The Republican journal., 1917-11-29
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY, NOVEMBER % 1917

wednesday for over Thanksgiving ant
the remainder of the week.
Mercury, the paper to be issued by thu
Belfast High school, is now in the hands
of the printer, Newell j" hite of Thorn
dixie. 1t will be issued early in December
Ralph E. Strout, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank B. Strout of Belfast, is among the
American boys in France, having gone
over with a company from Lawrence,
Mass.
Emma White Barker Tent will hold
their regular meeting Wednesday even
ing, Dec. 5th, when the election of Off
GERS will take place, and the President
asks for good attendance.
The Young Peoples Improvement So
ciety of the Baptist church have as
signed the parts for a play, "Tony, the
Convict-His vindication,' which they
will give at the church in the near future,
Mr.. Charles R. Marshall, son of Mr..
and Mrs. William R. Marshall formerly
of Belfast, has received a commission as
First Lieutenant in the Artillery. Mr.
Marshall attended the last Reserve Off
GERS Camp at Fort Smelling, Minnesota,
and after short visit with his parents in
Winchester, Mass, will report at Seattle,
Washington, on Dec. 18th.
There will be a lecture and demonstra.
ton of war bread under the auspices of
the Public Safety Committee by Miss
Ruby Barker, Home Demonstration agent
of the U. M, and working in cooperation
with U. S. Department of Agriculture, in
the Baptist vestry, Thursday afternoon,
Dec. 9th, at 2 p. m. Admission free and
everyone is urged to attend.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. At the store
of M. P. Woodcock & Son, they have
their usual fine line of Christmas goods
They call special attention to their pict-
ures for framing, narcissus bulbs and
Christmas cards. Now is the time to buy
a new Edison as the price will be ad-
vanced Jan. list. Call at the store of
Fred D. Jones for demonstration. Mr.
Jones will have his sixth special sale next
when he will have a 9 cent !
counter, sale on books, leather goods
and Indian baskets. .... Call at the store
with the sign of the Blue Bird and see
the dainty hand craft and gift novelties
carried by Miss Brier and Miss Sanborn.
'"'Half price sale on all trimmed and I'M
hats during the month of De-
cember at the store of L. H. Ferguson,
Chase block......The Penobscot Bay Elec-
trio Co, call attention to the electric heat
ing pad as means of bringing relief to
many ailments..".. See notice of appoint
ments of E. H. Boyington, eyesight spec
lalist... .Stenographer wanted at Swan
Written Co.
THE LOCAL SARDINE PLANT. The
Booth Fisheries Co. will close their
seasons work next Saturday as Friday
is the last day the law allows the buying
Of fish for packing purposes. Although
the average price for fish has been much
higher than usual the manager reports
very good season. The female help have
made on an average of $50 per week on
case work, when there was good run of
ish. The company increased the pay of
The men employed by the hour from 80 to
10 cents. Many of the men are working
over time this week in order to close the
factory on schedule time. AS usual a |
small force will be kept for cleaning the
work rooms, making improvements in
he factory and shipping the pack.
THE BELFAST BowLERs WIN. A very
exciting bowling game was played at the
Ward Alley in the Coliseum building last
Thursday evening when a picked two
man team from Belfast won from picked
two team from Rockland by So pins
IN ten string match. The tally:
Belfast: French, 88, 90, 81, 88, 100, "a, |
III, 80, 1906 Total 946
Gray, 1O1, SO, 8a, 81, SO, 8S, Sc, 83, "a,
80. Total 876.
Rockland: Robinson, "a, 90, 90, 70, "a,
81, 81, &c. 98, 81. Total 1856.
Barnard, rs, 83, 81, 1903, 81, 90, SO, 88,
"a, 81. Total $50.
Grand total Belfast, ls49; Rockland,
1898.
The Belfast five-man team will 90 to
Camden this, Thursday, afternoon for
return game. They also plan to play in
Rockland this kevening. Maurice H.
French, Belfaste champion, challenges
any one in Maine in a ten-strlng match
at Wards alleys.
THE HIGH SCHOOL PLAY. The Hurdy-
Gurdy Girl is the name of the play select
I'd by the seniors of the Belfast High
school as their class play, which they
plan to give early next year. It is an
unpublished comedy, written by Miss
Gladys R. Brigham of Somerville, Mass.
who is we'll known here and has written
most of the plays presented here the last |
few years. It is a three-act comedy |
with many amusing situations and gives
for pretty costumes and some
specialties and will take |
Two hours in its presentation. There are
,ver IN characters in the caSt opd oil thu |