The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-20

The Dickey- KnowIton Real Estate Company
have rented for Ephralm o. Shaw his farm OF
Belmont Avenue to Earl H. Robbins of LYNN
Mass, who is soon.to remove his family to this
city.
The International Bible students will have 6
Bi Die lecture entitled present World Crisis
Foretold in Divine Prophecy" by R. M Robe
of Brooklyn. N. Y, at 80 p. M, July 18th. in
Memorial hall The public are invited to at
tend. Seats free and no collection The
speaker is said to be both able and interesting
and the topic is a timely one.
Mauritz M. Nelson, the adopted son of the
| late Mrs. Mariana T. Farrow of Belmont
who is on the U. S. ship Nebraska, recently
sent Mr. Farrow $106 in Mexican money, in
bills from 81 to $40, amounting to less than 81
of our money. Mr.. Farrow has framed the
bills and they are on exhibition in Frank G.,
Mixers store
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin M. Croker went to
Veazie Wednesday to attend the marriage of
| their only son, Richard Foster Croker. to
Miss Matilda Weed Molholand, at D. M.
July 18th. Henry Milton Mudgett of this city
was Mr. Crocker's best man. The brides sis
ter, Vivian, will be bridesmaid The groom is
in charge of the agricultural department of
| the Madawaska Training School and after a
| short trip will go to Fort Kent for the summer
session.
A LUNCHEON AND SHOWER. Miss Gertrude
E. Coombs, whose engagement to Henry G.
1ngersoll of Portland was announced July 9th,
was given luncheon and shower last Friday
afternoon by Misses Belle Heating and Doro-
thy Franck of Brookline, Mass, at the home
of Miss Heating. Luncheon was served at
p. m., when covers were laid for 16 on one
| large and small table, The color scheme
was yellow and white. III the center OF the
| large table was yellow crepe paper box with
| yellow ribbons running to each cover. AS the
| guests drew the ribbons they received dainty
favors, while the bride to- be received the con-
| tents Of the box-many and dainty gifts for
| her future home. Misses Katherine Brown
| and Elizabeth Doak assisted in serving tomato
bisque, lobster cardinal, hot rolls, olives, ices,
cake and nuts. The afternoon was spent with
cards and dancing. The guests were Misses
Dorothy Gateley of New York, Dorothy Blake
ley of Lynn, Mass, Janetta Rogers of North
port. Hazel Doak, Florence and Marjorie
| Shaw, Edna Crawford, Martha Knowlton
| Grace Merriott, Clara Heating, Mrs. Charles
Brown of Belmont, Mrs. Carleton Doak of
North Belfast: Misses Dorothy Baker and
Marian Heal were unable to attend.
| THE Col oNIAL CABARET. The Colonia
Cabaret given in Memorial hall last Friday
evening by the Women's Alliance of the First
Parish, Unitarian. church was very pleas.
ing social function. All who took par
in the musical program we're in Colonial
costumes. Mrs. Clement W. Wescott wore a
beautiful changeable silk gown, with her hail
dressed in Colonial style; Mrs. Melvin O.
Dickey was gowned in white with pink trim.
mings, and Mrs Louise d. Beckwith in green
both with powdered hair. The girls of the
Junior Alliance were also in antiquarian cos
tunes. which were very becoming. In the
Mother Goose" pictures Ruth Dinsmore i'm
personated Mother Goose; Hope Dorman, Queer
of Hearts; Barbara Mckinney, Little Miss
Muffet; Elizabeth Doak, Old Mother Hubbard
and rolford Durham, Old King Cole. They
were posed separately on the stage. which wal
arranged as an old fashioned room, Will,
Misses Helen Wescott and Grace Hazeltin,
sang the parts each represented The quar-
tet music by the regular Unitarian choir
Mrs. Clement w. Wescott, Mrs. Melvin
Dickey. Arthur N. johnson and A. P. Good
hue-was heartily encored, and the solos b.
Mrs. Wescott and Mr.. Johnson were great.
enjoyed. At the two intermissons sand
witches, coffee. cake and ice cream were serve
by Misses Marian Hazeltine, Marian Heal
Clara and Belle Heating, Hazel Doak, Mar
garet White. Miss Greinhart, Dorothy Franck
Julia Littlefeld and Alice Spear, at smal
tables decorated with bud vases and singl
peoples. There was very large attendance
including sew eral parties from Northport, on
of whom reserved four tables. The younge
set remained for the dance that followed, wit
: music by Victrola from J. L. Sleeper & Co.
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