The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-11

4 oVCnoC auuouuCc tuc engagement Oh their
daughter. Louise c.. to Harry E. Bowker,
younger son of Mr.. and Mrs. E S. Bowker
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) will meet at the home Of Mrs.
| James c. Durham. Church street, this, Thurs
day, afternoon at o'clock. A paper on
Salem will be given by Mrs. Eugene L.
Stevens.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained unclaimed in the Belfast post office
for the week ending Jan. 9th: Ladies-Mrs.
Anne Kimbalf Gentlemen-C. c. Boothby,
winthrop N. Burgess. Amos Harvey, Leon
Murphy, Geo. Paraday.
| The Municipal Christmas tree in post office
square was lighted every night until last FRI
day and was very attractive feature. In
Thursdays snow storm it was powdered with
snow and when lighted was beautiful spec
tacle. The tree was removed Friday.
Clarence M Knowlton of East Belfast has
bought the Samuel G. Simpson farm on Con-
gress street and will move there early in
March. Mrs. Walter W. Simpson. who has
made her home on the place since the death of
Mr.. Simpson will move to Lowell, Mass, her
former home.
The telephone patrons received the follow
ing from Eugene R. Spear. manager of the
local exchange: with greetings and cordial
wishes for Happy New Year. want to as
sure you of my constant interest in your SER
vice and to ask a continuance of your coop
Grafton and goodwill"
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson has received word
from S. Tamez, the Mexican who was to have
spoken in the Unitarian church last Friday
evening, that he was taken seriously ill the
night before he was to leave for Maine and
that it will be several months before he will
be able to make the trip.
Next week we shall begin the publication df
a series of letters from Washington, D. c., by
Mrs. Vesta Davis Hig gins, who has contribut-
ed many interesting articles on her travels in
this country and life in the Philippines. The
first instalment of Mrs. Thomas B. Dnsmores
paper. The City Care Forgot" will also ap-
pear next week.
The next cotillion in the series will take
place tomorrow, Friday, night. Another will
be held on the 18th, and no more until Feb 9th,
owing to the previously arranged dates con-
fcting with the meetings of the Eastern Star,
to which many of the subscribers belong
Please remember that dancing begins prompt
y at o'clock.
Misses Eva and Charlotte Tbbetts enter
tanned last Thursday night at their home on
Waldo avenue in honor of the approaching
marriage of Mrs. Eva Coombs Brown and
Albea E. Hutchins. Sewing and cards were
enjoyed, and salads, rolls. cake and coffee were
served The guest of honor was presented
with Nutting picture. Those present were
Mrs. V. L. Hall, Mrs. Oscar Wilkins, Mrs. Fred
Washburn and Mrs. John Davis.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs H. S Morey, a.
Miller street, Monday afternoon, Jan. 18TH
The lesson will be from the c.. L. S. C. book,
France under the Republic chapters one
and two. This is new book in the c. l.. s. C.
course by Jean Charlemagne BRAGG, and will
be an instructive study. Rol-ca, current
events from The Independent. All members
are requested to attend.
The card party in the Woman's Club room
last Monday evening under the auspices of the
Universalist Social Aid was social and fnan-
cial success. The tables were in charge of
Mrs. Charles H. Crosby, Misses Grace A. Lord,
Elizabeth A. Kelley. Velma Mitchell, Mrs. ]. G.
Paul, Mrs l. L. Perry. Mrs. Elijah Richie,
Miss Edith M. Southworth, Mrs. Elmer Small,
Mrs. Selwyn Thompson, Mrs Frank l. Wilson
and Mrs. Leroy A. Weber. Mrs, Frank G,
Mixer. Mrs. Eugene L. Cook. Mrs. Frank A.
Mayo and Mrs. Arthur w Morse were host
esses and served assorted cake cocoa and
coffee.
ACCIDENTS. William M. Thayer met with
peculiar accident last Saturday evening in
front of the Howes grocery store on Main
street bag of grain had been left on the
sidewalk for customer and Mr.. Thayer did
not notice it but tripped on it and fell to the
walk. breaking and crushing his nose. He
went at once to the office of Dr. Foster C.
Small for treatment and although consider
ably shaken up by the fall was able to go to
the doctors office Sunday, and Monday was at
tending to business. .. Samuel Moore is con-
fined to his home, No. 161 Agh street, from
the effects of an accident while hauling hay
for Herbert W. Healey, Miller street. When
turning into the yard the rack upset pinning
Mr.. Moore between the horse and the irons of
the truck. severely spraining his right hip,
shoulder and wrist. 80 Mrs. Thomas l.. Decrow
fell the ice near her home on Samond
street last Thursday and fractured her left
wrist in two places.
BELFAST o PERA HOUSE. This evening, at
ZOO and $50, high class program. consisting
of Mae Murray and Wallace Reid in the Para
mount fve-reel feature, ITO Have and to
Hold" the Hearst News, comedy cartoons and
scenes of the Yosemite Valley will be offered
ITO Have and to Hold" is an elaborate pic
turization of Mary Johnston's widey-read
novel and it is one of the most delightful and
pleasing of recent photopIays. Friday even