The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-19

stone Park'is unavoidedly deferred to our next
issue.
Mr.. George Seavey counted $40 different
automobiles that went past his house, corner
of High and Spring streets. last Sunday from
6 a. m. to 6 p. m.
The janitors at the government building
have done some good work in cleaning out the
cutters and trimming the grass on Franklin and
Main streets bordering Uncle Sans property
Chief Engineer Stephen S. L. Shute. and
George H. Darby left Monday night for Bos-
ton, where they went to examine a ladder
truck the city proposes to buy for the fire de-
partment.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard L. Written moved
August 18th from the Stoddard house, High
street. to the Quimby house, Miller street,
and Mrs. George A. Quimby is with her moth
er, Mrs. George S. Chase, 46 Cedar street.
Mrs. Ellen Copeland, an inmate of the Bel
fast Home for Aged Women, observed her
S4th birthday August 10th. Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter J. Clifford very kindly took Mrs. Cope
land for an auto ride to North port and enter
land was made very happy over recent visit
from her nephew, Charles Morse, principal of
public school in Honolulu.
Since the article on the Sd page was put in
type the sardine situation down east has i'm
proved. Herring for canning purposes are in
good supply and while the prices of the manu-
featured goods are still very low, they are
having an upward tendency and are fluctuat-
ing around 81 a case. This, however. is not
profitable price for the packers.
The painting by Pierre Tartoue. the young
French artist who is spending the summer on
the North Shore, Northport, of the two daugh-
tiers of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Bennett Close of
The Boulders, Greenwich, Conn, and of which
mention was recently made in The Journal, is
reproduced in the August number of The
Hour magazine, and Is called IAN Idyllic Pic
ture of Childhood"
The benefit lawn party at the Home for
Aged Women has been postponed to Thurs
day, August 26th. on account of the Chautau-
qua Assembly at Northport Harbor. Mr.. E.
S. Pitcher, who has charge of the evening
program. is assured of several very pleasing
numbers by visiting talent. Remember the
date, August 26th.
Plans are being made for the boy scout
movement to be inaugurated this fall, when it
is expected that number of patrols will be
organized. Rev. Horace B. Sellers of the
Methodist church and Rev. Haraden S. Pearl
of the Congregational church are taking hold
of the matter and will be assisted by Orrin j.
Dickey and probably by other pastors of the
city.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers remained uncaled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending August 10th: Ladies
Mrs. James Pomroy, Mrs. H. C. Tfundy.
Gentlemen-M. ]. Bats, John Ballantyne,
Capt. F. R. Bean, Dan Beaton, G. W. Cum
mings, Harold Griffin (2), Ralph Hayward,
Oliver Kaufman, Arthur McKeen, G. E. Or
cult. Harry Wells Ben York.
A field day is to be held under the auspices
rows on Labor Day on the Congress street
ball grounds. The usual program of athletic
sports. races. etc.. including 100 yard dash,
girls race. fat mems race. three legged race,
potato race, etc will be held. These will be
followed by clam bake and ball game, ending
with dance in the evening. Committees
will be appointed later and preparations
made.
Miss Charlotte Burns, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. James Burns of Chicago, gave a lawn
party last Monday afternoon at the home of
her grandfather, Mr.. Robert Russ, Bell street.
Games were played, stories told and peanut
hunt was enjoyed The first prize was won
by Elizabeth Doak and the consolation went to
Katherine Brown. Ice cream, CAKE and candy
were served and very happy afternoon pass
ed. The guests were Elizabeth Doak, Kather-
Inc Brown, Charlotte Knowlton, Ruth Greg
DRY of New York and Nita Lothrop of Orange.
N. j.
kenney A. Burgess is entertaining his an
nual house party at the Burgess cottage "Sans
Souci," Pitchers Pond, with Mrs. James C.
Durham as chaperone. They left Wednesday
and will remain about ten days. The guests
are Misses Marian McMullin and N an Greinert
of New York, Dorothy Blood of Newton Gen.
ter. Mass. Augusta Talbot and Dorothy Sim
onton of Camden, Sumner Lothrop of Orange,
N. j.. Ross Campbell of Holbrook, Mass,
Frank Hazetine, Roy Ellingwood and Donald
S. Clark of this city.
Mrs. Frances Howes Whitman of Campello.
Mass, entertained in honor of the bride -to-be.
Miss Cora S Morrison, at the Woman's Club
room Tuesday at l p. m. The small tables
from which the lunch was served were most
dainty in green and white. The brides table
was decorated with white flower and the others
with pink. The place cards represented
bride and her attendants. The guests were
Miss Louise Hazeltine, Miss Cora S. Morrison,
Miss Margaret o. White, Miss Clara B. Keat-
ing, Miss Florence G. Fowler of bingham.
Mass, Miss Marian Hazeltine, Mrs. Florence
Hill Slugg, Mrs. Helen Dunton Glchrest, Mrs.
Evelyn Morrison Holmes.
AT THE WAYsIDE Mrs. Ralph Il. Howes.
Mrs. Hattie Gilmore Jones of Howard. R. T..
Mrs. Frances Jones Paul of Hope, R, l.. Miss
Cora E. Eames of Boston, Miss Nellie E. Wal.
ker of Lynn. Mass, and Miss Carrie E, Gilmore
had Dutch treat at the Wayside August
18th, and the same day Mrs. Essie P. Carrie en-
tertained family party there at lunch. FRIDAY
an auto party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. John
e. Breckenridge OF New York, Secretary of
the Interior David F. Houston and wife of