The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-26

" And fed thousand men.
ra'n' Press
ia County Veteran Association will
it' n.,dsrick Richie Grange hall. Waldo,
sps5,y May Attn, -. .,..
rt'rs t,s stores. offices. factories, banks
e7 D" rere closed all day. The weather
,od many people and number Of
,,s-. we're out.
.,rh school boys who recently began
Memorial hall under the direction
cH@ William T. Faulkner have decided
-.;rua drilling for the present and put
'S INTO base ball practice.
Follett has moved from the Cook
charles street to the Marsh house on
''' .+,set. and Estin Braley, who has been
:, the Perkins house on Upper High
TR ..s .sken the Cook tenement.
a FIRE engine was given another test
=. nav 1t was placed in post office
r" and with over 1000 feet of hose
.t.3 10 Franklin to Congress street 1t
large stream over the tallest elm
-,s rear Of V. L Halls residence.
,,y.twg Boy Scouts, with Scout Master
Hr,sy. made their first hike of the
, PARROTS Day, going to Mack's Point,
,,5-- where they inspected the coal
ga. Cox lunches were eaten with a relish
.,.rt trip was taken on the harbor in
t The scouts are drilling twice each
,.sA
- alarm from box Ia about Ills a. m.
q,l.a was for a fire in the roof of Harry
r,-ss barn on Northport avenue. Mr..
,.,g r,s havng grass fire when a spark
.,-,i,o ta- shiuges of the barn and caught.
.o.. fire companies responded to the alarm
.,rs,s- was turned on the roof. The dam
If ,.,sas6t
7,..ommittee on Public Safety are to make
y.afs an sportsmen in town with the idea
~, they may be of service as a home guard.
e,o4- IS af the public laws of 1917 requires
NJ, all having ammunition in their possession
-. ,s,lrli to register with the city clerk.
.,,.,r4v General Sturgis writes that this law
-nAa strictly enforced and that it includ es
,,r1ds OF ammunition.
7,- isaca ID Memorial Hall last Friday
h,- tho ,,onpr ~, on ,ybo or, +,l,
.,ba5rs work at the Coe- Mortimer under
a, rs.ra,n7a + Supt. Morris L. Slugg, was a
,vg sa-.rs and social occasion. McKeen's
,t...e urrshed good music for the 20
e,..s aassrs Palmer. Oles, Martin and
s., s-e-s re cream and cake at intermis-
.r r--. will be another dance under the
a-, lsa friday evening, May 4th.
u,- N-. Tubs Auxiliary has received among
d a.sn- nations IS from T. W. Pitcher of
Fan 70 s.. 81 and $40 anonymously, in addi-
n,.u ary gifts of 81. The committee will
,5s, ser Oh of yarns very shortly and in
zoe be given to the knitters. Box
/, Surgical supplies, will also be purchased
.aa, .5 committee on surgical dress ings
.r ~. u. work. Mrs. Essie P. Carrie left
rtsy w Boston and will visit the Red Cross
s41qsJ-ers where she will get advice and
grlcloH- FOR the work to be done here.
aa girls prize speaking contest was held in
e 8gr school room Wednesday evening,
pr s,b With large and interested audi
o., present The judges were Mrs. S. A.
saaJ Misses Grace A. Lord and Annie l..
Gt The prizes were awarded on the point
eu.Dclding clear diction. stage pres ence,
to Miss Msude Bryant, formerly of Sears
Ron, gas the winner, with Miss Katherine D.
gedga ,iose second. The program was
ows. Orchestra, selection; Tommy's
ray Miss Bryant; The Real Diary of
60 Boy Miss Kittre dge; Lasca. Stella sell
~ Z Northport; What the Fiddle Told, Miss
len Aeeco. piano sole. Miss Edna Curtis;
be Soldiers Reprieve, Miss Mabel Smith
qs First Lesson, Miss Vera Greenlaw
De H-Ite swan. Alice Roswell; The Lie, Una
'ss'a8 Your Flag and My Flag. Eleanor
ua he Star Spangled Banner. by b. H. S.
r and .teeestra.