The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-12-14

A still alarm Wednesday morning was for a
Waldo avenue.
DR.. &. S. Weber has returned to his dental
officers in Masonic Temple after an enforced
vacatio because OF a disocated arm.
Violet, third daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Dexter was operated upon last Saturday morn
ing by Drs. Tapley and F. C. Small, for ade-
noids, at her home on the Allyn shore.
At the annual meeting of Seaside Hose
officers were elected: Captain James H.
Sholes; foreman, Drew H. L. Chaples: assist
ant foreman, A. B. Smalley; clerk, J. Earl
Braley.
The annual subscriptions for 1917 for the
Associated Charities are now due. Some have
already been paid and others may be sent to
Mrs, Chas. M. Craig, secretary; Chas. R..
Coombs, treasurer, or to any of the clergy
men. Remember this is the time when the
Association needs the money most
The annual ball of Hook & Ladder Co
No. /, will take place tomorrow, Friday, even
ing, in the Coliseum Rink. good time is as
sured to all who attend and an added attrac-
ton will be the dancing of little Miss Doris
Sweat, who created such a sensat ton at the
recent Pop concert. McKeen will furnish
music
Romans Merry Makers, IL artists, are at
The Colonial Theater this week with new
music, new plays, clever girls and clever
dancers, and are giving good salts faction and
drawing good houses New play every night.
New pictures every night. Pictures at Z;
musical comedy at $50. Matinee today and
Saturday at 230
Reports of the Darymen's, etc, meetings
last week in Augusta and of the Boys and
Girls Corn Clubs in Portland, prepared for
this issue, are unavoidedly deferred, with other
matter, due to the demands of advertisers for
space. For like reason we shall have to al
low the advts. in this issue to "speak for
themselves. Don't miss reading them.
pooR's, MILLS. Miss Evelyn Wilson has re-
turned to Augusta after three weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Wilson.
In the meantime she has been sick with the
measles. Their son Howard has also been at
home sick with the chickenpox. Miss Anna
Brown is visiting her mother, Mrs. Luella
Brown. Mrs. Dyer and Mrs. Crockett of
North Haven spent Thanksgiving with their
sister, Mrs. Rankin. u. F. Sheldon went to
Lowell last Monday on business. Henry
Wentworth found one of bis horses dead in
the stable Tuasdav mo rninp
AID ASKED FOR BELFAST INSTITUTION, The
Belfast Home for Aged Women will ask the
coming legislature for an appro priation Of
$500 for each of the years 1917 and 1918, for
maintenance, according to statement filed
Tuesday at the office of the State auditor The
statement says:
"The Belfast Home for Aged Women was
incorporated in 1903 az charitable institution
with a small endowment. receiving inmates for
life. who have no means of their own. for the
sum of $500. There are now five inmates of
the Home. The corporation owns the Home
which cost $4,000 1t has invested funds of
50, AGO and receives the income of an additional
fund of $1,000 For the year ending October
4, 1916. the income from investments was
$5l5 IL; amount received from donations and
other sources, S377 total receipts. $89217.
1.-The expenses of the Home for the year
amounted to 1,447 OF. leaving deficiency OF
1854 s5. This corporation desires an appro-
priation from the State of $500 for the year
1917 and $500 for the year 1918, to be used
toward the payment of the necessary expenses
of supporting the inmates of the Home"
1.-THE GIRL FROM UPPER T." It has been
many years since the writer attended High
school play and if those intervening were
equal to the presentation of 1.-THE Girl from
Upper y in the Colonial Theatre last Friday
evening he feels that he has lost good deal.
1t was really q remarkable amateur perform
understandable in many respects; for the
uniform excellence that fairly entitled it to be
called an all-star production, for the absence
of breaks and delays. and the successful make
ups and appropriate costumes. Much credit is
due of course to the coach, Mrs. s. A. Parker.
but she evidently had good material to work
with. The specialties between the acts,
tenor solos by Charles GetchelI, and Spanish
song and dance by four young misses, were an
added attraction. synopsis Of the play with
mention of each member of the cast had been
written,b but rush of holiday advertising COM
PEELED us to cut it down to this paragraph,
much to our regret. There was a crowded
house and the net proceeds were about $40. :.