The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-02-04

Mrs. Frank R. Woodcock, who had been ill
for some time was taken to the Waldo County
HOSPITAL last Thursday for medical treatment,
Fred W. Thomas began janitor work at the
post office last Monday under temporary ap-
pointment while Alexander D. Smalley is sick.
Loren Cross has bought the stock of Irwin L.
Perry in the Hayford Block Corporation. The
other owners are James c. Durham, William
A. Mason and Charles N. Black Mr.. Cross
bought as an investment.
A Washington, D c., subscriber writes: "1n
your issue of Nov. 18th you include John Grey
as having served in the Mexican war. He lost
sight of few years he had lived and in 1862
volunteered in Company D, 10Th Maine volun-
teers."
When the bonds drawn for payment May Is,
1917 nv the trustees of the first mortgage
bonds of the Belfast Moosehead Lake h. K.
Co. Messrs W. B. Swan, Albert Z. Burgess
and Ben. d. Field are cancelled the Indebted
ness will have been reduced from $4,000 to
$4,000.
The Belfast clergymen and Mrs. Blair and
Mrs. Sellers when in Bangor last week attend
ing the convocation services were delightfully."-
entertained at dinner Thursday by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S Pearl, Rev. Haraden S. Pearls
parents. and Frday were their guests at the
Symphony concert.
We had an adve rtisement in type last week
for two dogs lost, but they came home Wednes-
day before the paper went to press. 1t re-
minded US of advertising lost cat some years
ago and when the paper was on the press the
cat made its appearance in the composing
room This week we were to have advertised
another lost dog but he got home Tuesday.
HOSPITAL NOTES. Mrs. Harry McCauley of
Searsport was operated upon Jan, 29th in the
Waldo County Hospital for appendicitis and is
doing well Mrs. Ruth Reynolds of Burn
ham entered the hospital Jan. 18th for surgl-
cal treatment Mrs. Orlando Moody Of Bel
fast and Miss Carrie Parker of Castine enter
ed Tuesday, both for surgical treatment to-.
Mrs. Frank R. Woodcock. who is in the hosplt-
al for medical treatment for pleurlsy, is I'M
proving Miss Josie Knowlton, of the train
ing school is at her home in Plymouth for
two-weeks' vacation.
The old Gilmore homes tead near the upper
bridge, the property of Mrs. Juliette Gilmore
Ames. was totally destroyed by fire last Sunday
afternoon, The fire caught around the CHM
new in the and Mrs. George Walker, who
with her husband was caring for Mrs. Ames,
on discovering the fire went to notify her hus-
band who was in the woods nearby, and the
peighbors came to her assistance. The fire.
men were not called in season to render any
help, The Walker family we're unable to save
ANYTHING but some of Mrs. Ames' furniture
was removed as she was in the part of the
house the farthest away from the fire.
Frank B. Condor is bringing suit against the
New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad
for $50 900 damages for injuries received in
the train wreck on its road in September 1914
while returning from vacation in Maine. At
that time Mr.. Condor was general secretary
for the Y. NJ c. A. of Trenton. N. j., and was
returning to resume his duties. He was the
only passenger in one coach to be saved and
was badly injured He has been an invalid
since the accident, unable to resume any part
of his work and for large part of the time
has been under hospital treatment. His at
torney is Hon. w. R. Pat tangall of Waterville.
A SILVER WEDDING. Mr.. and Mrs. Seldom
E. Whitcomb celebrated their silver wedding
by entertaining a large number of guests.
Friday night. jan 18th, at their home, 20
Western avenue, Waterville. Mr.. Whitcomb
was born in Belfast son of Ripley C. aud
Chloe E. Whtcomb His wife was Miss Fan
ME E. Day of Waterville. Seventeen years
ago he formed partnership with George l.
Cannon. Mr.. Cannon retired five years ago
since which time Mr.. Whtcomb has conducted
the business in City Hall square. He is
!, Baptist, Knights of Pythias, past chancellor
and is a member of the Masonic bodies, in.
GLIDING the Knights Templar. Mrs. Whitcomt
is member of the Eastern Star and the
Pythian Sisters, and of the First Baptist
church of Waterville.
The ALLIANCE. The Women's Alliance Of
the First Parish (Unitaran) church met will
Mrs. Albert c. Burgess Thursday afternoon
l Jan. 2Sth with large attendance. The pres
ident, Miss Charlotte W. Colburn. gave an in
teresting account of the meetings in Boston o.
the New England Association of New England
Alliances, which she attended as a director
and of meeting in Somerville. There ere 81.
Alliances in New England and four in Main,
were represented in the Somerville meeting
Belfast, Castine, Ellsworth and PASSPORT
Miss Colburn returned imbued with enthusi
asm for the Alliance work and spoke Of the
we'll known and entertaining people she met
She read an appeal for assistance from the
Unitarian church in Ellsworth. action on which
was deferred to the next regular meeting.
Mrs. James H. Howes read the Current
Events, and Mrs. George R. Williamson fol
lowed with a paper, "Along Some Old World
Byways," which is published in full on
other pages. The next meeting Of the ALI
ance will be held on Feb. 18th and Mrs. Ban
croft H. Conant will have the paper on "The
Rheims Cathedral" The parish party planned
for Feb. 9Th has been postponed.