The Republican journal., 1917-02-22
The News of Belfast.

''The Old Peabody Pew" by Kate Douglass
Wiggin will be given in the near future by
the ladies of the Universalist church.
"The Spell of the Yukon" Metro photo
play in five acts. adopted from the famous
poem of the same name and featuring the
eminent dramatic actor Edmund Breese. will
be the feature picture to-day, Thursday, af-
ternoon and evening, at the Colonial Theater
Our weather item last week closed with the
hope that milder temperature was at hand
and that h pc has been realized, although we
have had some quite cold nights and one or
two snow fiurries, several inches falling last
Monday night. Tuesday the mercury reached
40 above zero. the highest temperature exper-
fenced for some time. There is large amount
Of snow on the ground.
Repairs and improvements are in propress
on the Dunton block on Spring street, the i'm
provements including three-story extension
in the rear. the full length Of the block to be used
for storage, etc., by the tenants. The steps
at the entrance doors on Spring street will be
removed and platforms built with steps ex
tending to the sidewalk.
Thursday. Feb. 18th. was the 18th anniver.
sary of the sinking of the battIeship Maine in
Havana harbor. The popular vote of the pa-
irons of the Food Fair in Bangor last week Sc
lected the site of the post office for the loca.
ton of the shield taken from the Maine and
presented to Bangor. 1t was on exhibition
there during Food Fair week.
representative Brewster of Portland has
presented to the Legislature an act to regulate
the time for beginning fall terms of schools.
This is the result of the agitation for uni
form school law, in order that all common
schools in this State will have uniform date
lor opening. Also. instead of opening the
Monday after Labor Day, as is the present GUS
tom, 1t is proposed not to open the schools
earlier than the 2lst of September in each wear.
Mrs. Maine Hills entertained the Hospital
Club at her home, No. 16 Church street, Thurs
day evening, Feb. 18th, and 26 members were
present. There were three tables of auction.
others spending the time socially and with
their sewing The articles. cretonne bags,
ETC., left from the hospital fair, were disposed
of by lottery. Later in the evening tea, sand
wiches. cookies, etc, were served, Mrs Nor
man A. Read, Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore, Misses
Margaret l.. keene, Maude g. and Clara K.
Steward assisting.
Lee Thompson, the young sailor on the
schooner Lyman M. Law, recently torpedoed
and sunk by an Austrian submarine, is well
known in Belfast, and came here from Brooks.
When boy he learned the carpenters trade
at the Good Will Farm and in the summer of
1915 was employed on the Pelrce school build
ing He has three sisters, well known here:
Mrs. Oscar Styles, of Belfast; Mrs Benjamina
Ella of North Anson, formerly Miss Evelyn
Thompson, who lived for several years with
Mrs. Aurelia Baker, and Miss Mary Thompson,
who was employed for time at the Belfast
Home for Aged Women and is at present in
Massachusetts.
A VALENTINE PARTY. The Universalist So
cial Aid had valentine party in their vestry
at p. M, Feb. thunder the direction Of Mrs.
G. G. Abbott, Miss Edith M. Southworth, Mrs.
B. A. Tuttle and Mrs. Eugene L. Cook and it
was success socially and financially. Supper
was served from small tables decorated with
hearts and cupids. The menu included cold
ham, salads, hot rolls. doughtnuts, cream PIE.
coffee and cocoa. Covers were laid for 100
people. During the hour piano selections were
rendered by Misses Louise A. bennett and
Velma s. Mitchell and vocal selections by Mrs.
E, P. Frost, Miss Emma Skay and Arthur N
johnson. The Aid was very pleasantly enter.
tanned last Thursday by Mrs ]. G. Paul, when
their Easter sale and supper were discussed
The Aid will meet today, Thursday, with Mrs.
Frank G. Mixer.
A LINCOLN AFTERNOON Emma White Bar
ker Tent, D. of ", held session of their At
ternoon Club in Memorial hall, Feb. 18th, and
the time was passed socially and with their
sewing picnic supper was served at g. D.
M, with table service and decorations COM
memorative of Lincoln. Candles were used
for lighting. The place cards were slhouettes
of Lincoln on pasteboard shovels, and instead
of toasts quotations concerning Lincoln were
given. The menu included brown bread.
beans, sour kraut, hot rolls. moIasses ginger
bread. cake, cream pie and coffee. TIE supper
committee was Mrs. Myra S Dutch, Mrs Mary
Carter, Mrs. Eta P. Savery. Mrs. Nette A.
Merrithew, Miss Florence Kimball. The reg
ular meeting followed, when Mrs. Eleanor j.
Mossman, who had been the guest of the af-
ternoon, was initiated into the Tent The fol-
lowing program was given under the direction
of Miss Alice E. Simmons, patriotic instructor:
Reading. "Do l Know Lincolnr Mrs. Nettie
M. Merrithew; vocal solo, when l Bid the
World Goodbye" Miss Ruth KimbalI; sketch
of Lincoln, including extracts from his first
inaugural address, Mrs. Eta Savery; read
ing, The Gettysburg Address, Mrs. Mary Car
ter: selections from his second inaugural ad-
dress, Miss Florence Kinball; reading. Lin.
coln." Mrs. Dora J. Bridges. Comrades Henry
M. Bennett and Leonard O. White told of their
seeing Lincoln during the Civil War. 1t was
one of the Tents red-letter meetings
New ADVERTISEMENTS. The Dnsmore Store
features the Regal shoes. and in style. feathers
and workmanship. you can depend on every
square inch OF these sboes-the great Regal
institution stands behind them Prices good
big less than asked for similar values right
now. %. The Dodge Brothers motor car speaks
for itself and il will nav Won T., coll -, ID n