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

Miss Grace H. Hayes. chief operator of the
New England telephone central, is ill at her
home on Bayview street with the grip.
The steamer Islesboro has been maxim 2 but
one round trip per day between Camden and
Belfast, leaving Camden at 645 a. NJ, and
making landings at Dark Harbor, Hughes
Point, and arriving at Belfast at 1.30 p. m.,
making the same island landings on her re-
turn to Camden.
| The Belfast Checker Club now numbers over
| rs players and is growing in membership and
interest. The president, and the dean of the
local players, is Frederick W. Brown. money
order clerk in the Belfast post office, who has
played checkers all his life and is still stu
dent of the game. He is excellent teacher
as well and always ready to instruct others.
, Eugene M. Pierson is one of Names best
checker players and has played in two State
tournaments, tieing for second place in the
one recently held in Lewiston. Hon. Robert
F. Dunton is also strong player, and there
are a nu nber of others in the club.
IF THERE is WAR Belfast will be well rep
resented if we have to 60 to war with Ger
many, especially in the Navy. Capt. William
Veazie Pratt of the navy, now stationed at
Washington, would no doubt have an import
ant command Then there are number of
enlisted young men from this city in the
navy. Norman Littlefeld, son of E. F. Little
field is in the hospital corps, and stationed on
the U. S. S. Virginia. Ga the same ship is
Tom Randall, son of William M. Randall, and
Alphonso Richie, of Elijah Richie. Frank
Lbbey, nephew of DR.. W. C. Libbey, is the
U. S. S. Vermont, and Victor and Harold Col
son, sons of the late M. M. Colson, are also in
the navy. Lieut.. Charles b. Hazeltine, son of
Ben Hazeltine, is in the army end stationed on
the Mexican border. Clarence E Chapman,
son of John F. Chapm an, enlisted some months
ago in the army and at present is stationed in
Arizona.
| HOSPITAL NOTES. Mrs. Arthur A. Blair,
| who taken critically ill Friday at her
( home, No. SO Church street and removed to
the hospital at IL p M, is very much i'm
proved 4. Mrs. Sarah J. Marden of Belfast,
and Mrs. Cora Allen of Searsport, medical pa
tients, are gaining. ...Vinton the seven months
old son of Mrs. Lena Knight of this city, a
pneumonia patient, returned no ne last Mon
day.. Henry Hopkins of Brooks, a surgical
patient, returned home last Saturday,.
Daniel Irwin of Searsport, an emergency ap-
pendicits case, is comfortable. u. Maurice
Rooney, recently injured at Mack's Point is
comfortable and gaining. Mrs. Pearl Whit
ten Thomas of Camden, surgical patient, has
been detained at the hospital on account of a
cold and will visit Belfast relatives before re-
turning home. =. Mrs. Merle R. Whitcomb. a
surgical patient, and her little daughter, Edna,
who has been ill at the hospital for two weeks
with bronchial pneumonia, will return home
today, Thursday George H. Forbes, who
was taken to the hospital last Sunday died at
1880 a.. m Tuesday of urema. Miss Lillian
F., Smith, student nurse. is i'll at the hospital
| .... Miss Velma Stiham, student nurse is in
Unity with her mother, who is ill with pneu-
! monia. {. -. Mrs. Charles B. Eaton entered Tues
! day afternoon for medical treatment.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Only three days
more-today, tomorrow and Saturday --of the
! ten per cent reduction on every shoe and rub
/ Der in The Dinsmore Store. -. New " all pa
! pers at the earle & Jones Store. Samples
J sent on re quest The Penobscot Bay Electric
Co. does all kinds of electrical work. No
charge for wiring estimates consultations.
Five hours solid comfort from a 16 C. p. Mazda
| light for one cent Only three more days in
, which to get winter suit or overcoat at rs
per cent discount at Harry w. Clark & Co.'S.
Call and see what they have to offer. Capt
James H. Perkins, Mrs. E. L. Benner and Mrs.
Mary B. Cox publish card OF thanks See
statement of the Pennsylvania Fire ms Co.,
and the Springfield Fire and Marine 1ns. Co.,
represented in Winterport by Joshua Treat,
Jr... Grocery store 80 Main street for sale.
ST. all new and will be sold cheap if taken at
Once All bills not paid within 80 days will be
left for collection. ... Charles C. Marden and
| MIR. and Mrs. Lewis F. Marden publish card
| of thanks. See notice of the trustees of the
| trust funds of the B. & M H. Lake R, R, Co.
of the drawing of bonds for payment and
cancellation. Belle City $50 egg incubator,
and SO egg round metal Cycle incubator for
sale. Address by letter *" Journal office.
80. The coffee sale of A. A. Howes & Co. last
Saturday was a great success. Read what
they say about it....W L. West is receiving
every week at his stables Spring street a
fresh lot of young, sound. well broken horses,
which will be sold at living prices and warrant