The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-04

49,. IN condon street to Mr.. and Mrs. E.
q Rabcock of Lake Forest, near Chi
caso Their two sons Elias and Bruce
with their eoverness and a housekeeper
have arrived for the season.
Dr. ~ C. Ham, who enlisted last fall in
the Medical Officers Reserve Corps with
the rank of Captain, received notice to
be ready to report for duty July 3rd.
Shortly after his enlistment DR.. Ham
snrained his ankle and was incapacitated
for time.
Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne and family
left last Mondaysby boat for their new
home in Newark, N. j.. The family were
entertained recently at the Wayside Tea
House by Mrs. Mary C. Mansfield. They
were also entertained privately in the
homes of many of their Pensioners
whose best wishes accompany them to
their new home.
The State Food Administration has is
sued blank forms for restaurants, bakeries
and boarding houses for obtaining sugar.
Unless these are filled out and sent to the
State Administrator by July 18th, such
places will not be able to obtain any sugar
at all. These blanks may be had at the
Public Safety Rooms on High street. :,
The following letters remained I'M
called for in the Belfast Post Office for
the week ending July 2, 1918: Ladies'
Lora Emery, Elizabeth Jack, Leola A.
Pierce, Mrs N. D. Stanley Gentlemen
Winnie Croker, Richard Croker, Harry
Harris, Marshall Langhorne, Frank Nc
Phee, Frank A. Nickerson, Fred David
son, Newton Way, Harding White, Leon
ard Wilcox.
NORTH BELFAST. Services will be
held at the church next Sunday morning
and evening. The subject for the even
ing will be 1.-THE Smallest Among the
Allies" Rev. George B. Hatch of Ware,
Mass, and an inspector at Yale Theologi-
cal Seminary, preached at the church last
Sunday morning and evening to appre-
ciative audiences His subject in the
evening was "American Ideals"
The State examination of school teach
ers was held in the Belfast High school
building last Saturday. The following
county teachers were present: Madeline
Coombs, Belfast; Ada Webster, Morrill,;
Stella Berry, Morrill,; Izadora Duncan,
Islesboro; Izora Greenlaw, Belfast; Eleanor
Closson, Searsport; Doris Shorey, Belfast;
Myrtle H. Closson, Searsport; Eunice
Chase, Brooks. Olive J. Hatch, Brooks;
Mabel Edwards, Brooks; Maud E. Bryant,
Searsmont.
Miss Daisy Stevens, who has been en-
ployed at the Jellison clothing factory in
Belfast, has gone to her home in West
Winterport, where she will spend the
summer with her parents and take the
place on the farm, as far as she is able, of
her brother, who has gone into the ser
vice Among the things Miss Stevens
proposes to do will be to shingle the barn
and she says she can do it as well as
man. It is the spirit which will win the
war for democracy.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Belfast and Moosehead Lake K. X.
Co. was held at the Court House, Wednes-
day at 10 a. M, with Charles w. Freder-
lick as clerk pro tenn in the absence of
William H. Quimby. Charles X. Coombs,
Mayor Clement w. Wescottt and S. A.
Parker were reelected directors for three
wears. Mayor Wescott reported an IN
vestigation in regard to the road earnings
and other particulars. At the directors
meeting that followed, Selwyn Thompson
was elected president; Charles w. Fred
erick, secretary, and Maurice w. Lord,
treasurer.
The Blue Birds, under the direction of
Mother Blue Bird, Mrs. Arthur E. Will
son, gave farewell party last Saturday
afternoon at the Unitarian church parlor
in honor of Miss Elfreda Hawthorne,
member who was to leave Monday for
her new home at Newark, N. j. As a
very entertaining part of the program
little Elfreda made mature and apt
speech of good bye that would do credit
to one three times her age. Miss Evelyn
McWhirter was hostess and furnished
ice cream which with their picnic lunch
was served on the church lawn. Games
followed and a good time reported not
withstanding the regret of losing very
popular member.
The Northport Country Club will have
it's third formal opening, today, Thursday,
July 4th. Dinners will be served at 1
and p. M, for which there has been a
large number of reservations. The Bel
fast Band will give concerts during the
afternoon. There will also be cards,
golf and other impromptu sports. Dane
ing will begin at 8o'clock when music
will be furnished by Mrs. Bessie Keyes,
Messrs, John and Ben Parker. This is
one of the most beautiful locations on
,the Maine coast for recreation, the Club
house is under very genial management,
the table servings of the best, with
grounds of annie room for golf. etc. Other