The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-01
Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson is improving from q

severe cold, threatening bronchial pneumonia
A slight operation on his foot confined
Deacon Alton K. Braley to his home. 2O5 High
street. the past week.
There was no quorum at the February meet
ing of the school committee called for last
Monday evening.
Harry M. Prentiss. mail clerk on the Belfast
r. K branch, has been confined to his home
No. 26 Court street. for the past two weeks
with the grip.
An ALL feature program will be shown next
Saturday at the Colonial, including 1.-The Lost
Girl" featuring Earl Williams. and ..New
York." featuring Florence Reed. These two
features will be shown both afternoon and
evening.
Notorious Gallagher. or His Great Tri-
umph." photo drama of distinctive original
ity produced for the Metro program. featuring
William Nigh and Marguerite Snow, will be
the attraction at the Colonial Theater this
Thursday. afternoon and evening.
The clerks in Ben D. Fields store are good
neighbors. Tuesday, after clearing the walk
in front of the store of snow and ice, thew did
the same work in front of The Journal block
and cleared the edge of the gutter to drain off
the water; and this is not their first neighborly
act of the kind
DIR. Jarvis B. Woods, eye and ear specials
of Bangor, was called Wednesday to operate on
Mrs. Addie Sawyer Strout for a mastoid ab-
scess, the second operation of the kind she has
endured. Mrs. Strout had been improving
from long illness. but for the past week was
ill with the grip, which resulted in this trouble
DR.. Foster c. Small has charge of the case and
had previously called DIR. Elmer Small and DR.
E: D, Tapley in consultation
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., will meet
next Monday evening with Mrs. Edwin S.
Bowker. who will be assisted by Mrs. Henry
4. Hills. The roli-call will be answered with
mission anecdotes. The paper. "American
Women in Mission Work." will be given by
Miss Florence Kimball; reading. Eleanor
Chestnut, Missionary Martyr" by Helen B
Montgomery, Mrs. Ida Wilson Mahoney.
The Minoka Club met with Mrs. Jesse h.
Weber Feb 2lst. Supper was served at 6
p. m. The table decorations were in cherry
| design. the favors miniature cherry tree and
hatchet. The menu included roast chicken,
mashed potato, crab salad. hot rolls, cherry
cream pie. cherry jiffy jel and coffee. Miss
Matte Moody, in behalf of the club, present.
ed Mrs. Robert Holt with bouquet of pinks
In no nor Of her birthday, Feb 22nd. pleas
ant evening was spent with music and read
| ings.
LYcEUM COURSE. The Marigold Quartette will
be the Ut xt attraction in this popular course
of entertainments The Marlgolds were the star
musical people of last years course. Every
body was delighted with them and they made a
host of friends. An attractive feature of the
entertainment ls a musical sketch written es-
pecially for this company and occupying about
half hour. The entire program runs about
two hours and there is not dull minute or
wait 1t is an opportunity to hear splendid
entertainment. They appear at the Colonial
Theater, Friday evening. March 9th. Reserved
seats can be procured at the box office for SO
cents.
Edward F. Littlefeld went to Lewiston yes
ter day, where he has bought the c. B. Jones'
grocery store. His family will join him late,
and he will sell his Cedar street residence
Mr.. LittlefieId and family came to Belfast
from Middleboro, Mass, about Is years ag,
and have made many friends here who will
regret their removal. Mr.. Littlefield has re-
rows Co, by whom he had teen employed
about 20 years, years before coming to Bel.
fast. Mr., Littlefeld regrets leaving Belfast
which he likes better than any place he ever
lived In. He has been prominent here in Ode
Fellow circles and in the N. E o. p, and has
| the best wishes of mahy for success in his
new business.
Thomas H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the
G. A. R.. observed Washington's birthday a,
their regular meeting last Tuesday afternoon
Comrades of the Post were guests. The fol.
lowing program was carried out after the
regular meeting and before the 10 cent lunch
Prayer by the chaplain; singing America, by
the Circle; reading, Washington, the Saliva
ton of Our Country, Thomas Cannon; read.
ing, Washington, Mrs. Mary Hollis; reading
A Letter OF Washington to Lafayette writer
in 1889, and other tributes Washington
Mrs Julia G. McKeeD; reading. Washington's
Conkshell Buttons, Mrs. Abbie Putnam; read
ing, The Religious Faith of the Father of Oul
Country, by Mrs. Putnam. in the absence OF
| l.. c. Putnam; remarks on Calaway's speech
''Our Army and Navy" in recent issue OF
the Boston Post. Mrs. Nettie NJ Merrithew.
| STEAMER NOTES. The steamer Camden ar
rived from Boston last Saturday morning with
her colors flying and Old Glory painted on hel
smoke stack. 1t was the first steamer arriva
from Boston for two weeks and the Candle
brought big freight. She has taken the
place of the winter boat, the Belfast, much
earlier than usual. While laid off the Camder
had the usual overhauling of machinery anc
general renovation with the exception of out.
side painting. The Belfast is now undergoing
the spring overhauing, and later will take the
place of the Camden that the latter may be
painted preparatory to beginning the summer
service. The Camden went up to Winterport
the cutter Ossipee having broken the ice ir
the river to that point Feb. 2lst, and left there
Monday on her return trip. The fog anc
stolm Monday delayed the Camden and she
d id not reach Boston until noon Tuesday She
left at 9-45 p. m, arriving here at moor
Wednesday.