The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-03-14

at his old home IN New I Ork lily. IL
was Paul's first visit to the Metropolis
and when they walked through the big
and beautiful Grand Central station, he
looked up to his father and exclaimed,
"Some car barn "A Bath Exchange.
Capt. Walter O'Brien Of Brooks, well
and favorably known in Belfast, where
he lived when young man, has received
diploma of honor from the Maratime
League of France AS commander of
the steamer Anglers Capt. O'Brien, on a
sage June 10, 1917, from an oil tanker
attacked by submarines. He went to
her rescue and succeeded in sinking the
German U-boat. The letter from the
New York office to Capt. O'Brien refers
to his GLORIOUS fight against the enemy
submarine" and to words of commenda-
ton from the French officials adds per
sonal fluctuations and wishes that in the
years to come the diploma will be an APP
propriate souvenir of courageous act. ="
Capt. O'Brien was in command of the
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to be sunk by German U-boats.
FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH. Mrs.
Blanche T. Patterson who is in Atlanta,
Ga, writes to relatives in this city:
"The weather is beautiful here, some
days are warm as July at home. The
grass is green and the trees are fast leav-
ing out On Feb 22nd we dug mess of
dandelon green's from our yard We
have been cut to Fort Mcpherson great
military post of the south. A very in
teresting feature of this place, is the sew
eral hundred Germans they have impris-
oned here. They were captured on board
the German vessels when war was de-
clared and brought here The prisoners
are put in yards, about so many in each
yard, which are enclosed by very high
barb wire fences, and guarded by num-
Der of soldiers | noticed in one yard
the Germans were having a lively game
of basket ball. They seemed to be en-
| joying themselves and not worrying much
about getting their freedom In some
parts of the grounds they were working
but were strongly guarded by soldiers.
An officer told us they did nearly all the
washings at the Fort and besides being
excellent "wash men,, there were a
number of very fine cooks among them"
A DELIGHTFUL EXHIBITION AND
/ DANCE. By general request the exhibi-
ton of the dancing class of Miss Doris
Sweat was repeated in the Opera House
Wednesday evening, March 9th. The
program was under the direction of Mr..
and Mrs Charles Bradbury and was
pleasing and entertaining in every par
ticular. For a l2-year- teacher and a
GLASS of pupils ranging from to IL years
old the solo work was simply amazing
The class work was also very good
sidered by many the most graceful child
soloist ever seen in Belfast. She was
also graceful and accurate when imper-
sonating a boy in a dress suit she ap-
peare0 IN the One-Step ana 1OX tTOL WITH
her teacher in an evening gown Evelyn,
the three-year old sister of the teacher,
won the love Of her large audience as she
appeared after her elders and attempted
to repeat what they had done. She
seemed perfectly willing and anxious to
do whatever was required of her. She
was simply charming in the doll dance
with her sister Priscilla, when she lmi-
tated iointed doll to perfection. The
Camp Fire Girls in costume sang the
Mystic Fire song. They were coached
by their teac her, Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson,
and were one of the most pleasing at
fractions of the evening. The Belfast
Band under the direction of Mr.. Elbridge
S. Pitcher gave their services and were
never heard to better advantage than in
the selections of America, The Charge of
the Hussars and the March-National
Emblem. Arey catered and was assisted
by a number of very small misses. A
general dance followed with music by
McKeen's orchestra and F. G. Spinney
floor director. The net proceeds were