The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-06-22
EAST BELFAST.

Richard Stephenson and his classmate Wes-
ley Wood went to Orland Monday for a weeks
fishing.
Mrs. W. B. Warrington of Cincinnati, Ohio,
arrived yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs.
T. P. Leaman.
Miss Edith Strout will arrive from Portland
Saturday to spend the summer with her moth
er, Mrs. Vida Strout.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Gentner and guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mays, left yesterday in the
| Geptner car for Hartford CT.
Mrs, Melvin c. Knowl:on and son Stanley
spent the weekend in Islesboro with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Pendleton.
| Robert Innis of Portland arrived Saturday
| for the week with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Innis. Searsport avenue.
Miss Isabel Towle will arrive this week from
Bridgeport, Conn.,. to spend the summer with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Towle.
Mrs. Wilson Staples was called here from
Rockland June 18th to attend the funeral of
her mother Mrs. Annie Knowlton. She was the
guest of her daughter, Mrs. J. C. Bennett.
| Mrs. Eta P Slavery and Mrs. Horace Ncker
son returned home Friday night from Portland,
where they attended the conventions of the
G. A R. bodies
Mrs. A. N. Snow has gone to Addison to at
tent the graduating exercises of the High
school, of which her daughter, Miss Edith
SHELTON, has been principal for Two years.
They will return Saturday and Miss Shelton
will spend the summer here.
Miss Mary Woodbury. had the regular exer-
cises at the White School last Friday, and
treat of candy and peanuts for the children.
She was presented with handsome handker-
chief case from the eighth grade pupils:
Eleanor Nicherson, Dorothy Nckerson. Sadie
Ellis. Watson Nlckerson, Clyde Howard. Ethel
M. Bowen daughter OF Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Bowen, a young Miss of the lower grades, was
not tardy or absent for the whole year, and
Beuah Ellis and Helen Bowen were absent only
one day during the year.
A team owned by Ambrose Ellis caused no
little excitement last Friday night. The horse
was hitched to a truck wagon, and the hold
back becoming unhitched ran down the Page
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we're sitting on the back of the cart and the
older one jumped, but the younger one was SO
frightened that she chung to the wagon, which
struck a telegraph post, the horse clearing
himself and turning the wagon bottom up and
throwing MIR. Ellis from the seat. The little
girl fortunately escaped injury but was great
ly frightened and was not long in returning
home. The horse very calmly went to feed
ing on clover beside the road until his owner
came to get him.
Miss Ethel Slavery closed a very successful
years school at Union school with the follow
ing exercises Two pupils, Trueman Nickerson
and Freeman Walker were promoted to the
9th grade; tribute to the flag, Freeman Walk
err; recitations by Leora Emery, Reuben Her
rick and Wilbur Whitney; 1.-The Flag" Da-
phone Smart; song, school; recitation. Anna
Hamilton; Lincoln's Gettysburg address. Tru.
| man Nickerson; recitatlons, Norman Herrick
| Hazel Hamilton and Arthur Ford; recitation
| "When Birds Come North Again." Alice Small
recitation. Merle Nickerson; singing, "Ameri-
ca, the Beautiful" school. Candy and pea
nuts were given the children and happy af-
ternoon was passed. Eleanor Hamilton was
not tardy or absent during the term. Leora
Emery was absent one half day and Arthur
Ford one day.
Edward Shelton will arrive Saturday from
New York for visit with his mother and
family, Mrs. A. N. Snow, Searsport avenue.
Mr.. Shelton is employed by the Telephone
Co. in New York under Mr.. Norman. head Of
the accounting department, and has 148 men
under his jurisdiction. The N. Y. Tribune
gave the following interesting account of a
banquet given by the company:
On May 18th last, $500 Tel. men from
New York to San Francisco, dined and listen
ed to each others speeches simultaneously.
Each of the $500 was provided with a hand
telephone receiver connected with the trans
continental telephone line, permitting him to
hear the program in the four cities of New