Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-07-27
BELFAST
Child Swallows X. of P. Button
-Trotting at Fair Grounds
Saturday-Locals and Person
al Mention

Inc lie OF year and a half Belfast
boy through the kindness Of Dr. H H.
BROCK Of Portland, has undoubtedly been
saved For two months the little son OF
Mr. and Mrs Maurice French has been
unable to eat any solid food and choked
badly when trying to swallow milk
Some time ago. the case puzzling the To-
cal physicians. the child was taken to
Bangor where an X-ray photograph was
made of the throat. What appeared to
be dime or penny in the child's throat
was plainly pictured on the plate.
Returning home the case came to the
notice of Miss Nina Valentine of the Wal
do County hospital, who told DR.. H. H.
Brock, the well-known Portland surgeon
of it in a recent visit. His kind heart
was touched and he said he would gladly
penny for his fee The operation was
made, the obstruction dropped into the
stomach and later passed off when it was
found to be knight of Pythias button
with the back made like d stud for hold
ing it in place. This will be sent to the
kind-hearted surgeon as a souvenir This
child is now apparently we'll and gain
ing in flesh and weight every day.
Norman Littleield, younger son of Mr..
and Mrs. f. F. Littletie1d of Auburn. for
merly of Belfast, whose enlistment in the
U. S, y. expired on the 10th, has re-en-
listed for another four years. Young Lit
tlefeld. has received the appointment as
chief pharmacist in the hospital at Paris
Island, North Carolina He is a graduate
of the Belfast High and has made good
in his chosen work as his promotion tes-
tilted.
Raymond Dutch son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Dutch, is making his second trip
across the Atlantic since the submarine
warfare was started, but he writes to
his parents that he has no fear OF the
menace. He is on one OF the big food
transports. the Moorish Prince as second
cook. His first trip across was on a cat
tie steamer.
The gallant Twenty-sixth one of the
noblest of the Maine regiments of 81 and
'65, will hold its reunion in Belfast on
Aug. IA, in G. A. f. hall. While only a
remnant of the old regiment is left those
who are still here make up in patriotism
for those who are gone and an enthus-
iastc gathering is promised.
An electric fan loaned by Morris l..
Slugg, and for which power is furnished
installed in the Read Cross headquarters
There will be a horse trot at the Bel
fast fair grounds on Saturday at
o'clock when the following Belfast
men will act as officials: Starter, j.
II. Stinson: judges, DR.. E, d. Tapley,
DR.. J. B. Darling, George F. Kent, V.
L. Hail. B. Q. Norton and John Nc
Laughlin. In the free-for-all race the
following entries have been made:
Add. f., by Judge John Hughes, L. F.
Nish; Lady Booker by Dobson. II. c.
Buzzell; Mercer c., by Marston c.,
Fred G. Gray; Kaiser, by Masconomo.
Ernest Merchant.
2.3o class-Belbin. by Bingara. Peter
Gallagher; Picolata by Benign. H. C.
Buzzell Link Braden, By Direct
Braden. w. G. Preston: Eureka Boy,
by Stiletto c.. Vilento Hallowell; Peter
West, by Dobson. H C. Buzzell; Kahl,
by Gable. Ernest Smith; Pearl Mar
ston. by Jack Marston. W. S. York
Mate, by Marston c., Ross Little
field.
This trot is given IN order to raise
funds with which to put the track and
buildings into shape for a fair which
will be held in October. Many of the
buildings have been destroyed by fire
during the past year but a new stock
company of 100 members has been or
ganized and will held its first meet
ing on July 3oth when officers will be
elected.
Claude Bryan Roberts and bride,
Miss Dorothea Sargent who were
married Wednesday at Maiden. Mass,
arrived in Belfast Thursday morning
on their way to Houston Lake, where
they will have a camp near Dr. An
sci Mayo Lothrop and bride who were
married on the same day at North
port.
Samuel Davey of Liberty. who has
been a patient in the Waldo County
hospital for some time. suffering with
paralytic shock, was taken in the
ambulance to Togus yesterday where
he will make his home at the Ma
tional Home for Veterans. He was
veteran in the Civil war.
number of Belfast suffragists mo-
tored to Bangor this evening to hear
Mrs. Gait who spoke on national is
sues. in City hall.
Miss Nina Valentine returned yes
terday from Augusta and Togus
where, as superintendent ofthe Waldo
County hospital. she accompanied