The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-10-31
WATERFORD.


pledge this month? "Our Boys" did.
The Fourth Liberty Loan honor flag,
with one star, has arrived.
Mrs. |. F. Durham returned Thursday
night from brief stay in Boston.
Miss Juanita A. Hill received her ap-
pointment to administer oaths, ETC., last
week.
Alfred Mann of Hampden was caller
at the home of his niece, Thursday after
noon.
Miss Margaret Gorivan was guest OF
Mrs. F.. M. Eastman and Miss Merrill
last Wednesday.
G. H. Clements and E. H. Clements
were business visitors in Oldtown last
Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. G. H. York and Mrs. c. H. Libby
of Whites Corner, were visitors in town
Wednesday afternoon.
Lewis Atwood of Eastport was din
ner guest at the home of his father, Lewis
Atwood, ST., Wednesday.
The friends here of Mrs. Geo. Nash OF
Rockland, are glad to know that she is
recovering from pneumonia.
Joshua Treat, Jr., motored to Rock
land Wednesday to take Mrs. Amos
Carleton there to nurse his sister, Mrs.
Geo. Nash.
William Dotten, first assistant engi-
neer of the tanker Mielero, is spending a
few DAYS here with his wife and son. k1r.
Dotten was ill with severe cold when
he arrived.
W. H. Lord, Thomas Bowden, Blandena
Couillard, Mrs. W. A. Cowan, Rita Cowan
and Catherine Mccormack are among
those who have recovered from the pre-
vailing influenza
Chester S. Curtis, Jack Cook and
Harold Clark are among those who have
received their notices to appear before
the Waldo County Examination Board
the present week.
DR.. William Ellingwood, formerly of
this town, is attending the patients in
the Narragansett Hotel in Rockland,
which is being used as an emergency
hospital during the epidemic.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. F. barden of South
Monroe, accompanied by his mother,
Mrs A. A Barden of this village, motor
ed to Greene, Lake, Thursday and spent
the day with Mr. and Mrs Charles Ben
mock.
W. A. Cowan, Esq, president of the
Red Cross Auxiliary here, called meet
ing for last Friday evening, at which time
reports of committees were heard and
plans made for future work. w. H. Lord,
treasurer, gave the encouraging report
that there is S420 in the treasury.
Mrs. G. H. York of Whites Corner,
member of the Women's Liberty Loan
Committee for that vicinity, secured the
largest subscription of any member of
the committee, $4,000, which made her
total $4,000, also the largest amount
reported by any of the solicitors.
The following changes have been made
in the personnel of the village teachers
during the recess owing to health condi-
tions. Miss Laura Pratt will assume the
duties of principal of the High school;
Miss Louise Smith, formerly teacher of
the Grammar school, will be High school
assistant; Miss Harriet Moody, teacher of
the upper Primary, will teach the Gram
mar school, and Miss Grace Thompson,
teacher of the lower Primary, will teach
the upper Primary, and the pupils of the
lower Primary will attend the upper Pri-
mary school, as it was not profitable to
maintain school for so few pupils.
OBITUARY. The death of Miss Verna
Bowden, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Irving
Bowden, occurred at their home in the
lower village Friday evening, after two
days illness of influenza. Miss Bowden
was born Dec. 6, 1902, and had entered
the High school as freshman the pres
ent term. She was member OF the
XIV club. She had generous and kind
hearted disposition, and will be sadly
missed by her family and schoolmates'
Besides her parents she left eight brothers
and sisters, Myron, Ethel, Earl, Hazel.
Irving, Warren, Harland and Winfield,
several of whom were ill with the intlu-
enza at the time of her death. Open air
services were held at Oak Hill cemetery
Sunday afternoon.
War Savings Stamps are growing in
value. Better get few more.