The Republican journal., 1916-02-03
The Woman's Hospital Aid will have their


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The Woman's Hospital Aid will have their
monthly meeting tomorrow, Friday, afternoon
at 2 80 o'clock, at the home of the president,
Mrs. Adebert Millett.
Miss Alberta Farnham has returned from
weeks vacation spent at Arlington Heights,
Mass, and resu med her duties in the CITY Ma
tional bank.
Wilson Randall, an aged citizen of Union
street, is critically ill with blood poisoning
caused by infection from a scratch on his hand
by cat. Mr. Randall is over so years old and
until few years ago had been remarkably
well and active
The class in Swedish gymnastics organized
by Mrs. S. A. Parker has grown so large tn at
it has been made into two, one for boys and
one for girls. The classes meet on Saturday
afternoons, the former from one to two and the
latter from two to three, giving all an opportu
nifty to attend the story telling hour at $50 at
the PIERCE school. The children are taking ex-
ercises in breathing, drilling and will also be
taught Rotations
THE SEWING SCHOOL. There is unusual in
terest this year in the sewing school for chill
dren, inaugurated many years ago by the Non.
Partisan Alliance and which now meets every
Saturday afternoon in the PIERCE school. in
charge of a committee of Belfast ladies. There
is an attendance of over so girls between 6 and
and IA years of age and they taught to
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selves or for their dolls. Alice Small, Is years
old, who lives just over the line in Swanville,
has walked six miles every Saturday to attend
the school, but was not present last Saturday
as it was necessary to take her on that day to
the Waldo County hospital. where she was
operated upon by DIR. Millett for appendicitis.
The sewing school is maintained wholly by vol
untary contributions of money and material
and is doing good work.
BELFAST TO FLORIDA IN A MOTOR BOAT Mr.,
and Mrs. Walter Arey, who left Belfast on
Sept 20, at A. M, have arrived at Palm
Beach. Fla, having made the entire trip in
their IS foot motor boat. Roscoe Arey, Mr..
Arey's brother, has received the log which
they kept, and which is very interesting. They
made their first harbor in Camden, and finding
it very cold, bought stove there. Just before
they arrived at Seguin Island the engine re-
fused to go further, and they were obliged to
anchor to repair it. They went on to Portland,
and after leaving there began to have trouble
with the engine again, which delayed them
quite bit. The weather was rough and stormy
good part of the time. and on Oct. %. when
about ten miles east of Watch Hill Light, it
became SO rough the boat was nearly rolled
! over, and after vainly trying to get into
Stonington, Conn.,. they anchored under the
lee of the beach westward of Watch Hill,
Sometimes it was SO foggy that they were I'M
able to see anything. but they kept on when
ever the weather was at all suitable. AS they
arted up the East River. by the second bridge,
they were nearly swamped by tug boats and
ferry boats. but after working two hours upon
the engine managed to get underway once
more, and tied up between two docks in Jersey
City. They kept on, but after reaching An
napolis and Airdale, they were obliged to re-
main in the latter place for about two weeks
owing to the stormy and windy weather. On
Nov. % they made harbor in Paines Bav.
with two anchors down, but rode out the breeze
all right. On Dec. g. when they were within
Is miles of Cape Fear, the wind began to blow
hard, and when they arrived at Frying Pan
Shoal. Southern hurricane was in progress
With only eight feet of water in the channel
the sea breaking heavy and the wheel and rud-
der coming all out Of water frequently, they
had difficulty in keeping head to the seas and
to keep in the channel. but finally landed in
Southport, S. c., with the boat nearly half full
OF water. This was their worst experience, al
though they had more or less engine trouble
and bad weather good part of the time. On
Dec gath they went through Six Mile Creek to
South Santee River. and through Alligator Creek
to Cape Roman Harbor. 1t was low tide there
with only two or three feet of water in the
channel, and as the boat drew about two and
one-half feet, it was quite difficult getting
through. and it was necessary to push the
boat through the mud in some places. They
spent Christmas in McClelanvilleS C. .continu-
ing on the next day, and finally arrived in Day
tona on Jan, II, making Palm Beach the last
Of this week. They made light of all difficult
ties, stating that they were the usual ones to
be expected. They would have made much
better time but for the bad weather, which de.
layed them considerably.