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

r. aides of the G. A. R. will meet
tuesday, to sew with Mrs. John w.
F-->on-
- Searle Brewster of Company F.
ANN Devens is ill with mumps He
..- son of Fred Brewster of Belmont.
t.-,es Helen Brown and Ethel Slavery
tertain the children at the story
- the PIERCE school next Saturday
4--aoon,
r.a aged 10, and Henry, aged IA, sons
-C.srles T. Littlefeld of this city who
-.44-v left home without the consent OF
..- rather. have been located in Free
where they are at work on farm.
-. .,rote to their brother Sidney in
>.....rt. R. l.. and he notified the family
g. me.
Board of Regis ration completed
four days' session last Friday at 5
They added eight new names
-.-y J. Hoag, Cleveland B. SWEET,
...5,jes S. Tayor and Sidney M. Hodgdon
II "a /; Edward L. Benner, John A.
.....-son. Robert C. Ward and Charles
.-rithew in Ward 3.
4,.sr savings stamp sign, 3 by Is feet,
been hung on the front balcony of
Belfast Custom House, the head
-ers of the Waldo County Commit
ar this branch of war finances 1t
f- Hhte ground with blue lettering.
slogans are-win success saving,
wings stamps, who saves serves
he ". S S in large bold letters,
re gift of James H Howes, J. c.
-.u and HalI-Ellis Co, with Percy
Unborn the artist
frank Meservey of Belmont, stationed
ID he drafted men at Fort Williams,
taad harbor, has been on furlough
,lis city The time expired last Fri
l.. nd he reported to the Exemption
hat he did not have funds to re-
r Portland. At the suggestion of
H. rral authorities at Fort Williams
- I'd secured pass for him, but he
L 90, Tuesday Sheriff Frank A
an received a telegram to arrest
cid him until officers arrived for
Wednesday or Thursday. This Sher-
-Shman did and held him at the
Ha County Jail for the guard.
5 it regular meeting of the Belfast
If Trade held last Friday evening
Ellis acted as secretary in the abb
# Orrin j. Dickey. Mr. Donahue,
r Ior Waldo county in charge of the
Clubs, reported what he had ac-
shed and also what was expected
different towns. President Wes-
4d the correspondence relative to
building company who were to
IA agent here to look over Bel
facilities. 1t was reported the
Billings Co. had agreed to lease
ding to be built by Ralph l.. Coop
annex on the Knowlton building
re already occupying Many of
uggestionS made in the recent lee
lf Frank j. Raymond before the
q and their guests were discussed
natter of trading at home will be
Bought about if the Board can have any
larce with Belfast merchants and
hose who do and should trade with them.
l- ueTchants in order to increase the
H.W trading business and lessen that of
the mail order houses, are asked to offer
l-r customers every facility for or
--.A4 from the city markets, what is
ZOO carried in the local stock, through
Ye home dealer. If the customer is
made 10 feel that the home dealer is not
.4t Wiling, but pleased to order what
=r the customer may desire, and the
RESULT is satisfactory, there is every rea-
Sou tu believe that the customers will
fea'ue that it is easier to order at home
iia vii! find it of mutual advantage.
Ilr merchants were urged to make their
Stores so attractive and the service so
peasant that people will find it pleas
4i' 10 visit them and feel loyalty for
-- stores of Belfast. About 80 new men,
'L' lave been added within ten days,
a Board now having a total of 1870
members.