The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-02-05
The News of Belfast.

! Lie views OF belfast.
Save the date of Feb. 18th as DR.. Lin.
coin Mcconnell will give his most ia.
nous lecture in the Universalist church
that evening. Admission SO cents.
The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary will
have lunch at its meeting next Monday
evening to which the Sons are invited.
A grab bag will be feature of the meet
ing. Everyone is asked to bring some
thing for the lunch.
The Travellers Club will meet next
Tuesday afternoon with Miss Charlotte
Colburn, when the following program
will be given: Reading, The First Capital
OF Virginia, Miss Barr; paper, Richmond,
The Confederate Capital, Miss Hazeltine;
reading, The Kentucky Mountaineer, Miss
Cutter.
The remains of Mrs. Elizabeth Bartlett
Brooks, who died Tuesday morning in
New York of pneumonia following influ-
enza, arrived here Wednesday. They
were accompanied by her husband, o. j.
Brooks, and by her sister, Mrs. Edith B.
Berry. The funeral will be held at 10 a.
M, today, Thursday, at 118 High street,
corner of John street.
| SOUTH BELFAST. Mrs. Abbie Green
law has sold her farm to Rev. S. C. Cross
of Nashua. N. H., who will take possess
sion March 1st....Mrs. Annie Shute of
Stockton Springs is spending a few
weeks with her cousin, Mrs. M. l. Stew
ens....Leo Herrick is on the sick list
Miss Alice Robbins spent two days last
week with Mrs. A. W. Roberts.
A Globe special from Providence, R.
l., under date of Jan. 3Oth says of
former Knox lady: "a purse of gold,
the gift of friends, was presented to Mr..
and Mrs. Fred S. Porter on their golden
wedding anniversary today. A large
number gathered at their home, 1877
Blackstone street. Mrs. Porter was Miss
Mary A. Briggs of Knox, Me-, and for
20 years Mr.. Porter was in business at
Rockland, Me-"
Wednesday evening, Feb. 11th, a pub
lie supper will be given in Memorial Hall
under the direction of the ladies of St.
Francis church with Mrs. G. B. Marsano
chairman of the committee. Mrs. Mar
sano has promised to prepare spaghetti
in real Italian style. The rest of the
menu will be American and all very fine.
Tickets, so cents. A dance under the
direction of the young people will follow
the supper. McKeen's orchestra will
play.
Sunday evening some of the men of
the First Parish gathered at the parson-
age in response to an invitation by Rev.
A. E. Wilson, and voted to change the
former Mems Club into chapter of the
national Unita rian Laymen' S League The
dues are two dollars a year, one dollar of
which goes to the national organization.
Members have club privileges at Unity
House, Boston formerly the Georgian
Officers elected were: president, James
H. Howes; vice president, j. w. Blais-
dell; secretary, Chas. S. Bick ford; treas
urer, C. w. Wescott.
Last Friday evening the 23rd annual
concert and ball of Washington Hose Co.
No. 1 was held in the Armory, with
large crowd present. regardless of the
extremely cold weather. A basket ball
game was played early in the evening
between the Belfast High school and Co.
F, with Norman S. Donahue as referee
Four periods were played, the score being
72 to in favor of the High School.
McKeen's orchestra gave short concert
before the dance. There were 10 numbers
on the orders. The grand march of 200
couples was led by Chief S. S. L. Shute
and his little daughter, Miss Elena B.
Shute. Mr.. Shute was also floor marshal.
The aids were members of the Company,
George H. Darby, captain; William A.
Decrow, Alfred D. Shute, Lee Robinson,
Henry A. Brown, Fred G. Gilmore, Ben
jamin Jenney, Walter Juan, Charles R.
Decrow, George C. Thompson, Frank
Libby, j. G. Drew, Ernest Merchant,
Harvey Salisbury, George Trumbull, Will
liam A. Estes.
William L. Bonney of Bowdoinham,
speaker at the last House of Representa-
tives of Maine, was present last Monday
evening and spoke to the citizenship class
of the night school. He said that every
thing points to the fact that in year OF
two women would have full suffrage
and urged upon his hearers the duty of
all citizens. men and women, to take
an interest in politics. In the long run
the citizens get Just as good officers as
they want. If the majority do not par
ticipate in civic affairs, there is always a
minority ready to get control. He cited
the labor unions as an example which
only represent about one tenth of the