The Republican journal., 1916-08-10

ing. aThis is a gold rooster play of great merit.
The Maine Transportation Company will have
special cars for the campmeeting at Temple
Heights. VIII ich opens next Sunday. The cars
will leave the Windsor Hotel at $50 and 10
a M, and at and p m. The last cars will re-
turn at $50 p m.
The popular program announced for the band
concert on school common last Thursday even
ing brought out a very large attendance, par
ticularly of those coming in autos and teams.
The trombone selection, the medley and the
the vocal numbers we're repeatedly encored.
At meeting of the general committee of
the G. A. R. monument fund Aug. 4th it was
decided to hold their fair in Memorial hall
Sept. 1st The fancy articles, etc.. will be on
sale in the afternoon. chicken supper will be
served from to 8. followed by a dance by
McKeen's orchestra. Ice cream will be on
| sale during the afternoon and evening.
Mrs. Lizzie E. Black, for the past two years
in charge of the tea room Of the Belfast Wo-
mans Club, has resigned her position to take
effect Sept. End. Mrs. Black will go to Middle
town, Conn.,, to take charge of the cooking in
the general dining room of Wesleyan Uni
versity, and will begin her duties there Sept.
goth.
Miss Alberta Farnham entertained at l D. m.
Thursday at the Woman's Club room in honor
of her guest, Miss Persis Wentworth of Free
dom. The menu included melons, chicken
salad. hot rolls. olives, ice cream, cake and
coffee. The OF her guests were Mrs. B. H,
Mudgett, Mrs. L. W. Hammons, Misses Flor
ence M. Brown and Carrie M. Greenlaw.
Sgt Earl R Starkey from the National Guard
recruiting station in Bangor will arrive in Bel
fast on Saturday, August 18th, to remain for
one week. During his stay in town. Sgt Starkey
will be pleased to meet any young men who
would like to enlist for the interesting and
probably brief tour of duty on the border, and
any others who may wish to ask for informa-
ton. in regard to the service.
The midsummer sale in the Universalist
vestry last Thursday afternoon and evening,
under the direction of the ladies of the Sew
ing Circle and Social Aid. was very successful.
The tables we're arranged about the vestry
and were all in white, with decorations of lace
| ferns, brakes and garden flowers. An i'm
promptu lunch with hot cocoa was served at
D. m. to those in charge of the tables, who re-
manned for the evening sales and the band
concert on school common. Ice cream and
cake were sold from tables on the lawn in the
evening. The net proceeds were about $50
| On account of the many ut-of-door attrac-
lions at this season of the year the illustrated
lectures by Col. c. H. French at the Methodist
church last Friday, Saturday and Sunday were
| not we'll attended. Col French has resided in
all the places on which he lectures-India,
Japan, the Grand Canyon, etc. He spent over
two years at the Grand Canyon and is IA
miliar with its wonderful scenery. His pic
lures are hand-painted from his own photo.
graphs and excellent. Col. and Mrs
French are on vacation trip through Maine
He is native of Oxford country and owns a
farm there, although he is globe trotter.
FIRE AT THE FAIR GROUNDS. An alarm Aug
4th at 10 a. m. was for fire in horse stall in
the stable at the fair grounds. Hose No.
and the engine company responded under as
sistant chief l. T. Clough. No one was on the
grounds and the fire apparently set, but
may have been from spontaneous combustion
The damage was slight When the way
| out an auto crowded the hose carriage into
the ditch and it thus came in contact with and
completely destroyed a new grocery wagon
driven by ]. G. Clements of Belmont. Mr.
Clements came down town and consulted a
doctor, but was uninjured except by shaking
up.
| SALE OF THE PIERCE HOUSE. The Pierce
house, No. Church street. has been solo to
Frances l. WEIGH of Everett, Mass. and will
be occupied this month by Mr.. and Mrs. Guy
D. Tobey of Boston, who fell in love with Bel
fast when here last summer on their bridal
trip The house was for many years the Veazie
residence and about fifteen years ago was
bought by George W. Burkett, who sold to the
recent owner. 1t is one of the most desirable
residences in Belfast and had been greatly i'm
proved by its late owner, both as to exterior
and interior as we'll the surrounding
grounds. Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce went to Brook
line, Mass. Aug. 3rd, where they recent
| ly bought a residence and will make their per-
manent home. Their going is distinct loss
| to this community, in which both MIR. and Mrs
Pierce have been active and prominent in all
matters relating to civic improvement. Mrs.
| Pierce was the founder and first president of
the Arts and Craft Club. now the Belfast Wo-
mems Club and is a talented artist The better
opportunity for the study of art and the many
other advantages offered by larger city have
led to this change of residence and the best
wishes Of many Belfast friends will follow Mr..
! and Mrs. Pierce to their new home.
| NORTH BELFAST Miss Minnie Dougherty
of New Haven, ct. was the guest of Miss
| Frances s Walkley the past week. :. Rev Harry
Daniels of Guilford is spending portion of
his vacation with his mother, Mrs A Daniels
| ...Mr Lee and family of Boston are the
guests of Mr. and Mrs Ripley Whitcomb. .
Mrs Charles Conant with maid and chauffer of
| Lowell, Mass, and Mr. William Ranger of Wash.
| ington, D c, arrived last Friday to visit their
sisters, Mrs H W Mackie and Mrs Addie Mer-
| riam. Mr. and Mrs Reuben Sibley and family
of Freedom spent part of Sunday with their
| daughter, Mrs W S Hatch. Mr. James
! Wing has moved into the house owned by Mr.
| George w Davis. The church services last
Sunday were very interesting. In the morn
ing Miss Walkley gave fine sermon to large