The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-05-16

/ (AE. Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans,
,,,;n lave q banquet next Monday even
inc in Memorial Hall.
Ralph l. Morse, ESQ, is in Liberty.
called by the critical illness OF his father,
Hon. Lucius c. Morse.
VIM M Greenlaw has bought of Her
man Fl. Coombs the house on Condor
a+rae+ known as the Curtis house.
Charles E. Knowlton, who spent the
winter in Belfast, left Wednesday for
short visit in Boston, before Going to
Rutland, Mass, for the summer. 1
MIR. and Mrs. V. A. Simmons have is
s,M cards announcing the engagement OF
their daughter, Alice Estelle, to DIR. Ed
ward Miller Corliss of Plymouth, N. H.
Rev A. E. Wilson of the first Unfair
ian Church will speak at the Colonial
Theatre on Saturday evening on the sub
;ect Of the Red Cross in the -Four Minute
Men campaign.
The eauze to be used for surgical dress
mos has arrived and the classes have re-
sumed the work at Memorial Hail. The
rooms are open every afternoon and Tues
dav morning and evening. All are urged
to come and help.
Friday evening at O'Clock in the Uni
tartan vestrv the Camp Fire Girls and
Blue Birds will give an entertainment to
the Women's Alliance and any other
friends who wish to come. No admis
sion fee is charged and all are cordially
invited.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following
letters remained uncalled for in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending May
18th: Ladies-Mrs. Artha Barnes, z.
Gentlemen-H. S. Baker, Buzzell Garage
Co., A. A. Knowlton, care of E. L. knowl-
ton, Capt. E. B. Simpson.
Fish are reported abundant in the
streams and lakes in this vicinity Hand
some specimens were displayed at the
CITY Fish Market and at the City Drug
Store last Monday. At the latter place
the fish we're marked 'brook trout, ]"
but the particular brook was not men,
toned
The recruiting campaign in Maine for
obtaining men for the Y. M. c. A. work
in France, for which 1000 men are ur-
gently requested by General Pershing,
has been opened. The recruiting COM
mittee appointed for Waldo County is
Orlando E. Frost and Ralph l. Morse of
Belfast
Tuesday evening, May 2lst, at Silver
Harvest Grange hall, Waldo, there will
be given supper, entertainment and
social for the benefit of the Red Cross.
Supper to be served from $50 to $50 p.
m. at rs cents. Entertainment to COM
mence at 9 D. m. Tickets Is cents.
Come and help US.
Children's night was observed last
Tuesday evening by Aurora Rebekah
Lodge. l. o O. F., when supper was
served to about 80 children. A long pro-
gram including concert singing, recita-
lions, solo and class dances, ETC., was
greatly enjoyed by all present The B.
H. S. trio furnished instrumental music.
The committee IN charge was Mrs. Mary
MacNeil, Mrs. Annie Black, Mrs. Mabel
Partridge, Mrs. Alvra Southworth, Mrs.
Vienna Stephenson, Mrs. Esther Hart
shorne and Miss Florence Keene.
To WALDO COUNTY FARMERS. M.
r. Knowlton, food administrator for
Waldo County, has received from DIR.
Leon S. Merrill of Orono, Federal food
administrator for Maine, the following
self-explanatory letter: 'To cover any
misunderstanding in relation to the pro-
duction of wheat raised by the farmers
in Waldo County, will say that there are
no restrictions in the Food Control Act
governing the quantity of wheat a farmer
NAV raise. or limitation of the market in
which he can sell it. Under special reg
ulation farmers in Maine are permitted
to have ground or exchanged wheat of
their own production sufficient to meet
the requirements of their households I'M
til next harvest We make this explana-
ton because in some instances state
hot for dn
have right to have wheat of their own
production ground into white flour"