The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-10-19

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let.
tiers remained uncaled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending Oct 17th: Ladies'
Mrs. Hattie Bradley, e letters). Mrs. F. H.
Hanson, Miss Mildred Heal. Mrs. George M.
futile. Gentlemen--Cecil Cooley. Mr.. v. D.
| Wilson. Leroy Williams.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Thompson, who for the
past five years have been employed as cooks at
the Jellison & Greer restaurant have resigned |
and entered into partnership with Edward
Hogan in the bakery and restaurant business
and have put in lunch counter and small
tables at the bakery. Mr.. and Mrs. Wise of
Pitts6eld have succeeded Mr.. and Mrs. Thomp- |
son at the Jellison & Greer restaurant
THE WoMAN's CLUB. At the meeting last
Monday evening of the Belfast Woman's Club,
Mrs. Essie P. earle. president, and Mrs. James
5. Hartman. the clubs delegate, gave report
OF the recent meeting of the Maine Federated
Clubs at Kineo, in which the scenic attractions
OF Kineo. the comfort of the hotel, the good
Fellowship of the Maine club women and the |
business ard literary sessions of the Fedora
tlon had appropriate and laudatory mention. |
The Federation's president. Mrs. Grace A,
Wing OF Auburn, was described as "a perfect.
ly splendid" presiding officer. The Federation's
work for the conservation of Names scenic
attractions and resources was emphasized and |
the endorsement of equal suffrage noted. Mrs
Fred Rackliff recited the suggestive poem
1.-THE Nightingale and the Glow Worm" and
Miss Alice E. Simmons read an entertaining
account OF her recent trip South and on the
Pacific coast. which we shall take pleasure in
publishing in full in our next issue.
THE CHECKER CLUB. meeting of those
interested in the organization of the Checker
Club was held in E. M Halls barber shop last
| Friday evening and Frederick W, Brown.
Frank G. Mixer and Arthur w. Coombs were
made committee organization and ar
rangements. The room In the Opera House
basement, formerly occupied by E. E. Wyman
has been leased and will be fitted with tables
blackboards, etc, but will not be available
until after election as it is used as a boiling
place. The first meeting will be held
Nov. 10th, when the organization will be
completed and officers elected. The special
evenings for playing will be Tuesday and Fri
day but the will be open afternoon and
evening for rivate games. Until the room is
available games will be played in offices and
stores, etc. The membership fee is so cents
with 10 cents weekly for those who play Eu-
gene Pierson has played in several of the State
contests and it is hoped he with others will at
tend the State meeting in Lewiston in Janu-
AIRY. Belfast has about 80 fine players, and
material for many more with practice.
l "GRAvELLING THE ROADS," In the summer
of 1870 it was doubtful if the Belfast & Moose
i head Lake railroad would be completed by the
/ first of November. required by the contract
with the Maine Central, and on Sundays for
several weeks gravel trains manned by volun-
teers were run. The volunteers included many
of the business and professional men of the city
and their work was commemorated in verses
written and published at the time and recently
republished in The Journal, entitled "Gravelling
the Road" Last Thursday a road gravelling
| bee took place in East Belfast. In response to
a call for volunteers to gravel a section of
road between the George A. Leavitt place and
the Kelley axe factory, known as Kelley's Flat,
the following men responded. furnishing teams
or labor: T. S. Thompson, team and one man
besides himself; Eugene S. Achorn, Walter
Achorn, Norman Staples, Alfred Ellis. Captain
Ralph W. Pattershall, Eugene Nickerson,
Robert P. Logan, Frank P Staples, William
Mason, Raphnel Leavitt, George Patterson and
E. A. Bowen. Some shoveled gravel to load
the carts, others did the teaming, and others
spread the gravel when dumped. The day be-
fore Eugene Achorn had got the road in shape
for the gravel and while the work was not en-
tirely completed Thursday. only little was
| left undone, and Mr.. Achorn finished that the
next day. Dinner served by the ladies of
the neighborhood in the Masons Mills chapel.
at which Rev. William Vaughan, Mayor W. K
Keene, aldermen Wescott, Morse and Thomp-
son and councilmen Nickerson and Staples
were guests of honor. William M. Randall,
proprietor of Pineland Poultry Farm, East
! Belfast, contributed beans for the dinner,
which was worthy of the reputation of the
! ladies of East Belfast. Covers were laid for
| 25, and the ladies who served were Mrs T. s.
| Thompson. Mrs. Everett Nickerson, Mrs.
! Norman Staples Mrs. Richard Brown and Mrs,
Walter Achorn.