The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-11-04

Mrs. Maude Ellis Busse, who occupied
Penobscot Lodge, Cottage street, during the
summer has taken rooms in the Barr house on
Cedar street and will move there as soon as
repairs made.
Prof. Ralph P Mitchell of the University of
Maine was in Belfast Friday to meet the COM
mittee of the Board of Trade and discuss the
arrangements of the Boys Convention to be
held in this city Nov. 9Th and 9Th. Orrin j.
Dicaey reported that he had received the
names of 60 boys who intended to come. The
Board arranged for the lodging of about 80
boys and adjourned to Tuesday evening.
Misses Annie L. Barr and Grace Ii. Hall,
librarian and assistant of the Belfast Free
Library, autoed to Bangor and attended the
meeting, Thursday. of the State librarians
While our library building is small the library
ranks third in the State. Bangor and Portland
leading. Miss Barr is ambitious to inaugurate
story hour and several other features pop
ular in Massachusetts, but the present accomo-
dations will not permit. An addition to the
library building is very much needed.
Mrs. John A. Fogg entertained the Hit OF
Miss Club at her home on High street last
Thursday evening at Halloween party. The
dining room was decorated with yellow and
black, including bouquets of yellow flowers
Black cats and pumpkin faces decorated the
curtains and covered the electric lights, and
the dining table was respondent with its
nf vito u,Itb tba;r
mounted on surprise boxes containing almond
meats. The menu included grapefruit, cold
ham, mashed potatoes, peas, biscuits, pepper
relish. pumpkin pie with whipped cream.
orange and chocolate cake, grapes, nuts and
mints. social hour, with music, followed and
the evening was spent with auction 1t was
one of the most enjoyable of the clubs many
good times,
THE BOYS SCOUTS. Twenty of the Boy
Scouts, accompanied by Scout Master Orrin ]
Dickey, took an, eighteen mile hike last
Thursday. They marched to the South Shore
Northport. and then broke ranks, continuing
on to Tarratine Lodge, Mr.. Dickey's cottage at
Temple Heights, where they rested and en-
joyed a fish chowder and Accomplishments On
their return they visited the Priest mineral
spring and came into the city by the back road
Friday afte rnoon business meeting and drill
was held in the Opera House under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Dickey. with kev. Arthur E. Viii
son and Rev. Horace B. Sellers In charge OF
the tender foot examinations. Two patrols
were formed and elected their own leaders
and assistants, as follows: EagN Patrol, John
Durham leader; Karl Smalley, assistant lead
Vose, Tolford Durham, Charles Robbins and
Wilson Clement, members. Raven Patrol
John Canning, leader; Walter Page, assistant
leader; Ralph Jeffrods, Harry Rumney, Muir
ray Keene, Russell Knox, Lynwood Clement
and Walter Omar, members. Other patrols
will be organized later.
The SEASIDE BALL. The annual Halloween
ball given by Seaside Grange in their hall
Wednesday evening. Oct. 9th. was success in
every way. The decorations in both the dining
and main halls were very elaborate and appro-
pirate to Halloween and were carried out in
the Halloween colors. orange and black. The
fire place on the stage was banked and sur
rounded with evergreen, and black cats, pump.
kins, witches, etc, we. everywhere in evil
dence. An immense black witch at the fire.
place, the handiwork of A D. Hayes CHAIR
man of the committee on decorations, was a
conspicuous and awe-inspiring figure The
table decorations, even to the napkins, were of
Halloween design. Mrs Elmira McKeen
was chairman of the supper committee and
had an able corps of assistants, who served a
delicious and boun tiful supper. After supper
a grab bag in charge of Elijah Ritchie fur
nished much fun; guess cake in charge of
Mrs. W. H. Bray went to Sumner Bridges,
and Mrs. B. Lunt and Miss Sara Harris sold
home made candy and fancy articles. There
were about sixty couples on the floor for the
dance to music by McKeen's orchestra of three
pieces. Ice cream and cake were served at
intermisson. The net proceeds were over $40,
THE DAYS WHEN THERE WERE No MATCHES.
The ] urnal had a call last week from Mr..
l.. er i. WEIGH, one of our Oldest citizens. and
who has far reaching memory. His early
home was in house that stood lust back of
the present post Office building He recol-
lects when there we're no matches and live
Goals were borrowed from neighbors to start
the morning fire. The one upon whom this
duty devolved would go to the door and note
where smoke was ascending from chinn ey
and 60 there for Goals. When five or six
years old Mr.. WEIGH recalls visiting a local
carpenter and joiner, who also made collins
as there were no ready made collins in those
DAYS and this work devoIved unor tho VILLAGE
joiners. and found him making some matches
for the use OF himself and neighbors. While
there the the shop took fire and Mr.. Welct
says he was badly frightened, but the fire was
extinguished with little or no damage. Fol
several years Mr.. WEIGH worked with Amos R
Boynton, successful carpenter and builder
OF his day, in stating, and helped to slate
many buildings, laying the states over the
shingles; In 1853 Mr.. WEIGH entered the EN-.
picy OF Treadwell & Mansfield, carriage manu-.
facturers, and was engaged in that work IN to