The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-09-22

Of the idle government ships. The price
paid was SIS, 600 each.
H.R.Palmer, mail CLERK on the Belfast
Burnham branch of the n. =. K r.. who
moved hare recently from Searsport with
his family, has been confined to his home
| by Illness His place on the branch is
being taken by w. H.sWiison.
Mrs. Leslie Payson has been confined to
| her he'd several DAYS the past week as the
result of fall while in bathing with a
party of friends on the Allyn shore near
I the foot of Condor street. She lost her
footing and fell backwards helpless, but
was assisted by Mrs. Mervin Perry.
Robert P. Coombs, for % years purser
on the steamboat line between Boston
and Bangor, says that the weather this
season has been the most favorable of
any during all those years. The ocean
last Friday night on the trip down was
like mill pond. He also said this has
been good business season.
Raymond B. Dyer has bought his faith
| er's, George, B. Dyer's, farm on Belmont
| avenue and will conduct it. His parents
| will, for the present, live in the cham
bers, but, later plan to buy home down
town. This is one of the best farms in
the county 1t has handsome hay fields.
fine orchards, good tillage land, wood lots
and some of the most modern buildings in
the CITY,
Ivan W. Bartlett and bride, formerly
Miss Alice Henderson of st. John, N. B =,
who were married in Bangor Sept. 9th by
Rev. Ashley A. Smith at the Universalist
parsonage, have recently returned from
their wedding trip and are at their home,
formerly the Samuel G. Norton farm in
South Belfast. The groom is one of Wal
do County's prosperous young farmers
and the happy couple are receiving the
congratulations of their friends.
Ruth Evelyn, the only daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Frank Howard, former residents
of this city, celebrated her tenth birth
day, Sept. 18th, at her home, 229 Sum-
mer street, Somerville, Mass. The little
guests were schoolmates of hers at the
Morse school on Summer street. Light
refreshments were served including ice
cream and lovely birthday cake with 10
candles. After games and music the lit
tie guests departed wishing the little
hostess many happy returns of the day.
LuviIle j. Pottle recently sold the Pot
tie cottage at the Battery to Clyde B.
Holmes. Later Mr.. Holmes sold it to
Miss Margaret A. Dunton. This is one of
the first and also one of the best built
buildings at the Battery, the work of the
late James t. Pottle, contractor. Mr..
Holmes and his brother, DR.. George W.
Holmes of Newton, Mass, have bought
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orne cottages and of Mrs. Julia Dunton
Wardwell the Lewis cottage. These three
cottages are adjoining and will be occu-
pied summers by the Holmes families
They were at the Battery this season and
bou hit these cottages to be near each
other
Miss Florence M. Brown, whose mar
rage to Malcolm Ellington of Lynn.
Mass, takes place in October, was the
guest of honor at handkerchief shower
given by Mrs. Austin j. Fernald last
Thursday evening. The bride to-be was
delighted with the many dainty handker-
chiefs, even if obliged to search for them
under the direction of her hostess. The
evening was spent with games and music.
Ice cream and cake were served The
other guests were Alice, Leverne and
Bertha Written. Mrs. Lurena White,
Miss Geneva Hutchins, Mrs. Luther
Hammons, Mrs. Lynwood Thompson,
Mrs. Ruth CottrelI, Miss Alberta Farm
ham, Miss Carrie Greenaw, Mrs. Ralph
Cooper, Mrs. Ben Mudgett, Mrs. Harry
Snow and Mrs. Basil Allen Miss Brown
has rendered her resignation as MANAGER
of the local Western Union Telegraph Of
flee to take effect Oct list.
Mrs. Augusta S. Frederick of this city
has souvenir spoon with a remarkable
history. 1t is table size and very well
preserved, with a large letter 90" en-
graved on the handle. When Mrs. Freder-
erick was child of three years of age
her father, the now famous P. P. Quinn
by, was a ieweler and he made and en-
graved the spoon with the following:
Property of Augusta S. Quimby, Bel
fast Me, made from coin paid her by the
United States under act of Congress in
1885, distributing surplus revenue" 1t is
brief statement of what seems today in
this time of high taxes, remarkable
fact that the government had surplus
TO divide even among small children. 1t
is also reminder that conditions have
changed also. Mrs. Frederick is we'll
preserved and with a bright, keen mind
and an excellent memory has had a WON
derful privilege of living through these
changes Her fathers name is now well
known throuhout the nation in connec-
ton with the early history of the Chris
tan Science Church. Mrs. Frederick in
tends TO give the spoon to one of the
direct descendants of her father.
Merrill George Hartshorn, who is at
present with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John A. Hartshorn of Poors' Mills,
will have charge of the sailors section in
the parade at the new bridge and tablet
dedication, Oct. 9th. He is the 20 year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs George A. Harts-
horn, formerly of Belmont and enlisted
in New York Feb. 19, 1917. He served as
gunner and was on the Destroyer Ward at
Newport, R. l., when the German u So,
Capt Hans Rose, arrived. The Ward
prevented the U So from sinking the Eng
lish stea mer until the men, women and
children were removed. He was in the
Birmingham at the sinking of the battle
ship Santiago off Fire Island. During
the war he was on convoy duty between
New York and the war zone. In 1919 he
served as sergeant in the machine troop
OF the Seventh Cavalry and served in the
skirmishes and battles on the Rio Grandeg
His left hand was shattered and he was
in hospital 3 months on account of it.
Later he enlisted for year in the Navy