The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-09
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY, JANUARY g. 1919
The Woman's Club will meet next
Monday evening with the president, Mrs.
James S. Hartman.

| The WOmanS CluD Will nieoI HcAC
Monday evening with the president, Mrs.
James S. Hartman.
Fred w. Pote of this city returned last
Thursday from Boston, where he was
called to complete arrangements of retir-
ing as local agent of the Eastern Steam
shin Company. Inc. He is succeeded by
George Dunton of Bar Harbor, also an
experienced agent of the company. Mr..
Pote has been connected with this line
of steamboats, for the past 81 years as
steward and purser and for about IS
wears has been the local agent. He has
anticipated retiring several years and the
company consider his efficient service in
making very satisfactory arrangements
with him. Mr.. and Mrs. Dunton will
make their home in Belfast. Fred Rob-
erts who has been freight clerk for some
time, will succeed Mr.. Dunton at Bar
Harbor
1t will be interesting to residents of
Belfast and our readers to know that
Major General Edwards of the North
eastern Department is to make visit to
! Belfast in February. and will then give
an address before Company F. on the
work of the 10th Division while in
France. Not long ago Captain Orrin j.
Dickey, in behalf of the Company, ex-
tended an invitation to Major General
| Edwards and it was at once accepted.
1t is expected at that time that there
] will be reception rendered this dis
tinguished soldier and that the City Gov
eminent will assist in making the occa-
sion notable one. Major General Ed
wards is one of the leading men in this
great war and on his return to this
country was made the Commander of the
Northeastern Department with headquar-
tiers in Boston His story will be one of
remarkable interest, as he saw with the
10th division some of the hardest fighting
in this great war.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert P Coombs gave
luncheon last Wednesday evening al their
home on Franklin street to announce the
engagement of Mr.. Coombs' youngest
sister, Miss Marguerite Doris Coombs and
Corp Frederick P. Obrey, both of this
city, Their attractive home was bright
and cheerful with its holiday decorations,
etc. The dining table was in pink and
green with a large bowl of pink roses and
asparagus ferns as a centerpiece, while
streamers of pink ribbon extended from
the light dome to each place and ended
with pink rose in knot of ribbon. The
place cards were hand painted and bore
the initials, an. D. c. and F. P. O."
Covers were LAID for eight guests, Mrs.
Charles NJ WEIGH, Mrs. Donald B. Rog-
ers, Mrs. Henry G. IngersoIl, Misses
Louise McDonough, Madeline Coombs,
Marjorie O. Patterson and Idela D.
Knowlton. Miss Coombs is the daughter
of the late MIR. and Mrs. Phillip Coombs.
She graduated from the Belfast High
school in the class of 1916 and has since
been employed in the central office Of the
New England Telephone Company She
is an unusually attractive and capable
young lady. Corp. Obrey came to Bel
fast from Portland several years ago to
clerk in the store of the Home Furnish
ing Company and. has since become a
member of the firm. He was called to
Camp Devens last summer with the
drafted men from Waldo County and is
still detained there. He was at home for
Christmas on short furlough. He ex-
poets to soon receive his release from ser
vice to take up his duties in the store.
Both have many friends who extend
congratulations and best wishes.
BELFAST's NEW INDUSTRY. Belfasts
newest industry, the casket and box de-
partment at Mathews mill, Mr.. o. E.
Frost, proprietor, has been worked up so
methodically and quietly that not many
of our citizens are aware of it's size and
thrift. Ten thousand dollars worth of
new machinery has been installed for the
work, which is operated by large electric
dynamos. The second floor of the mill
is occupied by the casket department,
with Alton X. Braley, foreman of the
wood room, and Frank A. Nye foreman
of cloth room. Mr.. Nye has had about
thirty years experience in like factories
in Boston and Bangor and has instructed
the local workmen in the cloth room.
The styles were also designed by Mr..
Nye and include the closed form, half
couch and full couch. Mr. Nye knows
the business from A to z and MIR. Frost
| is most competent business man and
knows where to buy and what to buv in
lumber and other materials used in the
enterprise. 1t has not been found neces-
sary to put solicitor on the road as that
branch is also handled by Mr. Frost, who
recently placed in less than an hour or
ders for 10000 worth of goods from this
branch alone. An encouraging feature is
that orders are repeatedly duplicated and
20 or more caskets enclosed in boxes. also
made here are sent ont nv eynrecc a,y.-r