The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-02-05
Mrs M. M. Pattce has bought place
in jackson village and moved there last

IN jackson V1lid8e anu mOVou tuokc ldbt
week.
Earl Mariner, who recently bought the |
Hiram P. FaErow estate in Belmont, lost |
his cooper shop and its contents by fire
last Thursday. The fire caught from an
overheated cask.
The North Church Guild will meet
next Monday evening with Mrs. Thomas
S. Bowker, with Mrs. Hugh Young and
Mrs, Basil Allen, assistant hostesses. A
musical romance will be given.
The social committee of the Baptist
Church, Miss Della D. Knowlton, chair
man, extends a cordial invitation to, all
members of that society and interested
friends to attend the reception of Rev.
and Mrs. George C. Sauer at the vestry
Tuesday evening, Feb. 10th.
The Minnetoska Club of the North
Church held very pleasant social in the
vestry Wednesday evening. Jan. 2sth.
Their pastor, Rev. ALFRED c. Elliott, Mrs.
Elliott and their two little sons, were
special guests of the Club. Games we're
played and refreshments served. There
were fifty OF more present,
Mrs. William H. Hall entertained We'd
nesday evening, Jan. 18th, in honor of
the birthday of Mr.. Hall. Dinner was
served at 7 o'clock, followed by an even
ing with cards. The guests were Clyde
B. Holmes, Maine Hill Virgil L. Hall,
Carl Hasner, DR.. Ansel M. Lothrop, Cliff
ford Ness, Raymond r. Sherman, Morris
L. Slugg, Herbert H. Stevens, Oscar B,
Wilkins,
The Woman's Alliance Of the First
Parish Unitarian Church held one of
its most enjoyable sessions of the season
last Thursday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. Charles S. Bickford. Mrs. James
H. Howes spoke for an hour or more on
the life and work of Alexander Hamilton.
She spoke without manuscript and very
entertainingly gave the history of Ham
ilton from his birth in the West Indies in
1857 to his death July IL, 1904, as the
result of duel with Aaron Burr. Her
synopsis was concise and showed resource
and unusual thought in preparation.
The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that the annual First
Grade or Clerical examination will be
held on March 6, 1920, at Belfast, Me.
The Bookkeeper examination will also be
held on the same date These examina-
tons will be held for filling bookkeeper,
clerical and other first grade positions in
all branches of the Government Service
in New England such as the Customs
Service, the Internal Revenue Service,
etc. For application and information
apply to the local secretary at the office
named above or the district secretary,
Customhouse Tower, Boston, Massachu-
sets, with whom the application should
be filed as soon as possible.
| Mrs. Irving T. Dinsmore entertained
the Saturday Auction Club at her home
last Thursday evening. A most delicious
menu was served at p. m. from small
tables in the living room. She was as
sisted in serving by her daughter Ruth
and Miss Katherine Brown. The room
was lighted with thirty or more candles
from silver candlesticks and candelabra
with pink shades Each table was CEN
tered by single candlesticks. The place
cards were handpainted with apple BIOS
SONS and the nut baskets were formed by
the petals of apple blossoms, the dainty
desi gns of the hostess. Auction followed,
| when Miss Belle Heating won the prize, a
candy jar. Mrs. John C. Pillsbury will
entertain the Club this, Thursday, even
ing.
Boy SCOUTS. Feb. 9th to 14th will be
Boy Scout week and it is of special sig
niticance as it also marks the close of the
first decade of scout work. The Belfast
Scouts are planning to celebrate the oc-
casion. ANNIVERSARY Night" Feb 9th,
should mean much to every scout when
he remembers that at the same hour, all
over the country, north, east, south and
west, every member of the great organi-
zaton will be committing himself to the
scout oath and law and rededicating him.
self to all for which scouting stands Rev.
Alfred C. Elliott of the North Church,
who is especially interested in work for
the boys, addressed the Scouts at their
last regular meeting. A paper was read
by Emerton Gross on the History of the
Belfast Fire Department.. It was planned
to make hike to Swan Lake On Satur-
day, February 18th, which will be the
first winter hike that the members of the
Troop have made Plans are in progress
for Scout play to be given little later
and Mrs. Cleora Haney Read has volun-
teered to coach the production. The
Scouts will attend services next Sunday
morning at the North Church.
Mrs. Sam Freedman was injured last
Thursday in peculiar accident at her
home on Cross street. Two men from