Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-21
BELFAST
Local Nurse Has Three Broth.
ers at Front-News and Cos.
sip Of People and Events in
the Bay City.

beiIast, July 20.-Miss Nina Valen-
tlne, superintendent Of the Waldo
county hospital, a native of Scotland.
mas three brothers in France. two In
the Second Regiment of Souht African
Infantry and one in the Scottish Fus-
liners. One Of them saw active service
ior several years in the Boer war.
MSS valentine has sister, the wife
y. rev. James Ainslee, a Methodist
clergyman. at one time stationed in
Searsport and now in Fort Fairfield
MISS valentine came TO America to be
with her sister and took the training
IN nursing at the Waldo County hos
pital. later becoming its superintend-
ent. She is thinking very seriously Of
joining some Red Cross Unit for serv-
Zee in France. Mss Helen Dunn,
formerly superintendent Of the nos
pital is still in France where she has
been serving as nurse for over a year
and Miss Marion Hamblin another su-
perintendent Of the same hospital, at
ter serving in France on two enlist
ments, is now at the Knox hospital in
Rockland and has sent in her applica-
ton for another place in some unit
Her sister, who went with her about
a year ago to France, has just re-
turned to their home in Augusta.
r. A. Peavey, Mrs NJ. F. Peavey
ard Miss Peavey with their guests,
MIR. and Mrs. y. p. Deavours, motored
to Bar Harbor and back on Wednes-
day. They returned on Tuesday night
from two days trip to Moosehead
and plan to leave nexe week for a few
days trip to the White Mountains. 1t
is doubtful if any other visitors to this
vicinity have seen SO much Of the
landscape of Maine in a brief visit as
have these visitors from Texas.
The mary friends in Belfast Of DR..
David n. Beach of the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary, are much interested
to learn that his two sons David n,
Jr, and Joseph w. are to sail soon for
Francve to take part in the Y NJ c.
A. work. Both are Yale men ard the
latter is also a graduate Of the Sem
mary.
Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Carter and
young son of Lowell, Mass, arrived
Yesterday for visit with Mr.. Carriers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Carter in
Bcll street.
The hand concert given last night in
Schoolhouse common was largely at
tended, many cars from the surround
ing towns bringing parties. The pro-
gram was most pleasing including
classics and popular numbers all OF
which were enthusiastically applaud
ed. These concerts are becoming more
popular than ever this season and last
MI nj q ffa{,
Miss Katherine d. Kttredge has re-
turned from weeks visit at Hurd
Farm. Northport where she has been
the guest OF Deputy Sheriff and Mrs.
p. G.. Hurd.
Many have watched with interest
and regret tho razing of the Dana
building once the scene of great ac-
tivity but soon to be reduced to TIM
bers and lumber and removed TO Rock
land, it having been purchased by
Charles A. Bcknell. The building, il IS
estimated could not he built for $1,000
TODAY and is said to have been sold for
about 10 per cent Of that price. 1t is a
wooden structure. $50 feet long, 30 feet
wide and three stories high. 1t is sit
uated on the water front, with fne
docks and a spur track OF the Maine
Central. hut it will soon be TO more.
1t was in this building that Dana
sarsaparlla vas made, the patent
medicine which made Belfast famous
some 25 years ago. and which was the
inspiration Of the slogan which was
placed on the big llhoard which
travellers up the river never forgot for
from every boat entering the harhor 1t
could be plainly seen and read: This
is Belfast the Home of Beautiful
Women. Pretty Girls and nana's Sar-
saparilla."