The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-08-16

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following
letters remained uncalled for in the Bel
last post office for the week ending Aug.
14th: Ladies-Miss Julia Sullivan. Cen
tlemen-Mr j. L. Chenery, Eugene Lit
tlefeld, William Whipple.
Chester c. Fowles, farm help special
list, with offices at Orono, Maine, was in
Belfast recently making arrangements
to organize the Farm Labor Movement.
The plan provides for a man in each
county known as the county farm labor
agent; and in each town or community
representative known as community
farm labor agent. The county and COM
munity men will cooperate in supplying
farmers with available labor for the har-
vesting period In many counties of the
State the labor situation will be taken
care of locally, while in other sections
there will be extra labor needed S. A.
Parker of this city has been appointed
county farm labor agent and the chair
men of the Public Safety Committees in
the different towns will recommend
some person to act as community farm
labor agents.
"Oh-You Kid'1 a new musical farce
comedy which is the sauciest, smartest,
brightest and funniest concoction of
music and terpsichore you'v enjoyed in
many a day, will appear at the Colonial
Theatre on Monday evening, Aug. Goth.
This comedy was written for laughing
purposes only. Many ludicrous situa-
lions follow in rapid succession which
keeps the audience in roars of laughter.
Mr.. Prince Ellwood, the comedian, well
known for his fun making proclivities
and an artist in his line is one of the
principals in this 'rapid fire" farce that
keeps every one moving from the rise of
the curtain to the end. Mr.. Ellwood is
surrounded by capable com any OF peo-
pie who assist in putting the fifteen big
musical numbers in this production over
in biff, bing, bang style. Seats on sale at
box office Saturday at 10 o'clock, prices
Csc, Csc and SOC.
The sawmill units in England and
France are, in most instances, at work on
the forest lands which are often men,
toned as the "vast landed estates" The
following extract from a letter, recently
received by Mr.. c. G. Ferguson, shows
where one Of the New England units is
operating.
Ardgay, Ross Shire, Scotland.
The days here are Just right to work
and the nights are cold, so we have to
have a lot of bedding. There are only
two hours of night here now and you can
read paper at eleven o'clock at night as
well as any time. l am setting up my
mill now as it has just got here from
Liverpool. l am on the Andrew Carnegie
Estate and the lumber was set out eighty
years ago and it will take about ten trees
to make thousand feet of lumber. There
is no other growth On the ground and no
swamping to do. The lumber is pine,
spruce and larch. The country here is as
handsome as can be and there are lots of
castles here handy and they are worth
seeing. c. G.. MCNALLY.
Mr.. McNally's unit consists of IS men,
each skilled in the kind Of work to be re-
quired of him. The remainder of the
crew will be made up from men to be OBJ
tanned in the vicinity who are not, for
various reasons, at the battle front.
NORTH BELFAST. The annual sale and
entertainment held by the Ladies' Aid
Society Wednesday evening, Aug. 9Th,
was an enjoyable and successful occa-
sion. The fancy articles from the sales
table found ready sale, the candy was
quickly disposed of, the mystery packages
soon disappeared and Arey's ice cream
was well patronized. AL of which, to-
gether with the admission fee, made the
total net receipts about 500. The fol-
lowing program was given:
Solo, Mrs. Wellington Roberts
Recitation, Miss Grace Hatch
Piano solo, Miss Mildred Ward
Vocal solo, Mrs. Melvin o. Dickey
Reading, Kenneth G. Merriam
Quartette, Henry B. Ladd, Everett s.
Hatch, Howard w. Hatch
Victor Merriam.
Story, Miss Frances Walk,ey
Song, Ruth and Eva Tibado
Song. Victor Merriam,
Howard W. Hatch
Piano solo. Miss Frances Davis
Miss Frances S. Walkley of Robbinston
preached in the church last Sunday morn
ing and evening to large audiences, Miss
Walkley, who labored with us two sum-
mers, has a warm place in the hearts of
our people and they delight to attend
church when she holds services. She re-
turned to Robbinston this week. ;. The
Sunday school, which has been in opera
ton since the first of May, is very success
fnl. Nearly all the children in this vicin-
ity attend it. The membership is about
40. It is under the direction of Mrs Will
lis S. Hatch, Miss Airline Walton, Miss
Mile Mitchell and Mrs. Annie B. Pitcher.
A party for the children was held on the
church lawn Tuesday afternoon.