The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-02-03
The Dickey-Knowlton Real Estate Co,

on Goose River, to E. H. Walker and
others of this city.
Edward Evans was in Augusta last
week to attend the meeting of the State
Water Commission.
Mrs. Charles A Lane of Brooks was
recent business visitor in town. She has
sold her Brooks residence and plans to
locate in Belfast.
WEST BELFAST. Mrs Fannie JStimp.
son is visiting Miss Grace E. Walton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry J. Elms attended
Pomona Grange at Morrill, Tuesday.
There was large attendance at the
social get-to -gether held last Friday eve
ming at the Hazeltine Post Club room
when supper was served. NJ l.. Stod-
dard of Portland was present and gave a
talk of vital interest to the boys on COM
pensation and insura nee
The regular meeting of John Coch-
ran Chapter, D. A R., will be held next
Monday evening at the home of Mrs.
Cora j. BoWker with Mrs. Katherine
Doak and Miss Mile Mitchell assistant
hostesses. The roll call will be answered
by current events and the reading will be
by Mrs. Florence H. Slugg
Miss Lena A. Sanborn, for several
years bookkeeper at the Swift grocery
store, has accepted position in the Of
flee of the Belfast Water Company Miss
Josephine Littlefeld, who recently re-
signed from the latter position, is now
employed on indexing in the Waldo
County Registry of Deeds.
The request masquerade ball will be
held in the Armory Monday evening,
Feb. 7th, and will be one of the socia
events of the season. The admission will
be 30 cents; no war tax. Doors open at
73J. Mckeen's orchestra with Chas F.
Hammons, soloist, will furnish music and
Fred G. Spinney will be floor director.
! Howard Wilson, son of Mrs. Samuel
Robbins of Bucksport, arrived here re-
Gently from that town saying that he
had walked and also told pitiful story
of his lot in life. He was apparently not
guilty of any misdemeanor, but was
taken into custody as a vagrant by DR..
w. l.. West, chairman Of the State Board
of Children's Guardians, and will be
taken to the Boys School in South Port
land.
Equity Grange is initiating new and re-
Installing former members at every meet
ing. Last Saturday evening they enter
tanned thirty members from Honesty
Grange of Morrill,. A picnic luncheon
was served with food in abundance. A
good program was also enjoyed Norman
S. Donahue, the U. of M. County Agent,
was present and gave short talk on the
Waldo County Farm Bureau. On alter
nate Saturday nights Grange social is
held in the hall, with pleasant programs,
music, etc.
Carter's orchestra, assisted by Warren
Rollerson, is conducting dancing schoo
at Citypoint beginning last Saturday with
Ia couples present. Miss Viola Smith
the youngest pupil, aged 8 years, shows
grace in the waltz The oldest pupil is
about so. There were sixty-six couple.
present at the dance that followed undel
the direction of Ernest Smith. >. Carter.
orchestra has engaged the hall in thu
Eaton block on Phoenix Row and plan tt
hold public dances there.
Mildred and Willard Ellis, twin daugh
ter and son of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Ellis of East Belfast, celebrated thei
ninth birthday last Monday, when 20 O.
their school friends were present. Tit
guests arrived directly after school ane
games were played until o'clock, wher
hot cocoa, cream pie, doughnuts and =;
birthday cake lighted with nine candles
were served. A flash light picture wa!
taken of the twins and their birthday
cake. In combining their efforts they
were successful in extinguishlng the can
dies with one blow. They were the recip
tents of number of presents from their
guests.
Miss Alice Spear, who has been an op
orator in the local Office of the New Eng
Il land Telephone office since graduatin,
from the Belfast High school in 1919
left Monday for Portland. She will
make her home with her aunt, Mis-
Mabel Spear, manager of the Portland
exchange of the New England Tel. Co
going there from Rockland. Frida,
Eevening Miss Spear was given party b,
Ethe operators at the home of Mrs. Charlie
I'M. WEIGH on Union street to expires
their good will and regrets at losing he
from the office. A delicious supper wa
served at 8 p. m. from the daintily ap
pointed dining table in decorations Q
l4pink and green. The evening was spen
;socially and with music. The guest q
| |lhonor was the recipient of a. silk um
brella, the gift of the operators. Mis-
| Spear is the eldest daughter of Mr.. an
J, Mrs Eugene r Spear and takes with hi
y 1.-THE best wishes of a large circle {
friends.