The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-08

The February business meeting of the Wo-
mans Club. announced for last Monday after
noon, was postponed to Monday, March 5th,
on account of the storm.
| A. E. Clark Camp, s. of V and the Ladies
Auxiliary will attend Lincoln Sunday services
at the North church next Sunday morning,
They will meet at their hall at 10 o'clock and
march to the church. All members are re-
! quested to be present.
| Charles R. Coombs has received $40 for the
chapel fund at Grove cemetery from Charles
A, Sibley of Curtis, Neb who became inter
ested in it from the write-up in The journal
and sent the money unsolicited
SOUTH BELFAST. The Ladies Aid Society of
West Northport was entertained January 3Olh
at the home of Mrs. Joel Z. Wood The after
noon was pleasantly spent with sewing, social
chat and piano solos, were pleasantly rendered
by Mrs Wood. The hostess served cocoa
fancy cake and cookies. The next meetinS
will be with Mrs. L. E. Pitcher The grip
and bad colds are very prevalent at this writ
ing Misses Doris and Ida Sherman of North
port have gone to Camden, where they have
employment. Mr.. and Mrs Nd. E. Curtis aii,i
daughter Ethel. were guests January 2lst of
G. E. Curtis and family
THE CgILDREN's STORY HOUR The first in
the series of Story Hours held at the PIERCE
school under the auspices of the Belfast Free
Library, with Miss Annie L Barr in charge
was given last Saturday afternoon with SO
children present Mrs. Thumas B. Dinsmore
who was to entertain the children with stories
, of her recent trips. unable to be present
and Miss Barr substituted with reading the
story of Cincinnatus, the Bell of Atri, The
Blind Man and the Elephant, The Ugly Aunt,
and Eugene Fields Story of the Sugar Plum
| Tree. Miss Barr attempted to read several
other stories and was surprised and delighted
with the EXPLANATIONS from the little ones
80! we know that" and the titles of others
would recall the story TO them and they would
say, "we would like to hear that again" Mrs
Harry L. Kilgore read Piccola from Kate
! Douglass Virgins Story Hour
| A CASE OF NECESSITY. Jacob Bowen who
! lives near the M. c. R R. station, was brought
before Judge Lord of the Municipal Court
last Thursday morning to answer to the charge
of stealing coal from the Maine Central sheds.
i Special officer c. E. Robertson had caught Bowen
! in taking coal from the shed the night before
and arrested him. When arraigned Bowen
told Judge Lord: "Most every body else round
J there seemed to be heIpin themselves and I
thought l would, to keep my little children
! from freezin'," 1t was found on investigation
that Bowen is sick and unable to work and
/ that he has wife and several children and
they in very destitute circumstances.
Judge Lord was convinced that dire necessity
drove the man to thieving, and after sentencing
+ him to ten days in Jail he suspended the SEN
! tence. The condition of the Bowen family
was reported to the Charities and Corrections
In case of further thefts from the railroad
coal sheds the offenders will not be so lightly
dealt with but will be punished to the full ex-
tent of the law.
POSTMASTER HEATING ENTERTAINs Post
master Austin W. Heating gave his second
annual banquet Wednesday night, Jan. 31st. to
the employees of the Belfast post office. the
rural carriers and those connected as substi-
| tutes or otherwise with the office. At 730 p
m. oyster stew, crackers, pickles. sandwiches.
/ doughnuts, cheese and coffee were served in
the Dutch room at Jellison & Greer's restau-
rant, followed by smoke talk, with Harry
M. Prentiss, railway postal clerk, as toast
master. Witty and entertaining speeches were
made by the "men of letters" present. Mr..
Heating expressed his appreciation of the ex-
cellent work done by his staff. especially during
/ the holidays, when the business exceeded all
previous records. With the exception of Fred
| erick W. Brown one of the oldest employees
now clerk of the money order department, all
Of the employees were present, as follows: NJ.
! C. Hill. assistant Postmaster; C. A. Thompson,
William Holt. H. H. Carter Frank Luce. Thos.
E. Bowker, A. Banks, H. M. Prentiss A. H
Applin, H W. Healey. Otis W. Ellis, Herbert
l.. Seekins. W. K. MacNell, Earle Talbot, Ar
thur W. Coombs, l.. l.. Robbins, Alfred D.
Shute, w. H. Staples, Walter L. Healey. Fred
W. Thomas. Fred D. Jones of the firm of earle
& Jones was guest and furnished music on
an Edison machine during the banquet. All
! extended their thanks to Postmaster Heating
| and voted their second annual banquet sue
cess.