The Republican journal., 1918-02-14

The Camp Fire Girls gave a Red
Cross Benefit party at the Unitarian par
sonage Wednesday afternoon under the
direction of Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson.
Supt. of schools E. E. Roderick arriv-
ed Monday from East Orrington with his
family and have taken the furnished rent
of E. N. Titcomb, No. 60 Union street.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following
letters remained uncalled for in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Feb.
II, 1918: Ladies-Mrs. Thomas McInnis,
Sarah Pendleton. Gentlemen-Ellison
Abbott, James Collins, Morris Hartlen,
L. T. Pearson.
DR.. Carl Stevens of the Third Maine
Regiment has a very attractive commits
sion hanging in his office on Main street,
which he has lately received from the Of
flee of the Adjutant General in Augusta,
giving him the rank of list Lieutenant.
This is the first commission issued on the
strength of the Belfast company of the
Third Maine Regiment, which is being
raised here.
George H. Robertson and Ira Trundy,
leaders, will leave tomorrow, Friday, for
Portland to attend the Boys State Con-
vention. They will accompany the fol-
lowing young men: Alton Andrews, Ray
mond Young, Melvin Wood, Lester Pitch
er, Maurice Cobb, Winfield Mariner,
William Norris and Harold Bradford of
the Baptist society and Frank Downes of
the Methodist society. They will remain
over Sunday.
Belfast Bay looks like section of a
Polar sea as far as the eye can reach and
will probably remain so for weeks to
come. Malcolm Mcleod of Islesboro re-
Gently took over four of his horses which
had been at the Ralph A. Peavey farm in
East Belfast. He was obliged to use
planking over the channel cut by the ice
breaker Favorte. Mail has been carried
regularly across from Saturday Cove tc
| lslesboro and people have walked on that
section when necessary. Monday the ice
showed signs of being too thin for the
mail carriers horse. Tuesday water stood
in small ponds all over the bay.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The New
Edison is not talking machine. Reae
what Fred D. Jones says in his adv about
! this wonderful instrument which re-
creates sound. Mr. Jones also announces
that he has new wall paper and window
shades for 1918 in stock.....The Dinsmor'
Store carries the famous Ground Grip
per shoes which will correct and Otter
cure fallen arches, out-growing joint
and callous places The Penobscot Ba!
Electric Co. tells how to spend 90 cent
and save 81 worth of electricity by pur
chasing Hylo lamp. The Waldo Trus
Co. advertises deposit book No. 143e lost
..... Martin S. Weber and Mr.. and Mrs
F. NJ Ingersoll publish card of thanks
...... Buy Thrift Stamps and help tn
Government. See the advt. of the loca
War Savings Committee which tell
how one family bought $500 worth o
Thrift Stamps in one month by only sac
rificing few luxuries
There was a large attendance at tn,
regular meeting of the Boy Scouts OF
Tuesday evening and there will be drill
at Red Men S hall this, Thursday, evening
for their prospective entertainment. TIVE
names were presented for membership
and some changes were made in the new
ly adopted bylaws. Scout Master OrriI
j. Dickey was elected treasurer of thu
Troop. Under the new rules the mem
bers began paying dues of five cents pei
week which will apply to the camping
trip for next summer. Beginning mex
Tuesday evening the Scouts will make
drive for membership and each Scou
who obtains three new members within
a month will be given medal for specia
work. The committee on their ami
versary meeting reported with the fol
lowing program which will be given mex
Tuesday evening: Reading of Presiden
Livineston's Message to the Scouts, b,
Scout Master Dickey; birthday resolu
ton by the troop; annual report of Scou
activities by scribe Frank Downes; paper
The Significance of the Boy Scout Move
ment, by Kenneth Colcord, Senior patre
leader; Oath of Allegiance to the Flat
by the entire troop; roll-call of member.
answered by salute and report of Goo