The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22

severely i'll Tuesday with appendicitis and is
at the Tapley hospital. 1t is expected the
operation will take place today, Thursday.
The HOSPITAL FAIR. The two days fair
given for the benefit of the Waldo County
hospital opened yesterday afternoon in Memo
rial Hall with sale of fancy work, ETC.. to be
followed in the evening by musicale. This,
Thursday, afternoon the sale will be continu-
ed. admission to the hall free. and tonight
there will be dance tickets SO cents.
Tuesday, July goth, was the eighty. first
birthday of Mrs. Elizabeth E. knowlton and
with her guest, Mrs. Georgia 5. Pendleton, she
was entertained at dinner by Mrs. Charles P.
Hazeltine. A birthday cake graced the center
Of the table. Mrs. Knowlton was the recipient
of many dainty gifts and Of congratulations
and best wishes in which many outside of the
family heartily icin
AT THE WAYsIDE. Mr. Charles F. Swift en-
tertained party at the Wayside Tea House
Monday evening. =. Mrs. Ada l.. Wildes has
entertained parties from Brookline, Mass,
Boston, New York, Philadelphia aid York, Pa.
and Providence, R. l., the guest book shows
That they represented womer's clubs in their
nome cities. They were complimentary and
testified to their appreciation of The Wayside.
Boston Common was the scene last Monday
OF thrilling event. Capt J. Chauncey Red
olng dropped from his aeroplane with para
chute when at height of 800 feet, expect
ing to land on the common, but a current of
WIND took him away and he finally made a safe
landing in Joy street, where big crowd had
followed him. The Boston papers give mnch
space to the story, which is of interest here
Capt. Redding is the aviator engaged for the
Belfast fair and will make flights each day.
The WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL. Mrs. Chas.
White of this city was operated on Tuesday
and is doing well ... Miss Lizzie Morgan of
Unity, aged 16 years, is typhoid patient, en-
tering Monday. Mrs. Hadley McCloskey of
New Brunswick, who was visiting her sister,
Mrs. Keene on Mayo street. was operated on
last Monday. John Adams, who was injured
at the Holmes mill, left the hospital Tuesday.
...Dr. S. johnson of this city, medical pa
tient, is gradu ally failing.
THE WEATHER. Same old weather! Last
Su nday morning the weather was all tina
could be desired-bright sunshine, wind north
west, and pure atmosphere. 1t was the first
day this season with the invigorating air
which brings people to Maine from the cities,
and such is enjoyed on the hill tops in Rut-
land Mass. it continued pleasant all day. and
it really seemed as if it bad cleared off, at
last. But Monday brought lowering skies and
showers. Tuesday summer returned, and at
night there was gorgeous sunset and the
stars were shining brightly. But during the
night it began to rain and in the early morn
ing the familiar drip. drip, from roofs and the
moisture laden foliage was heard. 1t cleared
later in the day-but for how long?
The ladies of the Episcopal Mission will hold
their annual lawn party Thursday afternoon,
July 29th, at the home of Miss Maud Gam
mans. 6 Church street, from to o'clock
Bags, baskets. aprons, trays, towels. pillows,
cushions, fancy articles, ice cream, cake. candy
and jelly will be on sale. If stormy the party
will be held the, next fair day. The patron
esses are Mrs. J. P. Taliaferro, Mrs. L. W.
Pendleton, Mrs. Ralph C. johnson. Mrs. Allen
McLane, Mrs. ]. A. Fessenden, Mrs. VIM. v,
Pratt, Mrs. Ralph M. johnson, Mrs. Horace
Chenery, Mrs. A. C. Hopkins, Miss Wilson,
! Mrs. VIM. H. Quimby, Miss Helen Picksley,
Miss Jennie Wilson. Mrs. A. M. Weeman,
Mrs A. P. Goodhue Mrs. Louis Pennington,
| Miss Maude Gammans.
| AN ARTISTS RECEs TON. Before returning
to Belfast from Chicago. her home for many
years, Mrs Edward R. Pierce had won an en-
viable reputation artist and on her occa-
sional summer visits here our people had op-
portunity for seeing some of her flower pieces
and landscapes in water coors. Since becom-
ing resident of Belfast her activities in
other directions have interferred with her
personal art work. From the meeting, infor-
mally, at her home of few ladies' for instruc.
ton in basketry the Arts and Crafts Club,
which took up many lines of handicraft, was
developed, and later it became the Woman s
Club, with it's club and tea room and various
departments In this movement Mrs. Pierce
was the leading spirit, and was president of
the Arts and Crafts and of its successor. the
Woman's Club, until last year. Mr.. and Mrs.
Pierce spent the past winter in Boston, Mrs.
Pierce devoting her time to painting in the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts and sketching in
the Fenway. She had been pupil of Sargent
and her work in the Museum of Fine Arts was
in the Sargent room and she brought home
many fine copies of paintings by this well
known artist. Last Tuesday afternoon, from
3 to 5, many were given opportunity to inspect
these and other works OF art at the attractive
home of the artist on Church street. Invitations
were sent out to members of the W omen's Club
and the Unitarian Alliance, but all interested
we're welcomed. After the burning of the Pierce
homestead on High street, when Mr., and Mrs,
Pierce lost many valuable articles of furni-
ture, etc, they bought the Veazie house, No.
Church street, substantial two.story brick
building, then owned by George W. Burkett,
and it was remodeled both as to exterior and
interior under the direction of Mrs. Pierce.
who also designed the brick fireplace in the
sitting room. Tuesday afternoon the whole
! there were pictures and other objects of in
terest in every room. The parlor was de-
voted to the Sargent pictures. with few by
Mrs. Pierce, including some very attractive
flower pieces. In the room opposite, over the
fireplace was the painting of an old boat shop