The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-21
Miss Lillian Dexter, B. H. S. II, is ASSISTING


Mrs. Harry Emmons, who was recently OPP
! Grated on at the Tapley hospital. is improv-
ing
The Christmas rush is on at the post office
| and business is brisk at the parcel post win
dow.
The Orono High basketball team won from
Castine High, SO to 10, in Orono town hall Dec.
18th. dance followed the game.
Tuesday the city had men and horses at
work with a scraper leveling the snow drifts
on the sides of the streets, due in part to the
snow shovelled from the sidewalks.
The Christmas tree and program planned
for the children of the Methodist Sunday
school will be held in the church vestry Christ
every member of the school will be present to
enjoy the good time.
The basket ball season was opened last week
in the Coliseum Rink, when B. H. S. played
the Shamrocks The girls Of the High school
| are practcing and will have team. with Miss
Lillian Dexter manager. There is also some
! talk Of organizing shoe factory team.
| Members of the Woman's Club are reminded
of the basket conveniently placed at the club
room to receive gifts for the municipal Christ
| mas tree. Toys. books, games, mittens. hosi-
cry. anything that will give joy to child. will
| be appreciated. Please respond.
William X MacNeil, manager of the farm at
the Girls Home, has received an appointment
| as R. F. d. carrier on Route No. l. Belfast, to
succeed Pembroke S. Staples, deceased, and
Will begin the work Jan. LIST. Mr.. and Mrs.
| MacNeil will remain at the Home during the
winter and possibly longer
At their regular meeting last Tuesday after
| noon Thomas Il Marshall Circle elected Mrs.
F. H. Murch and Mrs Marietta Overlook al
ternates to complete the list of last Tuesday
The Circle will have Christmas program at
| their meeting next Tuesday at 8 p. M. to
which the Comrades and the public are invited.
Misses Sibyl l. Russell of Orono and Veda
Foley of Sangerville, who have been in charge
of the Womans Club room. will leave Satur-
day for their homes. At their meeting Jan.
LIST the club will discuss the matter of keeping
the room open the remainder of the winter
The usual food sale will be held next Satur-
day.
A deck hand on the steamer Belfast of the
Eastern Steamship CORPORATE IN was taken vo-
lently insane last Monday and on the arrival of
the boat here that after noon he was taken to
the Jail for safety. physician was summon
ed and Tuesday he seemed considered improv-
ed. he gave the name of Albert Desilets and
said he belonged in Manchester, N II. He
will probably be detained here several DAYS.
The Belfast relatives and friends are some
what anxious in regard to the safety of Capt.
j. O.Rayes of the schooner Rachel N, Stevens,
who was ready to leave Lisbon Octob- 25sh
with 400 tons of cork for philadelphia The
voyage is usually made in thirty days. but the
! owners, the Pendeton Brothers of New York,
write the family that there is no need for
| anxiety. The schooner was built in Bath in
1898 and is 1892 tons net
William White, son of Mr.. L. O. White, is
spending a ten-days furlough at home from
the U. S. S. Minnesota, which is now in Phila-
delphia. His sister, Mrs. James Robertson,
gave party in his honor last Friday evening,
1t was also in honor of the birthday of one of
the guests, Mrs. Nettie Merrithew. There
were Ia present and the evening was spent
with whist. Fruit and confectionery were
| served.
! CHRISTMAS AT THE GIRLS HOME. The Uni
versaist Sunday school will have charge of
the Christmas tree to be held at the Girls
| Home Sunday afternoon. The committee in
| charge will be Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l. Wilson,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Keene and Miss Velma
| Mitchell. Santa Claus will be present and
there will DE Christmas program by the little
girls OF the Home. There are at present Is
girls in the home, including one only three
months old and one year old. The home is
in need of provisions, potatoes other vege-
tables, and with such large family these
things would be greatly appreciated
| BELFAST OPERA HOUSE. tonight, at two
performances, there is offered the Paramount
| fve-part feature, my Lady Incog," which
stars Hazel Dawn girl detective and
| which is rare combination of laughs and
thrills. "My Lady Incog" contains powerful
| union of intense dramatic situations and anus
ing episodes, with always the suspense of I'M
certainty and the excitement which comes
from the battling for supremacy when the
stakes are big. The Hearst News and comedy
cartoons will round out this feature offering.
Friday evening, only. the sensational five-part
society drama, "The Devils Toy" with the
| famous Adele Blood, Montague Love and Ed
! win Stevens will be presented. Saturday,
with free matinee for the children, Mary
Pickford will De projected in Little PAL" an
unique character portrayal. Christmas, mat
inee and evening. William Fox offers Ormit
Hawley in the powerful feature. Where Love
Leads