The Republican journal., 1916-02-03

hospital.
Howard Henry of Philadelphia, who has oc-
cupied the Rev. Leighton Parks cottage at
Dark Harbor for the past two summers. re-
Gently bought the property.
David Smith. who for some years has been
manager at the Islesboro Inn, which was burn
ed last summer said Monday that it would not
be rebuilt the coming summer.
Mrs Isaac S. Hills, who underwent a very
serious surgical operation at the Tapley hos
pital Jan. Gath. and for several days was criti-
cslly ill. is now gradually improving.
The wy Club were guests of Mrs. Thomas
W. Lothrop last Monday. Auction was en-
joyed during the afternoon. and after de-
licious supper the Club adjourned to the con.
cert at the Colonial.
There was no quorum at the January meet
ing of the school committee last Monday even.
ing on account of the absence from the city Of
two members and the illness with the grip Of
others. The meeting will go over to Feb.
28th unless special meeting is called.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let.
tiers remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending Feb. LIST: Ladies'
Lena DurrilI, Nettie Mathews, Margarel Tay-
lor, Lois W. Wood. Gentlemen-Mr. A. G.
Crosby. Alton Morrison. Mr.. G. T. Sawyer, B.
A, Wingate & Co.
The Once-in awhile club met with Mrs. C.
E.Owen Monday afternoon and sewing and con-
versation were enjoyed. Owing to illness of
members and their families only five were pres
ent Lunch was served at O'Clock, the menu
including grape fruit, cold ham, baked pota-
toes. hot rolls, olives, apple pie, cake, cheese
and coffee.
The flag for the High and Grammar school
buildings has been ordered by the committee
of the Sons of Veterans and their Auxiliary
and will be of the same size as those at tine
PIERCE and Mcclellan schools. The proceeds
from the dance last Monday evening practi-
cally completed the amount needed. The
staff is on the common, and is a pine stick
from the F. N. Slavery farm in East Belfast.
The committee plan to have the raising Mon
day afternoon, Feb 18th.
SHIPPING ITEMS. A contract for what will
probably be the largest steam lighter on the
Atlantic coast has been awarded by the Boston
Sand and Gravel Company to Cobb, Butler &
Co. OF Rockland. 1t will be about 1876 feet
long, 40 feet beam and Ia feet depth of hold,
with carrying capacity of 1,400 tons The
hull will be built at Rockland and will then be
towed to Portland, where the machinery and
boilers will be installed The Portland Com
pany will furnish the engines and the Roberts
Boiler Company of Red Bank N. j.. will fur
nlsh the two large boilers. The barge Wac
camaw arrived at this port Jan. 9th with fer
tilizer for the Coe- Mortimer Co.. The schoon-
er William Il. Clifford sailed last week from
Portland for Newport News on her second
trip for return cargo of coal at So per ton.
Percy & Small of Bath have sold the four
masted schooner they are building. The craft
is about $50 tons and will be ready for commits
sion the last of March. They will probably
start on another schooner when this is finish
ed. The schooner Fannie and Fay has been
sold by Samuel Goss of Stonington to Small
Bros of Machiasport, to be used in the lumber
port in command.
AN ADDRESS ON PREPAREDNESS. Adjutant
General Geo. Mel. Presson of Pennington was
the speaker before the Mems Club OF the First
Parish Wednesday evening, JAM 26tb, at the
home of Mr.. Fred T. Chase. Thirty members
and guests were present. the prevalence of the
grip interfering somewhat with the attendance
In the absence of the president, Mr.. Ira M
Cobe, vice president.F.T Chase presided. Gen.
Presson first spoke of the inadequacy of our
present army to cope with any war, giving sta
tistics showing that our mobile force consisted
of only $4,000 men; not enough even to properly
defend the Mexican border which, if straight
ened, would reach from Maine to Denver He
treated next of the theoretical situation re-
garding preparedness, and then spoke of the
value to young men of military training such
as ful nished by the National Guard 1t de-
veloped habits of cleanliness, discipline
efficiency and patriotism. He closed his for
| NAL address with tribute to the flag of the
United States, what it stands for and the hon
or we should pay it. During the half hour
ioiio"ine hiany quesIiohs we're asked WnlcL
| elected answers throwing light on the practi.
cal question of preparedness as it is related to
the State and Belfast Gen' Presson hopes
to see more military companies established
one in Belfast, either of infantry or coast
| defense. He wants to see the time wher
every young man of 10 gets National Guaro
training of three years, then to he put on the
reserve list, and when the Federal govern.
ment will have full control of all such militia
A bountifuI buffet lunch was served by the
host. In this connection We may add that 6
petition for a militia company in Belfast has
| received fifty signatures and is now at the
secretary's office at the food fair where sigma.
tunes may be added.