The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-11-08
The News of Belfast.

families are conserving on sugar in every
possible way as much as on meat and
wheat.
A special meeting of the Woman's IS
Club will be held at the home of the
president, Mrs. James S. Hartman,
Monday afternoon, Nov. 18th, at o'clock.
All members are urged to attend as there
are important matters to be considered.
Some of the Boy Scouts made a short
''hike" Saturday morning, down the
wood road from the lower extension of
Congress street, under the direction of
Assistant Scoutmaster, Rev. Walter T.
Hawthorne, Scoutmaster Orrin j. Dickey
being out of town.
Peter F. Welch of this city has receiv-
ed word from his daughter, Mrs. Anna
Welch Smith of Lynn, Mass, that she
has received very pleasant letter from
her son, Leroy P. Smith, stating that he
had arrived in France with the Salem,
Mass, Artillery after very pleasant
voyage
The Sewing Circle of the Baptist
church met Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs. Herbert S. Morey and tacking bee
was a feature of the afternoon. Plans
were discussed for fair to be held the
first of December. Arrangements were
also projected for the costume party and
entertainment to be given in the church
tomorrow, Friday evening.
Seven people, including one young
man, took the civil service examination
for stenographer and typewriter, held in
this city Friday afternoon, in the High
school building, under the direction of
Frederick W. Brown, money order clerk
in the Belfast post office Sufficient
blanks were not sent so several who
wished to take the examinations were
unable to do So
Thomas H. Marshall Circle will hold a
reception to the National President, Mrs.
Mary r. Tarbox of Fryeburg, at their
meeting next Tuesday afternoon. The
comrades of the Post are especially in
vited to attend. The meeting will be
called at 1.30 and the reception will be
held from $50 to S. The committee on
the reception are Mrs. Nettie White,
Mrs. Isabel. Towle, Mrs. Julia Ferguson,
Mrs. Ellen Strout and Mrs. Augusta
Fletcher.
John Rainey of Prospect IS at the Wal
do County Hospital on account of in
iuries received recently from kicking
horse, while driving about half mile
this side of Searsport. His horse became
unmanageable and kicked over the
dasher, striking Mr.. Rainey on the right
leg fracturing it. He was later thrown
out and kicked in the head Just above
the temple. The horse then ran into the
field and became entangled in barbed
wire fence Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Wood
cock who were autoing home from Sears
port found Mr.. Rainey sitting by the
roadside. A physician was summoned
and the injured man taken to the hos
pital. Mr.. Woodcock became interested
in him and has frequently visited him
since.
The Masonic Club of Belfast has order
ed large size service flag with three
stars for their window over the Swift
lcfo
are Corporal Dana B. Southworth a
member of Phoenix Lodge, F. & A. M,
and of Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter,
and Howard W. Newcomb of Phoenix
Lodge, both in the Maine Coast Artillery
at Watertown, Mass. Alton N. johnson.
of Timothy Chase Lodge, F. & A. NJ,
now at Camp Devens. Other represen-
tatives of Belfast Masonic bodies, not
members of the Masonic Club, are Milton
G. Stephenson of Timothy Chase Lodge
at Camp Devens; Kay H. Cross of Phoe-
nix Lodge, now at Camp Devens; Chas.
X. Harmon of Timothy Chase Lodge to
Palestine Commandery, now in the Mill
va AoiAu at L VII w IlldIlS, MdQlSOn w .
Banton of Phoenix Lodge to Palestine
Commandery with the Artillery now in
France. He had finished one year in the
Harvard Dental School.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS Fred D.
Jones has received 20 cases and crates of
Christmas goods and has part of them
on display. He invites you to come in
and look them over. See his special offer
on new 60 cents books. .... The electric
eating pad is recommended for use on
the sleeping porch. The Penobscot Bay
Electric Co. tells you about this con-
| venience in their advSee notice of
annual meeting of the incorporators of
the Waldo County Hospital Thursday,
Nov. 15th.....See advt. of B. o. Norton
and prices quoted for the different styles
of Ford cars, which is becoming neces-
sity and is in great demand from all parts
of the world.....A situation wanted as
housekeeper or nurse by Mrs. L. B. Jack
son, Bay View street. The j. B. Pay
son farm in Waldo is offered for sale
cheap Address, z. M. Weymouth, Nor
rill, Me.....Send to the Thorndike Ma
chine Co., Portland, for a special cata-