The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-10-14
The News of Belfast.

Teachers Convention in Bangor.
Mrs Rose Duhamel is spending two weeks
vacation in Boston, and her barber shop on
Phoenix Row is closed during her absence.
Daniel Ingalls,. who had been the gardner at
crosby Place for eight years, resigned his
position October LIST and is engaged in carpen-
ter work.
The annual meeting of the Associated Char
;ies viii be held in the Police Court room, to-
Jay, Oct 14th, at p. M, by call of the presi-
dent, MIR. VIM. B. Woodbury..
Mr. Arthur N. Johnson took part in the
Music Festival at Bangor and sang in select
= quartet Media night. He remained in Ban
ger over Sunday and sang solo and with the
suartet in the Unitarian choir Sunday morn
.ng.
Harry McKinnon. who recently sold his
-esidence on Upper High street to Henry u.
Pettee has taken rent in the Frederick tene-
ment house, corner of Congress and Park
streets, and will move there soon as the
needed changes are made.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
5tice for the week ending Oct. 18th: Ladies'
Hiss Nellie Matthews, Miss Mary Stevens.
Hiss Evelyn Thompson. Gentlemen-Frank
BARTLETT, VIM. ?. Condor, Clinton E. Stevens.
The dedicatory exercises of the PIERCE
Memorial school will be held under the aus
lices of the Home and School Association on
ne Saturday preceding the opening of the
=chool, 1t is hoped to open the school Oct.
25th. Date and program will be announced
ater.
Rev. and Mrs. Arthur A. Blair, Rev. and
Mrs. Arthur Z. Wilson, Messrs. James H. and
ralph H. Howes, William Il. Hall and Clifford
T, Ness were among the Belfast people who
4utoed to Bangor Monday to see the electrical
he Bijou theater.
The wedding of Miss Blanche second daugh-
.sr of ex-Representative Lewis A. Pitcher of
Northport, and Postmaster Stanley Wescott of
7atten, takes place at the Pitcher home today,
Thursday, and will be quiet affair with only
the immediate relatives of the contracting
larties present
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph H, Howes entertained
F" ednesday, Oct. 9th, in honor of Mrs. Fred
Eyder of Boston, serving lobster supper at 6
clock, followed by auction. The table deco
-ations were very pretty, large centerpiece
f cosmos being used, while the same delicate
over was combined with the place cards.
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Brad
bury, Mr.. and Mrs. S. G. Swift, Mrs. VIM. H
Hail, Miss Caroline Gilmore.
The engagement of Jerry E. Hayes of this
city and Miss Sally Gustason of Westwood, n F.
H. has been announced. Miss Gustason left
5or her home Tuesday from visit at the
Hayes home on Bayview street. Shells well
and favorably known here, having at one time
indicted dressmaking rooms in the Howes
block on Main street. Mr.. Hayes is the son of
Capt and Mrs. j. o. Hayes and is chief line
man of the New England Telephone Co.
1t is evident that the law against Sunday
cunning is to be enforced, and last Sunday the
hrst case in this county was reported, Warden
lessee of Thorndike having arrested a party
Of four. They settled Monday. One of the
party, having two birds in his possession, paid
sl2, and the others $40 each. One of the
party who was not cunning but had taken the
party out in his car, had to pay just the same.
There will probably be little or no Sunday
cunning from now on.
The October meeting of the Womans Club
vas held at their room Monday afternoon,
Mrs. Amos Clement, president, presiding
Mrs. James s. Hartman was elected dele
gate to the State Federation of Women's Clubs
20 be held in Biddeford Oct. 9th. 2sth and
18th. Mrs. James C. Durham was made act
-ng treasurer during the absence of Mrs. L. F..
cannon in Watervie. 1t was voted to keep
The club room open this winter and the ar
rangements were left with the executive
Joard, who have contracted with Mrs. John O,
Black, who gave such excellent satisfaction
The past summer. The room will be open
November LIST, when Mrs. Black will make a
speciality of 25 cent dinners, catering for par
ties, etc.
FARM FOLKS" The B. H. S. Class of 1916
will present their class play in the Colonial
theatre November 18th at popular prices-25,
50 and SO cents. The play selected is Farm
Folks" l. is in four acts and is bright and
catchy. Flora Goodwin, farmers daughter
IS engaged to Philip Burleigh, young New
Yorker. Philips mother wants him to marry
society woman and by faIsehoods makes
Flora believe that Philip does not love her
Dave Weston, who wants Flora himself, helps
the deception by intercepting a letter from
Philip to Flora. She agrees to marry Dave,
but on the eve of their marriage he confesses
and Philip learns the truth and he and Flora
are united. The synopsis: Act l, The yard at
sllverbrook Farm on an afternoon in August;
Act Ii, same as act three days later; Act III.
At the Burleigh residence in New York city.
One month has elapsed Act w, Back at the
farm few days afterwards. The cast is az
follows:
Philip Burleigh from New York, Byron Salter
Dave Weston, young farmer,
Richard Stephenson
Amos Goodwin, Cwner of Silverbrook farm.
Harold I. Coombs
blJah Finn, jack at all trades,
Arlo L. Redman
thompson, Servant at Bureigh residence.
William L. Norris
Flora Goodwin, only country girl,
Marguerite Coombs
Marguerite Owen
trace Burleigh, his sister, Lillian Knowlton
sarah Goodwin, wife of Amos,
Marian Waterman