Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-12-02
BELFAST
Christmas Sale Of Red Cross
Seals-Annual Meeting of
Camp A. E. Clark, Sons
of Veterans
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
EPWORTH LEAGUE

Belfast, Me-, Dec, 1.-(SpeciaD The
Christmas sale Of Red Cross seals open
ed this morning and seals can be found
at the City Drug Store, the Old Corner
Drug Store, C. o. Poor & Sons and
James H. Howe's. Every stamp purchas-
ed is a help in a small way to a big
cause.
Tt the annual meeting of Camp A E.
Clark. s. of ", the following officers
were nominated: For commander, two
have beet nominated, the matter to be
decided by election: Commander, J. c.
Bennett, Ralph 1. Morse; senior vice COM
mander, Horace Nickerson; junior vice
commander, C. L. Wright; secretary, AL
len Weber; treasurer, Victor Colson;
trustees, Everett Nickerson, Horace
Nickerson, Allen Weber. The officers
of the Ladies Auxiliary will be nomi-
mated next Monday night.
The following officers have been elected
by the Epworth League of the Methodist
church: Miss Laverne Written, presi-
dent; Miss Eda Woodbury., LIST vice pres
ident, chairman of the spiritual depart
ment; Miss Ethel Frost, I'd vice president,
chairman CT the missionary department;
Miss Bertha Written, Sd vice president,
chairman of the mercy and help depart
ment; Mrs. Horace B. Sellers, 4th vice
president, chairman of the social and
literary department.; Miss Ruth Macon
Der, secretary; Charles Getehell, treasur-
er; Miss Elizabeth Chamberlain, organ
list. The first department of the league
is back of the Young Peoples Bible class
and will assist it in every way. Meetings
are held Friday nights
Percy Weber while at work in the
cash and blind factory of Matthews
Bros yesterday had the misfortune to
catch the thumb of his right hand in a
saw and nearly sever the member Med
ical aid was given it at once and it is
thought that the thumb will not have to
be amputated. This is the same hand in
which Mr.. Weber suffered blood poison
ing some time ago and on which ne has
a stiff finger. r. H. Cassens while lum-
bering on his woodlot in Swanville a few
days ago cut one of his feet so badly
that he has since been able to get about
only on crutches.
The remains Of the late Curtis F.
Thomas arrived today from Portland.
where he died on Sunday after an opera
ton for appendicitis. Mr.. Thomas was
the late Capt. Chester Thomas He is
survived by his mother, Mrs Robert
Coombs of Islesboro. sister. Mrs. Amos
Colcord of Belfast brother, Cleveland
Thomas, and sister, Mrs Harold John
son, both of Waltham, Mass. The re-
mains were taken to Islesboro. where the
funeral takes place tomorrow, Rev. Mr.
Carey officiating
Harold II. Smith and Miss Lydia E.
Henderson. both of East Belfast, were
recently married by Rev. Horace B. Sell
lers at the Methodist parsonage, the sin
gle ring being used. They will make
their home in East Belfast
The officers of the Emma White Bar
ker Tent, Daughters of Veterans, will be
at the regular meeting tomor-
row night.
Three more hoboes were brought down
the line from Brooks today where they
had been sentenced to 80 days in the
county Jail by Justice of the Peace Fred
Brown. Jr. They were Joseph Shea of
East Cambridge. Mass, William Carter
of North Arson and Thomas Macher of
Chicago. Brooks is great tramp trap
and has sent down a large number this
fall This makes 16 hoboes now in the
Jail.
Mrs. B. o. Norton entertained the Once
in While Club yesterday afternoon with
a full attendance. 1t was the first meet
ing held in her new home on Spring
street and the guests had the pleasure of
inspecting it. Supper was served at $50.
Mrs. Ethel Collins of Pearl street will
entertain the w. c. T. U. on Friday aft
ernoon
The methodist Aid will meet next
Wednesday at P. NJ. with Mrs. Emma
Ray All having material for patchwork
will leave it with the hostess before that
time.