The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-11-23

"'iooiahce TO those unable to pay.
Or. John Stevens of Gonvick, Mimi, in
'enoing cheek for his home Paper writes: at
seems like being at Belfast when get it Mon
day morning"
MISS Veda Foley of Sangerville arrived last
thursday and will assist Miss Sibyl Russell
VINO mas charge of the cooking department at
the Woman's Club.
The Universalist Ladies Circle held an all
day session in the vestry YESTERDAY with a
picnic dinner. The time was spent socially
and in tying puffs
large number of shoppers were over from
lslesboro Monday coming on the early morn
ing boat and some of the stores had holiday
shopping appearance.
Among the Maine people in Bangor last
Saturday and Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. A. M.
Clement OF Seal Harbor, R. L. Cooper, v. L.
Hall and F. B. Luce of Belfast.
The Belfast Gun Club wish to announce that
there will be an all-day shoot at their grounds
on Thanksgiving Day. Owing to the high
cost of ammunition % rifle target shooting
will be in favor and other forms of amusement
INDUCED in.
The Christmas sale by the Women's Alliance
of the First Parish (Untarian) will take place
In Memorial hall Thursday afternoon, Dec
7th. Many attractive novelties will be offered
for sale. A further notice will be given in
next weeks paper.
| Mrs. Albert C Burgess when on her way to
church last Sunday morning slipped on the
Church street walk near Miller street and
wrenched her left leg below the knee. She
did not fall but the injury is very painful and
confines her to her home.
Miss Inez L. Barker, the district nurse in
Islesboro, writes that she picked at least half
bushe of purple and white stocks from Dr. B.
E. Larrabees garden Nov. 18TH After shak-
ing off the snow they were IS fresh as in sum-
mer and kept equally as we'll.
Mrs. Frank |. Wilson, Mrs &. M. Knowlton,
Misses Elizabeth A. Kelley and E. Frances
Abbott have been made an entertainment COM
mittee by the Universalist Social Aid to pre-
pare an entertainment, for the Christmas sale,
etc, in Memorial hall, Dec. 18th.
The Post Office Department is ready to re-
ceive proposals for carrying the mails for four
years from July l, 1917, on star routes in
Maine, but is unable to pay for advertising.
Write for information to the Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General, Washington. D. c..
Mrs. George l. Heating entertained the
Octagon Club last Thu, sd ay night at her home
on High street. The prize, cheese plate, was
won by Miss Louise H. Ferguson. and the con-
ISOLATION, a vanity box went to Mrs. Ben Hazel
tine Confectionery, ice cream and cake were
served. Miss Grace A. Lord will entertain
the Club this, Thursday, evening.
There will be street parade on Thanks
giving day by the Belfast Band advertising the
pop concert and dance on that night in the
Belfast Opera Housa. Tickets are going like
hot cakes, and while the program gives assur-
ance of fine entertainment those who at
tend will have the further satisfaction of
knowing that they are assisting in benefit to
| the band.
Street commissioner George Weymouth is
now busy directing the construction by day
labor of sewers on Bayview street from Lucy
Halls house to Harbor street; on Court from
Grove to Park; on Church from the Thompson
Mfg. Co.'S plant to Market and down Marke.
to High The Court street section was prac-
tically all ledge.requiring great deal of blast
ing. The portable blacksmith shop is now on
Church street in front of Memorial building
Our attention has been called to errors in
recent write.up of an auto ride "In the Town
of Waldo" 1t is no wonder we did not recog-
nize the Ferguson house, as it was the home
of Jonas Ferguson, and we were reminded that
the George B. Ferguson home, which was at
Citypoint, was sold after his death to C. M.
Knowlton and later burned to the ground.
Some day we hope to become better acquaint-
ed with the surrounding country, as to which
we are "all ct sea-; at present.
The Minnetoska Club held its first meeting
of the season last Saturday afterno IN at the
home of the leader, Mrs. Charles M. Craig.
letter was received from the home missionary
to whom the club recently sent dolls and scrap
books, stating that owing to SO little emigra-
ton the gifts were not used at Ellis Island as
intended, but sent to children in the west
The club will make scrap books for children's
hospital in Boston and will become junior
branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary
board.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The ship Aryan, the last
of the fleet of full-rigged ships owned in Bos-
ton, has been towed back to Coquimbo, Chile,
in leaking condition, according to advices re-
ceived at Boston, Nov. 18Th. The ship is
owned by Eugene P. Carver. She sailed from
Coquimbo on Nov. 9th, for Tacoma, WASH,
with cargo of nitrate Presumably she en-
countered bad weather. $50. The dismasted
schooner John R. Penrose, which brought a
cargo of clay to Portland some time ago and
went on to Stockton, was at Portland again
Nov. 18th in tow of the tug Hugh Ross. deeply
laden with lumber and laths bound for New
York. After reaching that port the vessel
will! be towed to Noank, Conn.,, to be reftted
as three-master, which she was before the
famous blow-up on Black Tom island few
months ago. -. Among the dozen or more sail