The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-07-02
The News of Belfast.

miss Marguerite Coombs has entered the
central Office of the Waldo Telephone COM
pany.
Mrs, Stephen S. L. Shute will be stenog-
"a pher at the Republican Club room, Main
street. with hours from 10 a. m. to p. m.
The regular monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Hospital Aid will be held with Mrs.
George E. Bracket next Monday afternoon at
2 80 O'Clock.
DR.. Stanwood Fisher of Portland, assisted by
Dr. earle H. Stevens. performed an operation
for mastoid abscess on Mrs. Wallace Bickford
at the Waldo County Hospital last Monday.
Ushers who have been named in the various
Churches to assist in the service at the Colon
ial theater next Sunday evening are requested
to meet Mr.. Pearl in the foyer of the theater
at r. as next Sunday noon to be assigned
places and to study the seating plan of the
house.
Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker was the hostess for
a very enjoyable thimble party at her home on
High street last Tuesday afternoon. in honor
of her guest, Miss Leah Hoxie of Winthrop.
A pleasant afternoon was spent with needle
work. and delicious refreshments were served
by the hostess, assisted by Miss Hoxie.
HOSPITAL NOTES. The following patients
have recently returned to their homes, follow
ing successful hospital treatment at the Wal
do County hospital: Mr.. McCorrison OF Unity,
Mrs. Stewart of Liberty and Mrs. Charles
Decrow. Mrs. Grindle of Searsport is at the
hospital for medical treatment and Mrs. Wal
lace Bickford of Belfast for surgical treat
ment. Miss Sanderson, the superintendent,
returned Saturday from brief visit with Mist
Gayle Ryder in Islesboro.
At the annual meeting of the Belfast &
Moosehead Lake R. R. Co. at 10 a. M, July LIST,
directors were elected as follows: James H.
Howes, Augustine Colburn and Edmund Wilson
of Belfast, for two years; Selwyn Thompson and
Charles W. Frederick of Belfast and William
Fl. Rolfe of Brooks for three years. AT a
meeting of the directors Selwyn Thompson
was elected president, William H. Quimby Sec
rotary and Maurice w. Lord treasurer. The
hoard voted that the treasurer should have
printed a pamphlet to contain the bylaws. a
copv of the lease. and the 1914 report OF the
trustees of the mortgage.
REPUBLICAN MEETINGS. A meeting of the
Republican county and town committees was
held in the Shales store on Main street last
Tuesday morning and was addressed by Hon.
F. II, Parkhurst Of Bangor on the issues OF the
campaign. At 100 p. m. public meeting was
held At the courthouse. Governor Haines was
the first speaker and was given . rousing re-
ception. He touched upon the business situa.
ton and said that Maine does not ~ yet feel
the hard times - much ~ others because she
enjoys . large summer business, but she
viii feel it more and more, and at present she
has enough Democratic hard times to realize
what the conditions will be when the wave of
depression that has struck across the country
Gomez in here with full force. He told Of how
Maine men are being pushed out Of work in
the textile industry BY foreigners, and Of the
closing Of mills while others were running ut
loss. He TOOK up the milage issue ~ his APP
pointment Of sheriffs and the road question.
mixing good with his hearers on all. In clos
ine he declared that Maine is the best gov
erned spot on the face Of the globe. and can be
proved 70 by any Of her thinking citizens.
statement that brought continued applause.
| Conrressman Peters followed. speaking mainly
on national affairs. Mr.. Parkhurst made the
cloeine address, which was brief. suggestive
and Inspiring and . fitting close to IN snthu'