The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-12-02
The News of Belfast.

meeting of the executive board of the
,t.st branch of the Maine League for Ma
,os Defense will be held in the city clerks
l. =, tomorrow, Friday. might at 7S0.
A. special meeting of the city council last
|n.3ay evening Vera .Nickerson. wife of
4 lid Cottrell. was adjudged insane and Tues
L nerning was taken to the Bangor hospital.
Il YOU forgot your Christmas advt. for this
IL send it in for next week, or telephone
ue will call for it. If too busy to write an
T., tell US what you want to say and we will
the rest
A. the annual chicken shoot of the Portland
Nh Nov. 25th Silas B. Adams and Ernest A.
E,Ddsll we're tied for high score, with 96 each.
thur Read was second, with a score OF &c.
aux events of % birds each we're shot.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
rs remalned uncalled for in the Belfast post
|sce for the week ending Nov. 30th: Ladies'
|-s George Wentworth. Gentlemen-William
|0Gps, John C. Miller. Harry W. Smith, MIR.
|rbrsH.
The Madisses Club of Brunswick sent to the
his H ONE for thanksgiving large supply
]. fruit, confectionery, nuts and preserves.
H. Juniors of the Congregational church of
|s,rspCrt sent barrel of vegetables, canned
gods, etc.
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
1Itaran) will meet at the home of Mrs.
|onas B. Dinsmore, Church street, this,
|9rsday, afternoon at three o'clock. A pa
4, Through the South" will be given by
IS Dinsmore.
Thomas Dinsmore, Esq. of Palermo has
E,uen for The Journal "The Experiences of
ger" an account of his voyage from Bel
Ii to California in the bark Suliote. Mr.
Isnore is nearing his 93d birthday and his
emory and manuscript are alike remarkable.
he article will be published next week. Mr..
|psmore is an uncle of Thomas B. Dinsmore
this city.
At special meeting of the Board of Trade
consider proposition of the Bowdoin Glee
/ sb to give a concert for the benefit of the
srd. it was thought that the matter could be
hitter handled by some musical organization.
1 committee of three, consisting of Mayor
iaies r. Coombs, Orrin J. Dickey and James
Howes, was appointed to handle the food
,H
The monthly meeting of the Woman's Club.
be held in their room next Monday after
4 son A representative of the Summer
jsuauqua school will be present to make
ssDgements, if possible, to hold summer
iaautauqua here next season. All Interested
jspsc.slly the members of Seaside Chautauqua
/ rce. are invited to attend.
TIE December meeting of John Cochran
| BARTER, D. A. R., will be held next Monday
4 agesng in the Woman's Club room with Mrs,
i!nu. Clement and Mrs E. S. Pitcher hostesses.
h. roic call will be answeredSby ''QuainuOld
slas-mas customs" The paper on" The
b. Of the Origin of Santa Claus" will be
|ven by Mrs. Mabel Wilson Miller Christ
u. reading will be given by Mrs. Florence
>lugg.
-Hs FREEDOM LUMBER COMPANY. The GER
acate Of organization of the Freedom Lum-
H Eumpany was recorded Nov, 29th in the
stsao Registry of Deeds. The purposes of
T. operation are to buy, manufacture and
Il -mber of all kinds; to buy, sell, lease and
s1Iange real estate; to buy and sell mer-
aallse of all kinds;to carry on the business
-sking, generating, selling, distributing
&c lpporting electricity for lighting, heat
i e uanufacturing or mechanical purposes in
T. Town of Freedom, ,and to do all things neces-
sa'g .Jr the purposes aforesaid. The capital
/ algca Sl0,000,all common; nothing is paid in,
tle par value of shares is S100. George
Il Bry ant, Edward j. Vose and Samuel A.
i uaat of Freedom are the directors. Mr..
USE S president;George E. Bryant treasurer,
\ lc samuel A. Bryant is clerk.
PRISONER JUMPS OVERHEARD. There
sIss at exciting incident at the wharf of the
s-ast5rn Steamship corporation yesterday
slofnirg. The steamer Camden had just cast
her lines to proceed up-river when man
j .uped overheard from the hurricane deck.
\ ieck-h hand saw him and putting on life
lfsserver jumped in and caught and held
BE man until both were rescued by a
( at lowered from the steamer. The man
r. handcuffed and y in charge of an
Z nicer who was at br eakfast at the time.
j he man was arrested at Rockland charged
sEth stealing horse and wagon in Bangor a
g1tnlght ago, and gave his name as Philip
sOn and claims to be sailor. 1t is alleged
8 TAT he traded the horse in Belfast, getting
S'oney Ito boot" and that later in Northport
ssod the second horse and wagon, continu-
~ his journey down river to Rockland, where
#eexpended the proceeds. The rescue was q
sactcsl demonstration of the efficiency of the
Ulcers and crew of the Camden in such cases
4 GOLDEN WEDDING. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Darby celebrated the fftieth anniversary
j their marriage at the pleasant home, No.
II Union street, Thanksgiving day. The liv.
2agf room was decorated with evergreens and
yellow chrysanthemums and the dining room
5 ''h evergreens and white chrysanthemums
z'aner was served at one long table, with the
znde and groom of so years ago in the seats
4 honor, the daughters of the home serving 6
\ s4aher of seven courses. Covers were Iaic
d T. and seated at the festive board were
II and Mrs, Walter S. Darby and son Car
Mr., and Mrs. William H. Staples, Mr.. ane
( 'S' George II. Darby, Mr.. Ralph Darby ane
3 0ue daughter Mildred, Mr.. Bert E. and Miss
sAdred l. Darby; Capt. and Mrs. George T
soorne, Mrs. Carrie o. Kaler, Capt. and Mrs
N0Fge W. Pattershall. Mrs. Edgar M. Hall
asses Alta Huff and Elizaheth M ClapuantS