The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-11-08

Ladder Co. will hold their annual concert
and ball at the Opera House, Friday
evening, Dec. 21st.
Mrs. Herbert Brown of East Belfast is
recovering from two weeks illness with
pneumonia. She has been under the care
of her sister, Miss Prescott, trained
nurse from Boston.
Mayford Morris, only son of Mr. and
Mrs. H. j. Morris of Belmont avenue,
who was drafted and went to Camp De-
vens, at Aver, Mass, with the second
contingent from Belfast, returned home
last Saturday having failed to pass in the
Federal examination.
Among the eighty Maine hotels to sign
the food pledge for two white breadless
days and two meatless days each week
were the following from Waldo county:
The Waquoit at Northport, Mountain
View Farm and Willow Farm both of
Lincolnville and York's Hotel at Brooks.
Ground was broken last Thursday on
the Peavey place in East Belfast for the
foundation of the bungalow Ralph A.
Peavey is to erect next season. The bum
galow will be opposite their present sum-
mer home and will command more ex-
tensive view of the bay. Mr.. Mcleod of
Dark Harbor has charge of the work.
Miss Gordon of Kansas, a representa-
tive of the Philadelphia Winter Chautau-
qua Course, was in Belfast last Saturday
endeavoring to book course of two lee
lures and an entertainment here the COM
ing season. On account of present war
conditions and the fact that the Com
munity Chautauqua is already generally
supported in a weeks course another
summer, it was thought advisable not to
attempt course this winter.
Halloween, Oct. 31st, was very gener-
ally observed early in the evening by the
little people in their jack o'lantern pa
rades and games. 80. The G. G. Club of the
Baptist church gave a very successful
public social, at which the old-time tests
and games were in order. The net pro-
ceeds were SIS 80. There were several pri-
vate parties by the school children. -.
The usual club suppers, etc., were elimi-
mated in honor of Hoover week.
Ernest G. Gross, who has been conduct
ing garage on the Searsport shore road
for several seasons, has erected fine
residence just opposite, and with his fam
lily will occupy it about the last of this
month. Mr.. Gross bought what is known
as the Putnam farm on a very slightly
section of the avenue. The house is of
the bungalow style and has seven rooms.
Mr. Gross built the walls, the chimneys
and also worked his spare time as car
penter.
The Thimble and Whist Club of which
Mrs. J. F. Wilson is a member gave her
farewell party on Tuesday of last week
before her departure Monday for Fort
Collins, Colo, where she will spend the
winter with her son, Jesse E. Wilson. A
non-Hoover dinner was served, the last
of the season and one of the Clubs fav-
orites-a real old-fashioned 'sboiled din
ner" with delicious accessories. The af-
ternoon was spent with cards Miss
Loula A. Mason, Mrs S. A. Parker and
Mrs. Colby A. Racklitfe were special
guests Miss Alberta M. Farnham, chief
clerk in The Belfast City National Bank,
will accompany Mrs. Wilson to Fort Col
Inns and remain for short visit.
Mrs. Frank Phalan of Waterville, who
recently succeeded Mrs. Alva Roy Scott
of Bangor as the director in Eastern
Maine for the Unitarian Alliance, was
the guest of honor of the Belfast First
Parish Alliance last Thursday at the home
of Mrs. William B. Swan. She gave
most entertaining account of her recent
visit to Montreal, where she attended the
sessions of the General Conference of the
Alliance, She is an earnest. worker in
this cause and returned home imbued
with the enthusiasm of tie conference
and the good it is doing in the present
day war conditions. She was especially
enthusiastic in regard to the address of
ex-president VIM. H. Taft. She was the
guest of Mrs. Albert NJ Carter and Miss
Charlotte w. Colburn while in Belfast
and also dined with Rev. and Mrs. Arthur
E. Wilson The next meeting will be
held at the home of Miss Colburn, when
Mrs. S. S. L. Shute will read a paper on
Some Interviews with Famous People.
THE BOARD OF TRADE. There was
very enthusiastic gathering at the regu-
lar meeting of the Belfast Board of Trade
last Friday evening and matters were
discussed with view to future results
which will lend much help to the city,.
A voluntary subscription Of some S25
was raised toward defraying the expenses
of the Boys Convention recently held in
this city. President Slugg spoke to some
length in regard to the matter of raising
a company of the Third Regiment in this
city and of the correspondence which he
had had with Adjutant General NEG
Presson of Augusta. That the Adjutant