The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-10-04
he News of Belfast.

MI Joseph o. Whitcomb, formerly of
Waldo, now of Syracuse, N. Y, made a
r.c5me call at The journal office last
week. tie is now in the publishing bust
sss and is making good as many another
Waldo county boy is doing.
V H Daniels of Whitman, Mass, has
-Nad o Belfast with his family and has
Asn = tenement at the corner of Con-
resS and Franklin streets. He has en-
tied into partnership with Robert Holt,
I,aehsmlth on Beaver street.
fairy Babbidge of Islesboro is in Bel
a with his pile driver and is employed
|1 building an extension on the wharf of
Ile consumers Fuel Co. to accommodate
work of supplying coal to the tug
.se1Scot of the Sagadahoc Towing Co.
ug handles the barges which bring
IN Pulp wood here.
ae public is cordially invited to at
I'll an fashioned supper at the home
Mrs Frank &c. Clark at Citypoint,
I6s1aeSday, Oct, 10th at p. m, under
auspices of Citypoint ladies who are
crested in Red Cross work and have
q, mission of the Belfast Red Cross
nv to give it as a benefit to this
-5-s Baked beans, brown bread, rel
l,5s, cookies, doughnutS, pumpkin and
lsh pies, ETC., will be served. Admis-
SO 20 cents. There will be a social
s2ing with an impromptu program.
he engagement of Miss Ida S. Garlic
and Robert Rollins was announced at
PARTY given by Miss Edna D. Crawford,
'aalesday evening, Sept. Goth, at Rocky
1l cottage, Pitcher Pond, where she
a pending a few weeks. The other
Mg lady clerks at the City National
Tank were guests. Miss Carleton is the
--ghter of Mrs. Amos F. Carleton, for
-s,y of Winterport. Mr.. Rollins came
belfast recently from Unity and is
erklng in the Dinsmore Shoe Store. No
1te of the marriage has been announced.
The adjourned September meeting of
lf school committee was held last Thurs
Fay evening. After discussing the condi-
3ns n the Hayford school district it was
1ed that Supt. Woodbury. present the
latter of re-openlng the school to the
Ai meeting of the city government. 1t
'as also voted that Mr. Woodbury. confer
nth Mr. Edgar L. Smith in relation to
ansporting all the pupils of the Hay
@1 district to the city schools according
the terms of his contract....It was
oied not to close the schools Oct. 18th,
yo.umbus Day......It was voted to close
af schools Wednesday afternoon, Oct.
ill., to allow the pupils to attend the
Belfast fair at the trotting park. lit
Vas voted to grant the petition of Miss
'face A. Lord for an increase of $50 per
''ai On her salary as assistant principal
Y the Upper Grammar school, Grades
LII and TX.
SOUTH BELFAST. Mrs. Fletcher of
'oFhport gave a delightful house party
'aIarday evening, Sept. 29h, in honor
" Mr. and Mrs. Martin Black, who have
@d their farm in Northport and will
4oye in October to Union, where they
4''e bought new home. The evening
vas very pleasantly spent with vocal
ud Instrumental music. The hostess
Hyed ice cream and fancy cakes. She
Vas assisted in serving by Miss Verna
'Ieenlaw. Mr.. d. c. Greenlaw and
anlly took a delightful auto trip to
5o.kIand last sSaturday......Mrs. Emma
'ooeFts of Brooks came to Belfast for a
lew days Monday, Sept. oath, called by
"e serious illness of her sons wife, Mrs.
AAen Roberts. George E. Curtis has
ought new Ford touring car, through
lF b O. Norton agency. Mrs. Stanley
aescott and baby daughter Ruth of Pat
NJ are guests of her parents, MIR. and
.lS' L. E. Pitcher, at Pitchers Pond.