The Republican journal., 1918-10-31

Mrs. Wallace F. Sprague has been as
sisting at the Waldo County Hospital
| during the rush occasioned by the in
| fuenza epidemic
Sam Alexander of Camden, very well
known in this city as the young Syrian
lace vender, was one of the recent VIC
tins of influenza, and died of pneumonia
which followed.
The new draw and other repairs on the
lower bridge have been completed and
the bridge opened to traffic, much to the
relief of our Searsport and Stockton
neighbors as well as the East Side resi-
dents.
The Dorcas Guild of the Methodist
church are planning to give in the near
future another of their popular commu-
nifty suppers in their vestry The tickets
will be so cents and limited number
will be sold.
H. H. Stevens, superintendent of the
Leonard & Barrows shoe factory, who
has been on leave of absence since last
September and attached to the Govern
ment rain coat division in New York, has
been transferred to Washington, D. c.
Clement W. Wescott, chairman of the
Liberty Loan committee, is preparing an
honor roll of the county, containing the
names of all subscribers, but could not on
account of the rush of bank business.
complete it for this issue. Mrs. Charles
Bradbury, chairman of the women's COM
mittee for the county, wishes to extend
thanks to all who assisted in making the
work the splendid success it was.
Frank w. Belmer, one of the superin-
tendents at the Leonard & Barrows shoe
factory, has moved his family here from
Wiscasset and taken the apartment in
the N. H. Small house on Miller street,
recently vacated by Mrs. Louise S.
Shales. Allen H. Patterson's auto truck
went to Wiscasset for his household
goods. Mr.. Belmer has been rooming in
the Charles E. Sherman house on High
street.
RoYL. PEAsE DEAD Last Thursday
morning a rumor reached Belfast that
Roy L. Pease of Appleton had died in the
Bangor Insane Hospital Wednesday night.
Sheriff Frank A. Cushman was not noti-
fled officially, but called the hospital and
learned that the young man had died of
pneumonia following influenza. He was
% years old and is survived by his two
little sons, Maurice and Lloyd of North
Searsmont Pease had been in custody
since May 18th as the alleged slayer of
his wife, Ellen Cooper Pease of North
Searsmont He was indicted at the Sep
TENDER term of the S. j. Court for Waldo
county, but his trial was postponed to the
January term at the request of DR.. Pearl
ready to report in regard to his condition.
An excellent group picture of 81 men,
bers of Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A.
R., has been on display the past week in
the Adams store window on Main street.
Adrian C. futile says his father took the
picture about 80 years ago, one Memorial
Sunday and he has found the negative
and is finishing some to order. Only
three are now living, Comrades Conant
Quincy and Harding, of those mentioned
below: Andrew E. Clark, Alden D. Chase,
Samuel Stevens, Adolphus W. Doe, James
H. Churchill, I'D. E. Bird, James Pattee,
George R. Carter, James G. Harding,
Dexter T. Guptill, VIM. H. Aldus, Martin
C. Dilworth, Robert Whitehead, Nahum
Piper, Fitz w. Patterson, Andrew w.
johnson, Wilder Grant, George w. Wise,
Samuel G. Quincy. Adelbert Knight, W.
H. Clifford, John Gilmore, Samuel Morse,
John w. Nash, Ezekiel Thomas, F. H.
Cobbett, Nathan Sholes, Henry Staples,
A, D. Smalley, E. C. Woodbury., l. A.
Conant.
FLIGHTS AND LANDINGS" Mrs. A.
N. Snow of East Belfast has received
from her son, Edward Shelton of the U.
., OOFS
of Flights and Landings, four page
semi-monthly, printed by our boys "ove1
there" It bears date of Oct. LIST, is
passed by the American and French CEN
sors and entered in this country at news
paper rates. It is to be expected that oul
men would print clean sentiments, but
they have also succeeded in sending Out
remarkably clean proofs, well arranged
departments, bright thoughts and, above
all, that lofty American spirit of fight tt
the finish. They are in touch with thu
vital things at home, appreciative of thu
favors received at the Y. M. c. A. AMI
| kindred organizations and have places
| their 'sin. memoriam" to departed com
| rades in the issues page of honor. NJ
l familiar names appear in their staff bu
/ they must be newspaper men of expert
! ence.