The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-11-30

monthly business meeting tomorrow Friday,
at 2. 80 M, with Mrs Sarah Knight, Cedar
street.
Owing to the holiday the Belfast Bowling
Team will not go to RockIand today, but will
either go tomorrow. Friday. or postpone the
trip one week.
The general delivery at the post Office will
be open today for one hour after the arrival of
each train mail. The city carriers will be off
duty at noon and the rural carriers will be ex-
cused for the day.
See the display of apples at the Written
grocery store, Opera House block, from See
| the-Bay Farm in Northport. In this exhibit
Mason l. Steven shows what may be done in
apple culture in Waldo county, by constant
and intelligent care of an orchard.
! The next entertainment in the Philharmonic
course will be given in the Colonial Theatre
Dec. 18th, by Alton Packard. lecturer and car
toonist. He is concert company, lecturer,
cartoonist and humorist. all in one, and those
who heard him in the course last winter will
welcome his coming this season.
Among the students at Kents Hill to win
football letters this fall are two boys we'll
known in Belfast. One is Cecil Getchell, son
of William B. Getchell of Augusta, who has
summer cottage on the Condor shore, and the
other Dick Hersom of Rochester, N. H., who
played ball here last season on the Leonard &
Barrows team.
The Minoka Club were guests of Miss Ethel
| at of no Napnan's Ciuh
at p. M. Nov. 22nd. The menu included roast
chicken, riced potatoes hot rolls, fruit pudding,
cake and coffee. The club spent the evening
| in attending Miss Holmes lecture in the Uni
tartan church and the Ridgeway recital in the
| Colonial Theatre.
Raphanel A. Leavitt, principal of the Brick
school in East Belfast, has interested his
pupils and formed an Audubon Society with
| twenty members. 1t is the first of these So
ceties to be formed in Belfast although there
are 81 in Maine. Mr.. Leavitt is president;
Dora Flanders, vice president; Stella Hamilton,
secretary; Angus Robbins treasurer. For the
present the meetings held Monday even
ings in the school room.
The city horses are now stabbed in the base
ment of the city building and ready for fire
calls at any time of night. Tuesday Frank
Linnekin, who has the care of them, had
couch bed placed in the firemen's private room
| on the Church street side opposite the munich
pal court room. A "three-way" switch turns
on the electric lights in this room, the main
hall, stairs and the fire department rooms on
the High street side. The outside light is at
the head of his bed and the signal tappers are
also in his room. These improvements will
save much valuable time in respondingssto an
alarm.
The engagement is announced of Miss Edith
Louise Heal, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Amasa
S. Heal of this city, to Dewitt Clinton Brews-
ter of Brooklyn, N. Y. and Boston. Miss Heal
is graduate of Belfast High school, class of
1907, and of the School of the Museum of Fine
Arts of Boston. Mr.. Brewster is native of
Brooklyn, and member. of the Knickerbocker
Field Club and the Central Athletic Club of
that city, and of the Masonic Lodge. For the
past three years he has been engaged in BUSH
ness in Boston. No date has been set for the
wedding.
who has been acting pastor of our church dur
ing the past seven months, closed her labors
with us last Sunday. She has been very
efficient worker, both in the church and COM
munity, and she goes to her new charge in Rob-
binston with the best wishes of all the people
in this vicinity. 1t is hoped she may decide to
return to US another summer. One candidate
was admitted to church membership last SUM-
day and the communion service was observed.
-. Mr.. and Mrs Andrew Richards of Danvers.
Mass, are spending their vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ephriam Richards.
THE MILK QUESTION. 1t has been rumored
for some time that the local milk dealers were
to raise the price to or 10 cents per quart.
c. H. Simmons is notifying his customers that
beginning Dec. LIST he will ask 10 cents.
Messrs. Hayford and Littlefeld, will ask 9
cents. 1t is understood Mr.. Whitcomb will
ask cents and Mr.. Films said he consider
ing the question of asking cents. They say
that the cost of grain, etc. the high price of
milk bottles and incidentals, have forced them
to increase the price, and that they can carry
this product directly to the creamery to bet
ter advantage. Just what action the CUSTOM
ers will take remains to be seen.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle had the follow
ing Thanksgiving Day program at their meet
ing last Tuesday afternoon: Singing '.Near-
er My God to Thee" circle; prayer, cha plain;
reading. Thanksgiving Day." Mrs. Lulie Mich
OILS; vocal solo, Mrs. Della Frisbee; reading,
Thanksgiving Day poem, Mrs. Nettie Merri-
thew; paper. "Origin, Purpose and History Of
Thanksgiving Day." Mrs. Julia G. McKeep;
Thanksgiving Day proclamation, L. c. Putnam;
"reminiscences of Thanksgiving Day, H, M.
Bennett and M RS. Mary Pendleton; Thanks
giving Day with Sambo," Mrs. Dora Bridges;
patriotic poem furnished by Mr.. Conant and
read by Mrs. Nichols. The Circle extended a
vote of thanks to Mrs. Frisbee for her vocal
solo at the meeting. Next Tuesday officers
will be elected and all members are requested
to be present
The annual Christmas sale and chicken sup
per under the auspices of the Baptist society
will be held in their vestry Wednesday, Dec.
9Th Supper tickets 35 cents. The supper