The Republican journal., 1919-10-30


when officers will be elected for the year.
Sewing will be dcne for the Girls Home.
The 500, 900 worth of bonds on the new
Belfast Water District have been sold to
Merrill & Oldham of Boston at the rate
of 90. Sc. The other bids were from Horn
blower & Weeks of Boston at the rate of
98. At and The City National Bank of Bel
fast for 98.35. The District has recently
bought the Belfast Water Co. for $163,-
600 of Boston parties and will operate it.
Mrs. Sherman W. Freeman of Provi-
dence, r. l., formerly Miss Grace L.
Gentner of Belfast, and James w. Spell
lane of Providence were married in that
city Saturday, Oct. 18th. The bride is
frequent visitor here and has many
friends who extend nGratulations and
best wishes. Mr.. Spellane is also known
in Belfast, where he visited last summer.
He conducts clothing store in Provi-
dence and they will make their home in
Edgewood, r. l., at 98 Columbia avenne.
Miss Abbie Doak. R. NJ, who was re-
Gently released from Red Cross service
and who has been the guest for few
weeks of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George R. Doak, gave an auction party
last Thursday evening entertaining Mr..
and Mrs. Morris L. Sluag, DR.. and Mrs.
Sumner c. Pattee, MIR. and Mrs. Marthon
Doak, Mr. and Mrs. Dana B. Southworth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansel M. Lothrop, Henry
M. Mudgett. Supper followed from a
daintily decorated table in the dining
room. Miss Doak will soon return to
private nursing in Boston.
The concert, ball and drill given in the
armory last Thursday evening by Com
pany F of the Third Maine Infantry were
successful socially and financially. There
was a large attendance and about S1OO
will be netted for the company's treasury.
The public inspection of the company
was conducted by Capt. Ross l. Ham
mons; the drill was conducted by Lieut..
Basil R. Allen; the bayonet exercise by
Lieut.. John E. Wright, while the "awk-
ward squad drill'' was commanded by
Sergt Thomas Kennedy. The concert by
McKeen's orchestra with Charles F. Ham
mons vocalist was very enjoyable, while
the floor was well filled from the first to
the last mum Der. The company plan to
have dance each month during the
winter, the proceeds to be added to the
fund in their treasury.
The Chaplin Farm Agency, Albert E.
Andrews, Local Manager, have recently
sold the farm owned by George H. Buck
of Searsport to Harry G Davis of Water
town, Ct. This farm contains It's acres
and is one of the incest farms on the
shore road from Belfast to Bangor and is
situated l-2 miles from Searsport WILL
age. Mr. Davis is to take possession as
soon as he can move his family from
Connecticut. He plans to go into stock
raising for which the farm is particularly
well adapted. All of the personal prop
erty was included in the sale such as
crops, hay, grain, stock, tools, etc There
are a great many nice farms in this To-
cality open to such hustling and progress
should prove quite an asset to our pros
porous county.
The first entertainment in the Colt
Alber course will be given in the Colonial
Theatre Friday evening, Nov. 14th, by
the De Mile Male Quartette with Miss
Hilda Buckingham, pianist. This is an
organization famous throughout Canada.
The pleasing personnel of the COM
pany is made up of all Canadians, resi-
dents of Toronto, the musical center of
the Dominion and Canadian Headquarters
of the Coit-Alber Bureaus. The repertoire
of the quartette includes selections from
the great oratorios and operas, the choicest
of the English, Scotch and Irish melodies,
standard and popular songs Not alone
as quartette do they excel, but in con-
certs, recitals, oratorios, and opera selec-
tions, each individual member stands dis
tinct, having been accorded marked recog-
milton because of his virtuosity. A COM
pany supreme in personnel and superb in
repertoire-a distinct addition to the list
of fine lyceum concert organizations. Mr..
Hartwell DeMille has earned a continental
reputation as high-class vocalist, and is
recognized as one of the most brilliant
baritones before the public. He is the
organizer and manager of the quartette
that bears his name and has selected a
great personnel: Mr.. w. Edmunds Capps,
tenor; Mr.. Jas. L. Galbraith, tenor; Mr..
Alfred j. Atkinson, basso; Miss Hilda
Buckingham, pianiste, graduate of the
Toronto Conservatory of Music.
The annual meeting of the Waldo
County Chapter OF the American Red
Cross was held Wednesday afternoon
when the following executive committee
was elected: Mrs. Ben Hazeltine, chair
man, Mrs. Essie P. Carle, E. A. Sher-
man, Hon. and Mrs. John R. Dunton,
Miss Anne C. Crosby, Mrs. James C.
Durham, Rev. A. E. Wilson, Mayor and