The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-01-25

Last weeks issue of The Journal contained
an advt of an automobile for sale by Bradbury
F. Cushing of Citypoint. Thursday nights
mail brought this note from Mr.. Gushing: II
thought it might interest you to know that
the advertisement regarding the sale OF an au-
tomobile which was inserted by me and APP
peared in today's issue of your paper resulted
in the sale of said auto at noon today"
DR. Adebert Millett, senior surgeon, 5. A.
Parker, president of the Association, and Miss
Nina Valentine. R. N the superintendent of
the Waldo County General hospltal, and Miss
Sue NJ Partridge, clerk of the Belfast Home
for Aged Women Association, were in Angus
ia Friday to attend the hearings for appro-
priations before the Governor and Council,
and we're guests of Representative ID. C. Buzz
zell at the Augusta House.
Mrs. Edwin S. Bowker fell on the ice Jan.
9th and received a severe shaking up, but did
not think she was seriously injured. AS the
days went by, however, she began to have
considerable pain in the side opposite that on
which she struck when she fellan last THURS
day night a physician was called and found
upon examination that one rib was broken and
one cracked. 1t is thought she will soon be on
the road to recovery
Citypoint station is the shipping point for
the lumber. hay and potatoes of the surround
ing county and the business there promises to
be largely increased this year. Durham and
Sheldon are planning to do heavy lumber
business and it is expected they will ship two
million feet James F. Sheldon of Poor's Mills
recently shipped several cars of box boards
and other pine lumber to Oberton and Craw.
ford of Warren, Me. Fred Holmes of Holmes,
mill is shipping spool bars, of which he makes
a specially.
Donald Spear and Russell Carter, linemen
OF the New England Eel. and Tel. Co.. had a
narrow escape last Friday forenoon while
working on the Cedar street cable near the
corner of Grove street. The wire on which
they were working slipped through the clamp,
letting young Spears carriage fall about 10
feet to the ground. No bones were broken
but he was considerably bruised and lamed
carter felt his carriage, which was little dis
lance from Spears, slipping and caught an
other wire on which he pulled himself to the
pole, slid down and fastened to Spears as
sistance.
HOSPITAL NOTES. Miss Mollie Williams of
lsesboro, an appendicitis land Mrs. Lizzie
Waterman of Belfast, surgical case, will re-
turn to their homes next Saturday. Mr.
Elisha Sherman entered Monday as med
zeal patient Mr. Martin V. B. Knowlton,
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as medical patient, is seriously ill with
uremia. Miss Luke Kelley of Isesboro was
operated on Jan 22nd for appendicitis. Charles
E, Heath of Standpoint, who has been serious
| ~ i'll with an infected thumb, is gaining and
will return home next week. g. Henry Haw-
kins of Brooks. recently operated on for her.
MIA, is improving. ...D David Packard of Unity
underwent serious operation last Friday.
Mrs. Ada Whitcomb of Belfast and Mrs Pearl
W. Thomas of Camden, surgical patients, are
very comfortable. -. Isabel, the five-year-old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Canning, a
pneumonia patient, returned home last Sunday
and their two months. old daughter is now criti-
cally ill at the hospital with this disease. -.
White Knight, aged months. is pneumonia
patient.
The North Church Guild will hold thimbe
party and picnic supper in the vestry Jan.
18th. The following committee will make ar
engagements and act as hostesses one at each
table: Mrs. Elou B. Gichrest, Mrs. John c.
Pillsbury, Mrs. Fred R. Poor, Mrs. Clyde B.
Holmes, Miss Marguerite Owen and Miss Anne
M. Kittredge. Each hostess will look after
the appointments of her own table and will
have seven members of the Guild as guests,
from which she will solicit for the supper.
Each hostess will make up her own menu en-
tirely independent of the other tables. Coffee
will be furnished by the Guild. All who are
able to do so are urged to go in the afternoon
with their needlework and others will in
them at supper. This is new plan for pic
mic supper and it is hoped that all will attend
and make it social SUCCESS. The hostesses
will meet at the North church vestry on Mon
day at 80 and the thimble party will be from
3 to 5, followed by social hour. Supper will
be served at small tables at 6, after which the
regular Guild meeting will be held. There
will be special business. Everything indicates
large attendance at the afternoon party and
supper. The Guild now numbers 55 members
and is the largest branch of any church in the
city.
VITAL STATISTICS OF BELFAST. The Jour-
nails annual review of the past year contained
complete list of the births, marriages and
deaths in 1916 from which the following sta
tlstics have been compiled. The death rate in
the city was considerably less than that of
1915. while the marriage rate shows an in
crease. In 1915 there were ia deaths record
ed, and in 1916, ITO. of which but SO occurred
in the city. Others were brought here. having
died in other cities. OF these deaths five
we're over 80 years of age; % were 80 or over.
and % were 70 or more. Between the ages of
go and 70 there were 20 deaths: between the
ages of 40 and so there were z; between 30 and
40 there were 4; between 20 and 80 there were
Z; between 10 and 20 there were none. Be-
tween the ages of one and six years there
we're five deaths; under one year there were
eight, and there were five still-born.
The greatest number of deaths occurred in
February (); the smallest number in Deem
Der (5). January recorded IA deaths and June
IL, the next highest number April and DC.
tober each recorded g.
There were 70 marriages recorded, with o.