The Republican journal., 1918-02-28


Company have this week purchased OF
Clarence Nickerson his residence on
Cross street near Mathews mill. MIR.
and Mrs. Nickerson are to move to Mas
sachusetts.
The Congregational and Unitarian Sun
day schools had a very enjoyable social in
the North church vestry last Friday even
ing. There was a large attendance In
Guiding the Boy Scouts, who were special
guests. The program included games,
music, ETC., and refreshments were served.
Lucius A. and Harry P. Walton have
bought an American portable mill of Ken
nebunk parties and later in the season
will bring it to Belfast locating it on Lin
colnville avenue near their home. Harry
is now at Kennebunk, where he has a
large amount of lumber to saw. At pres
ent they have orders for five million feet
for Belfast parties.
News was received last Thursday that
Kenneth, the elder of the young sons OF
former Supt of Schools and Mrs w. B.
Woodbury., had met with very severe
accident and was suffering with concus-
sion of the brain. He was sliding down
hill when he was thrown from his sled.
The child was for day or two critically
ill, but when the letter was written Mrs.
Woodbury. thought he was trifle better.
The Woodburys left Belfast few weeks
ago, Mr. Woodbury. resigning from the
Belfast-Searsport schools to take charge
of the Pennington Wilton union. A let
ter received Monday from Kenneth states
that he is back in school again.
Miss Annie L. Barr, librarian at the
Belfast Free Library, will soon complete
cataloging for general use the 26 volumes
and 229 pamphlets presented by Mrs.
Pilsbury from the library of her late hus-
band, Charles A. Pilsbury, editor of The
Republican journal. These were selected
by Miss Barr. One of the books is a log
of the Brig Carroll in trips around Cape
Horn to the Pacific coast in the years of
1888 and 1849. Miss Barr plans to ar
range on separate shelf IS volumes from
Mr. Pilsbury's library on Maine or by
Maine authors. These were purchased
of the estate by Mr. Alfred johnson and
given to the library in memory of Mr..
Pilsbury They will be appropriately
labelled.
Two representatives from the State
Highway Commission were in Belfast
last Friday and met at the Court House
about Is of the selectmen and street
commissioners OF Waldo county. One
was an engineer and the other patrol
man of the State AID roads. Their adj
dresses were valuable from technical
and financial point of view. There had
been an understanding that some of the
commissioners were to be present and
DELEGATION from the Belfast Board of
Trade were present to take up the roads
in Northport and Lincolnville, and were
disappointed at tAC AollolC VI IuC COu
missioners to be present. A plan is being
discussed to take up the matter on COM
plant and general petition to the proper
authorities.
Emma White Barker Tent, D. of ",
at it's regular meeting Feb. goth, had a
patriotic program in commemoration of
the National Week of Song. Several
children were present, adding to the
pleasure of the program. All who took
part were in Colonial costume. The num-
bers included: Vocal solo, Yankee Doodle,
Miss Ethel Slavery; reading, Tribute to
Washington, Verna E. Jellison; song,
Washineton's Birthday, Mrs. Della Fris-
bee; reading, Betsey's Battle Flag, Mrs.
Ethel S. Whiting; piano solo, Miss Mar
earet Eaton; reading, Boston Tea Party,
Miss Florence Kimball; reading, Inde-
pendence Bell, Mrs. Eta P. Savery;
dance, The Minuet, Miss Alice E. Sim
mons and Mrs. Nettie c. Dutch; piano
solo, Vida Slavery; reading, Paul Re
vere's Ride, Miss Simmons; Star Span
gled Banner by all. The singing of pa
triotic songs and a social followed.