The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-04
Mrs, Asa Condor went to Bangor last satur
dAY for sur1ical frantmenr

At meeting Tuesday evening of the Bel
fast Musical Society plans for organization
we're discussed and Miss Charlotte W. Colburn
Mrs. ElOn B. Gilchrest and Elbridge S. Pitcher
were made a nominating committee to report q
list of officers at the meeting Nov. 18th. 1t
was decided to begin on the Festival music at
the next meeting. Several vesper services in
the churches will be given the coming season.
Mrs. Clement W. Wescott entertained the
Monday Auction Club Tuesday at souvenir
shower for Miss Louise M. Knowlton, whose
engagement was recently announced. pic
mic lunch was served at 6 o'clock, followed by
auction. Mrs. E. A. Wadsworth winning the
prize-a potted primrose. The other guests
were Mrs. Charles Bradbury. Mrs. Wilmer j.
Dorman. Mrs. o. S. Vickery, Mrs S. A. Par
ker. and Mrs. Irving T. Dins more, who substi-
tuted for Mrs. George l. Heating.
genuine surprise party under the direc-
ton of Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald was given Mrs.
Thomas W. Lothrop at her home Tuesday,
her birthday. Auction bridge was played
from 2 to O'Clock, when a picnic lunch of
sandwiches, doughnuts, cake. cheese, olives.
coffee and cocoa was served. Mrs. Lothrop
was the recipient of beautiful chrysanthe-
NUNS, carnations. etc. The guests were Mrs,
Joseph Tyler. Mrs. Ira M Cobe, Mrs. H. H,
Carter, Mrs. A. W, Heating, Mrs. George R,
Doak. Miss Louise M Knowlton and Mrs.
Mcdonald.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross W. Cunningham enter.
tanned two table whist party Monday even
ing in honor of MIR. and Mrs. Lewis F. Mar
den. who will leave today to make their home
with Mrs. Marden's father, Mr.. Alvin H.
Ellis, in San Diego. California. Confectionery
and nuts were served. Tuesday evening the
B. F. A. Club, Of which Mr. and Mrs Marden
are members, gave them surprise party at
Jellison & Greer's. Whist was played at FIVE
tables and fruit punch and fancy crackers
were served. Mr. and Mrs. Marden were also
surprised with the gift of set of travelling
brushes, expressive of the Clubs good will and
best wishes.
GUESTS AS GHOSTS AND WITCHES. Miss
Elizabeth Doak entertained six young girl
friends from $50 to last Saturday evening at
a real Halloween party. The guests came in
at the door by ghosts, jack o'lantern grim
ming at them from the door step. They were
entertained in the den, where there was an
open fire and Hallowe' en- decorations. All sorts
of Halloween stunts were performed, marsh
malows toasted at the open fire. cornballs and
other delectables made. Cake, chocolate
doughnuts and cocoa were served The guests
Katherine Brown, Ruth Dinsmore, Helen Wes-
colt and Hope Dorman.
BOARD OF TRADE. At largely attended
meeting of the Belfast Board of Trade last
Tuesday evening, Messrs. James H. Howes, o.
Frost and Orrin j. Dicky were appointed a
committee to make arrangements for Food
Fair. The matter of municipal Christmas
tree was discussed and it was voted to cooper
ate with the Associated Charities in repeating
the success of last year. The principal SUBJ
Ject for discussion was the matter of bringing
more trade to this city by the steamer Anna
Belle. now running to Brooklin and interme-
date ports. President Coombs appointed
Messrs. W. H. Hal, James H. Howes, Harry
W. Clark and A. F. Goodhue committee to
confer with Messrs. Morris l.. Slugg. Frank l.
Written and RalphL. Cooper to devise ways and
means by which the boat service might be i'm
proved, certain number of excursions con-
Quoted and arrange with the merchants of this
city to send their representatives into that
territory and solicit the trade which logically
belongs to Belfast. 1t is proposed to have a
number of excursions tn this citv from the
Reach points, to be continued until after the
holidays.
THE WAFER COMPANY CASES. Chief JUS
tice Albert r. Savage of Auburn and Assoc
late Justices Leslie c. Cornish of Augusta
and Arno W. King of Ellsworth were in Bel
fast all day Tuesday and Wednesday for hear
ing of the two cases of The Belfast Water Co.
VS. the City of Belfast, which were opened be-
fore Judge Cornish at the September term of
the S. J. Court and Withdrawn from the jury
on account of the many intricate points of
law and by consent of all concerned referred
to the three judges. The cases we're both for
hydrant rental and interest since 1908; the
former for $1,000 80 and the latter for $685.,
the total with interest, about $1,000. Robert
F. Dunton, for the city, claimed that the con-
tract specified free hydrant rental after 20
years, and among other contentious claimed
that due to poor water pressure and supply the
city lost the North schoolhouse. Messrs Ell
bert and William Wheeler of Boston and John
D. Walker, local superintendent, were called
for the company, and Chief S. S. L. Shute,
Assistants l. T. ClouRh. George H. Darby and
Messrs. Sanford Howard, Lorenzo E. McMahan,
Benz. Jenney. Henry Brown and Thomas Flan-
nagan of the fire department for the city. The
judges will adjust the taxes and rental to Dec
1915 and their decision will be final R. F.
Dunton and City Solicitor Carleton Doak were
for the city and Harvey D. Eaton Of Water
vile and H. C. Buzzell for the Water Co.
BELFAST TO HAVE THE GREATEST ENTERTA IN
MENT COURSE EVER GIVEN. For several sea-
sons there have been entertainment or lecture
courses held in our city by different organiza-
TONS This year the Philharmonic Association
was reques ted to take charge of the arrange
ments and they have contracted with the Red
path Lyceum Bureau for a course of four
splendid entertainments, as follows: LIST. On
next Monday evening. Nov. 9Th, "The most re-
markable play in the English language" enti-
tied. The Servant in the House. by strong
company, headed by William Owen. End On