Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-30
BELFAST
sc Waldo County Boys Leave
for Camp Devens Addressed
at Station by Mayor Wescott
Escorted by Co. f and Band

one Of the largest delegations yet 10
leave waldo county for the service was
that which entrained at oc!oeA
Wednesday morning, IS in all, OF wnich
IS were from Belfast. Not"lths.aiiui''e
the early hour there was large huiioe'
at the train and the draftees were
corted by Co. Of the Third Maine DEL
fast band and troop OF BOY Scou'S'
Ralph A. Bramhall Of Belfast was ap-
pointed acting captain or the delee a'ioA
with the following acting marshais'
each of whom had eight men under MS
care: Byron Salter, j. Earl Braley,
Howard Tibbetts, Marthon Doak' vac.
tor Merriam, all Of Belfast, FollweN
Moody and Arthur c. Hatch OF Isles
boro. Marching from the county court
house to the train the band played and
the men were followed by long line o.
automobiles filled with relatives and
friends. At the station Mayor Clement
w. Wescott addressed the men In
ringing speech redolent with patriotism
and good cheer. His words of praise
and fragment will long linger In
the memory of the boys and they went
away with heads up and feeling OF
pride and patriotism in their hearts.
The following men made up the detail:
Ralph A. Bramhall, Harry l.. Coombs,
Percy X Russell, Byron NJ. Sa!ter. Her.
bert H. Collins, Edgar L. Smith, Harry
B. Walton, George W. Trumble, J. Earl
Braley, Albert E. Webb. William NJ
Shipley, Howard L. Tibbetts, Melville
l.. McCorrison, William H. Coilette,
Walter +. Nose. Alvin NJ. Jellison, Mar
thon Doak, Bernard G.. Thurston, George
L. Hale, John E. Thorndike, Wellington
l.. Dunbar, True H. Films, Lloyd .. Nc
Keen. John J. Casey, Joseph Beauchine,
Fred u. Copp. all of Belfast: Daniel T.
Higgins of Morrill,; French r. Richards,
Stockton Springs: Oliver II. Downs,
Brooks; Thomas Landry, Burnham; Ell
mer b. Arnold. Stockton Springs Leon
E. Blake, Searsport; Phllias Richards,
hontville; Donald II. Drake, Frankfort;
Edward a. Howes, Liberty; George f.
Wagner, Freedom: Charles c. Havener,
Searsport. Hervey c. Brown, Liberty;
Walter l.. Heal. Lincolnville Frank
Benner, Liberty; Allie Curtis, Searsport :;
Chesley +. Reynolds, Unity; Follwell
Moody, lsesboro; John L. Getcheil,
Troy; Arnold E. Ward, Sesrsport;
stephen d. Perkins, Monroe; Everett L.
Huston, Burnham; Forrest o. Whit
more, Northport; Fields p. Dodge, Isles.
boro; Ralph B. Sleeper. searsmont;
Herman J. Hartman. Prospect; Rezzo-
agli Antonio, Stockton Springs; Arthur
G. Tweede. Thorndike; Arthur C..
Hatch, 1slesboro; Earl f. Toby, Paler-
mo: Albert Fl. Bryant. Burnham: Ralpb
NJ. Moody. Searsport; Hovey l.. Roberts.
Brooks: Herman r. Perkins. Stockton
springs; Zenie f. Johnson, Unity; Cecil
3 holmes, Winterport; Albert Billings,
SearSport; Hugh ID. Rossiter Lincoln
VILE; Leroy H. Richa rcs Linco,nville.
Lewis II. bawrev, Mont,ilIe; Harry A
walker, Freedom. Every man reported
ihere VIII ne three registration places
for waldo county open on June for
an men from Il to 81 wears of age TIis
includes those who have come of 49,
since last June between the dates Of
/ June ., 1911. and June ), 1915. In Be,fas,
at the county courthouse. Charles J..
Hazeitine will have charge of the regis
lfation. DR. Q. S. Nickery will preside
IN Ihorndike, NJ. l.. Sugs and Orrin I
pickey in stockton Springs. The county
mas heen divided into three paris and
The men Will report at one OF these
places All men from the following
places will report at Belfast for regis.
'ratlon between the hours of A. NJ and
: T. NJ; Belfast. Islesboro. Lincoln
Flle' Belmont. Searsmont, Morrill,
Knox, Waldo, Monroe, Swanyijle and
Northport.
~ me Grange hall in Thorndjke Sta
tlon the following towns will register,
hurnham. Unity, Troy. Palermo. Liber-
! ~ freedom. Montvll!e, Brooks. Jack.
son and Thorndike.
~ the office Of Albert Ames. Main
street Stockton Springs, the towns ~
stockton Springs. Wmterport. Prospect
frankfort and Searsport