Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-06
BELFAST
News of Belfast Boys in the
Service All Are Making Good
Mothers Day I.etters-Lo-
Gals

There is no more interesting news these
days than that in regard to the boys in the
service wherever they may be. just now
the Mothers Day letters are arriving and
among them comes one to Mrs. Rose Fahy
of Spring stree. from her son Warren, a
well known Belfast boy. He does not say
just where he is Of course, but mentions
meeting q number Of times Miss Hinckey
of Fairfield, daughter of Rev. George W.
Hinckley. founder Of Good viii Farm.
Warren also writes of seeing a number OF the
American boys in the Navy, SO he is evident
y somewhere near the sesports He writes
that he is gaining weight that he gets good
substantial food, like beef soup rice, pota-
toes, bread. etc. and little butter. Among
the American boys he had recently met was
Sylvanue Hanscome. son of Rev. Warren
Hanscome, the Methodist clergyman. well
known in Belfast
1t is learned that Malcolm Vaughan, fourth
son Of Rev. William Vaughan Of Trinity Re-
formed church. East Belfast, has arrived
safely in New York after his seventh trip TO
France On one of the L. S Transports.
Kenney Burgess, only son of Hon. and
Mrs. Albert c. Burgess, of Church street
has been given the commission of Ensign
and VIII soon leave Boston for Annapolis
where he will take his intensive training
He goes to he barracks there which are 10
Annapolis Naval Academy what Plsttsburg
is to West Point. Mrs. Burgess left on Mon
day for Boston to visit her son and If he
receives a brief furlough he will return to
Rpif ct Wit kert ha last II ha
Karl DARBY has wired home that he has
been transferred from the 2lst Company to
another VI ich will undoubtedly be sent over
directly and he is over-ioyed with the
prospect Karl is the only son of Mr., and
Mrs. Walter Darby and enlisted last summer
IT Brunswick. He has been at Fort Preble
for some time, since doing guard duty at
WATERFOWL, Mass.
Word has been received from Frank Ne
Alvey by his mother. Mrs. Cora Hall. after a
long time of suspense and anxiety. He
writes that he has btea IN hospital with
wounds for several months bat IS Iaw again
in active service, well and happy
George and Robert Ferguson, sons of Chm
ton and Martha lHal) Ferguson formerly
of Belfast and now of New Bedford, Mass,
have entered the service in the Naval branch
and have been commissioned Ensigns
From Camp Devens come the most cheer.
full letters possible from the boys who left
here last week Wednesday They are still
together. $40 of them in one barracks. Of
which 90 are from Waldo county, &c from
Belfast. They were vsccna;ed almost as
as they arrived and will be kept in
quarantine one week longer.
Mrs. Howard L. Written, who was called
to her home in Melrose, Mass. on Tuesday
~ wire stating that her sister, Miss Char
otte Perkins has been lost on the Porto Rc-
an S. S. Carolina, and that her mother was
in a critical condition from the shock Of the
news. wired Wednesday morning that she
had learned that her sister was safe and had
landed with the other passengers at Atlantic
City after the sinking of the Carolina Mr.
and Mrs. .Orman A. Hopkins sailed from
Savannah last Friday on the City of Column
bus for Boston and much anxiety was felt
here by their relatives and friends until it
learned that the steamer, reported sunk
had arrived safely at her dock in Boston
A meeting of the board of directors of the
Chldrens Aid Society was held Tuesday
afternoon At the home Of Mrs. Charles NJ
Craig, Field Superintendent, President Viii