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

The Pythian Sisters will hold meeting
at their lodge room, Friday evening, July
18th.
Hugh Rossiter of Lincolnville, called
for the draft of June 10Th, was before the
Waldo County Exemption Board Tuesday
and very satisfactorily explained his
absence on that day. His call was mailed
to his home address and remailed several
times before reaching him in Bath, where
he was employed.
William Parsons, the little son of Mr.
and Mrs. Richard P. Whitman of Cam
pello, Mass, who is with his mother at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Howes, celebrated his third
birthday June goth. His guests were
Peter and Morris L. Slugg, Jr., William
H. Hall, Jr., Rebecca and Clyde B.
Holmes, Jr.
The change in the express companies
in this section. which has brought them
all under one head. to be known as the
American Railway Express Company, has
made many changes in the working staff
of the company. L. d. Candage, for
merly of this city and recently claim
agent, has been transferred from Bangor
to Plymouth, Mass, and Daniel Webster
who has been district agent in Bangor,
has been made the general manager with
headquarters in Bangor.
At the meeting of the Boy Scouts
Tuesday evening the report of the outing
trip to Augusta was discussed and there
was also a report on the financial end of
the trip. Membership in the Scouts was
granted to William X. Carter and Robert
Clements. 1t was voted to hold no further
meetings during the month of July and
but one meeting in August and that on
the first Tuesday evening. Regular meet
ings will be resumed in September. Many
of the Scouts have gone away for the
summer and there is little interest in the
indoor meetings.
Mrs. Alma Dodworth Tartoue of New
York, a member of the Motor Corps of
America, who is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. T. George Dodworth on the
North Shore, is planning an entertain
ment to be given at the Country Club,
the proceeds of which will be used to
help equip.an ambulance, the cost of which
is about $500. She hopes to procure Ray
mond Ravens, a well-known pianist, and
other famous artists for the occasion.
Mrs. Tartoue and her father, will give
exhibition dances. She will drive her
car in the Fourth of July parade, and
will at that time wear her uniform.
PooR'S MILLS. Mrs. Luella Brown
has been very sick the past week, but is
little more comfortable at this writing
Her daughter Marian, trained nurse,
from Massachusetts, is with her. lice
Wentworth, who enlisted in the Navy, is
at home on a furlough.. Mrs. James
Dillon of Buffalo, N. Y, is visiting rela-
tives here. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Las
sell of Clinton visited his sister, Mrs w.
S. Wentworth, the first of the week..
Alfred Dutch, who made his home with
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Wentworth and has
been working in Connecticut, has enlist
ed in the Navy Mrs. Irwin Wood re-
turned home the first of the week. She
has been visiting her parents in Vlnal-
haven. j.. :. Mrs. A. D. Sockwell OF Camden
and Mrs. Addie Whynot of Rockl,ort were
guests of Mrs. Jane Cole last Sunday.
Miss Vesta Higgins and George Daggett
visited Mrs Annabell Underwood last
week. Mrs. M. o. Wilson and Mrs. +.
T.. Wentworth spent last Wednesday
with Mrs. S. W. Paul in Searsmont...'
Mr.. and Mrs. George Daggett and family
went to Vassalboro Sunday for the day.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Toothaker and
Misses Carrie and Katherine Newcomb
were callers Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs r.
T. Wentworth. Mrs. J. A. Hartshorn
returned home last week from Lincoln
vile, where she had been visiting her
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