The Republican journal., 1916-10-12


The Belfast Masonic Club has elected officers
for the ensuing year as follows; President
Allen L. Curtis; vice president, DR.. Ernest L
Weber; recorder, Clifford J. Pattee; treasurer
T. Frank Parker; executive committee, Ralph
l. Morse. Waldo B. WashburD, A. B. Smalley,
William H. Bray and Frank B. Luce; house
committee, Mr.. Wsshburn. The club has a
good membership and number of game con-
tests will be planned for the winter,
The S. S. s. Club, with Mrs. Jessie H. Allen,
Mrs. Esther W. Roberts apd Miss Annette
Holt as guests, met at the Stephenson cottage
on the Allyn shore last Monday. At 80 D. m.
escailoped clans, salad. hot rolls, cream puffs,
cake and coffee were served. Auction was
played during the evening. Miss Marian NJ
Perry won the first prize. Miss Leverne Whit
ten the second, and the consultations went to
Mrs. Margaret s. Vinal and Mrs, Leila II,
Thompson.
Mrs. Sarah Childs of Boston, adminstratix.
has sold the furniture and personal effects of
her sister, the late Mrs Carrie E PIERCE, and
returned to Boston. Mrs. PIERCE had only a
life lease of the brick house she occupied on
Franklin street, and it is now the property of
the City National bank The Board of Trade
have started a movement for building a new
hotel and if the lot corner of Franklin and
Church streets can be obtained at satisfac-
tory price will buy the PIERCE house. If not
the bank will sell at once to private parties.
AN ACCIDENT. Howard Moore who is en-
ployed in the Cobe stables at Hillside Farm
Northport, met with accident in Belfast last
Friday afternoon when on his way to the
Waldo county hospital for nurse for his wife,
who is ILL., When near the telephone office on
Main street his horse stumbled and fell. With
others who came to his assistance Mr.. Moore
was attempting to remove the harness and re-
lease the horse from the shaft when he Was
kicked in the face, receiving severe flesh
wounds. He was taken to the City Drug store
and DR.. E, D. Tapley. who was near at hand
on Main street, was called. DIR. Elmer Small
was also called and the young man was taken
to the latter's office and the wounds dressed,
and were found to be only superficial "Mose."
Mr.. Cobe's carriage, horse was taken to the
West hospital, where he was treated for sew
eral scratches and strained shoulder He is an
unusually kind horse and it is thought that
the accident caused by his stepping on a
loose stone.
SALE OF TWO MARK ISLANDS. A deed was re-
corded III the aldo County Registry of Deeds
the past week transferring Mark Island from
the heirs of the late John M. Adams of Port
land to Charles D. Norton of New York citv.
The island contains about 40 acres and is on
the steamboat route from Rockland to Dark
Harbor. 1t will be used for camping purposes
by Mr.. Norton's sons. Mr.. Norton was the
assistant secretary of the treasury under
President Taft and is vice president of the
First National Bank of New York city He
has summer home at Pulpit Harbor, North
Haven. The other Mark Island, of about 80
acres, lying east of Dark Hafbor, was recent
ly sold to Preston Player, Boston trokeh and
its name changed to Resolution Island, the
name it has sometimes borne. Mr.. Player is
using it at present for farming purposes.
Both sales were made through the agency of
Hiram P. Farrow, civil engineer.
NORTH BELFAST. The annual meeting of
the Ladies' Aid Society was held with Mrs. M
F. Hurd Oct. 4th with 10 members present.
The officers reported very successful year,
both financially and socially. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Mrs W G.Hatch, president; Mrs Frank lib ado.
vice president; Mrs. w. S. Hatch, secretary
and treasurer. Miss F. S. Wakley gave US
an excellent sermon last Sunday morning from
the text, "Be not deceived, God is not Knocked,
for whatsoever man soweth that shall he also
reap" There was large attendance at Sum
day school in response to the call to observe
the day as sunday school day. Rev W. T.
Hawthorne of the First Congregational Church
of Belfast occupied the pulpit in the evening
and preached q good sermon from the life of
Jesus. large audience was in attendance +.
Mrs. R. S. Brier and Miss Carrie Brier of Win
ter Hill, Mass, and Mrs. F. G. Gay and sons
Brier and Malcolm, of Brooklyn, N. Y, who
spent the summer here, returned to their
homes the last of September. Miss Lille
Gilmore, who spent two weeks with her cousins,
Mrs. c. W. Aver and Mrs. E. c. Gay. returned
to her home in Byefeld, Mass, last Saturday
I'm. F. Hurd went to Bangor Saturday for a
short stay. Next Sunday evening there will
be stereopticon lecture at the church by Miss
Frances Walkley on "Far Away Places in the
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