The Republican journal., 1917-09-06
The News of Belfast.

MIS- Herman H. Coombs and Miss Mil
.-. hodge left Monday for Boston to
err fall and winter goods for the
enrs store. They were Joined in Bos-
hv Miss Minnie Patterson, Mrs
nas milliner, and all will return here
hi as; of this week.
r-. e!derly woman's class of the Bap-
. sunday school met with Mrs. Aus
G Wilson at her home on North
..-- venue on Wednesday, Aug. goth,
.- Mrs. Lydia H. Wight and Mrs. Slipp
...,e-ts of honor A picnic supper was
..-..5 and a general good time enjoyed
KS, Eudora W. Ramsey of Greenville,
Who is in Waldo county in the in
-s> Of the suffrage amendment to be
..af on in the special election of Sept.
- spoke from the William Veazle
--s.r -,r near the Old Corner Drug Store
s Saturday, evening to large and In
....,-ef audience. Miss Ramsey spoke
.e~0er to many of the objections rals-
-, szaInst the amendment and was
..s- and witty in arguing for the de-
--ra If the cause in which she is SO pro-
-iiy interested and as was on a former
son in Belfast, when she spoke prin-
5.y Of the many advantages to be at
.5ss by equal suffrage. She will re-
-3u N Waldo county until after the
a'4 election.
MAJOR Chas. E. Goldman of Philadel
...a who is touring Maine under the di-
,e.uon of Surgeon General Gargas, was
Belfast last Thursday to address the
yNcians of Waldo county in the inter
Isl Of the Maine Medical Officers Re-
u1s Corps. Maine has 1905 physicians
ara her quota is 200. When this special
npaign began only 70 had volunteered.
Na.or Goldman urged the necessity and
..e aIvantages to be derived from enlist
g. and discussed the question freely
ITO the IL physicians present. If it is
ssary to resort to the draft those
flied will receive only the compensa-
.aa If a private. The country has called
u2l 900 physicians and recent report
slowed only 5000 volunteers. The con-
yaption age is between II and SIS, and
Waldo county's 80 physicians 26 are in
ms list. Drs. Norman R. Cook of
books and C. Edward Britto of Stock
;a Springs applied for commissions and
we're examined by Major Goldman and
eT 5pplications will be sent to Wash
roa
A Young man giving his name as Her
bert Stone was arrested last Thursday
rtBng at the home of Maggie Whit
Nmb IN Morrill,, for having in his pos
session a horse, harness and wagon,
winch it is alleged he had stolen from Os-
GOOD Crawford and others near Augusta
Sheriff Harwood of Kennebec county no.
led Sheriff Frank A. Cushman of Wal
DO county to look out for the horse etc.,
which officers had traced as far as Paler-
mo, and had then lost track of. Mr..
Mr. Cushman at once notified his depu-
les Deputy Frank Webster of Waldo
tephoned that the man and the rig
'dnted were in Morrill,. Sheriff Cush-
Nan and Deputy j. A. G. Beach joined
Deputy Webster in visit to the Whit
'mb home Thursday night and Stone
'Aa The stolen property were brought to
LOG lall Stone told conflicting stories in
gard 10 his possession of the horse.
we was that he bought it in Portland
'4l another that his father had given it
aim. A young man by the name of
Nani testified to taking Stone to Waldo
'.alon Aug. 10th, when he left Morrill,
identity for Augusta. Stone had been
"@oyed for some time in Morrill, Sher-
' narwood came to Belfast last Friday
F Jbe Young man and the stolen prop
ETY.