The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-05-24

ley hospital, is gaining rapidly and will &c
to her home on Salmond street the last Of
this week.
The Old Peabody Pew, the play to be
given by the Universalist Social Aid. has
been postponed from Friday evening
May 10th, to Monday, May 18Th, on ac-
count of the High school excursion to
Camden.
Mrs. William C. Thompson of Nav,
York, manager of the girls camps at
helly Cove, is there looking after repa;rs
and improvements at her place, She
plans to reopen the camps this se.so,
after successful year in 1916, her first
season.
Ira M. CODE is planning to greatly in
crease his acreage of cultivation at his
Northport estate the coming season He
VIII plant five acres of potatoes and three
OF beans and other vegetables in propor-
ton, using potash as a fertilizer. Their
beautiful flower gardens will be increased
under the direction of Mrs. Cobe. Mr.
Cobe left Monday for New York on busi-
ness. Miss Carrie Perrine, who has been
IN charge of his New York office, will
come to Northport the last of this week
The clerks in the City National Bank
gave Miss Velma S. Mitchell pleasant
surprise party last Thursday evening.
Their gift for the bride-to-be. former
clerk in the Bank, was fine chatting dish
and tray. They also brought their own
refreshments of cake and ice cream. The
card attached to the gift also bore the
names of Ralph A. Bramhall and Fuller
Z, Wentworth of the Bank force. Those
present were Misses Alberta Farnham.
Ida S. Carleton, Edna D. Crawford, Leota
A. Patterson, Myrtle NJ jenkins and Lii
ian Harmon.
Miss Florence Hale of Augusta, a rem
resentative of the State Department of
Rural Schools, was in Belfast last Mon
day afternoon to visit the School I'm
provement League at the Pitcher school.
under the direction of Mrs Helen Rock
wood, teacher. This League is the only
one in the district schools of Belfast and
has been doing some fine work They
have given several good entertainments
and devoted the proceeds to buying books.
shades, etc, for their school room, and
fruit for pupils ill at home Later they
will be furnished with League buttons
and diplomas from the State Department.
Tuesday, May goth, they will give an en-
tertalnment and donate the proceeds to
the Red Cross Society.
THE WALDO COUNTY REGISTRARS.
Sheriff Frank A. Cushman and Clerk of
Courts, Geo.I Heating were called to Au-
gusta Wednesday for instruction in re-
gard to the draft registration to take
place June 5th. The following have been
named as registrars of the county Bel
fast, Ward 1, F, G. Mixer; Ward 2, F. l.
Wilson; Ward 3, w. A Mason; Ward 4,
Geo, F. Mayhem; Ward ), Arthur Stan
tial; Belmont, w. s. Foss Brooks, o. W.
Lane; Durham, Daniel Dyer; Frankfort,
F. o. McCambridge; Freedom, Hugh
Marden; Islesboro, Geo. A. Warren; Jack
son, w. E. Warren; Knox, Everett Blanch-
ard; Liberty, John P. Sanford Lincoln
vile, Lawrence c. Rankin; Monroe, Fred
L. Palmer; Montville, M, NJ. Wentworth;
Morrill,, Thos N. Pearson; Northport, H.
W. Elwell; Palermo, H. L. Pinkham;
Prospect, Lester C. Dow; Searsmont, AL
len L. Maddocks; Searsport, VIM. NJ
Parse; Stockton Springs W. F. Trundy;
Swanville, w E. Damn; Thorndike, O..
j. Farwell; Troy, John L. Bagley; Unity,
E. d. Chase; Waldo, Emery G. Sprague;
Winterport, Chas. G. Dryer.
W. c. T. U. The Belfast Woman S
Christian Temperance Union held their
annual meeting with Mrs Annie M.
Frost, Cedar street, last Friday after
noon. After the evangelistic exercises
and a short business session the follow
ing officers and committees were elected:
President, Mrs Annie M. Frost; vice
presidents: from the Baptist church, Mrs
Mabel Howard; Methodist church, Mrs.
Mary S. Whitmore; Congregational church,
Mrs. Hannah H. Wilson; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. Ethel P. Collins; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. Minnie Coombs; treas
urer, Miss Lora Maxcy; superintendent
of Bible reading and evangelistic work,
Miss Eda Woodbury.; flower mission and
relief work, Mrs. Ida E. Aborn; Sunday
school and special observance, Mrs, Mary
Whitmore; scientific temperance instruc-
ton, Mrs. Goldie w. Carter; anti-nar-
cotics, Mrs. Mary c. Collins; soldiers and
sailors, Mrs. Hattie c. Riggs; red letter
day, Mrs. Nellie Macomber; purity, Mrs
O. E. Clay; mothers meetings and white
ribbon recruits, Miss r. I. Newell. Mrs.
Ida E. Aborn and Mrs. Mary c. Collins
were elected delegates to attend the an
nual convention in Monroe June 9th,
with Mrs. Nellie S. Macomber delegate at
large; alternates, Mrs Hattie G. Riggs,
Mrs. Minnie Coombs, and Mrs. 0. e..
Clay alternate at large. All members
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