The Republican journal., 1916-05-11
The News of Belfast.

The News of Belfast.
The annual meeting of the Children's AiG
Society of Maine will be held at the Girli
Home, Northport avenue. Tuesday, May 10th
at 230 p. m. Members are cordially invited
to attend.
John A. Fogg has bought Oracle Direct and
Frank Archer. two blooded horses, of the M
B. Smith estate. Frank is in his private stable
for Mrs. Fogg's use.
Miss E. Frances Abbott has been substitute
ing for Mrs. Charles A. Townsend of Grade
in the PIERCE school during her absence on &C.
cunt of the death of her mother. Mrs. James
F. Fernald.
W. A. Wisdom of New York will give q
Bible lecture in Memorial hall Friday evening,
May 10Th. at $50. The topic will be "After
the War, What?" All who are not wise in
their own conceit come and learn something OF
this famous Bible student No admission will
be charged.
The Osceola Sewing club met in Red Mems
Hall on Friday, May 5th,and at o'clock sup
per such as the members of the club know
how to prepare was serv ed to 80 by the house,
keepers, Mrs. Goldie Warren and Mrs. Jennie
Kendall. The next meeting will be Friday.
May 18th. All members please attend and
help to tack quilt. Housekeepers, Mrs. Edith
Danforth and Mrs. Mary Flanagan.
The whistle at the plant of the Lubec Sar-
dine Co. was heard many times the past week
which means plenty of fish. They came from
Vinalhaven, Deer Isle, Islesboro and the near
by weir of c. M Smalley Yesterday 500
bushels were received from Rockland, the
largest lot this season. The fishermen are
paid 60 cents bushel Because of the high
price of materials it is said the cost of sar-
dimes to the packer will be 81 per case more
than last year.
The sloop yacht Helen, built at Vinalhaven
by Leroy A. Coombs for T. George Dodworth
of New York, summer resident on the North
Shore. Northport, for use on the bay, has re-
turned to this port and is now a houseboat.
Mr. Dodworth sold the Helen some years ago,
and Capt. Harry Storer recently bought her of
Rockport parties and he and his wife will live
in her. He has sold the boat in which they
lived the pas. winter.
The last of the series of Saturday afternoon
story hours at the PIERCE school under the d.
rection of Miss Annie L. Barr, librarian of the
Free Library, was held May 9th. The story
tellers were Mrs. Clyde B. Holiness who told
an "Unce Remus" story, illustrating it with
blackboard dra wings, a. Miss Marian Hazel
tine, who told them Hawthorn's "Pomegran-
ate Seed" story. Twelve children were pres
emit There has been good attendance and
the children have been interested and prohted
Rev Horace B. Sellers is in Waterville at
tending the second annual convention of the
Organized Bible Class Association of the State
of Maine, which meets with the First Baptist
church Nav 18th and 18th. Mr.. Sellers is
president of the Association, and will lead the
sunrise prayer meeting Friday and conduct
the conference and discussion of class mem
bers of the Baraca and Philathea classes at
10.45 a. m. Mrs. Mary S. Whitmore is also at
tending the meeting as delegate from the
Methodist church
Mrs. Eta P. Savery, in the absence of Mrs.
Belle Nickarson, patriotic instructor of Emma
White Barker Tent, D. of V, presented the
sub primary grade at the Mcclellan school,
Miss Ruth Kimball. teacher. with the flag re-
Gently donated by the Tent The presenta-
ton took place at the school last Friday
afternoon. The exercises by the children
included 1.-THE Story Of the Flag" SHOW
Washington and Lincoln loved and hon.
ored the flag" and the singing of several flag
songs. They gave rising vote of thanks for
the gift. The flag is of silk. 27 by 36 inches is
on fine staff and has standard. 1t Is for
use in flag drills, etc.
The sale and supper under the auspices of
the Dung Ladies' Social Union of the Bap-
fist church were held in the vestry last Tues
day afternoon and evening. The fancy work
table was arranged with canopy top and in
lattice style, the bars wound with blue and
white crepe paper. Mrs. Perle Benner, Mrs.
Emma R. Knowlton and Miss Margaret
Young were in charge. The apron table, with
its arched top, wound in green and white and
tri mined with wisteria blossoms, was in charge
OF MRS. arthur N. Johnson, aSslSteu ny MI o.
Albert L. Gunner. The supper committee
was Mrs. C. E, Rhoades, Mrs. R. P. Coombs
I Mrs J G. Aborn and Mrs. Fred M. Dutch
The members of the Social Union served
The men included BEANS clans, salads, hot
{ rolls, relishes, cream pie, cake and coffee.
THE Boy SCOUTS Prospects are good TO,
the opening of number of new bank accounts
in the city as a majority of the fifty Boy Scouts
are passing their second class test in member.
ship and one of the requirements of this test il
that they have at least one dollar on deposit in
some bank. Since the second class test re.
quires that there should be two dollars in the
bank, there are good possibilities that the first
dollars will remain and later another will be
added. Some twenty members of the Belfast
Boy Scouts made their first hike of the season
last Saturday, when with Scoutmaster Dickey
| they went from this city to the Macks Point
coal pockets, where they spent the day inspect
ing the big coal handling devices and the fer.
tilizer plants. Each boy cooked his own dinner
on the shore, where they were permitted te
have their individual fires. and big bonfire
followed. Eighteen miles were registered or
the trip, and it was tired party that arrived
home at night. A brief stop was made in Sears.