrs. George W. Stoddard. now
of Pasadena, Calf, to be made member at
large was granted. The program was very en-
joyable Miss Alice E. Simmons read 1.-THE
Battle of New Orleans" by Thomas Dunn Eng
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Bryant's "Our Country's Call" and Miss Isabel
CHM gave an able and interesting paper on
1.-THE Invasion of Canada" Dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostesses, Mrs.
Howard L. Written and Mrs. Frank H. Mayo.
a LINEN SHOWER. A few friends of Miss
Marian Wells, whose engagement to Rev.
Charles B. Ames was announced New Years
day, spent the afternoon, yesterday. with Mrs
William F. Schoppe at the home Of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Pilsbury. The
sewing for the afternoon was furnished by the
bride-elect, and prize was offered for the
most skillful and also for the swiftest needle
work. The arrival of Syrian woman with a
suit case containing linens Of various kinds
was opportune. especially when it was discov-
cred that each piece was marked with the
name of the guest of honor. Several of y.
K" members, now residing elsewhere. con-
tributed to the shower with gifts and con-
gratulatory messages. Ice cream and cakes
were served, the hostess being assisted by
Miss Amy E. Stoddard and Mrs Herbert l..
Seekins Others who were invited were
Miss Alice P. Poor, Mrs. Herbert L. Drink
water, Mrs. Clarence E. Read, Mrs. Clarence
W. Proctor. Mrs. Howard L. Written and Miss
Clara R. Steward.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Belfast is
now running the winter schedule of the
Eastern Steamship corporation of two round
trips per week between Belfast and Boston,
arriving from Boston at a. m. Wednesday and
Saturday and leaving Belfast for Boston at 8
p. m. Monday and Thursday, The fare between
Belfast and Boston is $2.25 The steamer
Catherine which was put on the route between
Rockland and Brooklin at the request of the
Rockland board of trade, making daily trips,
has been hauled up at Camden for the winter.
-. The steamer Belfast which left this port
last Thursday afternoon for Boston was de-
layed by heavy weather and did not reach
Boston until Saturday, where she was held up
until Tuesday by gales and heavy seas that
caused suspension of all coastwise traffic.
She arrived here yesterday about $50 a. m.
and had a rough trip down. Calvin Austin,
president of the Eastern Steamship Corpor
ton, declares that the LaFollette Seamen's bill,
if it becomes law. will affect his company to
greater extent than any other one concern
operating on salt water in America. Some of
the big transportation lines on the Great Lakes
would be even harder hit than the Eastern,
says Mr.. Austin, but the passage of the bill
would spell disaster for all coastwise and inland
sea passenger transportation companies. The
bill is unscientiic and oppressive" says Mr..
Austin. land its passage into law would put
this company out Of business. It would pre-
vent the operation of our ships from Boston
along the New England coast"
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