The Republican journal., 1920-09-16

/ The regular meeting of Primrose Chap
ter, o. E. s., will be held next Friday
evening.
| Rear Admiral and Mrs. c. E. Clark of
Washington, D. c., were recent guests
at the Windsor Hotel, while on an auto
| trip through Maine.
Steamer Goldenrod will have the last
| excursion of the season next Sunday,
leaving Lewis wharf at o'clock See
advt. for particulars.
/ Miss Dora Brown is having vacation
| from her duties as bookkeeper at the Pc
nobscot Bay Electric Co. and Miss Ar
lene Wadlin is taking her place.
The Monroe Fair has been set ahead on
! account of the recent rain and muddy
roads, An airplane went over Belfast at
noon Wednesday on its way to the fair.
Harold b. Laid; who has been employ
ed for some time in the shoe factory of
Leonard, Stevens, Bearce & Co., has
, been made an assistant to Supt. H. H.
| Stevens.
| The Saco Valley Canning Company be-
gan receiving their corn for packing last
Wednesday, The yield this season is a
| fine one and the corn is being hauled as
| it can be handled.
| Mrs. George A. Quimby received
| cablegram Friday morning from Bahia,
| Brazil, announcing the arrival Of Eliza
beth Quimby Hollingshead, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold H Hollingshead
Mrs. Hollingshead was Katherine Chase
daughter of Mrs. Quimby
Mrs. Sumner c, Pattee is taking the
normal course in the dancing school con-
Quoted by Madam Odiorne in Bangor.
The course includes ball room, classic
and folk dances. Mrs. Pattee will con-
duct class this fall liz dancing here and
has been urged to go to the surrounding
towns. Her exhibition last season was
most highly commended.
THE BOARD OF REGISTRATION. The
Board of Registration closed It's ses-
sion Friday at p. m, but both men and
women appeared at the city clerks office
to register during that evening. The
total registration was 957, IS men and 872
cans, IA Democrats and 80 no preference;
of the women 443 were Republicans, 1856
Democrats and 293 no preference.
Frank Palmer Wilson of New York,
who is the guest of his mother, Mrs. j.
F. Wilson, will leave Friday in the yacht
''Siren" for cruise to Frenchman's Bay
and other points of interest. He will en-
terrain on the trip, DR.. A. C. Prentiss, a
noted surgeon of New York, Andrew G.
,, Loomis of New York, and William H,
Guthrie of Norwalk, Conn.,, who will ar
rive here Friday morning. Mr.. Wilson
is gaining rapidly after his recent surgi-
cal operation.
John L. Dow, who has been conduct
ing the City Garage for several years,
for the past two in his own building on
Bridge street, has been obliged to retire
on account of ill health, and has sold to
Austin G. Jewett and Herbert r. Hills.
These young men will continue the busi-
| ness and have also bought the building.
They are trustworthy and competent,
having been employed by Mr.. Dow. After
a short rest Mr.. Dow will enter some
other line of business.
Mrs. Sarah Dunbar Durgin celebrated
her Oath birthday last Thursday at her
| boarding place at the Wayside Tea House
with Mrs. Ada E. Wildes Mrs. Durgin
is in the full possession of all her facul-
| ties, is posted on current events and in
terested in the affairs of large circle
of friends. She received many callers and
was the recipient of cards galore and of
several dainty gifts. She possesses the
secret of growing old gracefully.
THE DEMOCRATIC WoMAN's CON-
MTTTEE. At meeting of the Demo-
cratic women, held in the Municipal
Court room Thursday evening, to perfect
a permanent organization, Mrs. Edgar F.
Hanson, temporary chairman, resigned,
as she will leave soon to spend the winter
at Fort Pierce, Fla. Mrs. Sarah j. Knight
was made chairmen with Mrs. George
Luce, secretary. Miss Belle Heating was
chosen chairman of the ward commit
tee, Mrs. Giles G. Abbott of ward 2 and
Mrs. Fred Smalley of ward 8, and were
instructed to select their assistants,
Wards and were not organized.