The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-03-17

The Eastern Steamship Lines 1nc. VIII
oren servic, on the Bangor-boston line,
April 4th, ice permitting and river open.
The steamer Camden will be on the line
and make three trips week until the
Belfast goes in commission.
Through the efforts of Mrs Cecil Clay
of the State Public Health Board for
Waldo County the Odd Fellows Building
Association have put in purling water
fountain to replace the old cup system.
Ben Ames Williams, the story writer,
arrived Friday night from his home in
Newtonville, Mass, and was the guest
until Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs W. r.
Howard at his winter home on Church
street.. He spent Saturday at the Battery
and later went to Lake Quantabacook,
Searsmont, for pickerel fishing.
Miss Nettie A. Bauer of the National
Department of Education at Washington,
D. c., who has been in Maine several
weeks working in the interest of the
Parent Teachers Association, will be in
Belfast this, Thursday, evening and adj
dress the teachers of our school. Sup
per will be served in the High school
at 6. 80 followed by the address.
The Universalist League will meet
with Mrs. Louise Shales Thursday after
noon. A large attendance is desired to
assist in finishing the work for the fair.
The Sewing Cha IS, Busy Bees, will meet
Saturday afternoon at $50. The Boys
Glass of Carpentry will meet in the YES
try Saturday morning from to 9 O'Clock.
The Belfast High school basket ball
team lost to the Colby College All-Stars
at the Armory Thursday evening in
score of % to H. The Camden High was
scheduled to play here on that evening
but was obliged to cancel the game. The
Colby team was heavier than our boys
and the few baskets extra was little cred
it to them.
Mrs. Rose S. Sheldon, assisted by her
daughter, Miss Leila j. Sheldon, enter
tanned about thirty members of the Pyth-
ian sisters last Thursday evening at one
of their series of whist parties. The
game was very enjoyable, but no prizes
were given. Abundant and delicious re-
freshments, including assorted cake,
doughnuts, coffee, etc, were served by
the hostesses, assisted by Mrs. Irene S.
| Kimball, Mrs. Nellie c. Fletcher and
| Mrs. Fannie NJ Robinson.
AU. S. civil service examination for
clerk and city carrier in the Belfast
post office will be held at the post office
on Saturday, March 10th, at o'clock
Both men and women may enter this ex
animation, but must have reached their
eighteenth, but not their forty fifth birth
day at the date of examination. The sal
aries range from 81, 400 to ST, 800 per an
mum. Further information may be OBJ.
tanned from Mr.. F. B Luce at the pos
office.
Abort fifty associate members were en-.
tertained last Friday evening by Com
pany X. at the Armory The speca
guests included Col Harry Bigelow o.
Portland and Mayor C. W. Wescott, botf
of whom addressed the assemblies. Othel
members of the association also mad,
brief remarks. A basket ball game wa:
played; teams from the Company and tn,
Association being about evenly matched
although the latter had several old time
stars in its lineup Mess was served by
Co. X cooks and this was followed by ;
smoke talk.
Mrs. S. C. Pattee held her Tuesda,
dancing class Monday on account of the
Chinatown bail which took place on thu
former date. New dance figures will bl
introduced and there will be dainty ant
unique favors for the dancers, including
shamrocks, boats, balloons, slippers, etc
at her st. Patrick dancing party Saturday
The Belfast class have sent a special in.
vitation to Mrs. Pattee's Searsport jun
lors to be special guests of the occasion
Her Easter ball on March Both is already
anticipated by the dancing public.
The heirs of Mrs. Sarah L. Seder, who
died IN Searsmont last October, were ir
Belfast last week to appear before Judge
Eilery Bowden of the Probate Court to
have the will of the deceased set aside
Mrs. Seider made two wills. One, undel
date of August "a, 1920, bequeathing hel
property of S. 900 to her son and severa
nephews and nieces. Among her nieces
was Mrs Electa Robbins of Searsmout
who received $1,000 The will of .Octo
Der, Q, 1920. gave Mrs. Robbins practical.
ly all of the property. At the recen
hearing the relatives claim that undu.
influence was used in the latter will
Arthur Richie represented the remons
trants and R. F. Dunton Mrs. Robbins
Judge Bowden:took the matter under con,
sideration.