The Republican journal., 1915-09-09


the Fahy cottage on the shore for week. will
break camp at noon today, Thursday, after
very enjoyable outing,
Miss Marian Bagley. who assisted her aunt,
Mrs. Ada E. Wildes, at The Wayside Tea
House during the summer. left Sunday to en-
ter upon her Junior year in the Lynn. Mass.
High school.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. Letters remaining
unclaimed in the Belfast post Office for the
week ending Sept. 4th: Ladies-Mrs. Abbot
hlttredge, Mrs. q. W. Carr, Ada R. Ludwig.
MISS Dorothy Marden, Mrs. Chas. Lester Mar
lott Gentlemen-Berton A. Wingate
Postmaster and Mrs. Austin w. Heating,
who have been living in the Hall house, corner
OF Franklin and Cedar streets, have taken a
room temporarily in the Eaton house, No. 8
Court street. They have leased the rooms in
the Miles S. Jellison house, Church street, now
occupied by Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Coombs, who
will later in the season move to their new
home on High street,
AN ENGAGEMENT PARTY. Miss Clara R.
Steward entertained at the Hurd farm in
Northport last Monday afternoon the MEM
bers of neighborhood club, and others, at
which the engagement of one of the club
members was announced. The centerpiece
OF the table was a large bouquet of asters,
around which were arranged pink silk hearts
from which ribbons led to the place cards,
When the GU ests were seated the ribbons
were drawn and the secret was out. Under
the silk hearts were the names of Stanley L.
Wescott and Miss M. Blanche Pitcher. Miss
Pitcher is the daughter of MIR. Lewis E. Pitch
er of Northport, and Mr. Wescott is the post
master at Pattep, Their marriage will take
place in October, and they will make their
home in Patten, Miss Helen M Sanderson
and Miss Maud B. Steward assisted in serving.
A YACHTING PARTY. The schooner yacht
Whistler took the foil owing party to Bar Har-
Dor last Thursday: Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Llv-
ingstone of Bar Harbor and New York, Mr.
and Mrs. Dudley Davis and Mr. Ralph M.
johnson of New York, Mrs. Louise johnson
Pratt of Belfast Mr.. Alfred Johnson and Miss
Henrietta Johnson of Brookline, Mass. At
Bar Harbor they were Joined by Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Pennington. Leaving Belfast at a. M,
they had leading breeze through the Reach
and arrived at Bar Harbor at 3 80 p. m. 1t
was very rough off Schooner Head and Great
Head and the surf was magnificent, but the
Whistler rode the seas like a duck and did not
take drop of water on deck. At Bar Harbor
the party of sixteen were guests of Mr.. Liv-
lngstone at his summer home, driven about the
island in his four -in-hand given sail in his
60-foot yacht and otherwise entertained. The
return trip was through the Deer Isle and Fox
Island thoroughfares with calls on friends at
many points.
THE SCHOOLS The public schools will open
for the year follows: High school, Sept
18th, grades and rural schools, Sept goth. The
new Peirce school in ward one will not be
ready until some time in October and it is ex-
pected THAT the five grades to be housed there
will be placed in the City building, with the
exception of the 5th grade, which, with the
9th. will be placed for the present in the High
school building. The commercial department
will, for the present, be placed as usual in the
Hayford block until the grades are sent to
their own building, when it will occupy a room
in the High school. Work on the frescoing of
the PIERCE bull ding will be done by Albert T.
Gay of Belfast and crew. who will complete
the work as soon as possible. Mr.. Gay is an
artist and his work in this city and elsewhere
speaks for itself. The walls of the rooms
will be in fiat tone paints and the ceilings in
water color. The woodwork will be stained in
the natural. The walls will be buff and cream.
with brown below the dadoes. The ceilings
will be just off the white, in sort of pale
gray.
Poor MILLS. Services was held here last
Sunday by Mrs. Nathan Hunt of Morrill,, and
Miss RyaD,a missionary, gave very interesting
talk on her work among the Piute Indians in
Nevada -. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller Ross and
children of Lincolnville called on friends here
Sunday. -. Miss Edith Wilson, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. M O. Wilson
has returned to Westboro, Mass. where she
has employment. Mrs. John Phillips of
Machas, and Mrs. Frank Towe and her daugh.
ter Isabel, were recent guests of Mrs. Under
wood. Miss Frances Merriam is visiting Mrs.
j. F. Sheldon. =. Miss Hazel Wilson is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Wilson. 80.
Mrs Dellie Wade and Mrs. Sophia Hartshorn
went to Searsport last week for a short visit
with sick friend. Quite a number from
this vicinity attended the fair in Waterville
last week. =. Stanley Wilson is spending his
vacation with his father, M. O. Wilson. ..J.F.
Sheldon took party to Whitefeld last Tues
day in his car. returning Wednesday :. Miss
Emma Frost of Thomaston was guest of her
aunt. Luella Brown, the first of last week
NORTH BELFAST. The Sunday school to the
number of about fifty went to Vaughan's
shore, East Belfast, last saturday for days
outing. 1t was an ideal day and the view
down the bay was delightful. At noon the
contents of the well-flled lunch baskets were
quickly disposed of, after which the time was
passed in playing games and other amuse.
ready to go home and the hayrack on which
the children rode was quickly filled and the
ride home was happy feature of the occa-
sion. All pronounced it good time and
day well spent. Much interest has been
manifested in our Sunday evening services
this summer. ISIS Walkley's travel talks and
other subjects which she has chosen have been
much appreciated by the large audiences.
Next Sunday evening will be given over en-
tirely to music. Many hymns will be sung by