The Republican journal., 1915-04-01
A. A. Howes Co. will have Wards Hot
Cross Buns Friday and Saturday. Order now,

CrOS6 buIlS EIlu0y ouu ooSOIu0ys OI0ST now.
A meeting of those interested in baseball
will be held this week to consider an invitation
for Belfast to join the Trolley league, to take
in Augusta, Hallowell. Livermore Falls, Rock
land, Winthrop and Belfast.
The case in equity Of Belfast Water Co. vs.
the City of Belfast, that was to have been
heard before Judge Albert M. Spear of Gardi-
dner, at the Court House, March 25th, was
postponed to Tuesday. April 9th.
A whist party and dance was held last Tues
day evening at Seaside Grange Hail under the
auspices of the grange. Whist was played
until 10 80 and dancing followed until IL oclock.
The whist prizes were won by Misses Isabel
CHM and Amy Sholes. A very pleasant even
ing was enjoyed by all. There will be another
whist party and dance next Tuesday evening,
to which the public is cordially invited.
On two stormy days Billie was kept indoors,
and if there was question he did, not ash, ,his
mother during that time she does not know
what it was He wanted to know "where do
cats come from?" and where does the moon
go to-" He was wearing a suit made by his
grandmother and asked: "How does gram know
how to make pockets, sleeves and necks?"
Local baseball enthusiasts are beginning to
talk up plans for the season. They are hoping
to have cam here, and would like to form a
league of about SIX teams, with perhaps Ban
gor, Rockland, Waterville, Augusta and Gardi-
ner. or any available places. Amos Colcord or
N e Al
would like to correspond with anyone interest
ed in this idea
Quite extensive work is being done upon the
floors of the court house. In the clerk of
courts room, the probate Office the jury room,
and the small room between the main court
room and the library, new concrete floors are
being laid over the old, uneven brick, and new
linoleum carpets will be laid, and hemp car
pet will replace the old wool carpet in the
court room.
Miss Ruth Maffit of the graduating class of
the Belfast High school, who won second hon
in the class awards, and who will be saluta-
torian, has received another honor. She has
been awarded the prize recently offered by the
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R, for the best
essay from given number of subjects. Her
essay on Indians was by far the best of the "a
received and she, was presented with finely
bound volume of Wey's Rome.
c. M. Smaey, late of the Clark & Smalley
Co., is actively engaged in the fishing business
and makes daily trips down the bay in power
boat to tend his travis. His catch last Thurs
day included fifty pound Goldfish, with others
smaller, and quantity of deep-sea founders
that look like young halibut and are said to be
excellent panfish. The H. L. Whitten Co,
handle Mr.. Smalley's daily fare of fresh fish.
He will soon have his weir in operation and
last week set number Of lobster traps.
THE "BLUE Book" IN MONTANA A copy of
the U. of M. "Blue Book" has reached us,
through brownie" (Maude) Colcord. and we
were interested in the Retrospect, by Lincoln
Colcord, who was the old Blue Books first ed
itor. .and l was particularly interested in the po-
EN- by Stephen Clement, and the story by An
sci Packard. Elizabeth Hanley of Thomaston,
an Alpha Omicron Pi girl, is editor n-chief
and has some splendid things in it. That re-
minds me, too. that our last "To Dragma,"
the H. o. P. magazine, had very interesting
little account of Alfredo Ellis initiation into
Gamma Chapter.
WEST BELFAST. Mrs. Henry Elms was call
ed to Albion Monday morning by the serious
illness of her brothers wife, Mrs l.. F Jewett.
Mrs. Alonzo Hart is in DR.. Tapeys hospi-
tai, having had an operation performed. She
is doing we'll and expects to come home soon.
Mrs. Josie Wight is keeping house for her
Mrs. JOS Emery and two children spent the
day last Friday with her brother and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Wood. Harry Knowlton
of Citypoint is doing some carpenter work in
Equity Grange. Mrs. Clara Seekins enter
delicious lunch was served; two kinds of
sandwiches, angel cake. gold cake and coffee.
go. Mrs. Tillie Toothaker is suffering with a
grip cold and ulcers in the head. Kathleen
Morris returned to Bar Harbor last Saturday.
Randall and Eugene Upham confined to the
house with the measles. =. Mr.. Chas. Coombs
gave very pleasing entertainment at Equity
Grange hall Wednesday evening, March oath.
A concert by one of his Victor graphophones
was followed by dancing.
The SICK AND CoNvALEsCENT. Mr. Thomas
W. Pitcher, who had been confined to the
house for several weeks was able to dine out
Monday Mrs Charles H. Walden is improv-
ing daily from a very serious operation.
Mrs. Ralph D. Southworth was out Tuesday
after an attack of acute kidney trouble caused
by a severe cold Charles E. Sherman ia abla
to be about the house and is improving from a
severe attack of rheumatism. Mrs. E. S.
Shuman is still critically i'll at her home or
Waldo avenue with organic heart disease.
Mrs. Sarah W. Hilton and Mrs. Mary W
Twombly, who have been i'll with catarrh pneu.
monia, are both able to be about their homes
and are improving daily. :. Mr.. Albert c. Bur.
CESS was slightly indsposed Tuesday and that
evening at the Universalist supper had an at.
tack of acute indigestion, but was about al
usual the next day.. Patrick Troy. who but
recently moved into his new home on Lincoln.
vile avenue, is in the Massachusetts Genera
hospital, Boston, where he was operated or
for very severe throat trouble. Mrs. C. S
Webber and Miss Hattie M. Black, who have
been on the sick list, are able to be out, anc
Sunday celebrated the formers birthday with
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Leroy A.