The Republican journal., 1916-04-13

, waiter Y. Shaw. has resigned as assistant in
'ne BELFAST Free Library and after a weeks
vacation will enter the office of Leonard &
Barrows.
arthur N. johnson of this city has been en-
gageo to substitute as first tenor in the can
'ata' The Seven Last Words of Christ" to be
presented in City Hall, Bangor, next SUNDAY
evening. The Festival cho rus will be a feat
ure of the evening.
MISS Gertrude M. Coombs, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert P. Coombs, graduate of the
st. Joseph Convent-Academy of Portland. has
entered the operating room of the local Tele-
pnone Office. Miss Bernice Holt, a pupil in
the High school. is learning to take summer
position during the school vacation.
The Emma White Barker Tent Afternoon
Club was entertained last Friday by Mrs WAL
ter b. Dutch, 20 Congress street. when sewing
and sociability were in order. Only . few
were present because of the inclement weath-
er. There will be no meeting this week on
account OF the Monument fund fair in the
Opera House. The next meeting will be on
April 21st, the place to be announced.
William White, son of Leonard O. White of
this city, who enlisted in January in the Unit
ed States Navy, is spending ten days fur
Tough with Belfast relatives. He has been at
the Naval Training station, Newport, R. |.
and on his return will be placed on one of the
large .battleshps. His brother, Wesley r
White, and Irving Whitney, son OF Mrs Nav
Whitney of this city, are at the training sta
ton. The latter was i'll with grip when Will
liam White left for Belfast.
ENGLISH SPARRows. The English sparrow
has few, if any, friends. Bro. Wormwood of
the Biddeford Journal, who rarely speaks i'll
of any one, calls the m "alien interlopers" and
nuisance that should be abated, and they are
accused of driving our native insectiverous
birds out of the cities, etc. Yet we should
miss them, especially in winter, when there
are no other birds about and their chirping is
a welcome sound. Projecting over the side
walk on level with the windows of The Jour-
nal Office is sign. held in place by iron rods.
on which the spar-ows perch at all times in
the year, and we like to see them there. They
are pert and pugnacious little things and do
not seem to mind the cold ard stormy winter
weather. We do not see them often in the
gardens and grounds. The streets seem to be
their feeding and play grounds, and we doubt
if their presence here has lessened the num-
ber of other BIRDS
LIQUOR SEIZURE. Friday morning, April
7th, Deputy Sberiffs ]. A. G. Beach of Belfast
| Wobo Ia n =
Northport made search of the CONNER cial
House, Pleasant street, and were joined there
| later by sheriff Frank A. Cushman. Mr. Beach
found a quart and a half of whiskey hidden
under the floor in the barn near cased water
pipe The deputies also found empty bottles
and jugs in the barn in barrels which gave
evidence of recent use. George w. Benson,
proprietor of the Commercial House, was ar
rested and brought before the Municipal
court that forenoon and arraigned on the
sefrch and seizure process. found guilty and
given a sen tence of 500 and costs and so days
in Jail. with 60 days additional in default of
payment of fine and costs. He appealed and
furnished bonds in the sum of $4OO, with Per-
ley York and Isaac Staples as sureties.
A THIMBLE PARTY. Mrs. Robert P. Coombs
delightfully."- entertained the Woman's Glass of
the Baptist church and guests at thmbe
party last Monday evening at her home on
Franklin street. Music was enjoyed durn
the evening, and Rev. j. Wilbor Richardson
spoke on the work to be done the coming year
and many plans were made. The teacher OF
the class. Charles Rhoades, gave a very en-
thusiastlc talk to the members. The guests
were invited to the dining room where de.
licious chafing dish lunch was served Among
those present were Rev. and Mrs. J. Wilbol
Richardson, Mrs. Bennett,a guest of Mrs Rich
ardson from New York City, Mrs. Walter
| Clifford, Mrs. Fred Howard, Mrs. Gorhan
Aborn, Mrs. Fred Dutch. Miss Isabel CHM
Mrs George Mahoney. Mrs. Ellingwood, Mrs
| Banks, Miss Banks, Miss Phoebe Cross Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Rhoades, Mrs. Kempton Craig
Mrs George Robertson, Mrs. Gerald Howard
MS Nickerson, Mrs. George Holt, Mrs Nor
ris, Mrs. Cook Mrs. Lizzie Black
THE UNIvERsAL1sr FAIR The supper anc
entertainment in connection with the Easter
sale Wednesday afternoon in Memorial hal
under the auspices of the Unversast society
had not taken place when The Journal went tt
press last week. The supper was served at {
o'clock when covers were laid for about IO(
and it was one of the best of the good suppers
for which this society is famous. The genera
committee included Mrs. Giles G. Abbott, Mrs
Eugene L. Cook and Mrs. Frank G. Mixer
from the Social Aid, and Mrs. Sarah F. Knight
Mrs. Charles E. johnson and Mrs. Guy l.
Peavey from the Circle. The tables were in
charge of Mrs. c. A. Ludwick, Mrs. Ralph NJ
Carter. Mrs. Frank l. Wilson, Mrs. George A.
Leavitt. Mrs. Herbert Knight, Miss Edith Nj
Southworth. Mrs. Guy L. Peavey, Mrs. Phoebe
d. Crawford, Mrs. Charles B. Eaton, Mrs. 5
j. Knight, Mrs, Walter A. Clements and Miss
Ethel Heald. After the supper the tables
were cleared and bright and catchy three-act
farce. "The Voice of Authority" was present.
ed under the direction of Miss E. Frances Abb
bott. The stage represented camp, decorat-
ed with banners, etc, to which bevy of pref
ty young girls had resorted for rest and rec
reation and freedom from.uhe cares of society
All went on usual in camp life until the I'm
expected arrival of girl friend, worn out
bride to-be who unfortunately had encounter
ed supposed case of scarlet fever on the wav
and become suspect This caused the camp