The Republican journal., 1915-11-11

sSAAoUs sVAAOEIVWp rKlu1ys oICoFn00ns MRS. ChA0,
A. Pilsbury and Mrs. Charles N Craig win be
in charge and all interested are cordially in.
vited to attend
Those who have seen the rehearsals Of the
High school seniors play. Farm Folks. say that
it promises to be unusually good. The play
will be presented in the Colonial Theatre, Nov
18th and will undoubtedly be greeted by large.
house. There are II in the cast, six girls and
five boys, and all the parts are we'll cast Mrs
S. A. Parker is coaching.
| ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
| for the week ending Nov. 9th: Ladies-Miss
Lucy Sayward. Mrs. W. s. Towers, Mrs E. E.
Wentworth. Mrs. Ray White. Gentlemen
Frank Allen, James Britain, Chas Winslow
Davis, Arthur c. Leighton. vaughnell Kimball
| A. S. Richards.
| The management of the Colonial Theatre
will have daily matinees during the engage
ment of The Birth Of Nation, and it is expect
ed that excursions from up the line. from
| Castine, Islesboro and down the Reach will be
run to this city on one of those days. when an
early matinee will be arranged if possible. The
picture will be shown three days and three
nights-Nov. 10Th. 3Oth and Dec. LIST.
| Miss Hattie Bates, who recently resigned
her position bookkeeper for Ben D. Field,
left Wednesday for Liberty to take charge of
the dry and fancy goods business she bought
of Miss A. C. Twitchell of Liberty. Miss
Twitchell has conducted the business for 20
years and is unable to continue because of her
brothers illness and her own poor health. II
is good opening and the many friends of Miss
Bates wish her the great success she deserves,
| Mr.. Perle L. Benner, who teaches a class of
boys and young men in the Baptist Sunday
school, recently organized club of IL menu
bers. They adopted the name of The Friendly
Club and have elected officers as follows: Lind
ley Hoag, president: Harold Coombs, vice pres
ident; Ira Trundy, secretary, and Eugene Par
sons, treasurer. They have been meeting at
the home of Mr. Benner, 43 Cedar street, and
later will meet the LIST and 3rd Wednesday
evenings of each month at the homes of the
members.
The Belfast Dramatic Club was organized at
the Unitarian parsonage Wednesday evening,
Oct 3rd. with the following officers: President,
Herbert B. Foster; vice president, Miss Clara
B. Heating; secretary, Miss Edna D. Craw-
ford; treasurer, Miss Marian M Heal. Fifteen
were present and social evening spent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson served ice cream and
cake in the dining room. Arrangements are in
progress for play to be given before Christ
mas. the proceeds to be devoted to the Munich
pal Christmas tree. The club membership is
| limited to SO.
Members of the D. A, r. with few friends
will meet tomorrow, Friday, afternoon. at the
home of Mrs Edwin S. Bowker on Congress
street to sew for the Girls Home. Jas.
Howes, Allen Curtis, Miss j. W, Ferguson and
earle & Jones have kindly donated material,
and a committee composed of Mrs. Bowker,
Mrs. Geo D, Mahoney and Mrs. Frank H. Mayo,
will cut and plan the work. Refreshments
will be served by Mrs. E. S. Pitcher and Mrs.
E, P Frost and there will be silver offering
for the Home. Workers are equested to come
early and bring thimble, scissors and white
thread.
Rev. and Mrs. Fred l.. Payson observed
their 25th wedding anniversary at their par
sonage home in Newfelds, N. H., Wednesday
evening, Nov. 3rd. The house was beautifully
decorated in red and green by the young peo-
pie of the Universalist society. Among many
gifts the society presented them with purse
of S25 in silver. Rev. Fred l.. Payson and
Miss Ellen Pierce were married in Belfast
Nov. 8. 1890, by Rev. Lindley M. burlington.
They have two children-Miss Ruth, a student
at the Miss Mary F.Pierce school in Boston, who
came to Newfields to attend the anniversary
and earle Payson, who has taken up land il
Alberta, Canada. Their many Belfast friends
extend congratulations and best wishes.
DEDICATION OF THE PIERCE MEMORIAL. The
dedication and public inspection of the Peirct
Memorial school building will take place Fri
day evening, Nov. 18th, under the direction O
the Home and School Association, with Charles
,Bickford. president of the Association presd
ing. There will be opportunity for a genera
inspection by the public. and the exercises
will be as follows: Prayer by Rev. Haraden S
Pearl of the school committee; presentation of
the Memorial by Mr.. Charles W. Frederick
acceptance in behalf of the city by Mayor
Charles R. Coombs; remarks by Rev. Arthur
A. Blair, chairman of the school committee
Mr.. Orlando E. Frost, chairman of the build.
ing committee; and Supt. Of Schools VIM
B. Woodbury.. The Belfast Band orchestrs
will give several selections and there will be
singing by male quartette-Elbridge S
Pitcher, John Parker, Ralph l. Morse and Ar.
thur N. Johnson,
A LAW CASE. Clarence Dyer of Burnhan
was before Judge Maurice W. Lord of the
} Municipal Court Nov. 4th charged by Detec
tive Quinn of Portland with the attempted
larceny Of COW from the pasture of C. Ev.
: erett and Leroy Libby Of Burnham. County
!. Attorney Walter A. Cowan of Winterport ap
peared for the State, calling Leon J. Raynes
: of Burnham as an eye witness to the attempt
J of young Dyer to take the COW from the pas
1 ture. Overs defense was that he did not at
tempt to steal the COW and wasn't at the pas
ture at all and that the man who so testife
had grudge against him. H. c. Buzzell ap
) peared for the defendant Judge Lord foun'
probable cause and bound Dyer over to tn
January term of the Supreme Judicial Court
He gave bonds for 5000 with his father anc
brother, George D. and George D. Dyer, Or
} as sureties. The case was called at 10 o'clocl