The Republican journal., 1915-09-16

| An informal reception will be given at the
Baptist church next Tuesday evening from s
to 10 o'clock to Rev and Mrs W Sturtevant
All members of the church and congregation
are cordially invited
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Sherman, and MIR,
and Mrs Clarence E. Hall and little daughter
are spending the week at Northport, occupy
ing one of the Mrs. Frank 0. Smith cottages
on the South Shore.
Mrs. B. B. Greenlaw entertained last Thurs
day and Friday at the camp at Temple
Heights owned by her son. William Greenlaw,
Mrs. c. S. Weber, Mrs. William K. Keene
and Mrs. Effie Harrison.
Miss Leota A. Patterson, who graduated
from the Commercial department of the Bel
fast High school last June, has a position in
The City National Bank and will enter upon
her duties next Monday.
Governor Curtis has made the following
among other nominations: Justice of the
the prevention of cruelty to animals, J. A.
Patterson of Belfast for Waldo county.
The County Commissioners were in session
Tuesday. Among the matters before them
road in Freedom and the Belfast North
port bridge at Little River. County Attorney
W. A. Cowan was called in consultation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Chapman have so d
their residence Oh Bradbury street and with
their aunt, Mrs. E. M. Flanders. will leave Sept
2Sth for Poland Springs. where they will make
their home and where Mr.. Chapman has en-
pioyment
Through the courtesy of Mr. Alfred johnson
the children at the Girls Home were given a
sail on the bay in the yacht Whistler yester-
day afternoon, and to most of them it was a
new and interesting experience and was
much enjoyed
John A. Fogg is making speciality of dahlias
in his garden on High street and has some
beautiful varieties in the window of his mar
ket. One, deep garnet, with quilted petals is
from bulb presented Mr.. Fogg by Mrs. W.
H. F. lwell of Isola Bella.
THE WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL, William
Smith of Waldo and Calvin Hall of Monroe,
both medical patients, are convalescing.
Clifford Hiliar. injured in the recent auto
motorcycle accident on Searsport avenue, re-
turned Wednesday morning 10 his home in Or
rington. He suffered only from the nervous
shock. Mrs H M Fernald of Pittsfed a
surgical patient, will return home to-day,
Thursday
THE WAYsIDE Among the out-of-town
guests registering the past week were the fol-
Mrs David L Mitchell, Bangor, Miss Blake,
Lillian Blake and Mary Perkins, Castine, Mrs
Florence Curtis and Miss Gertrude Grinnell,
Camden, Dorothy Kendall and H W Hal, New
ton Center, Mass, Mr. and Mrs Walter Morse,
Mr. and Mrs Alfred and Miss Prudence Rob-
inson, Bangor, Miss Louise M Hill Bath, Mrs
B Gould. Brookine, Mass, Mrs E Symonds,
Salem. Mass, Miss Ethel King, Boston, Mrs
Emma Clement and Miss Eliza Hall, Montville,
Mrs N Hall, Thorndike, Mr. and Mrs Ed
ward w Spangler, Miss Gertrude Hill Plaisted
and Ralph Whittier. Bangor, Mrs Emily ]
Hooper, Methuen, Mass, Mr. and Mrs Reuel
Robinson, Mrs Georgia H Hobbs and Mrs
Laura B Reed, Camden. Mrs Carrie PEN
dleton entertained Mrs James P Taliaferro,
Mrs Annie W Hinchman and Mrs Mary C
Fessendon at auction and lunch Tuesday af-
ternoon
THE "COoTS" TAKE TO THE WATER AGAIN.
The Coot Club, like the seafowl from which it
derives its name, naturally takes to the water,
but for two seasons their annual cruise was
made by automobile. This year they accepted
an invitation from Mr.. Alfred johnson and
left last Saturday afternoon in the auxiliary
schooner yacht Whistler for trip down the
Reach to Brooklin, a favorite resort Of the
"Coots," and where they are always heartily
welcomed. Advance notice had been given of
their coming and preparations were made for
their Saturday night dance. which is always
largely attended and much enjoyed by the resi-
dents as we'll as by the Coots. Sunday morn
ing they started for home and had delight
full sail up the Reach, called in at Castine. and
let 90 the anchor above the steamboat wharf
about D. m. The Coots are loud in their
praise of the Whistler, 22-ton craft designed
both for comfort and safety and fully meeting
both requirements. She has light rig, with
no bowsprit, good freeboard, and with her
gasolene engine makes about eight miles an
hour.
FATAL ACCIDENT AT BURNHAM. There was
a collision at Burnham Wednesday afternoon,
Sept 9Th, between an automobile and a
train at railroad crossing in which one
of the party in the auto, Rev. A. G. Davis.
aged IS, was fatally injured. The other men,
bers of the party, consisting of Mrs. Davis, 7.
H. Scribner, the driver and owner of the car,
and his son, E. A. Scribner, all of North Wa
terboro, were badly shaken up and bruised.
but are recovering. The cars were being
shunted into position for the night and were
moving only at a speed of about five miles an
hour, and the auto at ten to fifteen miles an
hour. Had either been going at greater
speed the accident would have been much
more serious. The approach to the crossing
is rather blind and before the occupants of
the automobile were aware of the presence
of q train they had been hit and the ma
chine tipped over on its side. Mr.. Da-
Wis in some way was thrown under the car and
sustained serious injuries. the others escaping
with bruises and shaking up. Mr.. Davis
was taken to the hotel in Burnham and re-
ceived the attention of physicians On ex-
animation it was found that he had received q
severe scalp wound that required several
stitches, one leg was badly scalded and he had
suffered conclusion of the brain. He had q
heart trouble, had been in failing health for