The Republican journal., 1916-03-30

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The recently elected Democratic city com.
mittee met last Saturday evening for organi-
zation and elected DR.. Adelbert Millet chair
man. Raymond Rogers. clerk, and Marcellus
! n. knowlton. treasurer.
The third in the series Of At Homes as bene-
fits to the Woman's Club will be given by
MRS. Eugene l.. Stevens, Friday afternoon,
April 7th, ather home on Church street. 1t
Will be Kipling party. Tea will be served
and silver collection will be taken.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
ONCE Tor the week ending March 2sth: Ladies
TRACE B. Clark, Mrs. G. l. Kelly, Mrs. D. W.
Walker, Miss Jennie B. Wentworth, Gentle
men-W L. Curtis, J. c. Crosby, Nicoli
Tsikkis, Elmer Young.
Miss Annie L. Barr, librarian of the Belfast
Free Library, is preparing the statement for
the State stipend for books, which will amount
to $9S this year. The statement goes to the
state Librarian at Augusta in April, then
goes before the Governor and Council in Nav.
and the check reaches here in July.
The Belfast banks have again contributed
the sum of 5000 to be offered as prizes to the
Boys and Girls Agricultural clubs in Waldo
county, to be decided at a convention to he
held in this city Oct. 9th and 18th. All bows
in the county who are members of the apri.
cultural clubs will have the privilege of con-
testing for the am ounts, The 5000 being divided
into certain sums. The prizes will be awarded
in the shape of bank books on the various
banks for the amounts due each member or
winner in the contest.
1t is said that Otto H. Kahn, the multi mil
lionaire of New York and London, who recently
bought about 65 acres of land at Grindle's Point.
lslesboro, is to have one of the most imposing
country estates in America at Cold Spring
Harbor, L. l. A despatch from New FORK in a
Boston paper states that nearly $500, 900 has
been spent by him in accommodating the land,
which embraces several old farms, $50 acres in
all. More than 100 men are at work on the
landscaping effects, and his architects, Delano
& Aldrich, have completed plans for buildings
to cost 81, 100000.
NORTH BELFAST. The Ladies' Aid society
held very successful social Wednesday even
ing. March 22d. About rs people were pres
ent. After serving the usual baked bean cup
per the audience was treated to lively pres
entation of the farce, "The Scarlet Bonnet"
The participants were Mrs. W. G. Hatch, Mrs,
Walter Fish. Mrs. Henry B. Ladd, Miss Alme-
da Richards and Miss Lillian Richards Bar
BARI Stevens sang solo and Mrs Nina Stew
ems pianist The receipts were about S14.
Miss Evelyn Wood and sister of Camden
are visiting their grandparents, Mr.. and Josiah
N. Wood. Howard W. Hatch went to Boston
Tuesday to spend his vacation with his broth
err, George U. Hatch.
WEST BELFAST. There will be supper.
followed by drama and dance, at Equity
Grange hall Thursday evening, March 3Oth
The drama to be presented will be "The Mil
ler's Daughter" in four acts 81 Mrs. Ella
Toothaker and Mrs Hester Sanker have been
sick with the grip, but are able to be out
again. Mrs. Herbert Seekins entertained the
Friday Club last Friday afternoon. A deli
cious lunch was served by the hostess, con-
sistlng of chicken sandwiches, date cookies,
angel cake, cocoa and sailed nuts. &C. B.
Dyer, F. l.. Toothaker, J. A. Sanker and W, T.
Newcomb have had electric lights installed in
their houses and stables There are three
farms for sale in this vicinity-L. F. Slmp-
sons L. P. Miller's and J. H. Morris The
Simpson and Miller farms join and would
make one of the best farms in Waldo county.
THE &C oKING SCHOOL. The sessions of the
cooking school in the Universalist vestry Tues
day and Wednesday under the auspices of the
Belfast Woman's Club. with Catharine N
Platts and her assistant, Marian Estabrooke,
of the University of Maine in charge, were
well attended and of special interest to the
home-maker. Tuesday morning lecture on
yeast and flour was folio we'd by practical DEM
onstratlon of bread-mixing, raising and baking
of rolls, and the care of bread and its place in
the dietary was explained. lecture on foods
and their properties. included in Tuesdays
program, was illustrated with colored charts
and blackboard illustrations. recipe for
salad dressing was given to those present, who
also saw it mixed and cooked. At the close of
the Tuesday afternoon session the rolls, fresh
from the oven, were sampled and found to be
light and dainty. Wednesday the lecture was
kitchens were made and the arrangements and
equipments studied. Wednesday afternoon
vegetables were discussed. cooked and dis
tributed to be tasted by the, students. Salads
were also demonstrated and sampled. This,
Thursday, morning, beginning at $50 there will
be lecture on "Planning of Meals" In the
afternoon there will be practical demonstra.
ton of table setting and serving. The last
thing on the program will be the discussion of
any household problem that may be suggested.
Be sure to attend these sessions, even if YOU
have been unable to go to any previous meet
ing.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. VIM. A. Clark.
Clarks Corner, Belfast, advertises liuuida.
ton sale. See prices quoted. Many odd gar
ments at less than wholesale prices, Mems
and women's raincoats l.3 off regular price.
The Progressive Store, Masonic Temple, will
have its 9th millinery opening of spring and
summer hats Saturday, April 1st., and has a
specially strong line Of hats for young girls.
You will find the prices, as well as the goods.
attractive. Attention is also called to the fine
line of wash goods and to the new goods in
every department. .Holeproofs are the origi-
nal guaranteed socks These are made for men.
women and children and are sold at The Dins-
more Store. If you have not learned that