The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-12-19
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL THURSDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1918

Belfast relatives have received letter,
from Tue H. Elms, who has been n ~.
fighting lines in France, stating that h.
! is safe and we'll. -
The city and district schools will clos.
tomorrow, Friday, for their Chr;stma s
vacation. They will begin again nec
3Oth as the second week will be annlieG
to making up the time lost on account nj
the closing, caused by the influenza eni.
demic.
In personal note Aug. C. knight
writes from Melrose, Mass: 81 expect tr
be at the New England Sanitarium here
until winter Closes. have been here since
last June on account of nervous trouble
! caused by the use of electric earphones
and my musical career is at an end. am
better and hope to be in Belfast mex
spring, if l am not able to take up bust
ness again."
Private Edward Mumford of Syracuse,
N. Y, died Dec. 18th of influenza in the
barracks at the Standpoint Government
shipyard. He was member of Co. A
of the 9th Battalion, u S. Guards and
was one of the 20 ill with the epidemic.
He was the son of VIM. j. Mumford of
Syracuse and is survived by a wife. His
age was "a years and months. His re-
mains were brought to Belfast to the F.
A. Nye undertaking rooms and were ex-
pressed Monday morning to his home in
Syracuse.
The name of Frank L. Whitney of Bel
fast has appeared among the severely
in he 1fxy list 10 fra na6
at Camp Devens, leaving Belfast last
masters corps He has two brothers,
Roy E. and Irving S., in the submarine
service. The latter was at home recently
on furlough. They are sons of Mary
Smith Whitney, who lives on Bay View
street. Frank is about % years old and
several years ago married Miss Vena
Randall of Searsmont, who with their
little son is living in this city.
Edward Robinson, Belfast boy, wit
messed one of the grandest spectacles in
the closing scenes of the war with Ger
many. He was member of the crew of
the battleship Florida, one of the fleet to
receive the surrender of the German war
vessels. Mr.. Robinson writes home that
lead the British ships in accepting the
surrender of the German craft. The
American ships were flying their battle
flags and had their decks cleared for
action, not taking any chances for
treachery. Mr.. Robinson was at one
time clerk for Roscoe Arey in this city
and later was in business for himself in
the Colonial Theatre building On the
he
brother of George Thompson, the local
of the Colonial Theatre.
The San Jose, Calf, Mercury Herald
of Dec. 3rd has the following account of
a recent accident to Fred W. Angler,
former Belfast boy. Mr.. Angler was the
guest of Fred 7. Chase the past summer:
F. w. Angler, formerly district pas
senger agent for the Union Pacific lines
here, had both legs crushed and broken
above the knees and was otherwise
bruised and injured when repalrman IN
the Osen & Mcfarland garage started
Anglers automobile in gear. He was IN
front of his machine watching the work.
man and could not get out of its path.
He was run down and crushed between
the radiator and concrete pillar.
Mr. Angler was rushed to the Columbia
hospital after DR.. D. A. Beattie had rem
dered first aid and, although his injuries
are serious, it is believed that he will
recover.
Since the government took over the
closing all but offices actually
located on railway lines, Angler has been
employed in special work by the First
bank. He is one of the best
known promotion workers in this section,
having been a leader for years in the
Chamber of Commerce and other civic