The Republican journal., 1917-04-19
Congralutations are extended Mr.. and Mrs. /

, Coneralutat ions are extended Mr.. and Mrs. ,
Carleton Doak on the arrival April 18th. Of
son. Carleton Jr
Moving pictures and dancing are now being
run at the Opera House every Monday and
Thursday evenings.
If YOU want.to see seeds;ook in the windows
of A. A. Howes & Co., Odd Fellows block. If
you don't see what you want enquire inside.
The Dickey Knowlton Real Estate Company
has rented the Mrs. Melvin Clark house on
ALLYN street to Mr. and Mrs Ross Mitchell,
and they have moved in.
The Journal is indebted TO Sergt. ]. w.
Hunt, @ NJ Corps, u. S. A., for copies of the
Douglass, Arizona, Daily Despatch and Daily
International-breezy.p patriotic western jour
nails.
Miss Isabel CHM entertained the Missionary
Society of the Baptist church Wednesday
evening, April 18th. Fifteen members were
present The program included readings on
hospital work in foreign fields. q vocal solo by
Miss CHM and duet by Mrs. Kempton B.
Craig and Miss Bertha e. Hayes. Mrs. Ida
w. Mahoney assisted Miss CHM in serving re-
freshments.
Sixteen boys of the Belfast High school ex-
pressed wish for military training out Of
school hours. Principal VIM. T. Faulkner had
military training at the University of Maine,
and at graduation a second lieutenant,
and he said he would be glad to instruct the
boys if suitable room could be had. When
Thomas H, Marshall Post, G. A. R., heard OF
this need they offered the use of Memorial
hall free of CHARGE and also the use of their
rifles for one hours practice every afternoon.
The boys are much elated and feel indebted to
Mr.. Faulkner and the G. A. R.
CARTER COMMITTED. Leroy A. Carter was
before Judge Lord of the Municipal Court last
Thursday afternoon complaint of William
H. Staples, night Waterman at the Coe. Morti-
mer Co. plant. Wednesday, April II, about p.
m Carter was on the company's wharf with
Mr. Staples, and few minutes later the
Waterman, who was about his regular work,
saw the respondent going down the railroad
track with coil of about 50 pounds of one
inch Manila rope. The next morning Carter
was arrested an when at the city building in
charge of policeman Jesse Staples the officer
left him for few minutes to get the key to
the lock up Carte: took leg bail. He made his
way up the railroad track and was caught
at Citypont by Constable Roscoe L. Robertson
: Mr.. Staples and MIR and Mrs. Thomas l. Park
iuson. who Carter with the rope, were the
State witnesses He was found guilty and
was sentenced to 80 days in Jail. He appealed
+ to the April term of the Supreme Judicial
Cnurt huff foil the S200
quired and was committed. After the trial he
practically acknowledged guilt, but said he
4 thought it was some junk captain of of
the barges had given him.
8 SHIPPING ITEMS The -masted schooner
Wyoming was sold April 18th by Percy &
: Small of Bath to the France & Canada Steam
ship Co. 1t said the price paid was ap-
proximately $500 0CO. The Wyoming has been
engaged in the coastwse coal trade. i. Anxiety
as to the safety of Capt. N. S. Gilkey and the
ship Rhine relieved by receipt of a
cablegram reporting his safe arrival at Buepos
Ayres, after very fast run of 49 days from
Norfolk. The Rhine is tull-rigged iron ship
of 1855 tons net register and was formerly of
= British registry, built at Greenock. She now
halls from Boston. Capt. Lester Blake of
Cape Roster is in command of the five. master
Singleton Palmer, which sailed April Sd for
I France. He takes the best wishes of all who
I know him on this dangerous voyage. Under
different name and with the Norwegian flag
e flying at her stern few would recognize the
steamship Thorvald Halvorsen. now at Mystic
Docks. as the former American Hawaiian Line
steamship Honolulan. The vessel was sold
last October to Norwegian concern for 81, =
: 500GO and her name and nationality were
q changed. The vessel vas built ct oparrows
e Point Md, in 1910, especially for the passen-
Q ger and freight trade between San Francisco
(. and Honolulu. She has so staterooms and &C.
), Communications for 100 cabin passengers .. The
!. new four-masted schooner Charlotte A. Max
d we'll was launched last week from R. L. Beans
e yard at Camden and will be ready for sea in a
n few days. She had been chartered for several
- weeks, and will carry coal from New YORK to
:. Para at SIS ton. AS her carrying capacity is
: 1000 tons her maiden trip will net the owners a
. snug sum.
Boy SCOUTS: The principal feature of the
> Boy Scouts meeting last Thursday evening was
. the address by Orlando E. Frost, chairman of
the Public Safety Committee of Waldo County,
who talked to the boys on the importance of
their part of the work in aid of the city, State
. and country at this time. Mr.. Frost received
rousing welcome on the part of the boys and
and unanimous vote of thanks was given him
at the close. Award Craig has been appointed
the bugler of the Troop and Edwin S. Morse
was elected the permanent chairman.
Charles Wright was elected to membership.
Following the address by Mr.. Frost lumber
of two. minute stories were told by the mem
bers Scoutmaster Dickey spoke to the boys
concerning better discipline and the inportar ce
of passing their second class tests at once
The matter of hikes and drills was discussed
and the first drill of two weekly drills for the
future was held in Memorial Hall last Fri
day afternoon with good attendance Inter-
est in the Scout work is steadily growing and
it is expected that working team from the
Unverst, of Maine will visit the city in the
near future in the interest of the Row Scent