The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-09

'" " L. " Will UlCCC lludy d.
ternoon with Mrs Annie NJ Frost, Cedar
street.
Mrs. E. P Frost reports the following
changes in the list compiled by her of
oeiIast men in the service: The name of
'ohn Benjamin Parker, U. s. N, added
and the name of Clarence Nickerson
taken OIL as he did not pass for service.
Inc Camp Fire Girls met last evening
q. 'ne Unitarian parsonage, the mothers
ol the members being the guests of hon
VI Following the opening ceremonial an
Illustrated talk on The Bahamas was
given by Mr.. Hartwell Woodcock and
greatly enjoyed.
The Travellers Club will meet next
TUESDAY afternoon with Miss Charlotte
w. Colburn. The following program will
De gwen: Paper, Shantung, Mrs. P F.
Dunton; reading, Natural Wonders, Miss
Maude Mathews; reading Sociologic al
emma, Miss Margaret Dunton.
George E. Havener was called to Port
land last Thursday by the critical illness
OF his son Rex, who had been suffering
Tor some time with influenza, which de-
veloped pneumonia. Mrs Havener had
been with him for some time Mr.. Have
ner returned home Sunday leaving his
son greatly improved.
The North Church Guild will meet
next Monday evening with Mrs Clyde
b. Holmes. This is the first meeting for
the season and it is hoped there will be
large attendance, as there will be busl-
ness OF Importance. 1t was postponed
from last Monday on account of the Ly-
ceum Course entertainment
The American Committee for Arme-
MAN and Syrian Relief have issued call
to Sunday schools for funds to help the
starving people of Bible lands. There
are at least 400, 900 children in those
countries perishing for lack of food. The
Blue Birds Of the Unitarian church wish
to raise money to send, and will hold a
sale of food and home made candy in the
vestry Saturday afternoon, Jan. II, at 8
o'clock.
POOR's MILLS. Capt, 0. A Wade
arrived home from Hartford, Conn, last
week for a VISIT. Mss Mary Daggett,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs George Dag
gett, passed away last Sunday afternoon.
She was lovely young lady and will be
sadly missed by her many friends, The
family has the sympathy of all. The
epidemic is prevailing in this vicinity,
Nearly every family has been sick with
it....The school entertainment was a de-
cided success and much credit is due
their teacher Miss Hunt. About one
hundred attended. Mr.. and Mrs. Still
man Flood have a baby girl Their
daughter, Mrs, McTaggart, is caring for
Mrs Flood. 81. Charles Mckinley was re-
Gently operated on at Tapley's hospital
and is getting along fine. He is at his
farm with his sister, Mrs, Cole
The Women's Alliance held an inter-
esting meeting last Thursday at the home
of Mrs. j. c. Durham. Mrs. William B.
Swan gave items of religious news. Mrs.
George A. Gilchrst of Thomaston sent
gift of ten dollars and her yearly dues
The paper of the afternoon was by Miss
Caroline White on ''The Alliance Man.
ual." This book is an annual publication
by the women of the Unitarian denomi-
nation, setting forth their work on vari-
Gus national committees and the local
branches of each church. In her analysis
Miss White showed that there was a
membership of 1000, which has raised
more than $4,000 for philanthropies
this year, S31 900 of which was for war
relief. Other work was in schools among
the poor whites of the South, "Cheerful
Letter Exchange" for those in lonely
districts, a Social Service Committee,
Post Office Mission, and Junior Fellow
ship.
Davis, the magician, was the entertain
er Monday evening in the second enter
tainment of the lyceum course. Extra
seats were brought in to accommodate
the large audience. Mr.. Davis is adver-
tised as the first in his class of entertain
ers, but appears to be far in the lead of
any ever seen here. He keeps up run
ming conversation, which is amusing, but
not essential to the performance of his
wonderful tricks. The majority of his
audience made no efforts to attempt to
see how he did the apparently impossible
tricks on platform in the full blaze of
many electric lights, but simply sat won
dering and amazed to see full fledged hens
appear from an egg cooking in broiIer,
water turned to wine and vice versa, and
tricks too numerous to mention. E. S.
Pitcher tied all knots holding Mr.. Davis
to the chair and in the trunk trick to the
satisfaction of the audience while little
John Vickery and Alice Coombs, as as
sistants to the magician, added to the
pleasure of young and old The next en-
tertainment will be Feb 18th, by Miss
Margaret Stahl. an impersonator of ma