The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-15

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The Universalist Social Aid will meet this,
Thursday, afternoon with Mrs j. G. Paul
The auction sale announced for last Thursday
at the home of Mrs Frank H. Mayo was post
poned to this afternoon on account of the alb
sence of several of the members
THE GUILD The North Church Guild met
last Monday night at the Congregational par
sonage, Mrs. Walter T. Hawthorne. Mrs. 2 D.
Hartshorn and Mrs. w. B. Woodbury. host,
esses Forty seven members present
The committee constitution and bylaws
reported and their report was read by the sec
retarv and adopted. Reports were made by
the committees having charge of the Japanese
garden party to be given Feb, 28th. A member
| ship committee was appointed by the presi-
dent. Voted not to change the of the
society to Congregational Guild. valentine
party followed the business meeting, and hot
chocolate and heart shaped cookies were seyv-
ed The next m citing will be held Feb 26th
sisted by Misses Bertha A. Wiley and Phoebe
Cross.
C1rYpo1Nr. F. M. Bailey, Maine Central
agent at Citypoint, has received a substantial
increase in his salary account of the heavy
freight business Forty-fve full cars were
loaded here during January and it is expected
more business will be done here than he
fore Mrs F. M. Bailey, who is spending
the winter New York, is acting as demon
strator of the La Resista corsets. -. Clifton
Beckwith is at Dark Harbor working at plumb
ing on the Islesboro Inn. -. Miss Elsie, young
est daughter of Mr. and Mrs H. Fair Holmes.
celebrated her first birthday Jan, 22nd at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. George o..
Holmes in Belfast. A dinner was given in
her honor and birthday cake with one can
| die feature.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Hall Ellis
Hardware Co., IL Main street. are selling the
Gray Motor Co. gasoline and Kerosene engines.
a. 2 l-2 and h piYood saving machines,
sliding and tilting tables. War conditions
affected the production of the Hoeproof
Hosiery Co. and The Dinsmore Store has had
difficulty in getting orders filled during the
past year, but the difficulty has been overcome
and they are now able to furnish all the old
numbers and many new ones of this famous
line The Mazda lamps give clearer stead
! Ter light and consume only one-third much
current as the old style carbon lamp. The
renohscot Bay Electric Co, will prove 1t to
you Large furnished front room with fur
mace heat and electric lights to rent. Apply
to A. C. Mossman. 81 Church street -. A capa-
BILE girl wanted for Homework. No washing
Address No. Church street Tel. 25....
Found. bag and purse left in Baptist vestry
Tuesday evening. Owner apply to Albert L.
Gunner.
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE. An alarm at p.
m. Feb 18th for fire in house, No. 2
Market street, occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis B. Overlook. Passersby were at
-tracted by smoke issuing from the house and
gave the alarm, the fire department promptly
responding. When the door forced open
the whole structure burst into flames and Mr..
Overlook. who was alone in the house, was
burned to death before he could be reached
He had suffered from shocks in recent years
and was almost helpless. 1t is supposed he
was smoking and when the FIRE started be.
came confused and was unable to give
the alarm. Mrs. Overlook was attending
a meeting. of Thomas H. Marshall Circle
Ladies Of the GA. R., at the time and before
leaving the house had admonished Mr. Over
lock not to strike any matches while alone
He was taken to an adjoining house and DR.
, o. S, Vickery. medical examiner, after view
ing the body decided that death was due t.
} accidental burning. The remains were latel
taken to the Nye undertaking rooms. The
, building. which was q total loss, and was in
sured. known as the Abbott house anC
!: was of the Oldest in the city. M R
; Knowlton bought the properti last year ane
; made it neat and convenient tenement with
all the modern improvements. Mr.. and Mrs
Overlook had been occupying it since last fall
when they moved here from Prospect
A VALENTINE PARTY. Mrs. Clarence E
Read, Mrs. Fred r Poor and c.rs. Herbert L
Seekins entertained valentine auction part,
at the Woman's Club room yesterday after
noon. The room was attractively decorate.
with potted primroses. and the small table
with carnations. The color scheme through
out was red and white. The score cards wer
. va lentine ideas and were tied with red rib
bons Auction was played during the after
, noon and refreshments were served at
o'clock. The heart form was used in tn
menu and in the serving appliances. Tn
bon bon dishes were heart shaped red bsske ct
and the ice cream was served in red cups wit
gold heart ornaments on white lace heart
shaped doilies. The hostesses were assiste
in serving by Misses Alice Spear. Charlott
Wadsworth, Frances Wyllie and Helen Ellis
The guests were Mrs. I. T. Dlnsmore, Mrs r
H. Howes, Mrs. Raymond R. Sherman. Mrs.
Elon B. Gichrest. Mrs. John L. Davis. Mrs.
L. Slugg. Mrs. e. B. Holmes. Mrs. J. c. Pills
bury. Mrs VIM. H. Hall, Miss Florence E
Dunton, Mrs Norman, A. Read Mrs. Harry l
Kilgore, Mrs. l.. A. Weber, Miss Amy L
Stoddard. Mrs. Leslie C. Follett Mrs. z. I
Hartshorne. Mrs. Maine Hills. Mrs. N. &
Small, Mrs. T. E. Bowker. Miss Alice E. Sim
mons. Miss Anne M. Kittredge, Mrs. Colby A
Rackliffe. Miss Bertha A. Wiley. Mrs. Evere,
Hamilton. Mrs. Frank A. Nye, Miss Len
Nye. Miss ENERGY CHM.