The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-10-23


bought the cottage house on Bay View
street at the foot of Harbor street 70
Gently built bv Mrs. c. S. Weber .rbs,
moved in the past week.
Fred E. Ellis has bought IF Mrs. ,,
Moore Pattee three houses on Rr;da.
street, one the Moore homestead ana
also her present residence on Nortbnor+
avenue. He will hold them for rent;na
purposes.
Major Charles B. Hazeltine of tho
regular army, son of Mr.. and Mrs Rem
Hazeltlne of this city, has been cited for
extraordinary meritorious and consn;cn-
GUS services under General Morton. The
citation was issued by General John +
Pershing.
Judge John Percy Deering, senator
from York county, who has recent,v
announced his intention of COMING befors
the primaries as candidate for oovernor
on the Republican ticket, has been in Bel
fast and vicinity several days. Mrs. Deer
ng accompanied him and they were GUESTS
at the Windsor.
DR.. Foster C. Small of the board of
directors of the Universalist church. has
presented the church with a handsome
black and gold tablet, which has been
placed at the right of the main entrance
and readily seen from the sidewalk. 1t
has the following inscription in addition
to the regular hours of service. "First
Unlversallst Church erected in 1889,
Pastor, Rev, George C. Boorn, residence,
40 Cedar street. A cordial invitation is
extended to all people to worship with
u.s."
Frank D. Haz eltne Post will have an
important business meeting Friday even
ing with an address by Hon H. c. Buzz
zell. Plans will also be discussed for
their annual ball to be held armistice
night Nov. nth. This will be the first
anniversary of the greatest day our coun-
try ever knew and posts of the Loyal
Legion of America will celebrate it with
the glad assistance of ALL The Hazeltine
Post urges all men who have been in the
service of their county in the late war to
meet with them Friday night
Mir. and Mrs. Herbert L. Curtis observed
their 18th wedding anniversary Oct. 7th
at their home on River Avenue The ar
/ engagements were under the direction of
Mrs Herbert Stevens, The home was
/ nTattltu cd with
berries and autumn leaves The bride
wore becoming gown of blue silk and
carried white carnations, The marriage
ceremony was repeated by the Rev. Nj !
E. Curtis of East Belfast in the presence
of large number of relatives and friends |
/ The gifts were numerous including cut
glass, sterling, china, etc. Mrs Fed !
| Mrs. George and Miss Ethel Curtis as
i sisted in serving harlequin creams, fancy |
cakes and confections
An alarm OF fire from box % called a |
large crowd of people to the foot of Main
street Sunday at 7.15 p. M, when Otis
Smiths Ford car was found in flames. |
MI Smith, public driver, had called at
the Norton garage for gasoline and bad |
lighted lantern on the car. He biames |
himself for the accident, as he attempted !
to see, by the aid Of the lantern, if the |
gas was all right. Some young men man
aged to haul the car to the square in front .
of Swan-W hitten S store and the fire de- !
partment made short work of putting out .
the blaze after their arrival OIL the scene. |
MI Smith burned his hanos but not !
seriously, in his attempts to move the !
car. The loss was about $500 and was
not insured. The real danger was that of |
an explosion near the Norton gasoline
tank, which was fortunately avoided. |
Mr.. Smith traded cars Monday with B. !
o. Norton and was as busy as ever that |
afternoon.
DADDY LONG LEGS. A mos pleasing
entertainment was given IN Memorial
Hall last Friday evening undel the aus
pices of the Dorcas Guild of the Method
ist church. There was large attendance
and only favorable comments were heard
at the close of the program. The princi
pal feature was the delightful presentation
of Jean Webster's celebrated story of
Daddy Long Legs by Miss Grace Sage of
Boston. She has charming personality,
winsome manner and a we'll modulated
voice. The story was given in four parts,
each character wildly impersonated, and
the principal points of the text well &C
cented Miss Sage will always have a
warm welcome by those who had the
pleasure of hearing her last Friday even
ing The vocal solos given by Mrs. Basil |
r. Allen and Mr.. John Parker and vocal |
duet by Mrs. Allen and Miss Katherine |
E. Brier, with Miss Amy E. Stoddard as
pianist, were greatly enjoyed.
THE BOARD OF TRADE. There was !
large number at the regular meeting Of
the Belfast Board of Trade Friday even
ing, when several matters of importance
were considered. =. In connection with the |.
coming Boys and Girls Agricultural !
Club convention to be held here Oct.
oath and 25th, the following committees !