The Republican journal., 1911-09-28

The Universalist Social Aid will meet with
Mrs. M. c. Murch this Thursday. afternoon at
2.30 o'clock.
quilting party was held at the home of
the Rev. and Mrs. William Vaughan. East Rel
fast, Friday evening, and two quilts were
tackled for Mrs. Vaughan by the ladies of the
neighborhood. Mrs. Vaughan. assisted bv
Miss Claire Vaughan. served ices and cake
The guests were Mrs. Fred Kruger. Mrs
Small, Mrs. Albert Snow, Mrs. Stephenson.
Mrs. Pendleton, Mrs. George Pendleton. Ms
William Keen, Mrs. A K Fletcher. Mrs. Ros
coe Black.
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PooR's MILLS. Mrs. Frank Towle visited
Mrs Jane Cole last weekC. A. Mckinley
made short visit with his sister Mrs Cole.
....J F. Sheldon went to Boston Monday.
Mrs. Mile Colby of Deer Isle has been the
guest of Mrs. Annabell Underwood. Mrs.
Frank Towle also made short visit with Mrs.
IIpIerWOOd Miss Natfia 10
Mrs. Luella Brown. Miss Grace Monroe is
visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs. W A. Mon
roe. Mr.. and Mrs. F. L. Toothaker called on
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Wentworth Sunday W
A. Banks and F. T. Wentworth have been at
tending court,
At meeting of the Waldo County Medical
society held in the municipal courtroom, Me-
mortal building, last Friday evening, Stanley
P. Warren M. D., of Portland read paper on
"Caesarian Section, Personal Experience with
16 Cases." The paper was one of much inter-
est to the profession and many questions were
asked of the author. DR.. Warren is the presi-
| dent of the Maine Medical society and gave
an interesting talk on the work of that asso-
citation. B. P. Hurd, M. D., of Waterville
| gave d uSIloHSlIdllOH VI luG SySlOSCOpe.
There was good attendance of the medical
men of the county and the meeting was fol-
lowed by banquet at which professional top
les were not barred and it was "a feast of rea-
son and the flow of SOUL
SHIPPING ITEMS. Seafarers, and others, will
be interested in the article on another page,
'The Ships With One-Man Crews" We be-
lieve many additions might be made to it, and
should be glad to hear from any who have in
formation on the subject. We recall several
instances where vessels were navigated on a
trip single handed. Capt. Candage, mention
ed in the article is dead. He was at this port
several times in the New Boxer. and in a
schooner previously commanded and manned
by him. :. Cobb Butler & Co. of Rockland
have the contract for building two more
steamers for the Atlantic Oil & Fertilizer Co.,
for which it built two year ago. Work is to
begin at once, and will keep good-sized
crew busy until well into the spring. The
Portland Company has the contract for fur
nshing the boilers and machinery. The porgy
season has been an unusually good one and
more steamers are needed to cope with the
business Sch Harold C. Beecher Capt
Ralph W. Pattershall, arrived from Boston
last week, light, and sailed Monday for Ston-
ngton to load stone for Boston Sch. Louisa
Frances of Castine was taken out on Gil
chrest's marine railway last week for calkine
and repairs to her top.
THE Boy SCOUTS. During the past week
four Boy Scouts have passed successfully the
| min for 2uN class Spnut and have
been advanced to that rank. To secure this
rank Scout must give satisfactory evidence
of his knowledge of elementary first aid to the
injured: must have elementary knowledge Of
signalling by semaphore, Myer or Morse alpha
bet; must describe satisfactorily the contents
of one shop window out of four, observed fol
one minute each; GO mile in twelve minutes
at "scout's pace" lay and light fire using MOI
more than two matches; know the sixteer
principal points of the compass; cook part of
meal at an outdoor fire, and have at least one
dollar in savings bank. The boys who have
completed these tests are Scout Cilley of tn,
Wolf Patrol, average 92a per cent; Corpora
Darby of the Lion Patrol, average, 94A PEI
cent; Scout Long of the Lion Patrol, average
944 per cent; Corporal Wood of the Beave
PATROL average, "a per cent Many of thu
| other scouts have passed in several of thes'
, tests and will soon be ready for their final ex
) animation. The troop will meet at the Oper,
: House Friday afternoon at 345 p. M and tn
orders are issued for every scout to be pres
ent. Several new officers are to be appointed
presently, and other scouts promoted to fiji
the vacancies caused by promotions.
Saturday, Sept. 30th, will be another grea
bargain day at Perry's Market. The cut price