The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-22
Mrs. C. M. Smalley of Hallowell arriv-

ed Tuesday to visit relatives.
The T. N. T. class of the Baptist Sum
day school will give a silhouette social in
the vestry Saturday evening from 7.30 to
g. 80 o'clock. The admission will be 10
cents.
The tickets for the hospital benefit to
be held in the Armory Feb 3rd are meet
ing with a very ready sale. A concert
will precede the dance, for which Nc
Keen's orchestra will furnish music.
A card party was given last Thursday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil Clay, Main street, for the benefit
of the Universalist church. About 90
people were present. Music and dancing
were also enjoyed.
ANTICIPATE FEB. 9TH. The Belfast
Chamber of Commerce are already maxi
ing plans for a banquet which will be
held Friday evening, Feb. 9th. 1t will be
the event of years and most entertaining
speakers from abroad will be present.
The reception of Rev. Geo. C. Boorn,
| pastor of the Universalist church, and
Mrs. Boorn, previously announced for
Jan. 9th, has been postponed to Thurs
day, Jan. goth. Rev. and Mrs. Ashley A.
Smith of Bangor will be special guests on
the occasion.
Seaside Hose Company gave its annual
supper in Pythian Hall Wednesday even
ing, Jan. 14th. The guests were chief S.
S. L. Shute, his assistants, and Morris
l.. Slugg and Thomas W. Lothrop of the
Coe-M Mortimer Company. Remarks were
made by the officers of Seaside and their
special guests.
Grades five and six of the Peirce
school had pleasant day last Thursday
with a picnic dinner. These classes
have been conducting spelling match
under the title of the blues and the reds
and the former won by ten points. The
reds were obliged to furnish the feast,
which included ice cream.
Waldo and Rebekah Lodges, l. o. o.
F., of this city have issued invitations to
friends of the Orders to reception in
honor of Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Ban
gor, Grand Master of the l. o. O. F. OF
Maine 1t will be held in Odd Fellows
Lo ige rooms Wednesday evening, Jan.
18th, at 8 D. M All Odd Fellows, Re-
bekahs and their families, including those
belonging to other lodges, are cordially
invited to be present. Invitations have
been extended to the members of all the
Masonic bodies in the city of which Mr..
Smith is member, to attend, with theil
ladies, the clergy and other guests.
THE BELL FACTORY. John Pullman,
one of the largest pant manufacturers in
New York, has transferred his tremen-
dous stock of goods to Belfast and opened
the Bell Factory on Bridge street Jan.
LIST Mr.. Pullman made the change prin-
cipally on account of the uncertainty oil
labor in the larger cities. He has given
large increase in wages for the year Of
1920. He has two floors running at full
capacity and is ready to start work on
the third floor when he has secured the
40 stitchers he is advertising for. There
is no uncertainty in Mr.. Pullman's line of
work as he has cloth, accessory supplies
and a market for his output of 1920 in
hand now. He handles his own product
! and has some of the best customers to be
found from ocean to ocean. He is young
man of ability, particularly in his line of
business. He has an excellent rating and
has always dealt with reliable and large
firms. He superintends his own factory,
is great systematizer, believes in treat
ing his help fairly and squarely and in
doing the right thing at the right time.
He says he intends to put all of his energy
into the local factory and is pleased with
the conditions in Belfast. At present his
wife and two little sons are at their home
| i n New York.
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