The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-03-04

| So - CHsee harvest orange nall, Waldo
Friday evening, March 9th. Tickets to dance
IS cents. Stabling Free Music by Townsend's
orchestra.
The honor roll of the Freshman class of the
University of Maine has been announced. the
students in this list having Is to IS DER cent.
or better, on all their subjects. On this honor
roll are the names of Miss L. G. Clark of Free
dom and Miss c. H. Larrabee of Frankfort,
FROM SUBSCRIBERS. In renewing his sub
scription Mr.. Henry ]. Woods of Newton.
Mass. former Belfast business man. saws: ~
believe this is the 45th year we have taken
The Journal and we watch as eagerly for its
coming and scan it's columns as eagerly as ever
IL surely keeps its record for interesting news
and wholesome reading. May you have many
more years of abundant success"
Ambrose J. and Arthur H Morrison have
leased the store in the Opera House block re.
Gently occupied by E. H. Haney as a fancy
grocery and will carry fruit, cigars tobacco.
homemade candy, ETC., and Arthur Morrison
Will drive fruit team during the summer.
he has been brakeman on the Belfast branch
Il. r., but was obliged to give up that work
because of an injury to his leg in an accident
at the Northern Maine junction, Mr. Morri.
son. ST., will leave his position in the shoe fac
tory about the middle of April.
FIRE ALARMS. About p. M last Saturday
there was an alarm from box Is for what was
| supposed to be fire in the tenement occunied
by Mrs. Lola P. Sherman in the Dunton block
| High street Thio tonorart ,nd
door occupied by DR.. Harry L, Kilgore, were
fllled with smoke. When the fir, men arrived
they found that the fire was from green wood
Mrs. Sherman had placed in the oven to dry.
and it was thrown out of doors. "A still alarm
last Saturday evening about o'clock was for
chimney fire in the Revere House on Spring
street. No damage. -. There was a still
alarm last Friday afternoon for burn
ing chimney in the L of the Bernes
v. Norton house at the corner of Cedar
and Spring streets. Some tissue paper thrown
In the large fire place in the dining room was
taken up into the chimneyby the wind and caus-
ed the blaze Mr.. Norton, who was at home with
cold .telephoned Chief Shute and he with an
other promptly responded and extinguished
the fire with chemicals. No damage
THE MEMS FORUM ENTERTA1Ns THE MEMS
CLUB. Last Tuesday night the Mems Forum
of the Universalist church entertained in the
vestry of that church the Mems Club of the
North church. For sometime committee from
the Mems Forum has been preparing for this
event and that it was successful is due to the
efforts of that committee. consisting of Luther
A. Hammons, Albra Cleary, A. L. Curtis, Aus
tin J. Fernald and E. L. Cook. A splendid SUM-
per, consisting of cold meats, beans, rolls. pies
and cake, were served by the ladies of the
church. the committee being Mrs. Sarah
Knight. Mrs. F. l. Wilson and Mrs. E. L. Cook.
After the supper Rev. A. A. Blair, acting as
toastmaster, welcomed in behalf of the Mems
Forum the members of the Mems Club of the
North church. In all about seventy five men
were present. Then he introduced the speak
er of the evening, Rev. A. E. Wilson of the
Unitarian church, who gave a splendid
address on the theme, Why Don't the
Men go to Church, and which was listen
ed to with marked attention. The adj
dress was from a layman's rather than
minister's point of view and took issue with
the many articles published on the collapse of
the church and the reasons assigned therefor.
He admitted, however, that a new emphasis
must be placed on social service and our lives
based on Christ's spirit in mercy, justice, love
and brotherhood. At the close of the address
DR.. W. L. West. president of the Mems Club
of the North church, arose and expressed, in
behalf of the Club, the pleasure its members
felt at being present. Miss Nellie Marshall
field secretary of the Maine Anti tuberculosis
society, then addressed the gentlemen on the
needs of public health nurse and gave many
facts and statistics in regard to tuberculosis.
She said that in the past 20 years there had
been 784 deaths in the county from this dis
ease and in the past 10 years 50 deaths in Bel.
fast. The State records show that the death
rate is the smallest between the ages of S and
10 years, but is II per cent under the age of
40 years. The death rate in Waldo county for
1918 per 10000 was 162 5; for Belfast l6 6. and
for the State 9.72. The economic loss for each
death is 81, 200. The total in the county
for the past 20 years is 1885,, $780, The
yearly loss to the State is $4,000, OOo
1t is a business proposition for business men
W SoHbiueEs OtueE SLALlSLlcS are as vital and
interesting as the facts stated in regard to the
good result where this work has been tried
and particularly in Washington county ETC.
Rev. Harden S. Pearl was then called upon and
made a few remarks in an extremely happy
vein. He said of Boys Clubs that it was one of
the necessities Of the city, and the subject was
taken up by Mr.. Blair, Mr. W. B. Woodbury.,
Mr.. J. H. Howes and others. A general discus.
sion of the subject followed, with a great deal
OF enthusiasm, and it seemed to be the psy-
Geological moment when some definite action
should be taken. Finally motion was made
and carried. that the pastors of the city should
be committee to take the matter under con.
sideration and report at a meeting of men to
be held in the Universaist vestry Sunday af-
ternoon. March 18th. Thus meeting for pleas.
ure developed into a practical meeting which
took definite action looking toward the bette
ment of social conditions in our city.
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