The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08

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Mrs. Austin W. Heating was the hostess
Tue sday afternoon of the auction bridge club
of which she is a member, the others being
Mrs. Ira M. Cobe, Mrs. Joseph Tyler and Mrs
Horatio II. Carter.
The Women's alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) church will meet at the home OF
Miss Caroline E White. Northport avenue. this
Thursday, afternoon at o'clock. This will be
the last meeting of the season and large at
tendance is desired. In place of the paper or
the program, a paper on Oliver Wendell Holmes
will be given by Mrs John R. Dunton.
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following letters
remained uncalled for at the Belfast postofice
for the week ending April 9th: Ladies-Miss
Helen w. Fuller. Gentlemen-J. Brown, Will
liam Coombs, Albert H. Darling, John W. En-
erson, Mr.. M. S. Grant, Hall Shipping Co., Mr.
G. N. Pearson, Capt. R c. Stewart, Frank
Tower, John Turner, Isaac Wood.
Mr. Thomas W. Pitcher entertained at din
ner at his home on Franklin street last Satur-
day in honor of George M. Stone of Lewiston,
Montana. The other guests were Miss Harriet
P. White. Mrs Francine Richards, Miss Mildred
NJ Slater Charles H. Walden, Mrs. sarah
Dunbar, Mr.. and Mrs. Irving T. Dinsmore,
Mrs. Phoebe D. Crawford and Mrs Harrison
C. Pitcher.
Dr. and Mrs Eugene D. Tapley left Tuesday
for New York city, where the doctor will at
/ tend the hospitals and do private surgical
work and Mrs. Tapley will continue her art
studies Miss Georgia Blake, nurse. will take
a vacation, spending some of the time at her
home in Morrill,,
Sheriff Cushman and Deputy Beach searched
the dwelling house of Daniel Carter on Water
street Friday and found some whiskey and
evidences of illegal sale, and Carter was
brought before the municipal court Saturday
afternoon for trial. Judge Knowlton found
probable cause and gave the usual sentence
from which he appealed and is under bonds for
appearance at the April term of the s. ].
Court.
There was much interest in town over the
prize fight in Havana for the heavy weight
cham pionship of the world between the negro
Jack" Johnson and "Jess" Willard of Caifor-
MIA and the news that came over the telephone
Monday afternoon that Willard was the winner,
seemed to give general satisfaction" Twen-
tysix rounds were fought ard it is described
as ''clean fight"
A deed was recorded in the Waldo Registry
of Deeds last week in which Hon. Charles E.
Littlefield of New York and Rockland trans
ferred to Jesse e. Staples of Belfast one-third
interest in the Railroad store So called, now
occupied by Walter Coombs as an antique store
and tenement aud several tenement houses
originally known as the Hayford property. The
property will be turned over to the Belfast
Trucking Co., who propose to build large
stable to meet the requirements of their in
creasng business.
Rev. and Mrs Horace B. Sellers will leave
next Monday afternoon to attend the meeting
of the East Maine Methodist Conference in
Dover and Foxcroft. They will be accom-
panied by Miss Ethel Walsh of the Waldo
County hospital training school, and recently
guest the past week at the parsonage, At the
earnest request of the church, and with the
approval Of the district superintendent, Rev
Frederick Paladino. Mr.. Sellers will be re-
turned to this charge, where he and Mrs. Sell
lers are efficient and untiring in their earnest
endeavors TO build up the church. They also
enjoy the respect and esteem of the commune
ity. who will be pleased to have them returned
Albert I. Gay, division aid of the Sons Of
Veterans. went to Castine April 9th to muster
in new Camp of Sons of Veterans, accompa-
MED by A. d. Weber, C. L. Wright and F. O
; Whiting. officers of Camp A. E. Clark of Bel.
| fast. of (which he is past commander. The
new Camp is called r. B. Brown, No. 81, and
has % charter members. The Camp was or.
ganized at the special request of Charles H
Stevens Posi-, G. A. R.. of an original member.
ship of 81 and now wora ing force of only
nine. The officers are: Commander, G. E. Par.
sons; senior vice commander, j. W. Weeks
junior vice commander, Merle Conner; camI
! council, E. H. Carpenter. B. F. Steele, Edward
Brown; secretary. W. J. Patters IN; treasurer
| W. C. Brown.