The Republican journal., 1918-02-14

have given 81 from their treasury for the
Red Cross.
Mrs. Alex. N. Snow who recently met
with an accident, severely iniuring her
hip, is gradually improving and is now
able to he about her home
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert w. Healey have
moved from the Bergin house, No. Is
Miller street. to the Staples house at the
corner of Miller street and Lincolnville
avenue
The meeting of the Waldo County Vet
Grams Association announced for Febru-
airy It'll at Comet Grange hall, Swanville,
has been postponed to March 7th on &C
count of bad travelling and the severe
cold.
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men have been
unable to hold any meetings for the past
month By reason of the lack of heat in
the hall, two nights being observed in
that building as heatless. AS soon as
normal weather approaches, there is
hopes of getting into regular session again.
The Penobscot Bay Electric Co., under
the direction of Mr.. A. c. Hopkins, COM
pleted installing power in the Leonard q
Barrows' shoe factory in season for them
to operate the factory Monday under
power generated from water. Their
whistle at $50 a. m Monday announced
the fact to all interested in the matter.
Sidney P. Young of Greenville, who
has a summer home on the farm of his
father-in-law, Emery O. Pendleton of
East Belfast, has finished a contract for
sawed and planed timber to be used in
the frames of airplanes and U. S. U-boat
chascrs. Mr.. Young is extensively en-
gagged in numbering but this is the first
order of the kind he has received.
At the annual meeting of the Liberty
and Belfast Tel. & Tel. Co, the following
officers were elected: President, l.. c.
Morse; Vice President, V. A. Simmons;
Secretary, Clarence H. Smith; Treasurer,
Willis J. Greeley; Directors, j. j. Walker,
j. F. Marden, Volney Thompson, L. l..
Morse, O. W. Ripley, s. W. Shibles and
L. C. Morse; Business Manager, James
H. Cilley.-Clarence H. Smith, Sec'y.
On next Friday night the Ladies' Aid
of Northport will give social at the
home of Mrs c. O. Dickey to raise funds
for the Red Cross, in keeping with the
week which has been dedicated in this
! vicinity to the cause. Doughnuts and
j coffee will be included in the menu, which
will be served in the course of the even
+ ing, and each guest is asked to bring his
! own sugar. The proceeds of the social
will 90 to the local Red Cross.
The Woman's Alliance of the First
Parish Unitarian) church was entertain
ed last Thursday afternoon by Miss
Frances Chase There was a large at
tendance, many working on their Red
Cross knitting while they enjoyed the
entertaining program. Rev. Arthur E..
Wilson read the religious intelligence in
the absence of Miss Melvina v. Parker.
Mrs Eugene L. Stevens read paper on
the subject, Some People and Events OF
the World War. The paper showed an
exhaustive research of current literature
on this all-absorbing topic. She spoke OF
the reigning European monarchs, their
households and the influence OF the wal
upon them and their surroundings, men
toning the monarchs of Russia, Italy,
Austria, Germany and England giving an
unprecedented pen picture of the royalty.
She spoke kindly Of France, where
!, the greatest battles in history have beer
fought, of Joan of Arc and of the his
tory of that country on whose soil the
present-day battles are being waged. She
paid glowing tributes to General Persning
to President Wilson and the American
Army and closed with mention of Mrs
Margaret Crosby Schiller of Pittsburg
, Pa, who spent a part of her girlhood II
the Chase homestead, and is now in Paris
at the American Ambulance Hospital, No
One in charge of supplies. At the CLOSE
: of the program there was social houl
with music. The next meeting will bt
held with Mrs. James H. Howes Thurs
| day afternoon, Feb. 2lst, when patriotic
musical program will be given, including
paper by Mrs Clement w. Wescott. 4
silver collection will be taken for the Ret
Cross.