The Republican journal., 1918-12-26

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i The .Jour1al mas received Z handsome
card from Rev. Ralph Gillum from some-
where in France with this message: "A
thousand leagues separate us, but DO not
divide our Christmas Day..
The annual meeting of Seaside Grange,
announced for last Monday evening, was
po.tnoned to next Monday evening, as
many of its members were busy with
Christmas shopping, etc.
The following did not appear in the
list of Belfast men in the service recently
nubl,sbed in The Journal: Pvt. Milton E.
Over. Machine Gun Co., 42nd Inf, at
Camp Upton, N. Y; Percy H. Dutch, w.
8 8 birmingham, who has been in London
Harbor since June, 1917, on Signal ship.
Maine Hills, of the firm of Read &
| Hills. is convalescent and about his home
after a severe case of pneumonia. Miss
Gertrude Hogan, R. N. of Bangor, a
nurse in attendance, left Friday and will
make a short visit with relatives in
Thornd,ke before returning to her duties
in Bangor.
The TUG Phillips Eaton, owned by the
Peiepscot Pulp & Paper Co. and used in
the business at Harrington and vicinity,
has been brought to Belfast for general
repairs including two new houses. Their
tue Pejepscot has made its last trip of
the season with baraes of pulpwood from
down east.
Postmaster Gen'l Burleson announces
reduced telegraph rates for short over
night messages, effective Jan. list. The
minimum IL word rate 20c and maximum
SOC in United States New Service same
as night letter, except admissibility of
code and respect of count and delivery
made by P. o. carriers
Christmas was observed in the churches
Sunday, Dec 22nd, with appropriate ser
mons, Christmas carols, etc. Only three
regular pastors occupied their pulpits-
Rev. Charles w. Martin, Methodist;
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson, Unitarian; Rev.
FIR. Timothy j. O'Mahoney, Catholic.
The Baptist and Congregationalist had
supplies and the Trinity Reformed and
Mason Mills churches were closed.
Letters from ]. Foster Head of this
city and Northport, from Paulliac, France,
state that he has been selected among
the early number to return to this coun-
try and that he plans to be in the States
for Christmas. He reports the best of
health and that he has passed as pleasant
time across as the circumstances would
permit He is the son of Mrs. Rose
Head of this city, where he expects to
be guest at New Years.
At the regular meeting of Ezra M.
Billings Post No. IA, G. A. R., Depart
ment of Maine, Dec. 18th, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
James S. Crockett, Commander; Oshea
H. Plummer. S. T. c.; BENJAMIN F. Bus
sey, j. T. c.; Moses La1rabee, Surgeon;
Augustus L. Clark, o. D.; F. L. Palmer,
Q. M johnson G. Trask, o. G.; H. S.
Weber, Adjutant; A. Stinson. S. M.
Elias Moore, Q. NJ s.; Isaac F. Cook,
Chaplain.
Mrs. Anne L. Burgess gave family
party of 20 guests at her home on Union
street Monday evening, when Amos P.
Lord, her nephew, announced the engage
ment of Miss Edith Louise Burgess and
Alexander Duncan lines, recently of
SCOTS Bluff, Nebraska. Miss Burgess is
the only daughter of the hostess. The
engagement is the result of friendship
of about twenty years standing, while
Mr.. Innes has been in the west. The
evening was spent socially and with
music. Refreshments were served.
VIM. j. Ryan OF Portland, the famous
blind traveller, has been visitor in Bel
fast the past week on his 38th annual
trip in the interest of the Maine Farmers
Almanac in which he has been interested
for long time He is circulating Pc
tition in reno astrance to the proposed
legislation placing the Maine Institute of
the Blind altogether under State control.
He has no trouble in getting many sigma
lures. Mr.. Ryan thinks that the pro-
posed change will put the institution into
politics. Some 1000 signatures are al
ready on his petition. It is now cor
poration, State aided and directed by a
board made up equally of the corporation
and State appointed members.
Lieut.. H. B. Eames, son of DR.. George
F. Eames of Boston, formerly of Belfast,
enlisted May 2, 1917, was on Common
wealth Pier for year when he was
transferred to the U. S. S. flagship Black
Hawk, now operating in European waters.
He does not expect to return home until
next summer. In his home letter of Nov.
7th he said it looked as it the war would
be over by Christmas. A few lines
further on he said: II hear cheering on
deck, guess the mail has arrived" A
few lines more and he said, upon inves-
tigaton: II find the cheering was on &C
count of a radio message saying that
r. ~l4 TOD Nov 1ffh Of