The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-09
The News of Belfast

Boston.
The W. c. T. U. will meet tomorrow, Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Clarence E. Frost, Cedar
street. All are requested to come prepared to
sew for the Waldo County hospital
Clifford J. Pattee. who recently underwent
an operation at the Tapley hospital, returned
home last Thursday but will not be able to at j..
tend to Office work for a week or more
Mrs. Earl L. Talbot entertained the Thiuh,s
Club. OF which she is a member, Wednesday
evening. Dec. 1st, to celebrate her birthday.
and the evening was spent with sewing and
conversation. The guests presented Mrs
Talbot with fine toilet set Ice cream. cake
! and cookies were served.
The b. Z. I. Club, recently reorganized, had
picnic supper last Thursday at D. m. at the
home of Mrs. Minnie Coombs, adjourninp later
to the home of Mrs. Belle C. Trussell, where
they spent the evening. Other members
present were Mrs. Annie F. Thayer, Mrs.
Grace G. Tuttle and Miss Ida S. Burgess.
In recent personal letter Miss Sabina C.
Morey of Pasadena, Calf, sent dollar to
the Belfast Home for Aged Women. and
best wishes to ''all home friends" She re-
Gently returned to Pasadena from two
weeks vacation, most of which was spent i'll
San Francisco at the Panama Pacific Exposi-
ton.
-Four coons were hung up at Foggs market
last Saturday. They were brought to town
by MIR. Crockett of Northport, who had de-
/ he
nicely dressed-perhaps we should say un-
dressed-layers.of white fat showing only bera
and there. the pink flesh beneath We have
looked up various authorities who say that the
coon is generally vegetarian and is good eat
ing; that he Is found in North America from
Canada to the topics. but not in Europe
Teddy L. CHM was before Judge Maurice
w. Lord of the Municipal Court last Friday
morning on complaint of Deputy Sheriff J. A.
u. Beach, charged with having in his posses
sion quarts of intoxicating liquor with an in
tent to sell. He plead guilty and was fined
500 and costs, 81 So, and 60 days in ial. and
in default of payment so days additional. The
mtimus was suspended on the original 60
days during his good behavior He was I'm
able to pay the fine and costs and was com
mltted. CHM has been janitor of the Opera
House and roomed in the annex.
| BELFAST FREE L BRaRY Special list No 2
Books concerning the Reconstruction Period
OF the United States History, suggested by in
terest in the photo play 1.-THE Birth of Ma.
tom
Andrews, E. Benjamin
History of the Last Quarter Gem
tury in the United States, 1870
1880 vols. is...'.'...,..t....... 973.8 An
Burgess, John W.
Reconstruction and the Constitu-
tlon. 19o2....,.. ............. 973 AMI
Paxson. Frederic L.
The New Nation. 1915. 9738 P 2s
Schurz, Carl.
"reminiscences. Vol. 8. 1863 SO. B-Sch 8
SHIPPING ITEMS Capt. P. ]. Knowton. for
merly of the schooner 3. / Hazard. has
bought the schooner Cora A, at Rockland. .lum-
Der laden, from Bangor for New York. Cant
Strout of the schooner Harriet q. Whitehead
has taken the Hazard. e. The schooner Flora
Condor. which was run into and badly dam
/
Dingley in Portland harbor more than month
ago and had since been laid up at Portland is
nov at Rockland undergoing the necessary
repairs. -. The .Luckenbach barge Alexander
Gibson, formerly the we'll known Thomaston
ship of the same name. struck on Five Fathom
Bank Nov. 2Sth and became total loss. Crew
saved.
An auction party under the auspices of
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., was held at
the home of Miss ENERGY CHM last Friday
afternoon, the proceeds to be applied to the
$40 the Chapter had pledged to the Girls
Home. Those in charge of the tables were
M iss Amy E. Stoddard, Mrs. Amos Clement,
Mrs. E. S. and Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker. Mrs
Bernes o. Norton. Mrs. Clement W Wescott
supplied at the table invited by Mrs E. ?.
Frost and Mrs. John T. Davis at an extra
one invited by Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker The
hostess also had charge of table Tea and
waters were served. Mrs. Bowker and Miss
Isabel CHM sang duet and Miss CHM solo,
with Miss Amy E. Stoddard accompanist.
A TOURNAMENT. The Masonic Club enter
ed upon tournament Monday to include bill
lizards, pool, hearts, chess and checkers. In
hearts any number of games may be played at
any time during the season and the individual
standing will be determined on the percentage
basis. The following have entered: I. Frank
| Parker, VIM. F. Jellison, G. H. Hart, Maine
Hills, George Gichrest, Horace Chenery, VIM,
H. Bray, F. E. Brsmhall, E. E. Babcock, D. F.
Stephenson, N. H. Small, G. E. Read, Arthur
Ritchie, G. F. Shaw, B. d. Field l.. B. Thomp-
son, F. R. Keene, A. W. Miller, A. B. Hatch,
A. L. Curtis H. C. Buzzell, Elon B. Gichrest
E. R. Conner, L. S. Jones, J. F. Sylvester, C.
E. Johnson, E. R. Spear, 5. H. Lord. o. s.
Vickery, L. A, Hammons. R. D. Southworth
Harry Dickey, M. Barton, P. E. Greer, F. E.
Jellson. VIM. II olt, M. R. Knowlton
! The following teams will play three games
of French Pool between Dec. 9th and Dec nth
and from the winners new teams will be drawn
to play the following week and continue each
week until the champion is determined VIM
G. Preston and Jerry E. Hayes, Ralph D.
Southworth and W. G. Haseltine, l.. S Jones
and S. H. Lord S. S. l.. Shute and E. B. Gil
chrest, l. 7. Dnsmore and E. R. Spear. H. c.
Buzzel and A. W. Miller, j. F. Sylvester and
L. A. Hammons, E. E Babcock and E. K. Con-
ner, A. A. Blair and A. L. Curtis, F. E. Bram-