The Republican journal., 1918-03-07

| AL the mccClu& VI AAOAoS IL AsAoA Cu01l
Post last Tuesday afternoon Comrades
Gurney, Gilmore, Bennett and Osborne
were reported to be on the sick list and
the Post voted to send fruit to each.
Miss Sarah B. johnson, who was found
dead in her rooms on High street Tues
day, Feb. Goth, was seen on the street
Friday, Feb. 22nd, and was apparently in
her usual health. This fact with other
circumstantial evidence would place the
date of her death Saturday, Feb 23rd.
Undertaken Charles r. Coombs has used
this date in his reports for the city and
State vital statistics.
It is reported from Boston that, ice per-
mitting, the steamers of the Boston-Ban-
cor division will begin their spring sched-
ule on or about April 18th, the service to
be carried on by the steamers City of
Rockland and City of Bangor, while the
Camden and Belfast which formerly COW
cred the route will be assigned to the Bos-
ton New York run.
The Women's Alliance of the First Par
ish, Unitarian, will meet at the home of
Mrs. James c. Durham, Church street,
this, Thursday, afternoon at o'clock A
paper will be given by Mrs. James H.
Howes, the subject being ''Some Famous
Irish Characters" The paper by Mrs S.
A. Parker announced on the program for
this date, will be given at the next meet
ing.
BOOKS FOR SOLDIERS. The Belfast
Free Library has been asked to collect
books from Belfast and neighboring
towns in which there are no public libra
ries to be sent to the libraries of training
camps and naval stations The fund OF
more than a million and half dollars
which was contributed last fall has built,
equipped, and is maintaining libraries in
32 cantonments, and the books collected
at that time numbered about 600, 900.
There is call now for more books, so
the American Library Association is ask
ing libraries to make another appeal.
March 18th to 25th has been designated
as Book Week for the training camps.
Please bring any books you can spare to
the Belfast Free Library.
/ PooR's MILLS. The Ladies' Sewing
Circle met this week with Mrs. Lucy
Blood. There was quite large gather
! ing of friends at the reception given by
Mr.. and Mrs Stillman Flood. They re-
ceived many nice presents consisting of
silverware, china, table linen, etc......M Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Wentworth, an aged
/ couple 80 and 88 years old, have their
children all at home with them the first
| time for 35 years, Albert of Clinton, Will
i liam of Hartford, Conn.,, James of San
gerville, and Henry, Horace and Oscar
of Belfast, and one daughter, Mrs. O. A.
Wade, who cares for them in their de-
clining years......Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Waterman are receiving congratulations
on the birth of another son, born March
! 5th... The prevailing colds seem to be
still prevalent. .... Mrs. Herbert Stevens
/ mother is at home with her on visit.
The piano pupils of Miss Amy E. Stod-
dard will give the 9th of a series of month
ly recitals at her studio, 68 Church street,
this afternoon at $50 o'clock. The pro-
/ gram:
With Song and Jest e pianos) Flagler
Doris Allen, Beulah Young, Hope Dorman,
Ruth Knight
Papillons Etude, Chopin
Marguerite Owen
Arleouine, Chaminade
Ruth Knight
| The Evening Star from ''Tannhauser,
Wagner
Hope Dorman
Angels Serenade q pianos) Ludovic
Beulah Young, 1st piano
Miss Stoddard, End piano
Mazurka Brillants, Helms
Doris Allen
/ Barcarolle from "Tales of Hoffman,"
Offenbach
Bernice Armstrong
New Spring, Lange
Myrtle Simpson
Twilight, Guy
! Minuet, Pleyel
Carroll Pottle
Chasing Butterflies, Streabog
Mahlon Curtis
Evening Song, Behr
Paul Tuttle
Swinging, Burrows
John Vickery
Tarentelle, Wilson
| Velma Rogers
I In The Forest, Williams
Idres Rogers
At the Carnival, S. Smith
Ora Wade
America, John Bull
I Doris Wilson
There is a rumor being circulated at
the present time which will no doubt in
terfere somewhat with the food produc-
ton unless promptly contradicted. This
rumor, very much like all German propo-
ganda, starts from some source unknown
and is extremely difficult to locate.
! Householders have been told by some-
body that it is the intention of the Feder-
al Government to take over all food sup
plies, such as canned /ege tables and
! fruits, in fact everything in the way of
food which in their judgment the repre-
sentatives of the Federal Government