The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-07

Forest O. Whitmore who is employed
on the B. & A. r. R., and living at Mill
nocket, arrived at his home in East North
port Monday, called by the draft exami-
nation.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Belfast Board of Trade will be held to-
morrow, Friday, evening at the usual
hour at the Court House. Many matters
relating to Belfast's welfare will be con-
sidered and large attendance is desired.
C. o. Dickey of Northport, who has
been appointed enrolment agent of the
Federal Service Reserve for the town of
Northport, announces that he will be at
his residence every evening, except
Wednesday and Saturday, to meet any
interested.
The regular meeting of John Cochran
Chapter, D. A. R., was held last Monday
evening at the home of Mrs. Amos Glenn
ent. The roll-call was answered by St.
Valentine quotations. The paper on Old
Maine Forts, also the reading, Our Coun-
try, by Whittier, were omitted on &C
count of the absence of Mrs. Fred N.
Slavery. Mrs. Herbert L. Seekins read
Mrs. North's Story, by Sarah E. Steven
SON. Mrs. Edwin S. Bowker read sever
al selections on conservation. 1t was
voted to give prize to the pupil of Grade
VII making the most advancement in
American History for the remainder OF
the school year. Misses Isabel CHM,
Mile E. Mitchell and Alice E. Simmons
were elected delegates to the State Chap
ter to be held in Portland in March, with
Mrs. E. S. Bowker, Mrs. H. L. Seekins
and Miss Amy E. Stoddard, alternates.
Miss ENERGY CHM, regent, will also at
tend.
CANDLEMAS DAY. There is wide
choice of sayings governing the year
based on weather conditions Candlemas
Day, Feb. End. Candlemas Day, Feb. End,
1917, brought snow and east winds with
the thermometer at below at noon and
10 at night. That day seems to have
been typical of the rest of the years
weather conditions. Candlemas Day of
1918 was fair and clear with the ther-
mometer at zero in the morning and the
majority of people were worrying about
the ground hog seeing his shadow, thus
bringing six weeks more of winter wealth
er. Here is an old new saying of a
brighter tone and let us hope it may be
true:
If Candlemas Day is fair and clear
We shall have prosperous year;
But if there be snow or rain
We shall be scant of corn and grain.
At the last session of the Belfast Board
of Registration for the January term the
following names were stricken from the
voting list for the CITY of Belfast. De-
ceased, William Earle Phillips, James II.
Stinson, Lucius P. Walton, John L.
Sleeper, A. X. P. Stephenson, BENJAMIN
B. Toothaker, John Auburn Dodge. I'm
der guardianship, Charles c. Marden.
Removed from Belfast, Charles S. Bruce,
Victor E. Reid, True C. Hayford, Harlie
F. Godfrey, Edward Sibley, Ralph L.
Emmons, James A. Crane, Clifton w.
Chase, Charles B. Thorndike, Mendell G.
Leach, Peter w. Murphy, j. w. Nero,
Walter J. Nickerson, Elisha Sherman,
George F. Burgin, H. A. Candage, John
T. Barker, Charles B. Hazeltine, Stanley
H. Curtis, John w. Ryder, Elon B. Gill
chrest, George w. Bradford, Louis C.
Edney, Leroy S. Green, Leon F. God
dard, Ralph R. Head, William Fred Jel-
lison, Walter F. Woodbury., Albert P.
Pierce, Henry W. B. Kendall, George
Moore, Joseph w. jackson, Elisha w.
Ellis, Phillip S. Bartlett, Syreno P. Gil
more.