The Republican journal., 1915-10-28
The News of Belfast.

Mrs. Esther G. Davis has returned from
visits in Pigeon Cove and Salem, Mass.
Horace Grant,who was accidently shot when
out hunting and taken to the Waldo County
hospital. returned to lis home in this city last
Saturday.
DR.. Ernest s. Webber, who has been taking
vacation on account of ill health, is again at
his office in Masonic Temple and feeling much
better for the rest.
Messrs. M. K. Knowlton, Charles E. Stevens,
j. K. bennett and C. l.. Wright motored to
Ellsworth yesterday afternoon to attend the
District convention of the Knights of Pythias.
Miss Helen M. Sanderson, superintendent
nurse of the Waldo County hospital who
recently underwent serious operation, is
making rapid recovery and was able to sit
up in bed Tuesday.
Miss Hattie Bates has bought the dry and
fancy goods of Miss Annie c. Twitchell in Lib
erty and will conduct it. Miss Maude B. Stew
ard will succeed Miss Bates as bookkeeper in
the Ben. D. Field grocery store and will enter
upon her duties to-day, Thursday.
The regular meeting of John Cochran Chap
ter, D. A. R., will be held in the Woman's Club
room Monday evening Nov. 1st with Mrs
Amos Clement and Mrs. Elbridge S. Pitcher
hostesses. The rol-call will be answered by
names of Noted American women. A paper on
the History of the White House and its Noted
Women will be given by Mrs. Evelyn C. Frost.
The report of the Maine State d. A r. Council
will be given by the Regent, Miss Amy E.
Stoddard.
Sheriff Cushman made seizure of 80 quarts
of liquor last Saturday at the office of the
American Express Co. There were two boxes,
consigned to A. Christie and M. Pano, each
containing Is quart bottles of whiskey. The
consignees are Albanian fruit dealers and live
in the house on Market street, formerly owned
by the late Andrew u sStevens. Complaints
had been made to the sheriff against them and
the boxes aroused suspicion.
Mrs Alfred E. Nickerson of Swanville is III
in serious condition from taking bicoride of
mercury by mistake last Saturday night DR..
Foster C. Small of this city was called, and
Sunday a consultation was held with Dr. E. D.
Samuel W. Crowell Of Boston, specialist, who
had been called here, was in consultation with
the local physicians. The case at this writing
is regarded as very critical one with little
hope of recovery. Mrs. Nickerson is the
widow of Hon. Alfred Emery Nickerson
who died Sept. Both at their home in Swan
vile.
The Boy Scouts held their first open air drill
last Tuesday afternoon on the Congress sire eet
base ball grounds under the direction Of Orrin
J. Dickey Weather permitting they will
make their first hike today, Thursday. in
charge of Mr.. Dickey, going to his cottage.
Tarratine Lodge, at Temple Heights, where
they will have hot dinner and rest before
returning home via Priest road for visit to
Northport's famous mineral spring. continuing
on the back load and coming into Belfast by
the way of lower Congress street. There will
be about "a scouts on the hike.
Mrs. J. ]. Walker of Liberty and West Park
| N. Y, has given the Belfast Home for Aged
Women a check of $3.50 in memory of he1
aunts, Mrs. Sarah Carleton Brookman anG
Mrs. Harriet Carleton Durkee, natives of thii
city and daughters of the late Col. Carleton
Both died at West Park on the Hudson, theil
summer home, in March 1912. They wer,
always interested in Belfast and their specia
charity work was for aged women, and Mrs
Walker was pleased to remember the Home OF
this account. The last Of their girlhood friends
Miss Ellen P. rockingham, was director o
he Home forlAged Women.