The Republican journal., 1918-04-25


men in the call who are to leave for Fort
Slocum, N. r., on May LIST. Only five
men are to 60 from Waldo county at
that time.
The week of May 9th will be school
visiting week and all parents and friends
are urged to attend. There will be no
special programs, but all will be given an
opportunity to see the regular work of
the classes they are most interested in.
Warren F., only son of Mrs. Rose F.
rahy, has arrived in France, where he
Will serve as an orderlyin the First Army
Detachment Regiment He has been at
Charlotte, N. c., the past winter and
could have been retired with a pension
on account of injuries received at Au-
gusta while in the service, but he pre-
ferred to 60 to France
Supt. E. E. Roderick was in Pittstield
last Friday as one of the judges of the
State preparatory school triangular de-
bate between the Maine Central Institute
and the Deering High of Portland The
question was, Resolved, That we should
have State compulsory industrial insur-
ance. The judges decided in favor of
the Deering High, who had the affirml
alive of the question.
The Castine House, Castine, will open
June LIST and close Nov. list. The Isles
boro Inn at Dark Harbor, Islesboro, will
open June goth and close Sept. 30th.
The Samoset at Rockland will open June
22nd and close Sept. 10th. The Acadian
at Castine will open July list and close
Sept 7th. Seaside Inn, Seal Harbor, will
open June 10th and close early in Octo-
Der.
PATRIOTS DAY. There was no public
demonstration on Patriots Day as the
city had raised its Liberty Loan allot-
ment about a week before and the in
for public demonstrations was not felt in
Belfast. All the stores, Offices and places
of business were closed. The schools
also had holiday and sang their patri-
otto songs with readings, etc, on Thurs
day.
Charles W. Lancaster of Belfast and
his nephew, Ralph l.. Pitcher of Caribou,
have bought of the estate of Maitland
B. Smith of Hartford, Conn, about 300
of an Il IN Dol
fast. 1t consists of what is well known
as the F. w. Shepherd and Samuel j.
Quincy home farms. Mr. Smith when
his health failed was carrying on special
lied farming, including fruit, potatoes
and tobacco. The farms have excellent
hay fields on them.
A Red Cross benefit in the nature of
minstrel show will be given under the
auspices of the North Church Guild on
Monday, April >29th, at p. m. in Odd
Fellows Hall. Admission, IS cents. This
performance was given in the Aurora
Rebekah Lodge several weeks ago, re-
ceiving very hearty commenda ton and
many requests have been made to have
it repeated Mr. E. S. Pitcher is the di-
rector Following the minstrel show
there will be miscellaneous program.
At their regular meeting last Tuesday
afternoon Thomas H. Marshall Circle,
Ladies' of the G. A. r., observed Apo
mattox and Patriots Day with special
program that included readings by Mrs.
Ida W. Mahoney, Mrs. Mary Hollis, Mrs.
Luie P. Nichols, Mrs. Susan Patterson,
Mrs BELIEF. Towle, Mrs. Dora j. Bridges,
Mrs. Nettie M. White, Mrs. Frances H.
Murch Mrs. Julia G. Ferguson read
tribute to Mrs. Mary Eleanor Taxbox,
the National president. The Circle voted
to remain at their present meeting place.
The Booth Fisheries Company have
nearly completed the extensive repairs
and improvements they are making on
when the fish season opens. Extensive
repairs will be necessary to put the weirs
in condition this spring on account of the
ice damage the past winter. This work
has been begun on the lslesboro, Sears
port and East Belfast privileges. Judge
M. w. Lord, Chester Sheldon and Charles
Brown plan to begin on their weirs near
Little River the last of this week if the
weather permits.
The regular monthly ceremonial of the
Junior Alliance Camp Fire Girls was
held last Thursday evening at the home
of Helen Wescott Officers for the year
were elected as follows: President, Hope
Dorman; Vice President, Ava Burgess;
Secretary, Barbara Mckinney; Treas
urer, Annie Ide; Guardian of the Camp
Fire, Mrs. A. E. Wilson. Ten dollars
were donated to the local Red Cross
work, and five dollars for the day nursery
at Cap d. Antib, France, which is under
the patronage of the National Junior AL
lance and other young peoples societies
of the Unitarian churches. At the close
of the business meeting Mr.. Richard
Shaw gave most interesting talk on
Life in the Far East. The girls, dressed
in their ceremonial gowns, sat in semi