The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-12-29

A still alarm was given Saturday afteI-
noon for chimney fire in the Methodist
parsonage at Court street. There was
no damage.
The steamer Belfast arrived here Sat-
urday morning exactly on schedule time
| after one of the best runs from Boston
| during the season.
The reports of the progress of the Farm
Bureau membership renewal received at
the College of Agriculture on Dec. 23rd
gives Waldo county $50, or seventh in
the list of Maine counties organized.
The Unitar ian Women's Alliance Will
meet this Thursday, afternoon with Mrs.
Fred L. and Miss E. Frances Chase. Mrs.
Andrew A. Drury will give the Unitarian
news and Will r. Howard will read a
paper on An Educational Fallacy.
Belfast relatives and friends received
the sad news Sunday of the death of Lula
A, widow of the late Chester B. Cush-
man of Centre Montville. Her death &C.
Cured early Sunday morning and her age
was sc years.. Mr.. Cushman's death oc-
Cured Nov Bird. Their four young chill
dren have the deepest sympathy of al
who know them.
A cold wave arrived last Wednesday
n ght, continued Thursday and Friday
with our first winter weather. The Their
! mometer was reported from to Is below
according to location. Wednesday night
the wind blew gale, while Thursday the
air was sharp and penetrating. Saturday
an old time snow storm with large fluffy
flakes arrived. Since Sunday we have had
good winter days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Hazeltine have re-
ceived letter from their daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Charles B. Hazeltine, now with
her husband in Honolulu, H. l., with The
news that Major Hazeltine had recently
been awarded the cross de guerre for SER
vice at the Battle of the Muse Argonne
The presentation was made with much
formal ceremony. 1t was delayed as Ma
jor Hazeltine was on his way home to
train recruits when the Armistice was
signed.
The only W aldo county hearing before
the Public Utilities Com mission at its
meeting Jan. 5th at 10 a. m. is the fol-
lowing:
cat the office of the commission on the
application by the Winterport Water Co. |!
for approval of an issue of securities. The |
company proposes to issue $35, 900 of first /
mortgage per cent gold bonds, to become |
due on Feb. l, 1852; the proceeds TO be
devoted to the extent of Sl6, 500 by re- !
funding and paying its first mortgage |
per cent gold bonds due on Feb. /, 1922
The North Church Guild and Circle ;
Christmas sale, play and tree, was we'll |
attended in Memorial Hall last Thursday
afternoon considering it was one of the
coolest days of the season. The proceeds ,
were about $50. Mrs. John r. Dunton
and Mrs, Wilmer j. Dorman served tea
and cake; Mrs Charles w. Jennys and
Mrs Bernes o. Norton sold food; Mrs.
Ada R. Wiley, aprons; Miss Bertha A.
Wiley, Mrs. N. H. Small and Mrs. Zenss
d. Hartshorn, fancy work. After the
sales one of the best juvenile PLAYS seen }
here in recent years was presented by the
children of the Sunday school of the Fed
Grated church, entitled Sing a Song of !
Sieepyheads, with Miss Elena B. Shute
in the most difficult part. Every member
of the cast reflected credit on the COM
mittee in charge, Mrs. Herbert L. Seek
ms, Mrs Harry L. Kilgore, Mrs. Norman
A. Read and Mrs. VIM. H. Hall. Previous
to distributing the gifts from the Christ
mas tree Miss Anne M. Kittredge read a
selection from Eugene Fields. Misses
Grace Hazeltine and Katherine Brown
acted as twin Santas. With Mrs. Sumner >
c Pattee at the piano the children
marched around the hall and all were
presented with oranges and bags of ,
candy.