The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-12-20
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/ The Helping Hand Society of the Bap-
tist church has presented the Belfast Red
Cross with Christmas gift of S.. They
also gave S55 for their church expenses.
Miss R. T. Newell has received sub
stantial Christmas gift, President Carl
ton of the Western Union Telegraph Co.
having approved her application for re-
tirement and pension and granted her a
! life pension, effective Dec, /, 1917.
Mr.. Charles Bradbury has offered to
give New Years cabaret for the benefit
of the local Red Cross and his offer has
been accepted. 1t will be one of the few
! social events of the season and the pro-
ceeds will be applied to the running ex-
penses of the Red Cross.
| The remains of Edwin Clark, the young
son of Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clark, for
mer residents of East Belfast, arrived
here Tuesday from Auburn and were
taken to Frankfort for interment. He
was killed in a coasting accident when
his sled collided with street car.
| Belfast friends of the groom have re-
ceived cards from Eastport announcing
the marriage of Herbert Franklin Cream
er and Marian Priscilla, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar T. Cummings of East
port. They will be at home in Calais
after New Years Mr.. Creamer was a
popular member in the Belfast Band dur
ing his connection several seasons with
! the local plant of the Lubec Sardine Co.
At the Frost Shipyard the foundations
are practically ready for the machinery
and keel. The latter is on its way from
| Virginia by rail and it is five weeks since
it was shipped. The frame timbers have
also been ordered from northern Maine
Ten Car loads of Oregon fir has already
been landed at the yard, so work can be
rushed when the keel and frame arrives.
| Belfast relatives of the bride have re-
ceived news of the marriage of Charles
B. Leseur, U. S. N. of Hyde Park, Mass,
and Miss Winnefred, daughter of Mrs.
Lillian Gray of Medford Mass, formerly
of Camden. The marriage took place at
the Baptist chapel in Somerville, Mass,
Dec. 18th and was attended only by rela-
tives. The groom Tufts College man,
has been transferred from coast patrol
work to submarine service and on this
account the marriage was hastened. The
bride is well known in Belfast and Nor
rill, where she frequently visited rela-
tiveS.
The condition of the harbor which was
well filled with ice last Thursday was the
means of calling together the board of
managers of the Belfast Board of Trade.
with the purpose of doing something to
relieve the situation The arrival of the
boat from Boston and tugs which came
into the harbor to look after some local
barges, relieved the situation and moth
ing was required, but plans were made so
in the future ice can be removed without
delay. In some sections the ice was sew
eral inches thick down as far as the
Eastern Steamship pier. The harbor has
| seldom been known to freeze in Decem-
Der, but with the severe weather of the
past week, it is liable to- The southeast
gale and high tide of last Friday broke up
| the ice in the lower harhor
| Paul Farant, representative of Fuller x
Sullivan, clothing manufacturers, Of Bos-
ton has been in Belfast several days to
make arrangements with the trustees of
Seaside Grange hall for converting the
building into factory for the manufact-
ure of army clothes, for which they have
large contracts. Mrs. Belle L. Gates will
/ be the local manager. Very little change,
including an elevator II new windows
and large side door, will be needed
Mr.. Farant was very enthusiastic at the
prospects. He says 60 machines can be
placed in the hall and the dining room
will make a fine cutting department
! Ill " ulCl w III UC llttutu On llG heavy
machine work and the company can fur
nish them from Boston, thus bringing
about thirty families here. The rent
question can be easily settled as there are
plenty empty and available at present
j. G. Aborn, consulted in regard to the
changes, says this building could not be
duplicated for Sc, 900 today The COM
pany sent Mr.. Farant here on their own
responsibility. 1t is hoped a favorable re-
port may be received from them soon
as the company is well and favorably
known here through their dealings with
Mrs. Gates. Elmer O. Hall also works
for them at his factory on High street.
The Grange will secure smaller quarters,
if the change is made.