The Republican journal., 1922-12-21

THE REPUBLICAN JOJ
The !next meeting of the Bradbury
Memorial Hospital League will be held at
the hospital next Tuesday at 9. m, and
all future meetings will be there.
The Belfast grammar school basket
ball team won from the Belfast MidRets
with two B. II. S. substitutes, in the
Armory Saturday forenoon in a sc-re of
of 10 TO IA. Franklin Adams of the X
II. S. refereed and there were some fine
plays for boys of their age. Their inter
ested audience was libe raj with applause
The Travellers Club will meet on
Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Fred w.
Brown and Miss Jane Brown with the
following program: Quebec, the Brittany
Of Britain, NJ IS Brown; Quebec, The
Citadel the St. Lawrence. Mrs Bick-
ford; St. Anne de Beaupre, Miss Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Blaisd,ll have had
one Of the best radio instruments put out
by the Western Electric Co, placed in
tn ir home. Tuesday evening they en-
tertsined a small party of friends who
enjoyed a wonderful concert with Mrs.
Baisdell operating. Perfectly clear notes
were heard on the Holy City, sung in Los
Angeles, Calf, and also other selections
from Kentucky.
The Unity Club of the First church,
Federated, met in the North church par
lors with large attendance. Rev. VIM
F. Skerrye repeated by request his ad-
dress, The Way to Happiness, recently
given before the Alliance John K. Dun
ton also gave an admirable and encourage
ing talk on What the Unity Club May
Accomplish Fish chowder, doughnuti,
cheese and coffee were served.
Good winter weather has prevailed
here the past week including the storm
of Sunday when about seven inches fell
mostly on the level. Zero weather came
Tuesday, but the air was clear and the
wind light making a pleasant com bina-
ton Wednesday was the coldest day of
the season, the mercury registering from
10 to % below zero in the morning and
remaining at zero or below all day
The Boston steamer announced her ar
rival after the style of dog days, blowing
constantly for some time. The vapor
was as dense as any summer fog.
WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL. The
Hospital reports an unusually busy week.
been J. G. Aborn and Lawrence Grotton
of this city, Mrs Cyrus Roberts of City,
point, Mrs. Martha Lamphier of Knox,
who is visiting relatives on Mayo street,
l. L. Crockett, now the guest of his sister
Mrs Matthew Leadbetter of East North
port. Among those entered as new pa
tients are Donald Dunaver of Stockton
Springs, Mrs Charles Smith of Belfast
A. c. Butler of Searsmont and George
Stinson of Searsport Miss Maude X
Russell, the accident case is occupying
the HyamS room and is as comfortable as
can be expected. Her fractured hip has
been reduced.
MRS PATTEE'S CHRISTMAS RECITAL
AND DANCE One of the most delight
full events of the Sc ison will be the Christ
mas recital and dance in the Armory
Tuesday evening, Dec, goth. under the
direction of Mrs. Sumner c. Pattee, fea-
turing in costume some of her pupils and
the gifted little Miss Naomi Dean oi
Camden Marston's orchestra of Rock
land will furnish music for the ball tc
follow the recital. The recital includes
Furana dtalian Hildegarde Rogers
Papillon, The story of butterfly, inter
preted by Naomi Dear
Ballet Miniature, Ferne Linekir
Mexican Dance,
Clara Hammons, Katherine johnson
Babette Che little French MadamoiseIle
Evelyn Towlt
Valssnte, Gretchen File chez
Madrilena (Spanish Naomi Dear
Vaudeville Girls, (Soft shoe dueb
Katherine johnson, Clara Hammons
Petit Fox Trot,
Naomi Dean, George Rogers
The Quaker Maids. Dorothy Thomas, Ora
Rogers, Ethne Worcester, Hilda Tuttle
Suzanne Miller, Charlotte Cooper, Re
becca Holmes, Eloise Savery.
A SERIOUS FIRE SPLENDIDLY HAND
LED. What at one time seemed tt
threaten one to be of the most disastrous
fires Belfast has ever had occurred Tues
day about 10 o'clock when general alarm
called all the department to the Con.
sumers Fuel Co.'S plant ON Water street
Chief Shute. who always keeps his heac
in times of fire, remarked that it was thu
first time he was ever frightened at Bel
fast fire. The last crew of men were re-
lieved from duty at 80 a. m. WEDNESDAY
having done excellent work at critica
time. The fiIe was caused by sponUane
GUS com bustion beneath a pile of abou
500 tons of bituminous coal in shed il
the rear of the main building 1t extend
ed entirely around this shed in the open
air space and the building is badly dam.
aged also with holes cut in the roof. Latel
the fire run under the wharf and threat.
ened 1000 tons or more of the anthracit,
coal; but at noon Wednesday it wa.
thought this much needed coal was safe
The Company is insured with Field &
Quimby, Mrs. C. j. Pattee and G. G
Abbott, but no estimate of their losses are
available at present Men worked all
night hauling coal which is now stored
opposite the Coopers office ON Water
street. Partridge & Thompson furnished
coffee for the firemen, for which they ex-
tend thanks.