The Republican journal., 1915-01-21

The regular meeting of the Woman's Hos
pital Aid will be held with Mrs. o. s. Vickery
tomorrow. Friday, at 2S0 p. m.
Monday Sheriff Cushman received five new
guests at the unity hotel on Congress street:
one committed by trial justice Brown of
Brooks and four from the municipal court.
They will be allowed to saw and split wood for
thirty days.
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grand old Journal; long may it live; also the
grand old Republican party. 81 can't live
without the good old Journal. I love to get
the news Of good old Stockton Springs and all
the nearby towns"
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs. ].
r. Dunton and Miss Margaret A. Dunton Tues
day, Jan. 26th. Program: Paper, "Oxford and
Cambridge" written by Miss Elizabeth Kelley;
readings. 1.-THE Schoolmaster and the Empire"
BY Mrs. Edward Morrison; "Three English Race
Meetings." by Mrs. James H. Howes
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending Jan. 18th Ladies'
Mrs. G. M. Allen, Mrs. H. B. Leonard. Mrs.
Augusta Russell, Young Walter e letters).
Gentlemen-Ayra Bros, Everett E. Clark.
Frank Donnell, Walter Newth, Harry L. Phil
brook, Frederick Motion, Geo. Wardwel.
A. E. Clark Camp, S. of ", and their Auxil.
iary had interesting sessions Monday evening.
The Senior Vice Commander of the Division of
the State, S. of ", was the guest of honor of
the Camp. After the regular meeting there
was whist party and Mrs. John P. Syl-
vester. Miss Grace Packard, George Love1oy
and Alopzo Robbins were the prize winners. A
dance followed, with music by Townsend's or
chestra, There will be another whist party
and dance next Monday evening.
Nellie, the little daughter of Fred W. Har-
ford, who is living with her aunt, Mrs. William
F. Weshee. and attending the 7th grade, fell
last Monday when going down the basement
stairs and severely injured her stomach, con-
fning her to her bed. For some time she has
had daily treatment from a trained nurse for
the effects of infantile paralysis and the acci-
dent is serious drawback. There is no rail-
ing on the stairs and when she stumbled she
fell off the side to the floor.
A rehearsal of the opera Mikado was held
last Friday night and it was decided to cast
Mrs. Thomas E. Bowker for the part of Yum
Yum. Miss Katherine c. Quimby was to have
taken this part, but has given it up because of
the recent bereavement in the family Mrs.
Bowker was to have had the part of Petit
Sing and that has been assigned to Miss Kath-
crime Brier and Miss Carolyn Hatch will sing
the part of "Peep-Bo." as originally planned. 1t
is planned to give the opera the middle or last
of February.
Prof. Ralph P. Mitchell of the University of
Maine will speak before the Board of Trade
tomorrow, Friday, evening at 73O o'clock His
subject will be "Boys Clubs" in which he is an
active worker. The committee on nominations
will also report at this meeting and the annual
election of officers will take place, with other
important business. The meeting should be
largely attended and there need be no inter-
ference with the firemen's ball, since one may
attend their banquet and later visit the Board
of Trade meeting, returning to the Opera
House in season for the dancing.
Clarence E. Frost, who is in the Tapley
Hospital for strangulated hernia caused by a
blow received by piece of hard wood flooring
striking him in the abdomen Jan, 9Th while
working in Mathews Bros mill, expects to be
taken to his home on Cedar street next Sunday.
Mr.. Frost will remain in bed for one week and
for the next three weeks will not be allowed
to do any walking. The many friends who
have expressed desire to call will be most
gladly received at any time. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frost greatly appreciate the many kindnesses
bestowed upon them at this time and feel that
Belfast is one of the best places to live in that
is on the map.
AT THE TAPLEY HOSPITAL. Mr.. Clarence E
Frost is gaining rapidly from very delicate
and critical abdominal operation caused by his
accident in Mathews mill. Mrs. Ellen Jones
Hall of Jersey City, N. j., who recently under
went severe operation for gall stones, is do
ing as we'll as could be expected. Miss Hazel
Bradstreet, an appendicitis patient, returned
to her home on Union street Monday Mrs
Allen H. Patterson recently underwent an op-
GRAFTON for appendicitis and other troubles,
and is very comfortable. Mrs. Annie Tweede
of Unity came to the hospital Monday and was
operated on Tuesday.
AGRICULTURAL SCHOOL OF INSTRUCTION, The
three days session of the school of instruc-
tion of the extension department of the Uni.
versity of Maine, held in Equity Grange hall
last Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday was vel
attended by the farmers of Belfast and sur.
rounding towns. The expenses of the schoo
are borne by the College. The speakers TO,
this session were Ralph w. Redman, who is a,
the head of the extension department., Clar.
ence W. Barber of Cumberland county an6
Arthur L. Deering of Kennebec county. The
demonstrations Monday forenoon were or
growing and testing ensilage corn, and in the
afternoon growing and testing of sweet corr
and judging samples of all kinds of corn
Tuesday oats and hay were taken up, anC
Wednesday was devoted to potatoes Those
who attended expressed their appreciation OF
what the University of Maine is doing for the
farmers of the State.
There were about forty present at the meet.
ing of the Guild in the North church parlorf
Monday evening. The supper committee, Mrs
VIM. F. Weshe, chairman, Mrs. Clifford J. Pat.
tee, Mrs. Elon B. Gilcrest, Mrs. Leroy Strout
and Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore provided most de-
licious supper at six o'clock, the menu includ-
ing chicken ME. mashed notato kles ielIv