The Republican journal., 1917-12-06

MOHOdyS ana Inu'ESQdyS, at the NoQ CrOS
rooms to work on surgical dressings l
is hoped to have large attendance.
A CORRECTION. Rev. Michael An.
drews of this city died at his home, No
Pierce street, and was not patient al
the Waldo County Hospital as stated in
the obituary.
Following her custom of several years.
Mrs. Ira M. CODE provided three turkeys,
with vegetables fruits, ETC., for the
family of twenty-fiv at the Girls Home
Thanksgiving. Other institutions were
remembered privately, but there was
much less than usual at this season of
the year.
H. C. Buzzell, Esq, has sold his hand
some travelling horse Picolata to Samuel
N. Rackliff, who will use her for driving
only. She is well known on the Maine
tracks where she has raced the past two
seasons. She is one of the best bred
mares in Maine. Her sire was Bingin
zoo IA, and her dam May Fern Eli IL.
The first public dance of the season was
given in the Opera House Thanksgiving
eve under the auspices of Silver Cross
Lodge, Knights of Pythias. McKeen's
orchestra furnished music. There were
about thirty couples in attendance
Many were prevented from attending on
account of the deep snowfall that evening
Miss Ruby Barker, Home Demonstra-
/ ton Agent of the University of Maine
Extension Departm ent, working in CO.
operation with the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, will give a
lecture and demonstration on war bread
recipes at the Baptist church vestry to-
day, Thursday, at p. m. Miss Barker
was in Belfast at the October meeting of
the Waldo County Agricultural and Can
ming Clubs and will be sure of large
number of the Belfast home makers who
are anxious to conserve food.
and Sunday that did so much damage on
the Kennebec and that section of the
State was less severe here. Saturday
evening Boston was easily reached
through Rockland, but Sunday no tele-
graph communication could be had even
with Waterville. A telegram leaving
Boston at 1890 a. m. Monday was deliv-
cred here after p. m. A large crew of
linemen under Paul Young, which has
been on the construction work building
trunk line through Northport from Bel
fast to Rockland, were sent to Water
vile to rebuild the mile and half of
lines near Benton which were destroyed
by the storm.
The December meeting of John Coch-
ran Chapter, D. A. R. was held last Mon
day evening with Misses Isabel and Eme-
roy CHM and a number of guests were
present The roll-call was answered by
Current Events and the Conservation
committee asked each member to tell
how she was conserving and some inter-
esting devices were given. One set of
knitted articles has been sent to one of
the boys at the fort at Portland and one
set sent to the local Red Cross. The
program consisted of Story of an Army
Christmas by Miss Alice Simmons; read
ing, Oldest Christmas in the World, Mrs
Frank R. Woodcock; reading, The Little
Feller's Stocking, Mrs. Frank Mayo. De-
licious refreshments were served and in
the social hour which followed readings
and musical selections were given by
members and guests.
A LETTER FROM COVER THERE" Mr.
and Mrs. William H. Quimby have re-
ceived a letter from Herbert B. Foster
who is with the 10lst Regiment of Engi-
neers, Co. c, lover there" in which he
writes that he never felt better in his life,
is getting plenty of out of door exercise,
good wholesome food and is enjoying the
life. While his letter did not state Just
where his regiment was, it is known to
have been very recently in small village
about 60 miles from Verdun, west They
were some 60 miles from the firing line
The engineers do everything from dig
ging trenches to building telephone and
telegraph lines, railways, etc. In one
letter Foster wrote: 81 am mud from nv
| feet to my waist, with an inch and half
on my puttees which | am waiting to
knock off when it dries and cracks
While we are having plenty of good
wholesome food, cream and butter are
little scarce. If you are sending me any
thing, let it be cigarettes, tobacco and
chocolate. Hardly fellow in the regi-
ment has any tobacco" Those who
know him best realize that a pound or
two of tobacco would last very short
time with him as he would share the last
bit with his comrades.
The regular meeting of the Women's
Alliance of the First Parish Unitarian)
was held last Friday afternoon at the
parsonage with Rev. and Mrs. Arthur
E. Wilson. The usual business was tran
sacted and the paper of the afternoon was
given by Mrs. Stephen S. l.. Shute, on
Interviews With Some Famous People. "
Mrs. Shute also exhibited her album of