The Republican journal., 1916-12-28

i News from North. South. East and West
/, Belfast and Belfast-in TINS issue OF The
Journal.
There will be a supper for the Sunday
school in the vestry of the Universaist church
at 6 D. m next Monday. to which the parents
are invited.
Mrs. H. q. Coombs. who accompanied ner
sister. Miss Carrie Greenlaw' TO Augusta last
Tuesday, remained over Thursday to attend
the Dry Goods convention.
The first cotiilion of a series OF Six, for
which subscriptions have been received, will
+ake Mace in Memorial hall tomorrow, FRI
dav nipht. with music b. Nc Keen. About 80
couples have subscribed.
Percy S, Edgecomb. deputy sealer OF weights
and measures, who passed the christmas vaca-
t;on at bis home in this city, has returned to
Aupusta to devote the remainder OF the year
to closing up the annual report ana other pusl'
ness connected. with his offlce.
The Saco Valley Canning Co. will close this
week most successful season at their Local
plant under the direction of A. L. Rondeau OF
Auburn, They usually close at Thanksgiving
but this year continued until Dec. END, en-
ploying about 40 hands, They put up 100000
gallon cans of apples and have shipped 10000
cans of corn. The apple pack has been sold
and the last car loads Will be shlpped this
week.
The business at the Belfast post office Christi
mas week beat all records. Assistant POST
master M. C, Hill, who has been in the office Ii
years, says it was at least SO per cent ahead OF
any year in that time. In two days quo SACKS
of mail matter were sent out and ABOUT as many
received, and about $4,000 one-cent stamps
were sold. All hands worked over hours and
the carriers served their routes on two SUNDAY
mornings. Everything was cleaned up Monday.
Belfast High won fr 5m Islesboro High. II to
25, in fast game of basketball at Dark dar-
Dor Dec goth. The summary:
B H S. l. ID. 5.
Pendeton If 7............... ...........ro Dodge
Vaughan RI (3) orosoy
Salter 1........... &c fehaieton
Durham lb........... ...:..rl L. Douge
Shute rb q l..........lf Boardman (3)
Referee, B. Pendleton
Mr.. and Mrs Ira M. Cobe spent Christmas at
The Wayside Tea House, and Mrs. CODE de-
corated this attractive old house with laurel
wreaths and Christmas bells, and it was bril-
lantlg lighted each evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cobe entertained Christmas at 9 a. Min honor
of Miss Marian M, Heal and DIR. Ansel W.
Lothrop, whose engagement was announced
Saturday. The other guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Austin w. Heating, Misses Clara b and Belle
Heating. There Christmas tree beauti-
fully decorated and laden with gifts MIR.
Cobe returned to New York Wednesday, but
Mrs. CODE remains until after New Years at
the Wayside,
Sheriff Cushman has announced the follow
ing deputies for the coming year: Charies
Adams. Searsmont. P. o. W. Appleton; James
AG Beach. Belfast, turnkey; Willard M Berry,
Stockton Springs; Silas E. Bowler, Palermo;
Wimot l.. Gray, Troy; P Il. Hurd, Northport,
P. o. Belfast; Ralph A. Light, Liberty; Frank
B. Littlefeld, Monroe; Albert B. Payson,
Brooks: Harrison B. Toothaker, Belfast;
Charles Walker, Swanville. P. 0. Monroe; Eli
mer Webster, Searsport; Frank Il webster.
Waldo, P. o Morrill,. The January term of the
supreme judicial court will convene on Tuesday,
Jan. 2, with Associate Justice Warren Z. Phil
brook of Augusta presiding.
WEST BELFAST. The Friday Country Club
m 1T Dec. 18th with Mrs. James Sanker. The
afternoon was spent in sewing. Miss kath'
: rvn Newcomb assisted the hostess in serving
sandwiches. cheese, olives, cake. coffee and
stuffed dates. The next meeting will be FIJI
day. Dec. 29th, with Mrs. whitman Newcomb'
Mr.. and Mrs. George B. Dyer had as guest OF
honor at Christmas dinner Mr.. B, B. Toothaker
Mrs. Dyer's father. Mr.. Toothaker is 50 years
young and is out every day doing chores.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitman Newcomb entertained
thirteen at Christmas dinner Dec. 25th.
, MIR, and Mrs Frederick Toothaker entertain ed
Mr.. and Mrs George E. Dyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Whit
man Newcomb at dinner Dec. Oath.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle had the follow
ing Christmas program at their meeting last
r Tuesday: Song, "Rocked in the Cradle Of the
e Deep" Mrs. Della Frisbee; Christmas Wei
( come, Pres. Lulie Nichols; reading. Zone
S Touch of Nature" Mrs. Nettie Merrithew
: Flag Song and "Once in Royal Davds City,
Dorothy Jackson and Annie Oma-; reading
' "If Long Ago." L. C. Putnam; piano solo
Helen Ellis; song, merry, Merry Christmas
t Bells" N ak Collins; reading, when Yuletide
. Comes Again." Mrs. Dora Bridges; song, ''Let
Me Whisper in Your Ear" Doris Collins; read
2 ing, Paper on Christmas Gust ms, Mrs. Julia
. McKeen; remarks on Christmas, H. M. Ben
} nett. In behalf of the Circle Mrs. Nichols
presented Mrs. Julia McKeen a past presi
dents badge in honor of her faithful service of
ten years as treasurer. Candy was served by
/ the president. Next Tuesday the meeting is
called for 80 p. M, and joint installation
of officers will be held with the Post, Mrs.
, Mary Pendleton installing for the Circle, and
L. c. Putnam for the Post.