The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-01-24

of Mr.. Woods mother, Mrs. Margaret P.
Wood.
Kenney A. Burgess returned last week
to Boston after four weeks vacation
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Albert c.
Burgess. Mr. Burgess recently enlisted
in the Navy and is now an orderly at the
Charlestown, Mass, Navy Yard.
Mrs. F. G. Spinney who was recently
operated on for appendicitis and COM
plications at the Tapley Hospital return
ed Monday to her home on Bridge street.
She is gaining rapidly.
Herbert L. Bucklin is seriously i'll at
his home on High street with acute
Bright's disease. Mrs William Kimball
of Portland arrived Monday to assist her
mother in caring for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett A. Banks have
returned from Boston where Mrs. Banks
underwent a serious surgical operation.
While gaining rapidly it will be several
weeks before she will be able to resume
her work in the Commercial department
of the High school.
Rev. j. Wilbor Richardson was called
to Swanville JAN 22nd to officiate at the
funeral of the late Mrs. Ruth N. Smart
who died in New Haven, Conn.,, JAM 18th,
aged 90 years. Mr.. Asbury V. Rich, who
accompanied the remains here Monday,
was the guest Monday and Tuesday night
of P. D. H. Carter
Mrs. Ada E. Wildes has closed the Way
side Tea House for the remainder of the
winter d left Tuesday to visit Dr. and
Mrs. Charles E. Paine of Brooklyn, N. I.
She will also visit in Boston and vicinity
en- route. Mrs. Edwin Hackett and Mrs
James Farnham, who have been at the
Tea House several months, have returned
to their home in Bath.
The Afternoon Club sof Emma White
Barker Tent, D. of ", had pleasant
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Nettie |
Dutch Jan. 10th, with picnic supper
followed in the evening by regular
meeting in the Post room in Memorial
Hail. The next meeting will be held
with Mrs. Mary Allen Carter Feb. 9th
when an initiation will take place at |
their regular meeting in the evening
Mrs. Clarence E. Read gave the first of
a series of recitals at her home last FIJI
day afternoon when pleasing program
was rendered by her piano pupils, Misses
Mona Burgess, Violet Dexter, Margaret
Eaton Clara Hammons, Charlotte knowl-
ton, Barbara Mckinney, Ruth Partridge, |
Bertha and Florence Parsons, Margaret
and Hildegard Rogers Master Carlton
Read played piano solo and Miss Bertha
Parsons sang solo
Mrs. Belle L. Gates has moved the
machines, etc, from her little factory on
Field street to the large and commodious
quarters in the Grange Hall which will |
allow her to about double the work she
has been doing for Fuller & Sullivan of
Boston on Army contracts. She plans
to employ local help, if possible, other
wise the firm will send help from Boston.
They may be obliged to send some ex-
perienced machine operators for time.
Their machines are Grated in Boston
waiting for shipment here. The changes
in the Grange hall were begun Saturday
and will be continued as circumstances
permit The work of digging for the
sewer and water pipes was begun Mon
day and will be rushed to completion.
Major Bal F. Bradbury of Norway, who
was in Belfast last week to examine the
men enlisted in the Belfast Company for
the Third Maine Regiment, gave most
entertaining and instructive talk Thurs
day afternoon in the municipal court
room, city building, before the Boy
Scouts, the Camp Fire Girls and the
Minnetoska Club. They were fascinated
with the story of the majors trip in 1914
on the ship Red Cross with relief to the
six nations then at war He spoke of
the voyage over seas, and what the ship
they landed, London, where they went
sight seeing. They were not allowed to
land in France so went to Rotterdam.
His description of this wonderfully clean
city was most impressive, as was the
memory of the condition of the women |
and children of Belgium. He remained |
six months in Germany assisting the unit |
in caring for the wounded. His word pic
ture of the Kaiser's palace was vivid and I
he played upon the imagination of the
children as he described the German Gus
toms during the Christmas festivities, |
particularly in regard to the Christmas
tree. He also mentioned visits to some
of the small towns around Berlin and
closed with brief references to Russia and