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


April 18th. in the rooms Of the Musical society
on Phoenix row. to consider the matter Of pro-
noting an entertainment course in Belfast
next winter.
PooR's MILLS Mrs. Irwin Jackson wishes to
thank her friends and neighbors for her Easter
card shower. She is still very poorly Fred
Foss came from Waterville last week to stop
with Mrs. VIM. A. Monroe. .. Miss Marian
Brown is visiting her mother. Miss Stella
Daggett is at home sick with the measles.
John Shaw is on the sick list. :. Leslie Payson
was sick Sunday and Monday.
The Third District discussion in the contest
Tor the scholarship at the University of Maine
Will take place under the direction of PRINCIPAL
Clarence W. Proctor Ct the Belfast High school
IN Memorial Hall. Friday evening, April 10TH
Two representatives and one alternate will be
CHOSEN. not according to rank, but alphabeti-
caliy. kennebec county will be represented by
Miss Resper Irving of the Clinton High school
and Edward Cook of Oak Grove Seminary at
vassalboro Somerset County by Miss Marian
Adams of the Skowhegan High and William
Small OF the Maine Central Institute at Pitts.
neid; Waldo county by Clifton Ham of Monroe
and Howard Wilson of Belfast,
MISSING Books. The Journal recently men,
toned as missing from the office library a
volume entitled "Phenixiana," hoping that it
might be returned by the borrower, or who
overnight have it in their possession. The
book has not yet been returned, and probably
never will BEL but the item brought from w q
Fuller of the Rockland Courier. Gazette an
oher OF the loan of copy in his library and
some interesting facts concerning it. He also
it appears. has been the victim of a hook bor-
rover. Another book missing from this office
Is bound volume of Capt Marryatt's sea
novels, and the loss was only discovered when
'hefe was occasion to refer to it. We have
pretty definite idea of where this book went
but no hope of regaining it. Many other
books have disappeared in this way from a
private library, and we have often wondered
how the borrowers" could see constantly be-
fore them evidence that they had possession
of what did not belong to them.
THE FERGUSON MILLINERY OPENING Loot
Saturday Miss Louise H. Fergusons millinery
parlor presented bewildering array of new
ideas and materials for spring and summer
hats Miss Ferguson was assisted bv Mrs.
Bancroft H. Conant and Miss Mabel Townsend.
The distinctive feature of the openino w.s
hand work, and there was a great deal of r.
one OF the most fashionable hats was a large
picture shape with halo brim. ornamented with
a wreath of variegated hand made fiat flow
ers, between transparent fabric. large
black velvet bow finished the back, Another
hat OF similar style was ornamented simply nv
close crown band of fiat flowers. An i'm.
ported model was in black and white. The
close nat was of black hemp straw, a dainty
wreath OF white grapes and white foliage
around the crown base, the top crow. bristlino
with tiny white immortelles finished with m.
tenna quilts in front and in the back. Other
new shapes were ornamented with flowers
caught fiat with variegated small beads. fiat
wreaths and birds.
AN EPWoRTH LEAGUE SOCIAL. The Epworth
League social in the vestry of the Methods
church Wednesday evening, March 3lst. was
we'll attended and much enjoyed The even
lrg opened with short program, CONSISTING of
piano solo by Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain
reading by Miss Ethel Rogers and a voca, solo
oy Arthur N. johnson. Immediately follow.
ing a number of baby photographs of those
present were hung about the room and Ton
minutes allowed for guessing who thew were
Whlie many were misleading, only one puzzled
the entire company. Another interesting fea-
ture was the selection of partners for honne+
making. The ladies made bonnets for the
gentlemen and the gentlemen for the ladies'
Inc FIRST honors were given Miss Laura Mank
and Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain; the consola
lions to Miss Ruth Maffist and Mr.. Don Gurnev
The judges were Mrs. Wilber A. Macon,bar
Miss Edna Coombs, Miss Eda Woodbury.. Miss
Bertha Written and Rev. Horace B. Sellers.
After few games cocoa and cake were served
Inc social was In charge of Mrs. Horace B.
Sellers, one of the vice presidents of tho
League.
The HORNE BENEFIT. The benefit for Fred
y. J, Horne at the Colonial Theater last Thurs
day night netted about $1OO The regular
price, $50, was paid for the theater but the
management very generously returned about
T0O'
expenses of the evening. Mr.. Horne has
been great sufferer from illness and only left
the Waldo County General hospital last week.
where he underwent an operation for appen-
dicitis, He is member of Washington Hose
Company No. 1, and his associates suggested
this benefit and the iremen sold over 800 tick
cts before Thursday evening. and many addi-
tional tickets were sold at the box Office. 1t
was at first intended to have only the pictures,
but Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker, Miss Katherine
Brier, Mr.. Arthur Johnson and Mr., Seldom
Hammons volunteered their services and sang
duets and solos. adding much to the enjoyment
of an audience that packed the house, The
pictures We're fine and were also much en-
joyed. Mr.. Horne will not be able to take I'D
his work as lineman for the Penobscot Electric
Co. for some time, but as soon as he is able to
undertake it will be given light work in the
office.
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