The Republican journal., 1915-02-18
The News of Belfast.

The News of Belfast.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Jones and Mrs. Louise
b. Brooks motored to Camaen Sunday for the
day.
Rev. Arthur4A. Blair. Universalist, will con
duct special meeting at the Home for Aged
Women next Sunday afternoon at o'clock
Here we go again to the dance at Silver Har-
vest Grange hall. Waldo, Friday evening, Feb.
10Th. Music by Townsend's orchestra of three
pieces. The public is cordially invited
The members of Emma White Barker Tent
d. of ", are requested to attend the regular
meeting of the S. of v. Auxiliary next Monday
evening, when there will be Washington
program.
| The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) church will meet at the home of
Mrs. VIM. B. Swan. High street, this, Thurs
day. afternoon at o'clock Mrs Bancroft H.
Conant will give paper on "The Rheims
Cathedral"
Mr. and Mrs. Herman H Coombs will leave
for Boston Monday, March LIST to attend the
millinery openings and to buy goods. Their
milliner, Miss Leols Titcomb, left last Monday
to attend the New York openings and will meet
them in Boston.
The repeated whistles at H. 80 a. m. last
Sunday, which many thought was a fire alarm,
were signals for the opening of the draw of
the lower bridge to allow the docking at the
Coe- Mortimer plant of the barge Waccamaw
with fertilizer from Weymouth, Mass.
Chas. M. Craig, Tuesday, Feb 23d Program:
Paper, nottingham and its Famous Char
acters," by Miss Margaret A Dunton; readings,
"Chester," by Miss Nellie Hopkins; "a Patri-
otic Pilgrimage" by Mrs. Waiter c. Shaw.
very convenient and attractive hose cabinet,
the work of Mr.. B. B. Greenlaw, has been placed
in the H. H. Coombs store, and travelling men
say it is the best in this section of New Eng
land. 1t has 224 drawers, is dust proof, keep
ing the stock in good condition and greatly
facilitating its handling. The cabinet con-
taines 600 square feet of material and is an or
nament to the store.
The Fortnightly Club held their reading ses-
sion last Saturday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. A C. Hopkins. Travels in Norway were
read. Each member read quotation and the
others were required to tell who wrote it, The
seven wonders of the old world and the seven
of the new world were discussed. The hostess
served lunch, after which they adjourned to the
Opera House for moving pictures. The club
will meet with Mrs. J. W. Jones next Saturday
afternoon for auction.
At meeting of the newly elected board of
managers of the Belfast Board of Trade last
Saturday afternoon it was decided to have a
Mems banquet in Memorial hall Friday even
ing, Feb. 26th, in the interest of the Boys Ag-
ricuitural Club, when Dean Leon S. Merrill
and Prof. Ralph P. Mitchell of the University
of Maine will speak. DR.. W. l.. West, L 7.
Dinsmore and Elon B. Gilchrest were appoint
ed by the chair to have charge of the banquet.
There was some discussion on renewing the
steamboat service down the Reach. The
Board of Trade will continue to pay the M.
&. R. R. rental for the land of the Lubec Sar-
dine Factory.
A STAG SOCIAL. The first of series of stag
socials was held Tuesday evening in the Meth
odist church parlor under the auspices of the
Young Mems Baraca class, ,iwith several Wis
itors present. The program included games,
guessing contests and athletic sports. There
was violin solo by Mr. Vivian Sylvester;
readings by Charles Merithew, accordlan Sc
lections by Frank Roberts, chorus of college
songs with Charles Getchell at the the piano.
There also music during the serving of
coffee, doughnuts and apples. All report
royal good time and look forward to the next
session with a great deal of pleasure.
THE Mock TRIAL. There was fun galore in
the Universalist church Wednesday night
Feb. 10th, when after a bountiful supper a
mock trial was held before Judge Wayland
Knowlton of the Municipal Court. The case
was a suit brought by one widow Angelina
Jones (Mrs. Fred Rackliff) against ICY" Hub
bard to replevin a hen alleged to have been
stolen. Charles B. Eaton was the prosecuting
attorney and Frank l. Wilson represented the
respondent City Marshal Percy S. Edgecomb
was sheriff and Giles G. Abbott clerk. The
complainant charged the respondent with
stealing hen and number of witnesses were
heard on each side and much funny evidence
was put in. The trial resulted in finding the
respondent guilty and Judge Knowlton sem
fenced him to sing a song, which he at once
proceeded to do in his inimitable manner, con-
vulsing the audience.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The advertising
experts all agree that the time to do the most
advertising is when business is dullest. Time
was when our local dealers discontinued ad-
vertisng after the holidays and sat down in
the rear of their stores to wait for the spring
trade. George w. Burkett, then, and until he
retired, the leading dry goods merchant of
Belfast. and the most liberal advertiser. began
having sales in January that brought people
from all parts of the country and were the
talk of the town. This week the Ralph D.
Southworth Co. propose to make business in
their line by having their semi-annual clear
ance sale of mems and boys clothing and fur
nishings. The sale begins today and will close
Feb. 9th. The prices given in the advt. will
surprise you. Goods sent by parcel post free of
charge. -. If you have never used Jap-a-lac,
you should try it. 1t comes in all colors, and
makes old things look like new. Csrle & Jones