The Republican journal., 1918-10-10

There will be no more meetings- of
Thomas H. Marshall Circle until further
notice on account of the prevailing cpl
demic.
The regular October meeting of the
City Government was not held on account
of the lack of a quorum. 1t was ad-
journed to the first Monday in November.
There will be Union quarterly meet
ing at the Kingsbury chapel in Frankfort
beginning Oct. 18th, and holding over the
following Sunday. All are cordially in
vited.
Miss Alberta Wadsworth has bough
the Elijah c. Howard house on Bay View
street. The Wadsworth family are oC-
cupying it; moving from the A. Perry
Coombs house on Charles street
The Dickey & Knowlton Real Estate
Co. have sold the Crosby house on Cedar
street to Mrs. Sarah A. Young of BEL
mont. MIR. ard Mrs Melvin Knowlton
will occupy it, moving from Union street.
The meeting of John Cochran Chapter,
D. A. R., called for Monday night at the
home of Miss Mile Mitchell, Head of the
Tide, was cancelled and no meetings of
the Chapter will be held until further
notice.
Winfield A. Mariner, who with other
Belfast young men were unable to find
accommodations at the U. of NJ, this
fall term, has entered the grocery store
of A, A. Howes & Co. Albert Morey
succeeded Mr. Mariner, when he resign
ed his position in the James II. Howes
dry goods store
Mrs. Clarence w. Proctor and children
will move this week from North Wind
ham to Bangor, where Mr.. Proctor is en-
gagged in teaching in the High school.
Mrs Proctor's many Belfast friends ex-
tend sympathy in her loss of her brother,
Lincoln Lamb, who died Sept. 29th at
Camp Devens.
Belfast friends of Maj Frederic F.
Black, son of the late Judge j. W. Black
of Searsport, will be pleased to learn of
his recent promotion to Lieut.. Colonel.
He is in France He is West Point
man entering the regular army with rank
of second lieutenant. Lt.-Col Black
married Blanche, daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. A. N. Ross of Searsport.
Charles 0. Dickey, chairman of the
NOILHpOII uUllC OdlCIy SOIluIltICC, AdS
been notified from the State Department
chairman at Augusta that all residents of
Northport, who plan to erect any build
ing not essential for war purposes, must
notifythe committee for what purposes
they plan to build and at what cost, etc.
This is said to be the most important of
the many wartime measures and must
be complied with.
Mrs William Hooke of Castine, the
Maine chairman of the children's tin box
fund reports the State collection of the
past year>as S1468.13. By gifts and en-
tertainments S73 has been raised to adopt
a French orphan and $3.50 sent to the
Association for current expenses. She
also extends thanks for Belfast's contri-
button of So 06 and for the assistance of
Miss Louise Hazeltine, chairman of the
Belfast committee.
In complying with the orders from the
State the local physicians have reported
to the Board of Health approximately
100 cases of influenza of serious nature
and it is estimated that there are about as
many more of lighter form, The Board
states that in all probability the order for
closing all public schools, halls, etc, will
remain in force for at least another week.
When. it is decided to open the schools
the fire whistles will be sounded at 7. AS a.
m, with two long and two short blasts
At the Leonard & Barrows shoe factory
about so operatives are i'll, mostly from
the lasting rooms The other manufac-
tories report more or less hindrance in
business on account of the epidemic.