The Republican journal., 1915-04-22

Mr.. George F. Kent. druggist at the Ok
| Corner Drug Store, has taken the s. G. Swift
| house, furnished, at 40 Cedar street, and wher
| Mrs. Kent arrives from their home in Madi.
| son will take possession. Mr. and Mrs Swift
will spend the summer with MIR Ralph L
Cooper, High street.
Early last week one of our city teachers told
her class of little ones about the assassination
and death of Lincoln, and Thursday, the ami
! versary of his death. she questioned them in
regard to this tragical event in the country's
history. When the teacher asked where Lin
| coin was shot there was some hesitation, but
finally small hand was frantically waved and
when the owner was told he might answer he
exclai med in loud tones-"At the movies"
The tea and social at the Womans club room
last Tuesday afternoon was informal and de-
hghtful. Nearly all the ladies were engaged
in sewing. The arrangements were under the
direction of Mrs. James S. Hartman and
Mrs. Charles E. Rhoades, with Mrs. o. E.
Frost. Mrs. Ben Hazeltine and Mrs. H. H.
Carter hostesses. Mrs. s. A. Parker, Mrs
Elmer Small, Mrs. George 1. Heating and Mrs
Ira M. Cobe poured and little Misses Hope
Dorpan and Grace Hazeltine served The
room was attractively decorated with pine and
pussy willows.
Belfast friends of Miss Sabra B. Dyer will be
pleased to learn that she was most successful
IN her recent reading of "The Last Days of
Pompeii' at the recital of the Boston School
, O ny yIhn ncha cf,,lo I OF
tiers from several present speak in the highest
terms of Miss Dyer's personal attract ms. of
i her wonderful powers of committing and ex-
pressing this difficult selection, Only words
OF communication and appreciation were re-
! ceIved from her critical teachers. Miss Dyer's
assignments for the coming year include a
number of very difficult studies-a compl-
ment to her ability
Otto Baghdasarlan, an Armenian student at
the Bangor Theological Seminary, gave an
illustrated lecture at the North Church last
Friday evening on Turkey, speaking from per-
sonal knowledge. His father is in charge of
the Oriental Orphanage at Bassan, Turkey and
he Will return there to assist him after grad
uating from the Bangor Seminary. He sum
married. the history of Turkey, religiously and
politically, up to the present crisis, described
Constantinople, the Dardeneiles, the Golden
Horn and adjacent districts, and spoke of the
present war troubles. His account of a Jour-
| ey into the interior of Turkey was most in
eresting, as was his description of the work
of his father at the orphanage He also spoke
of the Robert College founded by DR. Hamlin
of Bangor
HELD FOR THE GRAND JURY. There is bat
one person in the county Jail awaiting the
action of the grand jury, Herbert H. Stubbs of
Newport, held for selling mortgaged property.
| Some time last spring Stubs is alleged to
| have sold number of horses to various per-
sons, including John H. Hobbs of Brooks Later
| named Green of Bangor appeared and
the horses for which Hobbs had paid Stubs
were claimed and Hobbs was obliged to pay
again or give them up Several others had the
same experience. AS result Stubs was ap-
pretended some time ago in Massachusetts
and was given a hearing in Brooks before
Justice F. W. Brown and held for the
| grand jury in the sum of $1,000 This he was
unable to get and he committed to the
Waldo County Jail. Stubs is about 80 years OF
age
ARBoR DAY. Gov. Curtis has issued the fol.
lowing proclamation relating to Arbor Day
observance:
| Complying with the Statutes, Friday, May
the fourteenth, is hereby designated and SET
apart as Arbor Day. l recommend that it be
observed by the people of the State by the
planting of trees, shrubs and vines in the
adornment of public and private grounds
| places and ways, and in such other efforts and
endeavors as shall be in harmony with the gen.
eral character of day SO established.
Mr.. George E Bracket, Grand Secretary OF
the State of Maine Grand Lodge l. O. G. 7, fol
over twenty years. received the following tel
egram from Lewiston, April 18th, where the
Lodge was in session:
Greetings of the Grand Lodge to you ant
yours Your noble work in behalf of the orde
will ever be remembered by those who wer,
your CO workers for SO many years.
Howard c Woodside
Grand Chief Templar