The Republican journal., 1914-02-12

xu0 NUUuty NVt1sAss0Ss~'sS-S 800 -. SSoo sSsss
Tuesday on routine matters.
The little house near the "Muck" owned and
occupied by Willis Harvey was burned last
Monday night and Mr.. Harvey barely escaped
with his life.
There are IL from Waldo county in the
achool for feeble-minded in West Pownal and
tho author Of the ..menu" distributed in this
ctv last week should be sent there to make an
even dozen.
Mr.. Joseph russell has called attention to
an error in the last chapter Of Gov. Crosby g
Annals. in which the tonnage of the ship
Corouet. built here in 1854. is given as 1876
TONS. This is as originally published in The
Journal, and is a typographical error. The
Coronet was 1367.54 tons, as correctly given in
the first volume of Williamson's History of
Belfast.
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast pc st
office for the week ending Feb. 10th: Ladies'
Mrs. Annie Bigford. Miss Leora Eaton. Gen.
tlemen-Thomas Copp. G. R. Connors. E. D.
Curtis. VIM. N Fletcher. VIM. H. Hamilton,
Arthur W. Rumney, Withan Lane. Harry
Nickerson, I. E. Parker, Freeman Robbins
Geo. W. Wentworth.
The first semi AN nual promotion in the Be
fast public schools took place last Monday
mornings, when some of the students from all
of the grades were moved ahead one room.
In some rooms quite number had done
extra work and were competent to pass
along. In few cases the parents have not
approved of the promotion and the children,
until the annual promotion.
The prediction of "bloca on the moon" last
Saturday night failed to materialize. Accord.
ing to street rumor the mayor was to exhort
in post office square, march at the head of his
army to the courthouse, throw the citizens
there assembled out of doors and nominate
himself for the second time for mayor. But
none of these things happened. The moon
shone undimmed upon a peaceful community
and the caucus at the courthouse was undis-
turbed even by the presence of the inctor of
strife.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Cushman of Sharon,
Mass, will arrive Saturday and spend Sunday
with Rev. Charles B. Ames at the Unitarian
1ars rage Monday, Feb. 23rd, they will ac-
company Miss Marian Wells and Mr.. Ames to
Augusta, where they will be married in the
Unitarian church by Rev. Paul S. Phalen, an
Intimate friend of Mr.. Ames. Rev. and Mrs.
after which the bride and DOM will leave for
a wedding trip. They will return to Belfast
before Sunday, March sth.
WEST BELFAST. The Thimble club met with
Annabelle Underwood last Thursday. The
next meeting will be with Mabel Miller, Thurs
day afternoon, Feb. Goth -, Percy Simmons ar
rived home Jan. Both and will remain until the
first of March >. Albert Miller went to Cam
den Tuesday. returning Wednesday afternoon.
.. Harry Knowlton of Citypoint is working
in Equity Grange hall, finishing the kitchen
and anterooms . Mr. and Mrs. Henry Elms
attended Pomona Grange in Liberty, Feb Sd.
-. Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Toothaker spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Hamilton May
ford Morris has been quite sick the past week.
with the mumps,
Two CAUcusEs caucus called by Mayor
Hanson met at the courthouse last Thursday
evening and nominated him for mayor. T. S.
Thompson was chairman and c. A. Pooler
clerk. Frank H. Mayo moved the nomination
of Hanson and was seconded by w. H. Arnold.
There was no other candidate and 1872 votes
were cast for Hanson and he was declared the
nominee and addressed the caucus. Demo-
cratic caucus to nominate a candidate for
mayor vas held in the courthouse last Satur-
day evening and was largely attended.
Dr. G. C. Kilgore presided, Frank I. Wilson was
secretary and Raymond Rogers Jerk S. A.
Parker in few well chosen remarks presented
the name of Robert F. Dunton, several second
ed the nomination, and it was voted that the
secretary cast the ballot and Mr.. Dunton was
declared the nominee of the caucus for mayor.
The Daytona, Fla, Gazette-News of Feb
9th, gives an account of fire Feb. End at SEA
Breeze, Fla , in which four cottages owned by
Mrs. H. L. Kochersperger were destroyed and
Mrs. Kochersperger and Mrs. W. H. White
had narrow escape with their lives. The fire
IS thought to have originated from a defective
f1ue or an electric wire. Mrs. K. was awakened
by the flames making their way in the ceiling
of the room. She ran to her guests room
with the alarm and they had barely left the
house when the roof fell in. In addition to the
four houses she lost valuable collection of
curios and art, gathered from all parts of the
world, statuary valued at several thousand
dollars, tapestry, Persian rugs. antique furni-
ture, handsome paintings, cut glass and valua-
BILE books. The loss is $4,000 to $25. 900, with
comparatively little insurance. The Clarendon
Hotel fire department rendered prompt and eff
Gent service, but could not save the property.
The HIGH SCHOOL SUPPER. The graduating
class of the Belfast High school departed from
the established precedent of presenting class
play and instead had graduation benefit sup
per in Memorial Hall last Friday. which was
complete success in every way. Misses Ida S.
Carleton, Agnes M. Coombs and Myrtle Frost
were the general supper committee. and the
menu was a varied and excellent one. The
eight tables were set twice, and at each table
were two seniors and an assistant from the
Junior class, as follows: Louise 1nnes, Myrtle
Smith and Ruth Macomber; Myrtle Frost, NAL
colin Cottrell and Mary Hayes; Marian Hayes,
Malcolm Vaughan and Susie Braley; Agnes