The Republican journal., 1922-11-09

Eugene l.. Parsons and family have
moved from the George White house on
Bay View street to the w B. Curtis
house, corner Bay View and Condor
street.
Mrs. George G. Wardwell is confined
to her home on Cedar street with a
sprained ankle the result of recent fall
Mrs Marian Hayes Head is with her.
A new high school orchestra is being
organized under the direction of Leroy
Green Miss Marian Dickey is the plan
list. There are at present ten violns, two
cornets and two saxophones.
Miles S. Jelison has moved his ma
chinery, etc from his building GO High
street, to his factory in the Plummer
building in Brooks, where he has been
operating a clothing factory since last
spring.
The following Waldo County petitions
in bankruptcy have been filed in the
United States district court in Bangor:
Seth B. Moore of Brooks, blacksmith.
Secured claims, none; unsecured, 1913.
o. S. Dodge of Islesboro, meat cart sales
man. Secured claims, none; unsecured,
S1124.63.
Mrs. Essie p. Garlic, chairman of the
Waldo County Cha )ter, Mrs Ben Hazel
tine, chairman of the Public Health and
Mrs. James c. Durham of the Home Ser
vice committee of the American Red
Cross, were in Waterville last Thursday
and Friday to attend the meeting.
Mrs. Nathan II. Small was hostess of
the Auction Club of which she is a mem
Der, at her home on Miller street last
Wednesday evening. She was assisted
by Mrs. Oscar B. wilkins and Mrs. Les
lie c. Follett. Supper was served in the
dining room, which was decorated with
sprays of pine and American holly.
cards. Mrs. L. ID. Hartshorn was the
prize winner at the game which followed.
Mrs. Sumner C. Pattee has begun an
other class in Islesboro, and went over
Saturday night for it. This is under the
auspices of the Islesboro Board of Trade.
They are to have instruction from until
o'clock then regular dance until mid
night Marsh's orchestra of Rockland
will furnish music. Mrs Henry Smith
went with Mrs. Pattee to play for the
class. Mrs. Pattee also went to Dark
Harbor on Monday night foI her class of
pupils in Amusement hall.
The Saturday Auction Club and few
special guests were entertained last
Wednesday evening by Mrs. S. c. Pattee
at her home on High street. A chicken
supper was served at small tables with
covers for twenty. The place cards were
in the form of handpanted nut baskets,
the artistic work of the hostess. Mrs. c.
Pineo and Mrs. II. l.. kilgore assisted in
serving. The prizes were won by Mrs
Herbert Fl, Stevens and Mrs. Raymond
r Sherman, while Mrs William NJ
Randall rece we'd the consolation.
W. C. Cox Of Chicago writes City Mar
shal NJ. r. Knowlton: 81 am searching
for the next Of kin and heirs at law of
one Joseph Roper, deceased, whose father
is said to have borne the same name and
to have been the master of a whaling
ship in Maine some thirty years or so
ago. The maiden name of this decedent's
mother was said to have been Mary Pro
vaZnik. Perhaps some of the seafaring
folk in your city will have some knowl-
edge of this Roper or Provaznik family.
Will you be kind enou 9h to give my in-
quiry such publicity as is consistent with
a view of locating the heirs to this es-
tate2"
PooR'S MILLS. j. A. Hartshorn has
recently had telephone installed IN his
house, ITO % :. Mrs. Carrie Wood at
tended the teachers convention in Ban
gor. Annabell Underwood has return
ed home, after visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Lewis, in the city :. Several from this
place attended the veterans meeting in
Waldo last Thursday . Mr.. Averill, who
hoe EAn cfA
worth for few weeks, returned to his
home in Connecticut last week The
Telephone Co. has set poles from F. T.
Wentworth's place to the Rolerson bro
lhers place and will l. stall telephone in
their house this week.
George c. Thompson, Ralph F. and
George H. Darby and Frank A. Libby
have bought of Harry E. Walker the
Drsamland Theatre On High street and
took possession last Saturday. They
will make improvements, including paint
ing, repairing, etc. Mr.. Thompson has
had experience in the business here and
in Augusta. All have other employment,
Thompson and Libby with the Hall Hard
ware Company and Messrs. Darby in the
pool room and confectionery store on
High street. They will make this side
issue and divide up the work. A corpor-
alton will be formed W tn Ralph A.
Darby, president; George H. Darby,
treasurer and Mr.. Libby, secretar,. They
are all direc tors.
Miss Florence NJ Parsons entertained
the Minoka Club at Halloween party
at the home of her parents 81a Cedar
street. The liying-room and dining room
were lighted with candles and decorated
with the usual skeleton, witches, Mother
Goose, pumpkins, apples, etc, while the
centerpiece on the supper table was
ghost. The place cards and napkins were
also in keeping with the hour. A picnic
supper with the following menu was
served at $50: Chicken pie, mashed po-
tatoes, hot biscuits, pumpkin pie, dough
nuts, and hot chocolate after which the
evening was pleasantly spent with games
of fortune and music. Those present
were Mrs Mabel Webber, Mrs Grace H.
Knowlton, Misses Bertha Hayes. Matte
Moody, Doris Chaples. Katrina Kelly, Mr..
John Harmon, Mr.. Ralph Atkinson; also
Mrs. Mary H. Upton and Miss Bertha
Parsons as guests.
FIND STILL WHILE BEECHNUTTING.
Two Belfast women were relating On the
street recently their "Trip to Knox in
search of beechnuts and of finding in the
woods what they considered a still.
Their talk was overheard by an officer,
who at once informed Sheriff Frank A.