The Republican journal., 1912-02-22
TuF NEWS OF BELFAST.
pIRIISHEKS' NOTICE.

2SpORT. AL the pOSt oiilCe.
SON SPRINGS. At the post office.
2r,,--rRPoRr. At the store Of /. H. W..
wharf c.n1 n;ckens
q sullivan, Searsport and NJ. J. Dow,
- are authorized agents to receive sub
L.---iars and advertisements.
PrPrBrIcAN JOURNAL PUBLISHING Co.
Tho steamers in coming across the bay last
--.--5av morning encountered large field of
inside Of the monument.
,-.f mas become of the Belfast Boy Scouts?
they hbernating like the bears, to come
-,.- the spring hungry for drills and hikes?
Tssksonylle Fla. subscriber writes: 81
Like thanking you every week when re-
The Journal, it interests me so much.
Long may 1T wave"
i- ,,ber columns will be found the state
.--7-- # insurance companies represented by
cd & Quimby and James Pattee & Son OF
-.ss.- and James H. Kne.land of Searsport.
.--bYr Richie, Esq, will be candidate for
.ss Republican nomination as representative
=. the legislature in the primary and has filed
...-z+ition. At this writing we hear of no
..ssr candidate.
5satej bids for the Hughes Son mahog-
.,y Jurtght piano, advertised by E. S. Pitcher,
rs-s ,7ened at the store at noon Feb. 18th.
~-.ra we're Is bids, ranging from SIS to
sr-t- H. E. Chase of Brooks was the high
-, der and the piano goes to him.
s-sel Packard, Stephen C. Clement, Harold
r57es and Victor 1. Merriam of the Senior
lass and Alton N. Johnson of the Junior class
a.. me Belfast High school returned last Mon
ss7 from Orono, where they represented the
z,tg-. in the Students Conference at the Uni
,--s.ty Of Maine, Feb. 18th, 18th and 18th.
farmers Institute will be held in Unity
March 5th. c. E. Embree, sales manager Of
m Long Island Potato Exchange, Riverhead,
s. T., will be present and speak on Cooper
s.y1 In the Marketing of Farm Crops" and
g F. MeSpar of Furniss, Pa, Farmers In
.,-gte specialist, will speak on General
farming"
The Womans Christian Temperance Union
Get with Mrs. Minnie Coombs, AZ High
street. tomorrow, Friday, at 2 p. m. There
z Re a special program in observance of
-ala1 Signal Day, March LIST, which is the
birthday Of Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens. There are
s.s certain plans to be made and a full attend
sa-e Is very desirable.
Cs--HT IN THE Ice. Capt. Alzo M. Carter
10 t-q schooner Jane Palmer, Boston for
Norfolk, was caught in the ice off the Massa-
.515st-s coast and last Thursday was released
.i Inc cutter Acushnet and lowed into Vine
yard Haven. The cutter had been to land sup
Ole at Nantucket, and on her way back was
s-at we'll up toward the Handkerchief and
.rzs Rip lightships. The cutter steamed
..se-7 a schooner and found she was the Jane
Hamer, which had been more than two weeks
~ he ice with the crew on short rations.
.siy Wiley spoke the schooner and Capt.
AFTER was glad to accept the assistance offer
e. s apt. Wiley and as soon as her anchors
.ala he gotten up and hawser run to the
t-srret she started with the big schooner in
-s
z VALENTINE PARTY. The Baptist Chris
la. E1deavor and invited friends enjoyed
ga.eatiue social in the church vestry Wednes-
o., anng February 14th. Entering the YES
r. eacH one was presented with red heart or
srr-sn, with instructions to send it to some
lae resent, using the large mail box provided
rse pu pose. This caused great merriment.
a and arrow was also provided for shoot
~ q string of hearts across the room. In
rs rner was a cobweb of interviewer strings
.- large valentine was offered to the one
nd unwind the first clear string. Miss
A-.a Morris won the prize. A guessing
with blanks to be filled in with the
a@=- of flowers, proved interesting. Miss
- Norris won the first prize, a bunch of
and Harold French received the BOBBY,
Dig After the contests games were in
and home made candy was served.
oAI. GENEALoGY. The Patriots Memorial
of the Daughters of the American
luon is sending out letters asking for
cation in movement for the conserva-
-t original sources of the history of the
u tei states by the preservation of local rec
.'5 The editors of all the small town and
ta--. newspapers in the United States are
ISIS TO devote half column of space weekly
T. the Publication of local genealogical material
"1let will be of historic value in the future,
ahe - said: Much of this material now exist
hE "a The form of old letters and records is
eafeessly stored in some farmhouse or village
s'tc. able to be destroyed at any time. The
eemters of the D. A. r. and their friends will
5'9eavor to collect this material and place it
a. Tie disposal of the editors" John Cochran
napier of this city is already moving in this
matter and has been assured of the hearty CO.
'lsration of The Journal. Unlike ordinary
news TINS matter can only be obtained through
''In-ary contributions. The Journal has in
At past published much matter of historical
aae genealogical interest The late Freeman
'@.tHdge of Prospect for many years furnish
Jus With sketches of the early settlers of his
s"ty Allan Goodwin of Montvile and
"'a T.. c. Roberts of Chicago have also fur
-''0sl much of interest in these lines, and more
'eeAtl3 we have had from Lieut. F. F. Black,
A- some valuable historical documents,
U's ,ontributions have come from many other
'-'"es' and all such contributions have been
'se'm4d. The "half column of space week
s not practical way of handling this mat
S- space needed should be given when the
natter is available, whether a column, two
"''-hs or half page, and that is the way it
l7 been handled in The Journal.