The Republican journal., 1916-02-10
Thomas b, Mar,han circle xill have ,

Th0maS d. Mar1haIl circle Will nave
Lincoln's Birthday program at their meeting
next Tuesday afternoon and all are requested
to be prepared to take part.
The young Ladies' Social Union of the Bap.
Mrs. Perle Benner. they voted to have their
annual sale just before Easter.
United States Naval Observatory time is re-
ceived daily through the Western Union at
the Old Corner Drug Store. at A. A. Howes &
Cos and the Belfast Opera House.
pany, Caribou, is still grinding potatoes. Mr..
Pitcher also has about 80 men engaged in
evaporating potatoes, which, it is understood,
go to Europe to help feed the soldiers there
Fort Fairfield Review.
The story hour for the children will be held
as usual next Saturday afternoon at $50
o'clock at the PIERCE school. Mrs. G. G. ABB
bolt and Miss Frances Abbott will tell the
stories.
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) will meet at the home of Miss
Charlotte w. Colburn, Church street, this.
Thursday, afternoon at 8 o'clock. The subject
of a paper by Mrs Eugene L. Stevens will be
1.-THE House in Henry Street"
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending Feb. 9Th: Ladies'
| Miss Carroll Head. Mrs. A. F. Richardson.
Gentlemen-N. W. Curtis. R. M. Cousins,
Walter Gray. E. G. Perry, Mr.. E Schweizer,
| Herman Whitmore.
| Messrs. George Patterson of the extension
i department and H. D. Cunningham of the adj
| vertsing department of the Central Maine
Power Co. were in Belfast several days last
! week attending the Food Fair, and Mr.. Cum
bingham demonstrated the new electrical de-
! vices in the booth of the Penobscot Bay Elec-
i trio Co.
| Preparations for the students concert which
| Is to be given on Feb. % in the Colonial are
going on and it promises to be a very aturac-
| tive program. One of the attractions is Louis
| Langman of Camden, the ten year old violin
ist who made such fine impression at the
Teachers convention in Bangor last fall, play
| ing in the Students Festival.
The Sons of Veterans and Ladies Auxiliary
| anu Iue daughters OIL veterans Will dIteOu the
Lincoln Day services next Sunday morning at
the Baptist church. All members of these So
| cieties are requested to meet at their hall at
10 o'clock to march to the church. The Sons
| of Veterans will have program on Abraham
| Lincoln at their meeting next Monday even
ing.
Friday, Feb. Sd, was the S6th birthday of
| Mrs. Susan L. Cook, whose home is with her
daughter, Mrs. B, 2. Gardner. and in observ-
ance of the day Mrs. Gardner made birth
day cake which had its full compliment of sc
candles, which made brilliant iluminati ton
when all were lighted. Mrs. Cook also re-
ceived flowers, calls and congratulations from
friends and neighbors, and passed very happy
day.
Almon McMahan, who of the end
men in the recent band minstrel show made a
decided hit, has written skit called The Rah!
Rah! Boys. in which he introduces a quartet,
duets. trios and solos, with bright dialogue.
This will be given soon in the Colonial Theatre
in connection with the regular picture show
In the cast are Arthur johnson, Seden and
Charles Hammons and MIR. McMahan all well
known singers.
The next meeting of Seaside Cnautauqua
Cir Gle will be held at the PIERCE schoolbuild.
ing Monday afternoon. Feb. 18th. The lesson
is from chapter eight of the c. L. S. C. book
Changing America Roll-cal Current
Events, program; talk: Contrast the immi.
grafton of thirty years ago with that of to-
| QaV.' sketches of characteristics of tho foy
west, the middle west and the east; paper
"The Initiative and Referendum in Switzer.
land and the United States;;" talk: "The school
house as center for community activities"
At the February meeting of the Woman's
Club last Monday afternoon it was voted tc
have thirty-table military whist party in
Memorial hall tomorrow, Friday, evening un-
der the direction of Miss Sue NJ Partridge, as.
sisted by Mrs. s. S. l.. Shute with Mrs. Amos
Clement and Mrs. Essie P. Garlic in charge OF
the arrangements. The gentlemen will be in.
ylted and doughnuts, cheese and coffee will be
served. 1t was voted to admit ladies' not
members of the club for a small admission to the
cooking school, March 28th 29th and Both, I'm.
der the direction of Miss Platt of the Univer.
sity of Maine.
The small two masted schooner Isa L., owned
IN Belfast, turned turtle near McLoon's wharf
thursday morning when the ebb tide left hel
partly stranded. The vessel had cargo OF
grain from H. H. Slower Co. The deckload
went overheard and the rest of the cargo was
ruined when the vessel filled. The schoone,
is commanded by Capt Rector.-Rockland
Courier Gazette
The lisa L. was formerly sloop and her rig
was changed last summer. She was built on
the shore below the steamboat wharf, launched
in 1912. and is IL tons net. She has an iron
keel taken from the sloop yacht Mallard, for.
merly owned by c. R. Coombs, and now owned
by Scott Tolmsn of Boston as power boat.