The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-06-28
The News of Belfast.

ker, collector. See advt. for office hours.
The w. C. T. u will meet tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon with Miss Lora Maxcy,
when comfort bags will be made. The
questions to be answered are, When was
the Maine Union organized? Who were
the first and second presidents?
Sixty-eight members of Palestine Com
mandery, Knights Templar, and q men,
bers of the Belfast Band left on the early
train Monday to spend the day in Show
hogan, the guests of the local Comman-
derry in the St. Johns Day festivities.
They returned by special at 2 ia. m
Tuesday, delighted with one of the best
outings in their history
Mrs. Kate B. Ellis of Fairfield Center
will give an illustrated lecture for the
Boy Scouts of Belfast, with free admis-
sion, at the Congregational church to-
morrow, Friday, evening at 7.30 o'clock.
The lecture will be on "Boy Scout Work
in General and "Health Sanitation"
Every Scout will request his friends to
attend the lecture and see what the
Scout movement means.
At the regular meeting of Tarratine
Tribe of Red Men on Monday evening it
was voted to hold but two meetings
monthly during the summer season.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing term: Prophet, Milton T.
Healey; sachem, John G. Harmon; senior
sycamore, Henry B. Wescott junior sag
amore, Clyde Moody. The installation
of officers will take place little later in
the season
THE BELFAST FARMERS UNION. At
the annual meeting of the Belfast Farm
ers' Union held last Friday the following
officers and directors were elected for the
ensuing year: President, M. o. Wilson;
| vice president, F. L. Toothaker; clerk, o.
L. Wentworth; treasurer, L. A. Payson;
directors, Messrs. Wilson, Toothaker,
Payson, Wentworth, Ralph Hayford, c.
S. Adams, L. d. Holmes The financial
report of the treasurer shows assets of
$40, 124. 81 and liabilities of Sis, 315. 70
leaving net gain for the year of 81, 8O9 =
IL. This is remarkable showing and
the trade at their store at the foot of
Main street is constantly increasing I'M
der the able management of Mr.. Payson.
The Boy Scouts of Camden have been
invited to Join the Belfast Scouts in a
field day meeting Friday afternoon
of this week. The Camden Troop will
arrive soon after dinner, and the
following program has been arranged:
Meet Camden Scouts on their arrival,
gathering at the ball grounds Immediate
ly after for athletic SPORTS running high
jump, one hundred yard dash, standing
broad jump, running broad jump, stand
ing high jump, fifty yard dash, potato
race, one half-mile run, presentation of
prizes. supper at the homes of Belfast
Boy Scouts; 80 p. M, all Scouts meet
at Memorial hall for parade; 7.3O p. M,
free illustrated lecture at Congregational
church on Boy Scout Work by Mrs. Kate
B. Ellis of Fairfield.
POOR'S MILLS N. B. Strong of Bos-
ton is guest of Henry Wentworth. go.
Mrs. Georgiana Curtis and daughter Ada
are away on visit. Mrs. Irwin Wood
arrived home last Monday after visit
with her parents at North Haven. Orrin
l.. Wentworth has had telephone in
stalled in his house. His number is 176-l4.
Mrs. Richard Merriam got burnt on
her face and arm with hot fat. DR.. Small
was called and she is doing very well. -.
Mrs. George Daggett and daughters Nav
and George started for Liberty last Fri
day. When near Searsmont they stopped
to water the horse, Mrs Daggett and
May getting out leaving the little girl in
the wagon. The horse ran away throw
ing the girl out hurting her head quite
badly A physician was called and she
is better The horse ran as far as Coop
er's Corner and was caught without doing
much damage. They returned home Mon
day.....Mr. and Mrs. Moses from the city
have moN ed into the Patterson house.
NORTH BELFAST Mr. and Mrs Charles
Conant of Lowell, Mass, who spent two
weeks visiting her sisters, Mrs Addie
Merriam and Mrs. H. w. Mackie return
ed home last week. 90. Mr.. and Mrs George
U. Hatch of Boston, who spent their vaca-
ton with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
G. Hatch, returned home Saturday. Mr.
Hatch has secured responsible position
as sales-manager with the Willet-Sears
Company, Boston......Mrs. r. S. Brier
and Miss Carrie Brier of Winter Hill,
Mass, arrived last week and have opened
the Brier home for the summer =. Miss
Mile Mitchell, who spent the winter in
Florida and the spring months in Clifton
dale, Mass, arrived home for the summer
last Monday......Miss Airline Walton, who
is teacher in New Haven, Ct, is at home
with her father, Mr. w. H. Walton.....
Mr.. James Roberts and his son Arthur
have gone to Thomaston, where they
have employment in the shipyard..... John
Adams, who has been employed in Massa-
chusetts the past winter, arrived last