Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-06-03
Old Teachers With Three
| Exceptions elected.
Grades VII and * Have Class
Ride--W and VII viii Go Saturday
The Waldo Teachers Hold Enjoy
able Convention at IsIesboro.

Belfast, Me-, June 2.-(SpeciaD.-Th
Belfast school board at the last 1neet
ing reelected the present TEACHERS
with three exceptions for another year.
Miss Blanch Foster, at present teach
ing in the Saturday cove. will teach
next year in the Brick Primary, in
place of Miss Nellie Hall, who will at
tend Normal school Miss Quiggs of
the Poors Mills schools will also re-
turn to school to resume her course
The Poer's Mills school and Pitcher
school teachers have not yet been
elected.
The funeral of the late Russell En-
cry infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hartford, was held this afternoon, Rev
A. A. Smith officiating.
An enjoyable session of the Thimble
Club was held yesterday afternoon at
the summer cottage occupied for the
season by Mrs. F. w. Brown, on the
Condor shore. The members arrived
about 2.30 and the afternoon was de-
| voted to Bridge Mrs. Freeman Woods
being high line and wearing the trophy.
At 6 O'Clock a delicious Picnic supper
was served.
A special meeting of the Belfast
Board Of Trade will be held this even
| ing.
Queen Esther Circle will meet Fri
Iday night with Mrs. Tileston Wadlin,
| upper High street. This will be the
last meeting of the season, the Circle
adjournirg until September.
" enjoyed their annual class ride to
| QuantibacOon yesterday. They were
| chapcroned by Rev and Mrs Arthur
G.. Roberts. Grades vi and VII will
go to Swan lake Saturday, chaperoned
| by Rev David l.. Wilson, Miss Cole
and Miss kimball.
| Harvey Faust, a native of Canada,
and Miss Matte Wade were married
Sunday at high noon at the home of
Rev. G. G. Winslow. They are at pres
ent the guests of Mrs. Faust's parents,
Congress street:
All but one of the Belfast teachers
attended the convention of the Waldo
County Teachers Association at Isles
boro yesterday. 1t was an ideal day
and the steamer Castine, which took
the party, was we'll loaded with eX-
cursionists from Belfast, SearspOrt,
Stockton, Northport, Brooks, Lincoln
vile, Swanville and Jackson. The en-
tertainment given the guests at Isles
boro was all that one could ask for,
the people there. doing everything pos
sible to make the stay enjoyable. Din
ner and supper We're served in For
ester hall by the Young Peoples So
ciety of the Baptist church. The tables
fairly groaned with good things and
the mattresses We'd with one another
to serve the guests The attendance
at the morning session was about 200,
at the afternoon session about $50 and
there were over 800 in the evening. 1t
is said to have been one of the most
successful conventions ever held in the
State this season and Supt. Payson
Smith was very much pleased with it
and so expressed himself. This is the
last convention held this year. 1t is
by far the best attended and most sue
cessful convention ever held by the
Waldo County Association. There were
81 teachers present and many super
intendents. The program was said to
be one of the best evef carried out. The
officers were reelected for another
year, as follows: President, AlonZo }.
Knowlton, superintendent of Belfast
schools, secretary, Miss Lillian Spin
ney: treasurer, Miss Grace Lord. The
meeting, of the School Improvement
League was held and reports from the
various leagues heard. Isleboro's
league shows most progress and work
although much is being done in many
other places. The steamer arrived in
Belfast about 1890.
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