The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-01-03
The News of Belfast.

There will be a basket ball game pc
# tween the Shamrocks and the oeaIspol'
"a A in the Opera House this, lhufs-
b day, at $50 p, m
The C. G. Class of the Baptist Sunday
school will hold a Liberty Bond social III
the yestry tomorrow, Friday, evening
II All attending are requested TO HASA
q There will he short program ana edil0e'
u The Board Of Registration will convene
n animal session January 14th at INC
cjtv building for the purpose Oh revising
The check list and correcting the h SllaH
3 of voters for the March election ,-e-ass
The Djckev-KnowltoN Real Estate co.
have rented the Conant house on Spring
street to Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Coicord,
who have been residing there since the
fire in The Dutch block on Main street,
I The Boston Sunday papers did not ar
rive last Sunday. Our newsdealers were
notified by telephone from Rockland that
The train was late and they could mol
reach here until late in the evening, so
we were OBLIGED to wait until Monday Ia
Wilbur K. Blodgett, now with The City
National Bank of Belfast, has resigned ia
become cashier of the Searsport National
bank. Miss Erma May Barker of Brooks,
to whom he is engaged, has also resigned
her position as teacher of Grade VII in
the Belfast schools. Their marriage viii
take place early in February and they
will make their home in Searsport.
The bay is frozen over from the lower
bridge TO the Eastern Steamship Cos
Wharf c. w Wescott, president of thu
Board of Trade, is confident their com
mittee can handle the ice situation with
out any serious trouble. The ice is sale
10 be very bad at Bfooksville, but the har
Dor at Castine was reported clear Mon
day morning. The Golden Rod made he
regular trip
The Grand Conclave of the Orienta
Princes has been postponed to Thursda,
evening, Jan, 10th, to accommodate sew
eral Princes from out Of town who de
sire to be present The Conclave vii
open at 7 O'Clock with a business meet
ing, TO which all members are asked t
ha
rnence at 7.30 and at the conclusion ban
quet will be served.
the December meeting of the schoo
committee was called for Monday even
ing, but was adjourned to this, Thurs
day, evening on account of the lack of {
quorum, Members of the committee
have received the following letter, which
will be acted upon later by the JONI
boards of Belfast and Searsport:
Belfast, Dec 29, 1917.
experimenting School Committee,
Gentlemen: Since coming to Belfast
my son, Frederick, has had repeated at.
tackS OF broncho-pneumonia and is seri-
Dusty sick in bed at the present time
with that disease. 1t has been necessary
twice, since | have been here, to send
him away from this salt air
We have consulted local doctors aud a
specialist and have been advised to get
MIN permanently into a different climate.
An opportunity to do this has come en-
tlrely Unexpectedly and unsought by my
self have been invited to the Wilton
Pennington Union; work to begin as soon
as can be released here.
The work of this Belfast-Searsport
Union has all been planned ahead for the
wear, teachers have been elected and are
acquainted with what is expected from
them; new man will find that school
matters will run along of their own mo-
mentum until he gets acquainted, and
that he will be in much better position
Tor next falPs work. Under these cir
cumstances | am asking my release as
soon as a successor can be found.
Thanking you for all favors during my
stay IN this district, l am,
Yours truly,