The Republican journal., 1916-11-16
Dr. Ansel M. Lothrop and Maine Hills will
return today, Thursday, from hunting trip
In the vicinity of Ashland.

room In the Opera House block last FRIDAY
evening and elected officers as follows: Presi.
dent and treasurer. Frederick W. Brown: Sec
retary' Rudolph Fl. Cassens; directors, Hon.
ROBERT +. Dunton, Eugene l.. Person and F.
w. Brown. Seventy-five have Joined the c,ub
and cordial invitation is extended to al, in.
terested to become members The member.
snip lee Is oo cents. Regular meetings will be
held Monday and Friday evenings, but the
room Will be open every evening if the mem
bers care to play. 1t is expected that the cluh
Will be represented at the State Meeting in
Lewiston in January.
WINTER ARRIVES After a week or moro of
unusually fine weather for November the low
ering SKIES and chilly atmosphere last Sunday
afternoon presaged a storm, and about o. m.
snow began to fall. The flakes were small. but
IN little while the landscape was in it's win.
ter garb OF white, and Monday morning the
trees we're coated with the feathery flakes.
During the day the snow melted off the streets
and bare places. but later snow began to
fall again and Tuesday morning there was
six or seven inches and sleigh bells were heard
for the first time this season. Wednesday
morning was "brlte and fare" with the mer-
curry IA above at 9 a. M. marking the arrival of
the predicted cold wave from the st.where
20 degrees below zero had been reported. 1t
is hardly probable that winter has come tn
stay, but it is certainly with US just now.
| FIRE ALARMS. A still alarm Friday after.
noon, Nov. 10th, was for a fire in the Fl F.
Knight residence on Northport avenue.
few men with the hose carriage responded,
The fire was in 8 clothes press and was extn-
guished with little damage. The inques. was
held Saturday. The estimated value of the
building was $4,000 insured for $4,000, damage
about $50; estimated value of contents $500.
damage S25. The cause of the fire was un-
known. About 8 p. m. Sunday there call for
| the fire chief. but it was caused by crossed
wires. Chief Shute and several of the men,
who had responded to this call were standing
in front of the department, when an alarm was
rung in from box 80 corner of High and Bridge
street, for chimney fire in the tenement
house, next to the Jellison factory, owned by
Mrs. Sarah L. Hubbard and occupied by
Oscar Wentworth and Frank O.. Whiting There
was damage reported. a large crowd col
lected as it early in the evening. The
alarm from box Ia. at II as Monday was for
| fire in the Leadbetter cottage, so-called, own
ed by Mrs. George E. Kttredge and occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. William Stewart The fire
caught in the partition between two rooms in
each of which there was a hot fire. The
firemen arrived only chemicals were used The
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surance.
LYCEUM COURSE. The committee from the
Philharmonic Association have completed ar.
engagements for popular course of five en-
tertainments for this winter. The first at
traction. on Wednesday evening, Nov 22nd. is
Katherine Ridgeway, who is today acknow-
lodged to be the best known reader in her
particular line in the United States She sell
dom appears except in the largest courses and
in many of these has appeared from five to
eight times. She gives an evening of varied
readings instead of an entire program of
single play or story Shewil be accompanied this
year by Miss Gladys Cooper. a taiented:pianist
In order not to interfere with any other meet
ing scheduled for this evening, the entertain
ment will begin at $50 o'clock, instead of the
usual time of 8. Is. The other numbers in the
course, of which more in detail will be given in
advance of their coming, are Quartet from
the Boston Symphony Orchestra; Alton Pack
ard, Americas greatest cartoonist and lecturer;
Dr. Edward Amherst OFT, the famous lecturer,
and The Marigold Quartette These last two
need no introduction to the people who attend
ed the course last year, as they were universal
ly liked. II will be seen that the above will
constitute course of varied entertainments,
the equal of which has never been given In our
city and the committee are positive that each
and every number will be of special excellence.
| Arrangements have been made to have them
given in the Colonial Theater and the cost for
the entire course of five numbers has been
! placed at price which will in Itself be an at
traction, being but Sl5O, which includes re-
served seat for every evening. In order to
give so much for SO small an admission, it will
be necessary to sell at least 400 tickets and it is
hoped that all will avail themselves of this OPP
portunity to hear these artists. The commit
tee will endeavor to see all the people, but in
the limited time before the first production it
is dliuOSt upOSSlDie " w LueTeluTe ClckeLS
have been placed on sale at Adams Jewelry
| Store. go Main Street. Tickets are exchang-
able for a reserved seat at the box Office of the
theater Tuesday, Nov. 21st. after nine O'clock
a. m. Don't fail to see this splendid course
THE ASSOCIATED CHARITIES. The annual
meeting of the Belfast Associated Charities
was held in the city building Wednesday after
noon, Nov. 9Th. 1t was voted to have NUM-
cipal Christmas tree and Rev. A. E. Wilson,
Mrs. Charles M. Craig and Elon B. Gilchrist
were appointed committee to appoint large
er committee of arrangements for the tree and
program. This will be the third annual NUM-
cipal Christmas tree. The first was held I'M
der the auspices of the Belfast Board of Trade
and the second by committee of citizens,
who solicited subscriptions and arranged and
carried out the program. The report of the
treasurer, MIR. Charles r. Coombs, was most
encouraging. showing large number OF dis
bursements, but leaving balance of ST. in
the treasury. The report of the secretary.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Craig, was most interesting,
showing large amount of good done and
many needy cases looked after. 1t was voted
to have it printed in full. The old board of Of
ficers was reelected for the ensuing year, as