The Republican journal., 1913-01-30

The public supper in the Baptist vestry Jan
END. under the auspices of the Christian En-.
deavor, was largely attended and was finan-
cial success. netting the society $50.
The third in the series OF Arts and Crafts
whist parties will be given in their room to.
morrow, Friday, afternoon under the direction
of Mrs. Eugene L. Stevens and Miss Ey elyn p
Morrison. Refreshments will be served. There
will be ten tables and the play will begin at
2.30 o'clock.
Next Tuesday is Mckinley day and Mrs. L.
c. Putnam, president of Thomas H. Marshall
Circle, Ladies of the G. A. R., REQUESTS al,
members to be prepared to take part in the
program at their regular meeting on that dav.
All members are requested to cook for the
dinner of the Waldo County Veterans Feb. 9Th
and also to attend the sessions.
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following letters
flee for the week ending Jan 18th. Ladies'
Mrs. Eugene Burnham, Miss Bernice Kelly.
Miss Hettie Pierce, Mrs. Geneva Sargent Mrs
Lena Sholes, Mrs. Grace A. Smith, Mary Wecb.
Mrs. Ralph P. Russell. Gentlemen-Alfred W
Brown. Don Clark. DR.. Chas. E. Hussey, Rev.
H. +. Milligan, Fred H. Shute, E. E. Thorn
dixie. William G. Wallace, Albert Wood
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt c. W. Holmes of
Boston was in Ellsworth last week in the in.
terest of proposed packet line between Ros
ton and Maine ports. He has an option on a
sailing vessel. a Gloucester fisherman, in which
he proposes to install power, and which he be-
lieves would be suitable for the business. He
proposes to make weekly trips, touching at
Portland, and thence east. Ellsworth would
be the first port touched after leaving Port
land and from there he would go to Bar Har
Dor and Milbridge and thence direct to Boston.
He wants the merchants in the places on this
route to buy an interest in the vessel and give
it their freight business >. The New York
Herald has transferred its ship news to the
End page and announces that it is there to
stay, except on Sundays when you must hunt
for it through innumerable pages. The Her
aid maintains its old time prestige for giving
the latest and most accurate news of the ship
ping.
The SCHOOL COMMITTEE The regular
meeting of the school committee was held last
Monday evening. 1t was voted to employ Mrs
Leon Armstrong to drive her own children to
and from the Pitcher school The family live
on a cross road off the route Of the regular
school team. Messrs. Ofrin j. Dickey, WIN. B.
Woodbury. and William L. Hall were made a
special committee to draw up resolutions on
the death of MIR. Edgar NJ. Cunningham, a
member of the board. The Senior class of the
High school presented paper giving reasons
why the class should take the trip to Washing
ton, D c., instead OF having the formal gradu-
alton exercises. Mr. Proctor, principal of the
1 school, presented reasons why they should not
substitute the trip for the graduation exer-
cises. After lengthy and interesting discus
sion the committee voted unanimously for a
simple form of graduation in connection with
the trip, the exercises to take place in Memo
rial Hall instead of the Opera House, and the
class not 10 presenta work of art to the school.
which has been the custom in recent years.
| Mr.. Woodbury. made committee to con-
, fer with the teachers and pupils in regard to
substituting the regular work of the school
for essay etc. 1t was voted that the tuition
of pupils from Waldo to the grade schools be
collected from the parents, as in the High
school,
THE FIREMEN's BALL. The annual levee
and ball of Washington Hose Company. given
in the Opera House last Friday evening, was
very largely attended and success in all re-
spects The supper was a bountiful and ap-
petizing one. everybody called upon having
responded literally to the call of the fremen,
and covers were laid for over 500 people.
There was large corps of walters, and supper
was served from to 8 p. m. Dancing began.
at p. m, after the grand march. which was
led by Chief Eng neer Stephen S. L. Shute and
Mrs. Shute, followed by the assistant chiefs
members of the company and long line of
dancers. Eighteen dances, ten of them waltz's,
We're on the program, and music was furnished
by Keyes' orchestra. Chief Shute acted as
floor marshal, assisted by Assistant Chiefs A.
| D. Hayes and Eugene L. Cook. At intermis-
sion came the drawing of the prizes, the big
turkey, etc, and following that a short must
cal program was given, consisting of tenor
solos by Arthur johnson, selections by the
/ C. L.
Morse, Seldom Hammons and Luthe- Ham
IL ons and solos by Charles Hammons all of
which were greatly enjoyed. Ice cream and
cake were served after $50 by Roscoe Arey
from an attractively arranged booth. Wash
ington Hose Company is composed of 20 mem
bers. The captain, George H. Darby, the fore
man, W. A. Decrow, and the assistant foreman,
F. X. Pendleton have done good service in the
fire department for the past Is years. The
compensation that these men receive from the
city for responding to calls at all hours of the
day and night, often at the risk of their lives,
is but a trifl in comparison with the duty per-
formed. and everybody is pleased that their
annual benefit proved to be substantial one.
THE PROMOTION OF PUPILS IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS. At the recent Parents meeting Mr.
Woodbury., the superintendent of schools, ex.
planned the matter of promotion as it now
stands, stating that eight and one half per
cent. of the pupils in the grades were OBLIGED
to do over their work of the past year, making
loss in the efficiency of the school system. He
suggests that difficulty might be overcome bv
semi annual promotion with fewer pupil to a
| teacher; promotion by subjects, and a special
! teacher for those who are unable to keen up
with their classmates, or who are behind by