The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-01-06
The News of Belfast.

a still alarm Friday morning was for
chimney fire in the George E. Kittredge cot
age on Condor street. No damage.
uiskey & Knowlton, Real Estate Agents
have sold the Waldo B. Washpurn house on
Waldo Avenue to Jetson Pettee, who will &C.
cuPy IT,
Potatoes were selling in Palermo last week
al ST. 80 to 81 per barrel. and quite large ship
rDsuts we're male, Weeks potato house ship
ned L40l bushels.
Rev Ashley A. Smith pastor of Park Uni
sersalist church Bangor, was presented with
&. beautiful new piano Christmas from the
members If his church and parish.
MISS luIiet A. Wiggin, who has played with
The Saturday Night club, entertained at her
home New Years night. There were no
aris-=-. rule Of the club. Punch. assorted
puts and home made confectionery were
served
Ms George E Bracket returned Friday
from Boston, where she had been on business
fol the Girls Home. Two girls from the Home
yyers recently placed in Mt. Vernon, N. Y,
making fourteen placed in private homes in
Nss York State.
December 10. 1915, Mathews Brothers and
go.T-l & Co., filed suits in Equity VS. Arthur
Small and Mrs. A. H. Blackington of North
port. Ho enforce a lien on the foundation, floor
alG aalls of a bungalow on the Nelson farm,
ze.caf'ed, on Rocky road. Northport, erected
IL. l;.o,+;,, ,F Arthur
WED remittances from subscribers come
condiments Of the season and best wishes for
lhs Journal which are fully appreciated.
very pretty Christmas card from Stamford
Conn bears this message: "The seasons
greetings to our dear and valued friend. the
Belfast Journal and its whole staff, from Mr.
and Mrs C. R Evans"
Letters have been received from Mrs. Carrie
{ Peudleton, stating that she with her sister,
Mrs Mary c. Fessenden, and Miss Maude
Gammaus, arrived at Hotel Olive, Redlands,
Calf. Dec. 18th. They spent day in the
Grand Canon, but the weather was cold and
snowy. They visited niece of DIR. Pendle-
ton in San Bernardino. They had received a
cali from Capt. Palfrey and were to be enter
tanned at his home Dec I'D.
RUBE BEE Is COMING. Date, Monday, Jan
10, 1916. Coliseum rink patrons are looking
forward to the Rube Bee to be given at the
rink by Manager Pierce. This will be the
same order held annually at Bar Harbor when
IL the winter time the natives of the resort
dress as Yankee farmers, and dance. The an
nuai Waybackers' ball Is of the notable
annual occasions in this State The Rube Bee
at the Coliseum will be just as popular.
Here, too, young people will dress as farmers,
although instead of dancing they will skate
The date of the affair will be Monday. Jan
IOth. Now is the time to get ready. The
Hube Bee is ahead of masquerade because il
Symethiug new. The od-fashioned feature
gives splendid opportunity for originality
aud 1t is expected that some wonderful rigs
viii be seen on this occasion. Look for sug-
-estions as to make up at the rink.
PLEASE FEED THE BIRDS" The work of
Che National Association of Audubon Socie-
ties IN protecting wild birds becomes very
practical at this time of the year. 1t is send
ing 10 every newspaper, postoffice, woman's
New England, the following appeal:
he deep covers their usual food-in-
Sc cts eggs and larvae and the seeds of weeds
and they will starve unless we feed them
tive them 'Hayseed," chaff from the barn
Hoof, crumbs, scraps of meat, bones and suet:
anything eatable and they will repay you
thousand fold by their work in the garden
and orchard all the spring.
Do It Now. Fasten the meat scrans and
suet securely to the trees and see how eager.
~ the chlckadees and woodpeckers go to it.
READ the snow down hard and scatter the hay
SEED and crumbs there. or put it on a board or
o9x and watch the juncos and tree sparrows
I'LL up Put out chaff and grain for the quail
and meadow larks in the the pasture. They
"9rk Tor US all summer long, eating insects
heep 1t Up While the Snow Lasts. It is
nor only fine philanthropy but paying in
esJment for each one of US, If you want to
hoo" more about feeding and protecting birds,
"r1e to Winthrop Packard, Agent National
association Of Audubon Societies, sc Newbury
street Boston. Mass.