The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-09-21

OiAAAAiDSi ioh' anu his duut, MIS-. ClarleS Reed,
Allen Curtis. Miss Winnie Morris and Mr..
and Mrs. l., A. Hammons, left Monday morn.
ing in the Curtis for weeks trip through
the White Mountains
Miss Susie Wiggin, student nurse at the
Waldo County hospital, returned Sunday from
Northport. where she had been for six weeks
with Mrs. Alice Harding.
Misses Mabel A. and Margaret M. Craie will
return to their studies at Mt Holyoke college.
Oct. 9Th. The opening of the college was de.
layed by the paralysis epidemic.
I Miss Ethola W. Frost, who has been teaching
music several years in Acadia Seminary, Wolf
vile. N. s., went to Boston Monday to take a
years course at the New England Conserve.
tory of Music.
Silver Harvest Grange will hold their first
annual fair. Friday, Sept. 20. 1916. There will
be exhibits in all farm and household depart
ments. also a program of sports, pulling
matches. baby show, etc All are invited to
contribute and help boom the event. Dance
10 the evening.
The present outlook is for fine crop of corn
for the local canning factory. which for some
time had been matter of doubt, and the gov
eminent weekly crop bulletin issued Sept.
| 18th, says: weather was favorable for ripen-
ing of corn in the central and northwestern
States. and crop is maturing rapidly"
One of the many places in Belfast to attract
the attention of the tourist and visitor is the
summer home of Hon. J. P. Taliaferro of
Jacksonville Florida. at the foot of the
| square," The grounds always attractive are
made more and more beautiful each season
and have been greatly admired this year.
Nathan Houston Small, for three years pay
ing teller in the City National Bank of Bel
fast, resigned last Saturday and will leave
next Saturday for Cambridge, Mass, to take
course in banking at the Harvard Graduate
School of Business Administration. Mrs. Small
will remain at their home, No. 20 Miller street
The Fortnightly Auction Club held their
first meeting of the season with Mrs. ]. W.
Jones at Wndandspray cottage last Thursday
Auction was played during the afternoon,
when snap shots were taken of the company,
including the clubs baby, little Miss Bernce
W. Hopkins At $50 the hostess served lunch
and the guests remained tor a social evening
| Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Pierce left last Sunday
in tn cir touring for the Rangeley Lakes.
They were accompa MED by Babe" their
/ large black cat, who is one of the family.
Babes luggage included a freshly boiled
chicken, and he was assured before starting
that the family would stop only at hotels
where black cats are welcomed as guests. He
very fond of autoing.
K A. Ringwall, Bangors most prominent
pianist and teacher. intends coming to Belfast
once week this fall and winter if enough
piano students register. Mr.. Rngwalls repu-
tation as teacher reaches far beyond the
State of Maine. AS an orchestra director he
ranks among the very best and is this season
associated with O'Hara's orchestra as pianist
and director. This organization gives the
| best there is in concert an dance work.
| Bernes O. Norton, the Waldo county agent
for the popular Ford cars, has fitted up room
in the rear of his office in which to carry
[ full line of all the parts, and so arranged that
any part can be readily got at. In the base
ment of the large garage adjoining he has
| convenient repair shop with cement floor. On
the floor above you may see the 1917 model
Fords, and handsome little cars they are. Mrs.
Louis Pendeton, who has Mercedes, recently
bought Ford of Mr.. Norton and is much
pleased with it.
For some IA years number of Belfast wo-
men have observed election day at the home
of Mrs. H. E. Macdonald, Church street, and
Sept. 18th there was all-day session with a
picnic lunch at noon. In the party were Mrs.
Austin W, Heating, Mrs. H, H. Carter, Mrs.
Ira M, Cobe, Mrs T. w. Lothrop, and auction
was one of the diversions. The election re-
turns were received with interest, and the
party was about equally divided as to politics.
The same ladies will have another session in
November when the presidential election
takes place.
THE GOODWIN CLUB ENTERTAINED. Sept
18th Mrs. E s Bowker entertained the Good
win Club of Palmyra, of which she is hon.
orary member, at her home on Congress street.
The club met in Belfast by special invitation,
the members making the trip by automobiles.
work for the support of the Methodist Episco-
pal church of Newport Soon after the arrival
of the guests a delicious dinner was served, the
menu consisting of escalloped clans, sweet
corn, hot rolls, fruit gelatine, assorted cake,
doughnuts and coffee. The afternoon was de-
lightfully passed with music. story telling and
sightseeing. Among those present were Mrs.
Ada Rich, president; Mrs. Louise Mills, Mrs.
Addie Gray, Mrs. Susie Philbrick, Mrs Carrie
Titus, Mrs. Minnie hansen, Mrs. Ella Hubbard,
Mrs. Edith Smith, Mrs. Grace Cook, Mrs. Min
ME feathers, members, and Mrs. Maisie Jor-
dan as guest
THE B. II. S. RECEPTION About 400 people
attended the reception in Odd Fellows hall
Thursday evening. Sept. 14th, given by the
Senior class of the Belfast High school in hon
or of the new principal, VIM. T. Faulkner, and
the submaster. Harold F. Cobb and their wives
The hall was decorated in green and white,
With bunting. hydrangeas and fir trees, making
very pretty effect. In the receiving line
were Mr. and Mrs. Faulkner and Mr., and Mrs.
Cobb, Supt and Mrs. W. B. Woodbury., Miss
Melvina Parker and Miss Leonia Achorn, as
sistant teachers in the High school, and Nj r.
and Mrs. Charles S. Bedford the former