Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-05-07
BELFAST.
Smallpox Reported to The
Board Of Health.
Annual Meeting Of The First
Parish Unitarian Church.
The John Cochran Chapter, D. A. r.,
Elects Officers for 1913.

btIldSt, MT May b.-lSpeclal}.--A
case of SMALLPOX has been reported to
DR.. L. a. Wilson, chairman of the Bel
fast Board Of Health, and, Monday, he
put the Gross family at Mason's Mills
under quarantine The case is that of
an adult, but is said to be in very light
form.
The annual meeting of the First
Parish CGnitarian) church was held,
yesterday afternoon and George a.
Quirnby was reelected parish clerk.
The following standing committee was
elected: Hon. ". 3. Swan, chairman,
Thomas w. Pitcher. Fred T. Chase,
James II. Howes, l.. f. Macdonald, ii.
f.. Macdonald, Charles w. Frederick,
Thomas =. Dinsmore. Elmer A. Sher-
man; trustees, James H. Howes, Will
ner J. Dorman. Charles VI. Frederic;
treasurer, James Fl. Howes; collector,
Miss NJ. V. Parker Committees, Mu-
sic, Charles w. Frederick, Mrs. w. B.
swan. Mrs. Bancroft H. Conant, Miss
Charlotte Colburn Miss Maude Bar
ker. Robert F. Chase; entertainment,
Fred r. Chase, Ralph H Howes, Thorn
as Is. 1JliiSiiibitt tiAGltl iioPNits,
Thomas w. Pitcher, H. T. Macdonald,
James II. Howes.
Mrs. Frank L. T6wle of East Bel
fast is confined to her home by an ac-
cident. sustained, Saturday night She
had ben in Belfast for the day, assist
ing at the opening Of the Home Fur
nlshing Co, of which she is a member,
and was returning home at night. with
her son Maurice in his motor launch,
When stepping from the boat to the
shore. she slipped and strained the liz
anents Of her left leg so badly that she
will be unable to walk for some time.
Misses Agnes, Mary and Elizabeth
Culjinan of Belfast will leave, Satur-
| day. for Boston, where they will be
| ioined by their brother Cornelius OF
WaterVille and on the following Tues
dayz will sell on the Gunarder, Fran
COMA. for Queenstown, Ireland, for
soio,lrn in their old home, where they
| have many relatives and friends.
With concessions made on both sides
and everything harmonious, the Diff
| ferences between the Seaside Hose Co.
| and the engineers Of the Belfast fire
department have been settled and V
| erything will go on as before.
| The annual meeting OF Jonn Cochran
Chapter. D. A. r. was held, last night,
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Regent Mrs. Viola
Mayo; vice regent, Miss Amy Stod-
dard; recording secretary, Miss Alice
Simmons cores ponding secretary
| Mrs. Mary Clement; treasurer, MISS
Isabel CHM: registrar, Miss Lucy
Cochran; historian. Mrs Ella j. Wood
cock; chaplain, Mrs Emma Potcher;
auditor, Mrs Henry Hills; Councillors,
Mrs. Ellen Norton and Miss ENERGY
CHM. Miss Lucy Cochran, for whose
ancestor the Chapter is named Is the
retiring regent. Following the bust
ness meeting. the hestesses served
Hight refreshments The last meeting
of the season will be held in June.
The annual meeting of the Belfast
Arts &, Crafts Society was held, Mon
day afternoon. II members being pres
ent. The officers elected President,
Mrs. Edward r. Pierce; vice president,
Mrs. Bancroft H Conant; secretary,
Mrs. Clarence Z. Read; trca surer. Mrs.
Eliza beth Kelley. The following will
have charge Of the various depart
b
ments. Metal work and weaving, Mrs.
Pierce hasketry, Mrs ]. S. Hartman;
embroidery. Mrs. George l. Heating;
domestic science, Mrs. G. NJ. Craig;
leather Miss Evelyn p. Morrison; read
ing. Mrs. f. p. earle. The above otfi-
Gals will form the executive board
The society is in a flourishng condi-
ton and steadily increasing its mem
bership.
Martin Weber is quite i'll at his
home on High street with severe
cold. which threatens pneumonia
Mrs. Ralph Darby, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs Collins McCarty, is very i'll
with d relapse from pneumonia.
Mrs. Lather w. Hammons IS crlti-
cally ill Mt her home on High street
and for several days there has been
little hope of her recovery.