The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-30

! There are at present 25 girls at the Girls
| Home on Northport avenue, record breaking
number.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the G.
A. R., will publicly celebrate Mothers Day
next Tuesday from 2 80 to o'clock. with lit
erary and musical exercises. ten-cent
lunch of sand witches, cookies. cake and coffee
,, will be served. The proceeds will be donated
for flag for the North school, general in
vitation is extended.
! Miss Alice Poor, granddaughter of the late
| Augustus Perry, has beaded ribbon nearly
three quarters of an inch in width and about
ward long that was made some 70 or 80 years
ago and given to Mr. Perry by young lady.
! 1t was then the fashion for young men to wear
| such for watch chain and this is particu-
| larlv beautiful one 1t is wrought entirely of
black and white beads, in an unique design of
| flowers and conventional figures and with the
| words, Augustus Perry" and Friendship and
| Affections Gift" The beads are finer than
| those made now and there are needles fine
enough to string them.
Capt and Mrs. E. D. Colby of Sunset arrived
| by steamer fremont last Monday and will
| spend a few days here with relatives. Capt.
| Colby brought with him model for power
| boat to be used in his fishing business and has
| placed the order with Leroy A Coombs, work
| to begin at once and be rushed to completion.
| This will give Capt. Colby and his son Miller
| power boat each, and they will have no use for
sails They have just completed weir and
herring have been seen in their harbor. Capt.
| Colby planted potatoes and peas before leav-
ing home and he counts on having new pots-
toes in June.
HOSPITAL NOTES. Miss Helen Sanderson
returned last Friday from brief visit at her
home in Waterford She was accompanied
home by Miss Nellie Marshall former super
intendent, who has been doing private nursing
in Lewiston and by Miss Audrea Madsen, who
has been at Hebron, and who was assistant
sunerintendent with Miss Marshall They
were guests at the Hospital for few days..
Miss Abbie Knowlton of Brooks, who under
went very critical operation, has returned to
her home Mrs. David Gilman of Liberty is
improving under medical treatment. Mrs.
Fred Hunter of Burnham, who was recently
operated upon, is improving Master Clar-
epce Snyder is gaining well after critical
operation.
MEMORIAL DAY. For the past few years,
for reasons so we'll known that they need not
he set forth now, the observance of Memorial
Dav has been confined to the veterans, who
have held the usual services at the cemetery.
followed by exercises in their hall This year
the CITY government will be asked for an ap-
nronr;ation. the Belfast Band will be engaged,
and there will be parade which will include
the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans, Daughters
of Veterans, the auxiliares of the patriotic
orders, Cant on Pallas, P. M, and Tarratine
| Tribe of Red Men. A JOINT committee has
been appointed from the Grand Army and Sons
Of Veterans, composed of Messrs. Thomas
, Cannon, l. A. Conant, John W. Ferguson, A. T.
| Cav. Orrin ]. Dickey and Walter ]. Clifford, to
| arrange the program for the day. There will
be parade over the principal streets to the
cemetery, returning to the Opera House. where
exercises wilt be held. superintendent Wood
burv will have charge of the children in the pa
rade. which will form at Memorial hall at one
n. m. ]. Harvey Stinson of East Belfast will,
as usual, officiate Marshal, with Orrin j.
Dickey as aid The exercises at the Opera
House will begin at p. m. and the address
will be by Rev Walter F. Sturtevant. 1t is
+ MANNED to make the observance one of the
best for years and every citizen will be asked
to display the Stars and Stripes on this day.