The Republican journal., 1916-02-24
The News of Belfast.

r,5oe Medigan. who succeeds Judge spear
~, .o,a b;s first term of court in Skowhegan
,,.-ob 7tb and will preside at the April term
D.. court in Belfast.
The Northport town meeting Will De helo
March 9Th at Satu rday Cove. Many import
inf matters are to be considered and II is e4-
ascted that action will be taken IN regard 10
eivic improvements.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Mosman moved last
.r-,,rsdav from the Flanders block on Churcn
.+reet to the Miles S. Jellison house, corner
# Church and Miller streets, where MI. 'ein-
sun had recently finished a tenement for them'
Mrs. Julia G. McKeen fell last Friday IN the
ath room at No l72 High street, where she
IS spending the winter, and fractured her iei'
wrist. DR.. Everard A. Wilson was called and
she was taken to the Waldo County hospital
znare the fracture reduced.
Mrs. Sherman G. Swift entertained the Hit
" Miss Club at No. Is High street. last Thurs
day afternoon A delicious lunch was served
at l o'clock from a beautifully appointed table,
9ith centerpiece of yellow ionquils. The
menu included grapefruit cocktail tomato
tisque, ssltines, chicken salad, hot rolls, olives,
pickles, pineapple whip. assorted cake. saiteo
nuts and coffee. Auction played during
the afternoon, Mrs. l. L. Perry winning the
irst prize. china fern dish, and Mrs. Ralph
y Southworth the consolation, tiny cupid,
The substitutes were Mrs. Perry, Mrs. Leroy
w. Strout and Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore.
Massachusetts subscriber in sending re-
mittance adds the following postscript: 81
watch for The Journal every Friday morning
snd look for the news from my old home town.
Brooks, but often do not find any l think
Brooks might afford a correspondent l have
been away from Brooks for rs years, but still
look for the paper, as it seems like hearing
from home" The Journal has had two CORE
spondents in Brooks for some time. One,
sitter many years of faithful service. has be-
come incapacitated, to the great regret of his
many friends, and the other, while somewhat of
an invalid, and with other cares and duties,
helps SO far as she is able. We are always
glad to receive items from Brooks, and other
owns, from any who are interested in having
-neir towns represented in our news columns.
WAsHINGToN's BIRTHDAY. Emma White
Barker Tent, D. of ", observed Washngton's
birthday at its meeting Feb 18th with the fol-
owing program: Soprano solo, by Miss Ruth
alnlball; reading, Where George Washington
Sleeps" by Mrs. Annie M. Frost reading,
Washington, Our First Citizen" Mrs. Nettie
NJ. Merrithew; reading, an extract from Wash
ngton's speech to his troops in l776. by Mrs.
Eta P. Slavery; reading, "The Boy and His
Mother" Mrs. Mary Carter. 1t was voted to
have large whist party in Memorial hall
tuesday afternoon, Feb. 29th, from 2 80 to p.
m, the proceeds to be applied to the monu-
nent fund. The following were made COM
mittee to invite the players, etc.; Mrs Nettie
M. Merrithew, Mrs. Dora J. Bridges, Mrs.
Eta P. Savery, Mrs. Walter Juan, Mrs. Mary
Carter. Mrs. Picnic King, Mrs. Emma Brown
Mrs. Beryl 7. Ludwick, Mrs. lisa c. Howes.
The tent will furnish the refreshments, the
ladies' in charge of the tables providing the
linen, silver, etc.