The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-01-20


James c. Robertson and family moved
Saturday from the Howard house on up-
per Main street to Daniel l. Robertson,s
his brothers. house. on Salmond street
Herbert F. Hanson and family have moved
from the P. D H. Carter house on Miller
street to the Howard house.
A still alarm was rung in at 6. 80 D. m.
Thursday for a fire at the residence of
Chief S. S. l.. Shute. The fire started on
the roof from large back-covered log in
the fire place in the living room. The
ladder truck was called and it was neces-
sary to use both chemicals and water to
extinguish the blaze.
A local branch O.; the World Wide
Guild, Baptist Missionary Society, was
organized Tuesday evening under the di-
rection of committee consisting of
Misses Della Knowlton, Della Cook, Mil
dred Trask and Chastine Stevens. Sup
per was served at p. m. from a large
table set in cross and bearing the Guild
initials W. w. G. in blue letters and was
lighted with blue can les. Their color is
blue and their motto Growth. Covers
were laid for 3S. The following officers
were elected: Pres, Chastine Stevens;
secretary, Della Cook; treasurer, Vivian
Howard; chairman of finance committee,
Hazel Brier; of program, Mildred 1rask;
of literature, Mildred Black; of member
ship, Doris Clifford; the four chairmen
are also vice presidents; councillors, Miss
Maude E. Mathews and Mrs. George c.
Sauer. They will meet the first Tuesday
in each month.
CURIOUS OLD New ENGLAND Gus
TOMS. The Unitarian Alliance was en-
tertained last Thursday afternoon at the
hospltable home of Miss E. Frances and
Mrs. Fred I. Chase. Miss E. Maude
Barker president, presided and Mrs. Ben
Hazeltine read the religious intelligence.
The paper was by Mrs. William H. Simp-
son of Fairfield and may justly be classed
as popular paper, as its author has de-
livered it twice in Portland, Waterville
and Fairfield and once in Oakland and
Belfast. 1t is as logical as racy and holds
the attention of all from beginning to
end. Mrs. Simpson is one of those bright
and obServant women who can compare
and contrast the old and the new without
offence to either. In the Introductory
sentences she says: "We speak lightly of
the good old days. but never think of
measuring them and what they brought
against what today and tomorrow bring
the world. 1t is wholesome exercise
to contrast the past with the present.
Let US pause for a moment amidst the
hustle and hustle of the present, turn
back the wheels of time and view for a
little while what looks to us now like
some curious old New England customs"
In this spirit she reviews and contrasts
the marriage question, funerals, meeting
| houses, homes in a broad sense, with
particular stress on the ancient spare
| room, and old mirrors, old time cookery,
the first bath tub, medicines, tin pedlers,
| the old tinker, fashions. travel. In clos
ing she said: "We of today may gather
many useful lessons from the past. With
what wild-eyed astonishment the carly
New Engianders would view many of our
common customs of today. The flying
machines, submarines, wireless tele
phones, talking machines, the. movies,
telephones, electric transportation, and
others of our many wonders of to Jay
will. no doubt, be spoken of in hundred
years from now as some of those curious
old n ew England customs Pictures il
Illustrating olden times were passed around
thus fixing the principal points of the
paper in the minds of an interested audi
ence During the social hour the host
esses served tea and cakes with Rev
Arthur E Wilson, Miss Barker, Mrs. c
W. Wescott, Mrs. Ben Hazeltine and
Mrs. Arthur Ritchie assisting.