The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-01
The News of Belfast.

The Au Hillary of the Sons of Veterans will
give dance in Memorial hall this. Thursday,
evening.
The Steele Ledge bell buoy, which had been
carried out of position by the ice. was replaced
Feb 22ad.
Several obituaries. including one of Sanford
Emery of Monroe, are unavoidedly deferred to
next week.
Osceola Council, D. of p, will give public
whist party in Red Mems hall tomorrow, Fri
day. at 730 p. m.
Miss Eva Wight, clerk in the crockery de-
partment Of Garlic & Jones' store, is taking a
two weeks vacation, which she plans to spend
at home.
All members of A. E. Clark camp. S. of ",
are urged to be present at the meeting next
Monday evening, which will be followed by an
entertainment.
The Waldo County Veteran Association will
meet today, Thursday. with Granite Grange in
North Searsport This is the home of Secre-
tary Stinson and the veterans are assured
hearty welcome and good time.
Manda, the valuable hound owned by Gard
ner Lane of City point. has curious habit of
meeting the urain at the railroad bridge and
racing ahead of it to the station. About three
weeks ago she miscalculated and the COW.
catcher caught one of her hind legs The
veterinary succeeded in patching the leg up so
that Manda will soon be out again. although
she will have permanent limp.
DR.. Adelbert Milett was called to Liberty
Feb. 23rd to perform critical Operation on
Mrs. Elwood Hart, who Is doing as we'll as
could be expected DR.. Charles B. Holt was
to assist. but when DR.. Mi.lett arrived he
found DR.. Holt quarantined at his home be-
cause of the illness of his son with scar
let fever. and DR.. Kinghorn of Searsmont was
called to assist.
WEST BELFAST. Friends of Mrs Cora Sides
are glad to hear that she has been able to have
the splints removed from her wrist, which she
broke several weeks ago. Rufus Hill, Sr.. is
on the sick list. The r. C. Club met Feb. 23d
with Mrs Annabel Underwood The afternoon
was spent with needlework. Fancy cookies,
cake, coffee, lemon pie and candies we're served
by the hostess, assisted by Mrs Willis Hami-
ION,
note from the Frederick psrty, who are
delightfully."- situated in Daytona, Fla, says
that Mrs. W. h. H all and daughter Grace are
living near them on the next street. The
weather is simply delightful. Signs of the
recent frost are numerous; oleanders sut-
fered. also orange and grape fruit trees and
most early vegetables. Florida is full of vis-
itors. On the night of their arrival they ap-
Piled at seven hotels before they were able to
find temporary shelter.
Mrs. George W. Davis, who has been in Flor
ida for some time with her husband and moth
er, writes from Havana, Cuba. that they are
spending week at the Grand Hotel Saratoga,
beautiful place. She says: 1--WE had fine
trip over the Keys. The entrance to the har-
Dor was grand giving fine view of the city
and MORO Castle. They are having political
disturbance here, which threatens to become
worse. Hope every thing is fine in Belfast"
Charles F. Swift has devoted one of the win
dows Of his grocery store in Masonic Temple
to an exhibit showing the comparative sales OF
potatoes and their substitutes. To 18 pounds
of rice he has two small potatoes. and for 1E
pounds of macaroni two small potatoes. Reg.
utar customers have been ordering potatoes
| by the half peck and even these orders are
growing less. AT present Mr. Swift says the
sales average less than bushel of potatoes te
an average of six bushels at this season in pssj
years.
meeting for the city schools will be helG
In Memorial Hall tomorrow, Friday, evening
at ~ O'Clock. The teachers will be present
Tor consultation, and there will be exercises by
the grades and debate by the High school or
the following question: Resolved, that military
training should be introduced into all the High
schools of the United States. Theodore Bran.
hall, Willard Jennys and Archie Robinson will
speak in the affirmative ard Howard Wilson
| Harland Pattershall and Byron Salters in the
negative. Admission free and the public are
urged to attend.
NORTH BELFAST The Ladies' Aid Society
will hold their monthly social Wednesday even.
ing, March 7th, in the vestry. The usual bak.
ed bean supper will be provided. and will be
followed by literary program, to include the
farce THE Girl Upstairs" with the following
cast George Cravan. Mrs. Ralph U Russ
Estelle Heneley, author, Mrs. Herman Beck.
with; Cicily Denver. actress. Miss Eva Went.
worth; Florence Jessop, society lady, Mrs. Car
| Packard; Mehitable Junkips housekeeper. Mrs
Addie Merriam; Maggie, the maid. Mrs. Willis
Hatch; Daisy, the girl up stairs, Almeda Rich.
ards. Other attractions will follow. Admis.
sion and supper. 20 cents.
The Board of Trade school building commit.
tee, o. E. Frost, chairman, Robert F. Dunton
James c. Durham, James H. Howes, VIM. B.
Woodbury.. Ralph L. Cooper and VIM. H. Hall
met Tuesday evening. Feb. 9th, at MI. Dun
toms Office The other members of the com.
mittee, Clement W. Wescott and A. F. Good.
hue, were out of town. After discussion il
was voted that Mr.. Dunton draft petition tc
| be presented to the Legislature by Represen.
tative H, e Buzzell asking for an anne ndment
to the statute governing the regulation OF
sinking funds SO that a part of the railroad
stock now held in the Belfast sinking fund car
be withheld when the bonds are refunde q
sometime before their maturity in August
| 1918, the stock sold and the funds applied tc
the new school building.
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