The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-02

John H. McAuliffe, who has been conducting
general grocery business in the Lancaster
store Main street, sold the business last
week to Prescott D. H. Carter, who will con-
tinue in the same line
Mrs. Annie NJ Weeman went to Portland
Friday to spend few weeks with her sons
and Mrs Carrie H. Littlefeld of ST. Andrews,
N. B., is taking her place as housekeeper in
the home of Charles H. Field.
A private skating party of High school
girls and boys was held in the Coliseum skat-
ing rink last Saturday afternoon Manager
A P. Pierce has bought basketball outfit, and
plans to have basketball games at the rink A
team from the High school will play the Isles
boro High team there March Sd, and expects
to have games with other High schools Mr.
Pierce has bought motion picture machine
The members of the Minnetoska Club were
obliged to give up their hike to East Belfast
last Friday owing to the rain, and met at the
home of their leader, Mrs. Charles M. Craig
High street, after school. The hour was
spent sewing clothing or dolls to be sent to
Ellis Island, and delicious home made candies
were served Mrs. Craig extended an invita-
ton to the girls to spend two days at her
cottage at the Battery, in June, after the close
of school, and the invitation was joyfully &C
cepted. The East Belfast hike is planned for
tomorrow, Friday.
INSURANCE. See statements of the follow
ing companies represented in Belfast by James
Pattee & Son: The Liverpool London & Globe
ms, Co. of England, Ltd; Agricultural Ins.
Co. of Watertown. N. Y; Alliance ms. Co.
tStockton agent, Bion B. oanborn;) London
Assurance Co.. London. England; Granite State
Fire ms. Co., Portsmouth, N. H., (Stockton
agent Bion B. Sanborn;) Merrimack Mutual
Fire ms, Co., Andover, Mass; American Eagle
Fire ms, Co.. New York, N. Y; German Ameri-
can ms. Co., New York, N. Y; Firewriters
lns. Co., of Newark, N. j.; U. S. Branch Sun
ms. Co.; Holyoke Mutual Fire ms. Co., Salem,
Mass; Firemen's Fund ms. Co. of San Fran
cisco, California
SHIPPING ITEMS. The derelict schooner Anne
Lord, was towed into Boston Feb oath by the
cutter Gresham and will be pumped out and
repaired there after which she will resume her
voyage. She was bound from Windsor, N S.,
TO Fall River. when abandoned. The schoon-
er Flora Condor, built and formerly owned |
here, has been at Portland ever since the mid |
die of last September trying to get to Boston |
with cargo of short lumber and Iaths, and /
life has been Just accident after another !
for her since that time. crew went aboard |
last week and it looked as though she might |
get away ........At the L. L. Snow & Co. ship |
yard in ,Rockland the keel, 100 feet long, has
been stretched four-masted schooner, which |
will be built along the general lines as
the Helvetia The vessel will be designed for !
the general coasting trade, and will have a
carrying capacity of about 1000 tons.
THE ALLIANCE HEARS FROM ABSENT MEM
BERs. The meeting of the Woman's Alliance
of the Unitarian church held last Thursday
afternoon with Mrs. John H. DUMMY, was
largely attended. Mrs. Ira M. Cobe, who was
to have read a paper, is in New York, and at
the suggestion of Mrs. James C. Durham,
chairman of the program committee, who is
also absent, the reading of letters from abb
sent members was substituted. Mrs. Dur
hams letter, with post card views of New Or
leans and San Antonio, received too late to be
enjoyed at this meeting, with other letters,
will be read at the next meeting. Six letters
from absent members were read, as follows:
Mrs. Augusta S. Frederick wrote of the Incl.
dents of the voy age from Boston to Savannah
on the steamship Savannah, which included a
28-hour gale, described the people on board,
and in postscript reported their arrival at
destination. Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore wrote
from Palm Beach, Florida, giving an interest
ing account OF the journey by rail and of visits
at ST. Augustine and other places en- route
Mrs. George A. Gilchrest wrote of life in the
Rockland colony at Fruitland Park, Florida,
where she has spent sever winters, and of
the birds, fruits and flowers. A little frost
affects the fruit and flowers, but the birds are
always there with their songs and cheer. Mrs.
Cobe, who is spending. the winter in New
York, told of an evening spent at the Punch
and Judy theater when Stevenson's Treasure
Island" was presented and of supper at
French restaurant which followed The thea
ter holds but 200 people and it was necessary
to wait three weeks for seats Mrs. E. R.
Pierce, who is continuing her art studies in
Boston. described visit to house in Brook
| line, 800 years old, where Mrs. Warner, a
most charming woman, has gift shop. the
proceeds of which are used to support q farm
| for animals. The articles sold are contributed
from artists and craftsmen from all over the
country and include many interesting and
beautiful things. The house itself is most in-
| terestin9. Mrs. Pierce has contributed to this
gift shop. Miss Inez E. Crawford wrote from
Bangor and told of the many interesting lec-
lures she had attended, hearing among others,
ex. president Taft and DR.. Hills. She also
wrote that her friend. Miss Simonson. who
was for time her guest IN Belfast. and whom
many of the Alliance met, was at present do
ing settlement work in The House in Henry
street. New York, upon which Mrs. Eugene L.
Stevens gave paper recently before the So
ciety.