The Republican journal., 1918-03-28

Cyr of that town.
The Old Corner Drug Store has been
sold to VIM. A. Banks of this city. Geo.
F. Kent who has been the druggist in
this store for several years and was for
merly with A. A Howes & Co., will re-
main as business manager and druggist.
An item has recently been published in
several Maine papers stating that George
NJ. Patterson of Fairfield had taken up
the duties as manager of the Central
Maine Power plant at Bucksport. The
journal is informed that this is not cor
rect. Mr.. Patterson is still employed as
district solicitor by the company and
there is no change in the management at
Bucksport.
The city and district schools will begin
the spring term next Monday and will
close Friday, June 14th. Mrs. Everett
A. Banks, who has been convalescing
from a severe surgical operation, has
sufficiently recovered to again take charge
OIL IlC NCPoA IIuOhI. 1uiSS
Beulah Thayer, who has been SUBSTITUTE
ing for her, left last Friday for her home
in Auburn.
The annual business meeting of 1.-THE
Women's Alliance of the First Parish,
Unitarian, for the election of officers and
committees, will be held at the home of
Mrs. Arthur Richie, Church street, this,
Thursday, afternoon at three O'Clock.
Reports of the work of the Alliance, the
Junior Alliance Camp Fire Girls and
Blue Birds will be given, to. be followed
by a social afternoon. Members are re-
ouested to bring their knitting or other
work.
The ice condition is still very serious.
The East Hampton and the tug Pejepscot
have tried to cut channel to the wharves
but have failed. The fuel and food adj
ministrators of Maine and also the same
at the War Department in Washington
have been asked to send relief as soon as
possible. Wednesday M. L. Slugg talked
with Mr. Crowley of the U. S. Shipping
Board at Boston, and later in the day
received word from Admiral Wood of
Boston that the boat "Surf" would be
sent here very soon to cut the channel.
Sunday there were crowds on the Ice
walking, skating and ice boating,
A Democratic caucus was held last Sat-
urday evening at the Court House with
good attendance. Judge Maurice w.
Lord presided and DR.. Adelbert Millett
was clerk. E. F. Hanson, R. L. Cooper,
Percy S Edgecomb, Robert E. Ward, D.
T. Clements, M. R. Knowlton, Raymond
F. Rogers, NJ. W. Lord and Harvey S.
Cunningham were elected delegates to
attend the State Convention in Portland,
April 3rd, with DR.. A. Millett, Chester l..
Pooler, Ralph A. Darby, A. G. Gilmore,
Frank G. Mixer, Orrin j. Dickey, Lyn-
wood B. Thompson, Ralph D. Shute and
Norman M. Staples, alternates. The city
committee for two years was elected as
follows:
Ward 1, Edward A. Wadsworth, Fran
els X. Pendleton, Albert H. Morse, Ralph
l.. Cooper; Ward 2, Fred w. Pote, M. r.
Knowlton, Amos A. Colcord, H. L. Kill
gore; Ward 3, H. j. Kimball, Roy E.
Sholes, Rufus J. Mayo, Edward G. Wag-
ner; Ward 4, Harvey S. Cunningham,
Ralph H. Cunningham, Enoch c. Dow,
Fred A. Holmes; Ward 5, H. B. Cottrell,
Raymond F. Rogers, Roscoe Black, Thos
S. Thompson.
The Liberty supper at the Peoples
Methodist church Tuesday evening was
an unqualified and most gratifying sue
cess. The spacious vestry tastefully
decorated with flags and flowers by Miss
cosy dining room which was thronged to
it's limit by over 2O0people. Promptly at
o'clock the corp of walters composed of
Misses Alice, Leverne and Bertha Whit
ten, Emma and Ethel Frost, Bertha
Crossman, Eva Wight, Lana Pendleton,
Gladys Marshall, Ruth Maffit, Laura
Mank, Mrs. Mills and Mrs. Hattie Durost
under the direction of the head waiter
Mrs. Georgia Dow began serving menu
consisting of escalloped fish, baked beans,
cabbage salad war time rolls, olives,
Liberty cream pie and White House cof-
fee; while on the platform Miss Julia Lit
tlefield Nh Dean Knowlton and Mr.
BENJAMIN Parker rendered delightful,
up-to-date and popular musical program
throughout the supper hour. Their eff
forts called forth many warm commenda-
tory expressions of appreciation. The
floral decorations were the generous gift
of w. E. Hamilton. and the delicious
White House coffee was donated by
Dwinell & Wright Co., Boston. The en-
tire affair was under the direction of the
newly organized Dorcas Guild, Mrs.
Cleveland SWEET, Guild Mother, assisted
by the Ladies' Aid. The committee in
charge, whose indetatigable efforts con-
tributed most signally to the success of
the evening, was composed of the Misses
I,ayerne and Bertha Written, assisted by
Mrs. Georgia Dow and Miss Eda Wood
! bury. Assisting in the kitchen were
! Mrs. Alice Bramhall, Mrs. Cressey, Miss