The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-09-30

n's garden on Waldo avenus s.nt 2Ath
John 2. Sullivan. telegraph on.r.tor in n.
Belfast Western U1icn once. has been trans.
TERED to the Fort Fairfield Office and M;..
sara '. Burke Of Ogunquit has been emnlov-
ed as operator In the Belfast Office
Petition es voluntary bankrupt has been
n'eo with the clerk Of the u, S. District court
al rort'and oy William O. Spinney, Prospect
carpenter and trader. Liabilities 20 3aa A.
SETS $3.50 Principal creditor listed. Mrs
Emma Lewis. Bangor. Attorney. Arthur
Richie, Belfast.
Manager E R. spear of the local te,onbone
eAcnange was among the employees of the New
England Tel & Tel Coin Mechanics Hall. bos-
ton,last Monday evening, when connections he.
tween Boston and San Francisco were estab-
llshed' and each had the privilege of hearing
|: the conversation from individual connections.
ms was the first time the employees have been
given this opportunity the governors of Massa-
chusetts and California having talked when
'"e n1se connection was made some time ago.
rarties from Boston, Bangor and Chicago
nave registered at The Waysda the past week.
Mrs. Mary {. Fessenden entertained before
ner departure Mrs. VIM. B. Swan, Mrs. Au-
gusta ). Frederick and Miss Maud Gammans
at CARDS and lunch, and Mr. Fellows Davis
entertained Mr.. and Mrs, Ralph C, johnson
and daughter, Miss Mabel johnson, Mrs Will
liam V. Pratt and Mrs, Ralph M. johnson
Tuesday afternoon.
AT the regular meeting of Thomas H.
MarshaI circle last Tuesday afternoon 20
members were present. The patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Dora Bridges, presented the
following program: readings, Mrs. Annie NJ.
FROST, Mrs. Mary Russ, Mrs. Annie Durham
Mrs Nettie Merrithew; piano solo. Mrs Min
ME Gay. Next Tuesday the third birthday
lunch, consisting of sandwiches, cookies,
doughnuts. cake and coffee, will be given.
SHOWER FOR AN OCTOBER BRIDE. Mrs
Walter j. Clement entertained at her home
on Main street Sept 22nd from to 10 m. in
honor of Miss Pearl Written, whose marriage
to Alanson Thomas of Camden will take place
Oct 10Th. The evening was passed with
needework and music and at 8 O'Clock lunch
was served. The dining table was daintily set
and decorated with large centerpiece of pink
and white sweet peas and few of the flowers
were at each cover. The menu included fruit
salad, sandwiches, cake, coffee and confection-
cry. While seated at the table the guest of
honor was surprised with shower of gifts
The guests were Misses Jane and Doris Coornbs
Ethel Heal, Minnie Smith and Mrs. Leo Crook
er. Miss Written has been employed for some
time in the Office of Leonard & BarroWs and
had previously clerked in the James H. Howes
store.
FALL MOVING. Mr.. and Mrs. G. Parker
Cook and Orrin J. Dickey, who have been llv-
ing for several years in the L. L Gentner
house on Church street, have taken the upper
side of the Mrs. J. M. Fletcher house on Main
street and will move there about the middle of
October. Mrs. Lizzie Lane, who recently
came from Prospect and has been occupying
this tenement. will move to the Capt. A. C.
Batchelder house on Court street while Capt.
and Mrs. Batcheder are in Boston for the win
ter. E. Ralph D. Southworth and family, who
have been occupying the Edith M. Southworth
house on Church street, will move to the new
house of Herman H. Coombs on High street
early in November. Mr.. and Mrs. Coombs will
vacate the upstairs tenement in the Miles S.
Jelison house at the corner of Church and
Miller streets, which has been leased by POST
master and Mrs. A. W. Heating, who had been
occupying the up stairs tenement in the Hall
house, corner of Cedar and Franklin streets,
but are now temporarily in the Eaton house on
Court street.. Benjamin H. Mudgett, who is
to marry Miss Winifred johnson Sanborn in
October, has leased the Hall rent.
ACCIDENTS. Mr.. Allen Moody of Center
Lncolnville met with a very serious accident
last week. He had been at work on the road
at the pond bridge and while waiting he sat
down on the railing. which gave way, letting
him down upon sharp spike which penetrat-
ed his body, causing internal ruptures. He
was taken to his home where DR.. Simmons of
Searsmont had been summoned with all haste
and later was taken to the Knox hospital in
Rockland, where everything possible has been
done for him. His sufferings were intense and
at last reports he was in very critical condi-
IlOu MIS-. auRueto 1TlSkS met Win q
severe accident last Thursday morning at her
home Pearl street. The stable was under.
going repairs and sections of the floor we've
up. Mrs. Triggs stepped into one of these
places and tore the ,lgaments of the right
ankle. The attending physician said that it
would be some time before she could use it
MFRS. G. P. Lombard met with an accident
recently at her summer home on the North
Shore, when both hands were severely burned.
Her friends will be glad to know that she is
improving.
A STATEMENT FROM THE PIERCE BILLINGS
Co. The Pierce Billings Co. have issued the
following statement. We have never heard the
rumors referred to or word said derogatory
to the standing of this firm, and take this occa-
sion to say that the help they brought here
have been excellent citizens in all respects and
have met every obligation promptly:
Certain rumors have come to our notice with
reference to q temporary shutdown in our
shop, and to refute erroneous statements that
we are to discontinue manufacturing in Bel
fast, that have been broadcast by certain
parties who out of malice seek to injure
the standing of the house in this community,
we wish to state that on account of the low
state of business conditions in section that
we. under normal conditions, find to be great
market for the product of our Belfast factory,
we find ourselves on the verge of being over
stocked, and in order to avoid such e condition