The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-02-18

ments that their systems lack.
Scott's Emulsion contains no alcohol
aud is SO good for growing children lisa
pity to keep it from them.
14-H Scott &Bowne. bloomfield. NJ.
Four more tramps were committed to jai
Feb. 18th for 80 days each. one from Bangor,
one from Portland. one brought down from
Unity and one from Brooks. This made 80
in the Jail.
| Mrs. F. G Mixer was hostess for the Social
Aid Of the Universalist church last Thursday
afternoon at her home on Commercial street.
Plans for the Easter sale were discussed and
the following committees reported: Mrs. Col
by Rackliffe, fancy work; Mrs. W. G. Hazel
tine, practical work; Miss Loula A. Mason, en-
tertainment; Mrs. John Knight decorating,
About 1913 was netted at the public supper and
entertainment held in the vestry on Wednes-
day night.
While discussing the travels across country
of Mrs. E. P. Frost's mail Capt. R. W. Warren
told an interesting story of a tourist let
ter that his sister. Louisa Warren, wrote many
years ago to her brother. Winslow Warren
addressing it to Liverpool, England. Not reach
ing him there the letter began a Journey of
eight years and both sides were completely
covered with post marks when it reached the
dead letter office in Washington, D. c., I'D
from there was returned to Belfast. The
writer had then been dead four years, and the
brother was still in foreign lands He later
returned to Belfast from Scotland, having
sailed for years to the principal foreign ports
and the East Indies in foreign vessels.
The advanced division of the junior congre
cation of the Baptist church had a delightful
valentine social in the vestry Friday after
noon after school under the direction of Rev.
Walter F. Sturtevant, assisted by Misses Grace
H. Hayes and Frances A. Sargent. Each child
was presented with valentine with request
to do some stunt for which more elaborate
valentine was offered as prize. Miss Estele
Sanborn won the Red side and Miss Pearl
| Gilchrest on the Blue. The remainder of the
afternoon was spent very happily with games
and refreshments were served. The second
division of the junior congregation held their
social Tuesday afternoon under the direction
of Mr.. Sturtevant, Miss Hayes and Miss Helen
| DCleT. OcNtVdl gaines WCIS pay GU anu MlSS
Brier read humorous selections, after which
refreshments were served.
MRS. BAILEY's WILL. The will of Mrs. Susan
j. Bailey, daughter of the late Hon. James P.
White of Belfast, who died Feb. LIST at her
home in Bath, was filed for probate Feb. 10th.
| There are no public requests. but Mrs Bailey
bequeathes $500 each to four of her employees:
John W. Brown, Miss M. A. Ramsay, Margaret
Kerns and Severena Couture. Under certain
stipulations, she leaves $1,000 each to Mac
Donald E. White. Charles J, White and Mrs. c.
Louise White, wife of Perrin E. White, all
children of DR.. James C. White of Boston, Mrs
/ Bailey's only brother. The residue is to go to
DR.. White, Mrs. Edith Sohier, wife of William
D. Sohier of Beverly, Mas, niece, and Mrs.
Alice B. Coolidge of Boston, a niece, and in the
case of Mrs. Coolidge's death, or the death of
her heirs, to her sister, Miss Gertrude R.
/ White another niece of Mrs. Bailey. The es-
tate is estimated at $3.50, 900, of which $4,000
is in personal estate and the remainder in real
estate.
| THE HOME AND SCHOOL ASSOCIATION. At
the regular meeting, Feb 10th, of the Home
| duO OCuOOl ASSOCldtioh III tuS llSu SCHoOllOOul
sixty were present Charles S. Bickford, the
president, presided. The evening was de-
voted to the preliminary discussion on 1.-The
Recall preparatory to the county contest of
the Interscholastic Discussion League, to be
held in Memorial Hall Friday evening, Feb.
10th, when the High school represen tatives
from Searsport, Brooks, Monroe and Isesboro
| no There eiUht DnDilc in
the Belfast High preliminary contest: Misses
Leota Patterson, Ruth Redman, Doris Clifford,
Masters Lewis Cannon, Byron Salter, Howard
Wilson, Kenneth Wyman and Arno Redman
| Hon. John R. Dunton, DR.. C. W. Jenness and S.
A. Parker were the Judges. Howard Wilson
won for the boys on the merits of thought and
delivery, and for the girls the decision lay be-
tween Ruth Redman and Leota Patterson. An
other SET of judges, W. B. Woodbury., Miss
Leona ]. Achorn, and Mrs. Clarence W. Proc
tor, gave the decision to Ruth Redman by
very close margin. There will be an admis-
sion fee of ten cents for the county conte st in
Memorial hall tomorrow, Friday. evening.
"THE HooDoo." This is the title of the
bright little farce in three acts. written by
Walter Ben Hare, that the Seniors of the Bel
fast High school are to present in the Colonial
Theatre in March. the proceeds to go towards
defraying the expenses Of their trip to WASH
ington, D. C. The cast has been decided upon,
as follows: brighton Early, about to be mar
ried, Walter Bowen; Billy jackson, the heart
breaker, Leroy Coombs; Prof. Solomon Spig-
got, an authority on Egypt, Byron Salter; He
machus Spiggot his son. aged II. Lee Noyes;
Malachi Meek, lively old gentleman of SO.
Everett Hatch; MIR. Dun. the burglar, Arthur
Roberts; Miss Any Lee, about to be married,
Miss Ruth Redman; Mrs. Perrington- Shine,
her aunt. and Mr.. Meek's daughter, Miss Helen
H. Kittredge; Gwendolyn Perrington-Shine
who does just as mamma says. Miss Martha
Knowlton; Dodo DeGrsft, the dazzling Daisy,
Miss Annette Holt; Mrs. Ina Clibger, a fas-