The Republican journal., 1917-02-22

Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, the first
day of Lent.
The Travellers Club will meet with Mrs,
Fred Waldo Brown, Northport avenue, Tues
day, Feb. 27th Program: Paper, Japanese
Women and Children" by Miss MABEL R.
Mathews; reading. "Music in Bamboo Land"
by Mrs. E. S. Pitcher; reading, "The Inland
Sea-" by Mrs. F. W. Brown.
The attraction at the Colonial theater next
Saturday. matinee and night. will be a strong
feature program. including Earl Williams in
the Scarlet Runner" and Florence Reed in
the famous Broadway success. New York."
This social drama has an all. star cast and
doss not lack in proper atmosphere, for many
of the scenes were taken in the famous tango
places of the Great White Way.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the
Baptist church met last Tuesday evening with
Mrs. P. D. H. Carter. The program was one
sent out by the Woman's American Baptist
Foreign Missionary Society to observe their
day of prayer. The special readings were by
Mrs. Gerald W. Howard, Mrs. George Holt,
Miss Maude M. Mathews and Mrs. Charles E
Rhoades. The hostess served cocoa, sand
wiches and cake, and was assisted by Mrs.
Herbert S. Morey.
The Belfast harbor is perfectly clear of ice.
The revenue cutter Ossipee arrived about 10
p. m. Tuesday and did effective work in break
ing up the ice. which went out Wednesday
morning with the strong north wind, Fred w.
Pote. agent for the E. SIS Co, said that the COM
pany hopes to start boat from Boston next
Friday p. M, if weather conditions, ETC., are
favorable. A barge from the Coe Mortimer
pier found no difficulty in making her way out
Tuesday afternoon.
The tie-up of the Boston boats and the
freight congestion the railroads has created
a shortage of such staple articles as sugar,
corn, oats, flour, etc., in many places in East
ern Maine. In Waterviile Is cents a pound
was paid for sugar and no oats were to be had
at any price. A. A. Howes & Co. had fruit
ordered to come by the boat that was to have
left Boston last Friday night, but the boat did
not leave and the shippers reported that they
could send the fruit to Burnham in heater
car, tut it would have to come from there to
expensive, Sugar was a scarce article here
the first of the week, but the usual supplies in
all lines expected to arrive any day. We
have experienced in a mild form U-boat
blockade.
PooRs' MILLS. George Daggett went to
Boston recently and bought horse. q. Stella
Daggett has returned home from Connecticut,
where she had been visiting friends -. F. T.
Wentworth does not gain very fast, but is able
to sit up some at this writing. J. Sheldon
is on the sick list. MIR. Stevens has been at
home sick for number of week Eta
Brown has been very sick. The children in
nearly every family have the whooping cough.
-. O-rin l.. Wentworth wishes to thank the
neighbors for their kindly assistance at the
death of the aged friend living with him, and
also for flowers. Nv. S. Wentworth of Hart
ford. Conn. has been visiting his parents, who
are very poorly.
Mr.. Clyde B. Holmes taken seriously ill
about ten days ago on returning to his home at
night and DR.. Carl H. Stevens was called
Last Thursday morning he was taken to the
Waldo County hospital for emergency opera.
tion. His brother, DR., John F, Holmes of
Manchester, N. H., had arrived the night be-
fore, and DR.. Il. B. Webster of Castine was
called. The operation performed Thurs
day evening and WIS successful. Dr. Holmes
spoke highly of the care and judgment of DR.,
Stevens, and said that Miss Ruth NJ. C,ounhs
the acting perintendent at the hospital Was
very capable and efficient. Dr. Webster re.
Holmes remained until Monday. MIR. holmes
Is doing well aod an early recovery is expected
INSURANCE. See statements of insurance
companies doing business in Waldo county,
The Merchantiie las. Co. of America. n Y
city. Frank L. Wilson, agent, Belfast; Merri-
mac Mutual Fire Ins. c.. of Andover. Mass,
u s, Branch North British & Merchantile of
London and Edinburgh, &. B., London Assur-
ance Co. of London, En- gland, james Pattee g.
Son, agents, Belfast; Granite State Fire ms
Co, of Portsmouth. N. H. James Pattee &. Son.
Belfast; Joshua Treat, Jr., Wiuterport, agents:
Agricultural Ins. Co. of Watertown, N. Y.
James Psttee & Son. agents, Belfast hlassa-
chusests Bonding Ins Co. of Boston. Mass.
Macomber. Farr & Whittep. state agents. Au-
gusta. Me ; B. +. Colcord, agent. Searsport
HOSPITAL NOTES. Miss Nina Valentine:
superintendent. has returned from visits in
Unity and Fort Fairfield /. Irma. the little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Clifton Gross of
East Belfast. was taken to the hospital Mon-
day suffering from gangrene, which d developed
in a flesh wound on her left knee Caused bv be-
ing run over last Thursday by the Sherman
leather board mill sled. She is comfortable
Mrs. Emma Carter of this city was operated
on tuesday. Miss Annie Feltnlan ard ,iss-
ter Alton Mitchell. meocal patients, are gain-
ing. Mrs Cora Allen OF Searsport, a So gi-
cal patient. is much i'm proved =. dis. Hn.ter
Clifford of Unity, medical case, returned
home last Saturday. Daniel Icviug r. turned
to mis- home in Sesrsport last Thutsa4y
Miss Lillian Smith. student nurse, r.ceotIy
operated on for appendicitis, Will go 10 her
home IN Searsport heXt Sstu,d ~, Miss
Shean Of Portland, who has been he su. cil
nurse Of Cll de Holmes, d surgical patient.
returned home Wednesday and is succeeded
on the by Miss Ruth Nj. CoUmbs, Mr..
Holmes Is doing we'll