The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-02-08
he REPUBLICAN, JOURNAL THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8,

Bridges OF Unity have been granted discharges
in bankruptcy. A
| Our Stockton Springs correspondence. de.
Iayed in Transmission. did not reach US until
Yesterday poou-too late for this weeks issue
Charles F. Thompson was in Brooks Tuesda '
and bought the stock in the late M. ]. Dow's
store, He is shipping it to Belfast and will
offer it for sale next Saturday in the rooms
over the H. l., Lord store.
The Colby Gee Club gave an excellent en-.
tertainment of vocal and instrumental music
and readings in the Colonial Theatre last
Tuesday evening under the auspices OF the
senior class of the Belfast High school. They
were enthusiastic ally welcomed and heartily
applauded. After the entertainment a dance
was enjoyed in Odd Fellows hall. with music
| by the Colby orchestra.
| The quarterly meeting of the Associated
Charities was held in the Municipal Court
room Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 3lst. with a
quorum present Several cases of need were
discussed and means devised for their relief.
1t was voted that the quarterly report of Mrs.
Charles M Craig be printed and it is as fol.
| lows:
"a review of our records shows that in the
| general work of the quarter we have come in
! touch with 18~ families; for these fuel. gro
| ceries, shoes or clothing have been provided
| according to individual need. OF the 115 gar
| ments distributed, many are now adding to
| the comfort of our school children In case
of illness medicine provided; in another
| case arrangements we're made for hospital
treatment; in another the much needed SER
vices of an Optician was procured.
THE Christmas giving is of course an inn
| portant feature of this quarter. Of the 80
names on our Christmas list were those of
elderly people, nearly all living alone and with
little prospect of Christmas cheer The other
families included total of 80 children, and to
some of these toys and games were sent. Meat,
potatoes, bread, outer, cranberrles. oranges
and candy were provided for the dinner, and
to these were added apples and vegetables
which were kindly donated by friends
The Sewing School has been supported thus
Tar by gifts entirely apart from the regular
funds of our association We have had
weekly meetings with an average attendance
of 70. There are q garments now in process
of making, while z have been already coml let
ed. We would express our gratitude to the
farmers who donated to US vegetables at
Christmas time; to the Woman's Club for toys
and garments: to the Boy Scouts for their
sIstance. and to all who have aided in any way
in our work.
The directors also appreciate the thought
tuness of those members who without solicit
tatlon have paid their dues for 1917.
Boy SCOUTS. Byron Greenlaw won the de-
bate in favor of Electricity at the regular
meeting of the Boy Scouts last Thursday even
lag, in we'll prepared argument. Scout games
were played following the meeting and three
I Few members were initiated: Ralph McCabe,
Thomas knight and Joseph Nickers n The
chairman of the meeting this, Thursday, will be
Walter Page. The program will include the
History of the Unitarian Church Bell'', by
Edwin Morss; first aid to the injured.by Charles
Swift; History of the Scout Badge, by Lloyd
Smith; story telling by Nathan Read, Walter
White head, Byron GreenlaW and Tolford Dur
ham. The question will be, Resolved, that the
telegraph is of more value than the wireless,
with Walter Page and Waiter Omar on the af-
hrmative and Ernest Woods and Donald
hnowlton on the negative. A demons; ration
OF taking messages by flag signals will be given
by Orland Orchard and Donald Knowlton. The
program is being prepared for the anniversary
week and will be of special interest to all
Scouts. This. Thursday, evening at o'clock
the message of Collin H. Livingstone. president
OF the Boy Scouts of America will be read by
Scoutmaster Dickey and this will be done in
every scout organization in America. At s:15
every member of the 197441 Bow Scouts of
America will stand at attention with hand at
salute and repeat the Scout oath. Other in
terestlng features will be introduced at the
meeting and on the following Sunday. the
members will meet at the City Building and
march to the Methodist church. where thev
Will have seats in the body of the church and
iisten TO sermon by the pastor. Rev. H. B.
Sellers, and there will be special music for the
occasion. An interesting feature of each week
with the Belfast Troop is story told by one of
the Scouts of some local point of interest In
Belfast. By this means many of the Scouts
learn for the first time of the important his
torical points in the'city.
GUILTY OF FORGERY. Winnie R. Crock of
South Brooks was brought before Judge Lord
OF the Municipal Court Friday a! 10 a. m. on
charge of forgery brought by Clement w
of Belfast, and pleaded guilty, Judge Lord
ordered the young man held for the April
term of the Supreme Court, under bonds of
$500. which Croker was unable to get and he
was committed to Jail. He was crying when
he left the court room in charge of Deputy
Sheriff J. A. G. Beach. October e. 1916.
Crocker forged cheek for $21 on The City
National Bank, using the name L A Stubbs of
Monroe, and cashed it at the store of Chase &
Varney in Brooks. He had worked for Mr..
Stubs and upon leaving. it is claimed, had
broken open a trunk belonging to his employer
and stolen some blank checks and other arti
cles 1 he check was carefully written in ink
and numbered, but was endorsed in pencil.
The City. National Bank is protected by the
Pinkerton Agency, and detective from Bos.
ton. who arrived here Jan. 24th, followed
Croker from Brooks to Waterville, then to
Lily Bay and Greenvlle, and Jan. 31st located
him at the Chamberlain lumber camps near
Shirley where he was known as Arthur White.
He was arrested by Deputy Sheriff A. G.
Rogers of Greenville who brought him to Bel
fast last Thursday morning accompanied by
the detective. Croker claims to be only 10
years of age, but is full grown able bodied
man. He has record having served two
years in the State School for Boys for ma
licious mischief, and some time ago served