The Republican journal., 1918-05-16

VIII pe no puoi1c observance, but many
trees will be planted and others cared
| for.
The Belfast Free Library has sent 1871
books, which have been donated for the
soldiers and have 1O3 on hand for that
purpose.
The Maine Library Association will
have their twenty-sixth meeting May
10th and 18th at the Unitarian church,
Waterville. Miss Annie L. Barr and Miss
Marguerite Owen of the Belfast library
will be in attendance Miss Barr will
give paper at the Friday morning ses-
sion on ''Work with Boys and Girls"
Last Monday the members of the surgi-
cal dressings class of the local Red Cross
began work for the red cross emblems to
be worn on their aprons and wells. Each
member, experienced or beginner, will
be obliged to give 72 hours actual work
for the emblem. The room in Memorial
hall will be open every afternoon for the
rest of the week for work on the 72-hour
service plan.
At meeting Of the B. H. S. freshman
class Friday it was voted to visit Castine
next Saturday in place of class ride.
The excursion will be on the steamer
Golden Rod, Capt. Perry Coombs. 1t
will be necessary for so students to 60 in
order to get the boat. The class also
voted upon it's class colors, which are to
be gold and white. James Tolford Dur
ham is president of the class, one of the
largest to enter the school for several
years.
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men will hold
their annual Memorial Day services in
Eaton block Sunday afternoon, May
10Th, arranging the program for their
members who have passed away and
tribute to those who are away in the
service. Thomas B. Flanagan, Edwin
S. Perkins and John G. Harmon are the
committee in charge. After the exer-
cises the members will march to the
cemetery, where they will decorate the
graves OF the departed members.
The Belfast Girls Agricultural Clubs,
under the direction of Miss Esther F.
Evans, have organized with the following
officers:
Victory Pig Club: President, Jennie
Spear; vice president, Mabel PhiIbrick:
secretary, Gertrude Staples; treasurer,
Augusta Nickerson.
1918 Chicken Club: President, Doris
Wilson; vice president, Phebe Roberts;
secretary Eleanor Shaw; treasurer, Mar
garet Eaton.
Win the War Garden and Canning
Club: President, Violet Dexter; vice
president, Dorothy Spear; secretary,
Winifred Welch; treasurer, Gretchen
Fletcher.
Harold Staples was elected to member
ship in the Belfast Troop of the Boy
Scouts at their meeting Tuesday even
ing and the degree of the initiation was
conferred upon three members Earl
Ness was proposed for membership.
Scouts Tuttle, Knowlton, Pottle, Smed-
next weeks story tellers. Percy Board
man and Chester Howard were reported
among the Scouts who were ill., There
will be no hike this week, but it is ex-
pected to make a trip to some point of
interest next week. Kenneth Colcord
was elected as the captain of the Scouts
for the Memorial Day parade and will
have charge of the members in the line
of march. A most interesting letter was
read from Mayor C. W. Wescott, chair
man of the Liberty Loan Committee for
Waldo County, in which he compliment
ed the boys on the excellence of their
work in the big sale of bond which they
m ade. The proposed hike to Augusta
following the close of the schools is Of
fering especial interest to the members
and most of them are looking forward to
the tyip.
DR.. O. S. Vickery, medical examiner
for Waldo county, and Frank A. Nye,
undertaken, were called to Prospect Ferry
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Felker, who
had found the body of an unknown man
on the shore of their farm, which borders
on the Penobscot river near the Ferry.
Near the body of the man was the body
of a dog and little distance up the shore
was a mackinaw. They brought the
mans body to Mr.. Nye's undertaking
rooms on Main street, where it was left
over Sunday night. Monday morning the
body and clothing were examined. They
found no evidences whatever of foul play,
but the bones of the left leg were frac-
tured, probably by coming in contact
with the rocks on the shore. 1t was DR..
Vickery's opinion that death was caused
by accidental drowning and that the body
had been in the water less than six
weeks. The man was five feet and nine
inches tall and probably weighed about
$50. He seemed to have been well nour-
ished He was apparently between 40
and so years old. He had prominent
front teeth and was smoothly shaved. The
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