The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-02-17

Mrs. Fred Waldo Brown.
Charles W. Lancaster of Belfast and R.,nh
L. Pitcher Of Caribou have bought the con.
trolling interest in the capital stock of III.
Belfast Coliseum Co. of Nathan H. Sinai,
They will make no changes in the building for
the present. as most of it is under lease The
transfer will be made March lst.
The paper on George Washington and b;s
Home at Mount Vernon, which was tn how.
been read at the Woman's Club February ood
by Mrs. Ira M. Cobe. will not be given becsusa
of her absence in New York The next mae+.
ing will be March 14th. when Mrs. Amos
Clement will read paper on Modern Ameri.
can Painters.
INSURANCE. See statements of the Old
Colony ms. Co.. represented in Searsport bv
B. F. Colcord; the New Hampshire Fire ms.
Co. of Manchester, N. H.. represented in
Searsport by James H. Kneeland; the Massa.
chusetts Accident Company of Boston, Mass. ::
Scottish Union and National ms. Co. of Edin-
burgh. Scotland; Vermont Mutual Fire ms.
Co. of Montpelier. Vt.
Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest entertained a two.
table auction party Feb. 9th. Mrs. Grace C.
Pillsbury won the first prize and Mrs. Morris
L, Slugg the consolation. Others present
were Mrs. Irwin T. Dinsmore, Mrs Fred R.
Poor. Mrs. c. B. Holmes, Mrs Herbert L.
Seekins, Mrs. Thomas L. Bowker and Miss
Amy E. Stoddard. Mrs. Slugg poured tea and
the hostess served assorted sandwiches, olives.
cake and cookies
The following mid-year promotions were
made in the public schools: At the Mcclellan
school from grade 6 to T. 10 pupils; from to
6, 2; from to 5. s; from to a. 8; from to 8,
8; from l to 2, IL; from the sub primary to l,
5; received from home T. At the PIERCE school
the changes were as follows: from to Z, 3d.
from to g. 10; from 4 to 5, IL; from to a, z
from 2 to 8. 16; from to 2. 10; received from
home 4 From to school common there
were q promotions; from to 9, 49, from 9
to the High school 81.
Mrs. Albert c. Carter and Miss Charlotte W
Colburn entertained the Unitarian Woman's
Alliance last Thursday afternoon, instead of
Miss Caroline E. White, who was ill with a
severe cold. Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens gave a
talk on 1.-The House or Henry street." settle
ment house in New York city, and read from
an article on the subject in the Atlantic
Monthly. Miss Frances Chase read the relig-
ious intelligence for Mrs. John H. Quimby,
who was unable to be present. Mrs. J. H.
Quimby will entertain the Alliance Feb oath,
when letters from absent members will be sub
stituted for paper by Mrs. Ira M. Cobe, who
! is in New York.
! The Belfast Board of Trade held their an
nual meeting in the grand jury room in the
court house Friday evening, Feb. 18th, and
the following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, Charles R. Coombs; vice presidents,
Morris L. Slugg, Wilson Ellis and Herman Ii.
Coombs; secretary, Orrin j. Dickey; treasurer,
T. F. Parker; board of managers, Robert F.
Dunton, l. 7. Dinsmore, F. L. Written, E. S.
Pitcher. H. C. Buzzel, Maine Hills, Frank A.
Bramhall. Ben D. Field, Elon B Gilchrest.
Ralph H. Howes The committees will be an
nounced later. Arthur Richie, Wilson Ellis
and VIM. NJ Thayer were made committee
to raise funds for the Belfast band
THE NIcKELs WILL CASE. Miss Amelia
E. Hanson of Maiden. Mass, and Judge George
F. Gould of Portland, counsel for Fred S.
Thompson of Chicago, a nephew of Mrs. Hem
rietta 7. Nickels of Searsport, who made many
public requests from her estate, filed petition
in the probate court here Feb. 10th for re-
hearing on the allowance of the will and to
permit him to withdraw his signature to the
petition for the probate of the will A hear
/ Ill h, ho1l Lok
United States Circuit Court of Appeals will be
t taken, according to counsel, from the recent de
cision of the full bench of the Maine Supreme
court, which sustained Judge James Libby in
permitting the probate of a copy of the will
rather than the original
THE JUNIOR ALLIANCE The regular mon tn.
ly meeting of the Junior Alliance of the Uni.
tartan church was held at the home of Hor
Dorman last Friday afternoon. The devotion.
al service was followed by business NEE tlne
at which all the Cheerful Letter workers gave
an account of their correspondence. and two
dollars was voted as contribution to the en-
dowment fund of the National Alliance. The
literary program was in charge of Alice Spear
who gave an account of the origin and customs
of St. Valentines Day, and called on eacl
member to read poem suitable to the spir
of the day. Among the authors represented
were Richard Lovelace. Leigh Hunt Samue
Lover, Ben Jonson, and others more modern
The musical features were a song by Jenni.
Spear, "rhere's Only One Mother" "Drink Tt
Me Only With Thine Eyes," Helen Wescott
and the reading, with piano accompaniment
of James Whitcomb Riley's. IAN Old Sweet
heart of Mine," by Charlotte Wadsworth
Julia Littefeld at the piano. Some curioul
antique valentines were shown, the oldest
dated 1856, directed to Anastasia Hazeltine
A postman (Rope Dorman) then appeared
whose golden locks we're nearly hidden undel
a large gray cap, bringing each member sew.
eral valentines. The afternoon closed with
merry hunt for candy hearts, which had beer
hidden about the rooms.
MILITARY WHIST. The military whist party
in Memorial hall last Friday evening undel
the auspices of Mrs. Amos Clement and Mrs
Essie P. earle of the Woman's Club, with
Miss Sue M. Partridge, assisted by Mrs s. S
L Shute directing, was social occasion. The
hall was prettily decorated in red, and tn.
lights of the center chandelier were covered
with red. Douphnuts, cheese and coffee were