The Republican journal., 1917-02-01

n Mr.. and Mrs, Etheel Wiley, who have been
residing on High street, are to remove early
this month to Wiscasset where they will make
their home.
Miss Carrie E, Gilmore, bookkeeper for the
Ia. A. Howes Co. is i'll at her home. 80 High
street. and Mrs Therese Southland is substi.
tuting for her.
Under a resolve presented in the legislature
for the di stribution of what is known as the
railroad tax Belfast will receive $62062 and
towns in Waldo county smaller amounts.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remained unclaimed in the Belfast post
| Office for the week ending Jan. Both: Mrs. ],
K. Lufkin, Leslie Abbott, A. P. Sleeper.
| The Ladies' Aid of the North Belfast Con-
| gregational church will give supper and en-
| tertainment in the vestry. Wednesday even
| ing, Feb 7th. The program will be fine one.
Including a farce, music, recrations. etc. Ad-
mission, 20 cents.
Miss Grace H. Hayes went to Portland Tues.
day to attend meeting of the Maine chief
operators of the N. E. Tel & Tel Co. at the
Congress Square Hotel MISS Nellie RAMS
| dell. the senior operator, is serving as chief
operator during Miss Hayes absence Miss
Hayes expects to return home to day, Thurs.
day.
At the next annual meeting of the Maine
State T acher's Association in Bangor the
opera Martha will be given in the Auditorium
exclusively by pupils of the Academies and
| Hjoh schools in aastern Maine Rortr.v, D..
| ard of Camden, the chairman of this depart
ment of the State committee. has appointed
Elbridge S. Pitcher of Belfast, Miss Gale Lit
tletield of Bangor, supervisor of music in the
public schools, and Miss Louise Fernald of the
Bar Hsrbor schools the special committee
ard the preliminary work of selecting the cast,
etc. will be begun in the near future
Mrs. Mary A. Pendleton, who lives with her
grandiaugh ler, Mrs Walter B. Ouch, No 27
Congress street. was made very happy last
Sunday with family observance of her s9th
birthday. She received shower of post cards
| with fruit and flowers. and at T. 80 .. m as
complete surprise to her, the dining room
table, which had been arranged for lunch
had on it two birthday cakes. presented by
| Mrs Harry Sweat and Mrs. Fred M. Dutch
The menu included chicken salad, rolls. olives
Ice cream and coffee. Fred Hart rendered
several vocal solos, to the pleasure of all
present
Dr. w. Hamnons, who was to have been
appointed city marshal for the remainder of
the term of George W. Frisbee, resigned. re.
ceived injuries JAN 24th while at work in
stable and was unable to assume the duties.
aad IT was decided to let the matter go over
until the meeting of the city government Feb.
oh. the night watch meanwhile to serve both
day and night. DR.. Hammons had served As
city marshal for several years. making an ex-
! ceHent record, and his appointment would
| nave given general ga tisfaction.
| CANDY PLANT ENTERED. The Belfast
| Candy Company's place Of business on Pleasant
! street was broken into last Saturday night or
| sunday The thieves are thought to be bows
WAC knew the place well. They broke out the
Cellar window in the aileyway, sash and all
ane attempted to enter the main store BY the
elevator. but failing in that pried open a small,
| door to the entry that had been nailed I'D for
| years. They rummaged the office, but MIR. C. E.
| White of the company says they miss only six
cents as he had banked everything Saturday
| The stamps in the desk drawer were not dis
turbed. They took II boxes of gum, opened
! tobacco boxes, took pipes and left some thew
had filled while in the building They
also emptied large number of chocolate
| boxes and piled the contents in corner but
| left 1t to take other goods they liked better
| Mr. White estimates the loss at about $50
They left the cellar open and only by good
luck the tanks etc, did not freeze, which
would have cost the company at least 81 900,
besides delaying their work. 1t is thought
that several trips were maue in the direction
of the depot to take the plumber away
| IHE SICK AND THE CoNvALEsCENT. Both
members of the firm of Chase 4 Doak. who
| had been confined to their homes by severe
| colds, reported at their store the first of the
| week. Mr., Chase was taken first and then
| Mr. Doak. and the store ~as closed for a dav
or two. after which it was taken charge of nv
MISS Hazel Doak -. Mrs. Eta Knowlton Wey-
mouth is recovering from a serious illness at
| her home, No, Il Union street. She was taken
Ill first with the whooping cough, which was
followed by ptomaine poisoning and later bv
severe case of bronchitis. . Sheriff Cusbman
| Is recovering from two weeks illness with a
severe cold. which has confined him to his
home on Congress street. where he has attend.
ed to business as USUALLY Miller, the veteran
furrler. had i'll turn at his place of business
on Phoenix Row last week and is confined to
his home. Miss Clara R. Ste "a ard was con-
fined to her room in the H. H. Coombs house
High street. for several days the past week
| with severe cold She was able to be ont
Tuesday and yesterd resumed her duties q.