The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-12-20

Mrs. Maude E. Busse fell on the icy
walk in front of Masonic Temple last
Friday and Sc riously injured her ankle,
which will confine her to her home on
Condor street for several weeks.
No definite statement as to the number
of Red Cross members in the Christmas
drive could be given out at the Public
Safety rooms yesterday or even COM
plete list of those canvassing the city. 1t
is hoped all interested who have not been
reached by the collectors will call at the
Public Safety with their fee and receive
Red Cross flag and attractive button.
City Marshal NJ R. Knowlton made an
unusual arrest Tuesday morning, which
he acknowledges was the most difficult in
all the years of his experience. dog,
valued highly by his owner, bit child on
the leg, near the foot of Main street, in
stitches. Realizing the dog would be put
out of the way by relatives of the child if
not by his owner, the marshal attempted
to take him to the lookup. The dog
chewed off two ropes from his neck and
the officer said it took some courage to
take him by the collar and drag him to
the city building, where he was shot later
in the day.
Morris L. Slugg, director of the War
Savings Certificate Committee for Waldo
county with headquarters at the Custom
House, reports an excellent sale of the
certificates He has appointed the fol-
lowing chairmen in the county: Belmont,
+. A. Mariner; Brooks, F. H. Brown;
Frankfort, Hon. Albert Peirce; Freedom,
Phillip Williams; Islesboro, L. F. Pendle-
ton; Jackson, W. L. Boyd; Liberty, W.
D. Sanford; Monroe, Fred l.. Palmer;
Montville, j. J, Clement; Morrill,, DR.. T.
n. Pearson; Northport, c. o. Dickey; Pa
lermo, H. L. Pinkham; Searsmont, Eben
Cobb; Searsport, Capt B. F. Colcord ;
Stockton Springs, DR.. Harold E. Small;
Thorndike, H. N. Harmon; Troy, John L.
Bagley; Unity, E. T. Whitehouse; Waldo,
F. E. Littlefeld; Winterport, Judge Ell
lery Bowden.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore received
letter from Mrs, Thomas E. Shea who
recently arrived in New York from To-
ronto about q hours late from their en-
counter with the Canadian blizzard
They were detained seven hours when
within four miles of Buffalo. The writer
gave most vivid idea of the war-result
scenes in Toronto and vicinity Hun
dreds of young men have returned home
MANNED or blind, 800 arriving on one
train. Through Mr.. Shea's courtesy 80
were special guests at the theatre and he
addressed them along patriotic lines.
Mr. Shea has been one of the ''four-
minute" speakers for some time. Our
flag is very conspicuous in that country
and our President one of the biggest fac.
tors in the war. When Mr. Shea spoke
of the Halifax disaster and the relief
trains sent from our country he was
cheered to the echo. Mrs. Shea saws she
visit
The annual meeting of the Waldo
County Hospital Association was held
last Friday and the following officers
were elected: President, S A. Parker;
treasurer, T. Frank Parker; secretary.
Maurice w. Lord; chairman of finance
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rectors, Mr.. S. A. Parker, Mrs. John w.
Ferguson, Mrs. Esse P Carle, VIM A.
Mason and Mr.. Woodcock. Capt. James
H. Perkins for many years director re-
signed on account of i'll health. His sue
cessor will be elected at the next meeting
Miss Nina M. Valentine, superintendent
of the hospital since April 1916, resigned,
and her resignation takes effect at the
end of this month, when she will leave
for visit with Rev. and Mrs. George
Dougherty of Newark, N. j., before en-
Mass, for post graduate course. Miss
Valentine came from Scotland several
years ago and took a full course at the
Waldo County Hospital school for nurses
and since her graduation has remained at
the hospital She is bright young lady
and very efficient nurse She will be
succeeded here as superintendent by Miss
Beulah Rich of Lowell, Mass, a graduate
of the Waldo County Hospital, who took
post graduate work at Philadelphia, Pa
She will work with Miss Valentine until
she leaves for Newark Miss Valentine
has made many friends in Belfast who
regret her departure and wish her success
in her future endeavors.
CITYPOINT. Owing to the blizzard of
Friday the closing exercises of the City
point school were held Saturday, Dec
18th. The teacher, Mrs. Zilpha Clements,
has been painstaking in her work and the
pupils have made good progress under
her tuition The following program was
rendered by them in a very pleasing
manner
Words of Welcome, Sch ool
Visit from ST. Nicholas, Stella CreaSey
anita Claus, Ephraim Small
Severe Schoolmaster,
Margaret Creasey, Philip Clements
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