The Republican journal., 1917-07-05

Inc largest NUMBER OF PASSENGERS to
sail east this season left Boston Saturday
night. A number landed at Northport.
The Red Cross fund in Waldo County
is nearly Sl4, 600 and that in Belfast is
Sc, l42, in cash and pledges, with more
coming every day.
The ladies of the East Northport chap
ell Society will hold baked bean supper
and social on Friday evening of this week.
They will welcome you to a delightful
time.
Mrs. Frank G. Mixer entertained last
Tuesday, the ladies of the cast of the
Old Peabody Pew, recently given by the
Universalist society, at an all-day picnic
in Searsmont
The Dickey-Knowlton Real Estate Com
pany have sold for Miss Annie B. Mud
gett her farm on the Belmont road in
this city to j. H. Elms, who has sold his
farm in Albion and moved to this city.
The DISQUALIFICATION Real Estate
Company have sold for Mr. and Mrs.
James Fairbrother their residence on
Northport avenue to Miss Anne NJ Cros-
by, who owns the large summer home
just below.
Norman White, Jr., son of Hon. and
Mrs. Norman White of Brookline, now at
their summer home at Saturday Cove,
arrived this morning on brief furlough.
Young Mr. White, Harvard student,
was among the first to enlist in the coast
patrol service and has been on duty in
Boston harbor for several months.
The young people of the Methodist
church have in preparation a comedy, 'Mr
Bob," which will be presented in the near
future Look for the date and further
particulars. The annual fair and sale of
fancy articles will be held for two even
ings during August. On these occasions
the young people will provide entertain
ment and amusing features.
Orrin J. Dickey of this city has been
| commissioned by the Fish and Game De-
partment of the State of Maine, to issue
licenses for nonresident hunters in the
State, the new law going into effect July
| 7th. This law not only covers the hunt
ers in the State of Maine, but it also COW
ers all fishermen who are non-residents.
A QUIET FOURTH. 1t seems probable
that the safe and sane Fourth of July is
near at hand. The spirit of '76 is giving
way to,the spirit of 1T. The national re-
quest has been made that the celebration
| be of patriotic nature, eliminating the
use of fireworks. The Country Club at
| Northport has it's second formal opening
in the afternoon and evening with the
Belfast Band in attendance. Dinner and
supper will be served, the golf links open
| ed and dancing in the evening. There are
many private auto and shore parties an
nounced.
who has been proprietor for several years
of the Northport Inn, has sold to Mr.. and
Mrs. Andrews of Somerville, Mass. Mr..
Burnham was in Northport and Belfast
the past week to make final arrange
ments and opened the Inn last Friday.
He returned home Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrews are proprietors of the Union
Square hotel in Somerville, where they
have had the best of success. They have
discontinued their dining room there but
will leave sufficient help to accommodate
their regular dodgers. Their success at
Northport is assured.
COLONIAL THEATER. Thursday at
q 80, 100 and $50, "Silks and Satins,"
featuring adorable Marguerite Clark is
offered at the usual small prices of sc and
l0c. This delightful play, true and
tender reflection of every youthful dream
that was ever dreamed, presents ro-
nance that begins with the present, goes
back to medieval times and returns to
modernity for its climax. Friday, matt
nee and evening, there will be offered,
Wallace Reid and Myrtle Stedman in
THE World Apart" Saturday, Harold
Lockwood and May Allison in "Big Ire
naine," Monday, DeRue Brothers Min
strels, Tuesday, Clara Kimball Young in
'The Deep Purple" Monday evening at
the Opera House, Vivian Martin in ''Give
Becky a Chance"
The Belfast Woman's Club held very
pleasant session last Monday afternoon at
the home of it's president, Mrs. James S.
Hartman. The secretary and treasurer's
reports were read and accepted, the latter
showing a very gratifying balance. A
pleasant feature of the program was the
reading of the history of the Arts and
Crafts Society, later merged into the
Woman's Club, prepared by it's first presi-
dent, Mrs. Edward r. Pierce, now of
Brookline, Mass. A vote of thanks was
extended Mrs. Pierce Mrs. o. E. Frost
chairman of the tree committee, reported
planting with the able assistance of Mr..
Charles R. Coombs, a fine and thrifty oak
tree at the chapel in Grove Cemetery in
memory of Mrs. Addie Strout, club
member. ESeveral very feasible plans of