The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
There will be Band concert this Thursday,
evening at O'Clock, weather permitting

Mr.. ana MRS. arthur w. Morse mOtored to
Warren last Saturday and were guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas E. Blackington over Sunday,
making the trip in their REQ.
The schooner Pendleton Brothers, Capt ].
o. Hayes. now at Lisbon. Portugal has been
ordered to St. Thomas, West Indies. and will
sail. light, for that port for charter.
/ Mrs. Eliza J. Knowlton and Mrs. Mary K
Robinson entertained Friday evening in their
newly renovated and repaired home on Union
street. Supper was served at 6 o'clock and
social evening followed.
Every one who has been over it speaks
highly of the new State road in Northport.
section of road and they are of sufficient size
to ensure proper drainage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie e. Follett, who were at
the Lord cottage at Little River the past
week, entertained while there. Rev. and Mrs.
C. B. Ames, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Seekins,
Miss Amy E. Stoddard and Judge M. W. Lord.
The Hit or Miss Club were guests of Miss
Sue M. Partridge at the band concert last
Thursday evening. Later all adjourned to
1.-THE Wayside" for auction. followed by a
Dutch treat of assorted cake, ice cream, cocoa
and tea.
The Consumers Fuel Co., has installed an
electric hoist from the e. H. Hunt Co. of New
York for discharging coal, and it was used for
the first time last week in discharging barge.
This work was formerly done by horsepower,
hn 1u INV 4 Tho
electric hoist is great improvement.
Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Peters, who with their
family are occupying the Gentner cottage on
the East side, entertained friends last Friday
at clambake. In the party were foremen E.
F. Littlefeld and family, B. L. Tuttle and fam
lily, Foreman Miles, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Sylves-
ter and others of the Leonard & Barrows fac
tory.
Rev. and Mrs. Horace B. Sellers entertained
the cast of 1.-THE New Minister" musical
play recently given at the Methodist church,
at the parsonage last Friday evening. The
evening was enjoyably spent with games, etc.
Mrs. Sellers, assisted by Misses Elizabeth
Chamberlain, Ethel Rogers and Mary Mann,
served ice cream and cake.
At the annual meeting of the Odd Fellows
Building Association July 14th, the following
directors were elected: Robert F. Dunton,
Ralph D. Southwortb. Fred " Cottrel, Albea
E. Hutchins, James H. Howes, DR.. David P.
Flanders, Ralph H. Howes. The directors
organized with Ralph H. Howes, president;
Samuel Adams, clerk, and Clifford j. Pattee,
treasurer.
The will of the late Mary Maude Mlliken of
this city makes the following disposition of
her estate in case of the death of her mother
and of her brother, without issue, in memory
of her father, the late Congressman Seth l..
Millken An addition be made to the Belfast
Public Library as a reading room for adults
and works of history, travel, biography and
art to be called the Seth Llewellyn Miliken
Memorial"
GREEN STUFF. 1t has been hard season
for market gardeners but despite the unfavor-
able weather conditions they have succeeded
in meeting the local demand for early vege-
tables. Many had green peas the 4th, and
now the favorite telephones have supplanted
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week at 40 cents peck. Beets and carrots
are also in the market,but most of the lettuce
sold thus far has come from Boston. Straw
berries have been in good supply but have
not gone below Is cents except for lots carried
| over. Indications are that the season will be
| shorter than usual and those who intend to do
preserving should arrange for getting their
berries.
The young people at the Battery, accompa-
MED by Mr.. Ebridge S. Pitcher, left Monday
on their annual hike. Last year they went to
Liberty, but this year their destination was
Swan Lake. They expect to arrive home to-
day, Thursday. weather permitting. In the
party were Prof and Mrs. James T. Sleeper,
Mr.. Frank Sleeper and friend, Carter Good.
Itch, classmate, Miss Helen Sleeper and
guests, Mrs. Mabel Phinney of Nova Scotia,
and Miss Lucretia Travers, Wellesley class
mate. Misses Mabel A. and Margaret M. Craig,
William Swan Kelley, Charles S. Mills. Paul
| Turner of Roslindae, Mass, and Winthrop
| Patten OF Boston.
NORTH BELFAST. The Ladies' Aid Society
will hold their annual fair Tuesday evening,
July 9th, in the church vestry. The usual
sale of articles dear to the feminine heart will
begin at o'clock and continue during the
evening. Candy and Arey's ice cream will
also be on sale. There will be a mystery
table and other attractions. A musical and
J literary entertainment will be given, conclud-
ing with the farce "A Picked Up Dinner.
Admission Is cents. 1t is hoped that this
event will be literally patronized as it has
been in the past, as the proceeds go to the
church,. Miss Walkley gave another of her
travel talks last Sunday evening, which was
highly interesting and instructive. This time
her subject was Egypt, and she handled it in a
mastery manner. About seventy. five people
were present.
BREAD AND CAKE. The Bible tells US that
imam shall not live by bread Alone" yet with
two old established bakeries, two tea rooms
selling bread, cake and other food, those who
supply private customers, and the home bread
makers, the leading grocers now carry bread
from the big city bakeries and their sales are
large in the aggregate. One firm recently
sold Is cases. 600 loaves, in two days, and start
ing with eight cases on Saturday morning is
often sole out before closing at night More
recently the grocers have been selling cake
from abroad Now Belfast cooks have a well de.