Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-23
BELFAST
Belfast Boy Promoted in
Coast Artillery Service
Well Known Hebron Baseball

Corporal Dana b. Southworth has
received a we'll earned promotion and
is now sergeant in the 2lst Co.. Coast
Artillery and stationed at Fort
Preble. Portland Harbor. He is the
son Of Ralph D. Southworth a well
known business man of Belfast, and
was one of the first to enlist early
last summer. He entered the service
at Brunswick, a member of the 10th
Company under Capt. Slocum. After
a few weeks at Brunswick the COM
pany was sent to one of the Portland
forts and later to Aver where II did
guard duty at Camp Devens. During
several winter months it guarded the
WATERFOWL, Mass, arsenal and TINS
spring was sent to FIT. Prebie where
it is still on duty. Sergt. Southworth
left the Belfast High for Hebron
where he distinguished himself in
athletics. starring on the baseball
team. He is expected home on fur
Tough next Saturday and on the fol-
lowing Monday will wed Miss Hazel
Doak of High street.
Among the gifts on Monday to the
Red Cross in the big Nation wide
drive, was a check for $50 from the
graduating class of the Belfast High
ing the past year by selling lunches
during the morning recess and the
generous gift is deeply appreciated
by the committee. A check was re-
ceived by wire from Ralph A. Peavey
of Dallas, Texas, for $500.
Ralph T. Morse of the firm Of Dun
ton & Morse is at his old home in
Liberty called there by the critical
illness of his father. Hon. Luciu5 C..
18th Maine and has for many years
been prominent in G. a. r. and poiiti-
cal circles in Maine.
Miss Helen II. kittredge is giving
coffee on the 26th at 10 A M. in
honor of Miss Hazel Doak whose
wedding takes place on the eth az
S p. NJ
Mr. ard Mrs. Ira 81 Cobe who
passed the winter on Riverside Drive.
New York, arrived Sunday afternoon.
having come over the road in their
automobile, accompanied by Mr.. ard
MIS-. Charles W. Rogers Of New YORK
The party left New York at one
o'clock on Friday coming via the
Berkshires, Green Mountains and
White Mountains. They are guests
of DR.. and Mrs. Ansel NJ Lathrop,
Franklin street. Mr.. and Mrs. Rog
ers left at 40 Monday afternoon for
ICrilnnd where they will take the
State of Maine express for New York.
After few days in Belfast Mr. md
Mrs. Cobe viii go to their summer
place, Hillside Farms. Northport. for
the season. the servants having ar
rived few days ago to open The
louise. Miss Caroline Perrine. Mr..
Cobe's secretary will arrive from New
York on tie 25th.
The Seniors of the Belfast High
have hired three bungalows on the
lest side OF Swan Lake. known as
the Matthews camps, and will pass
three days there following gradua-
ton, which takes place on the 18th Of
June.
Ben Williams, the well known short
story writer Of Boston, with his WIFE
ana child are expected shortly at
The Battery. for the season. They
will occupy one Of the Howard COT
'ases, formerly the Johnson cottage
Mr.. Williams wrote several stores
last season while at the Battery
which were redolent of the local at
mosphere and which were read wi II
great interest last winter by people
OF Belfast One of these THE Trap. &"
Vas published in a popular magazine
End hGo for its plot the unearthing
f a Gen man conspiracy by spies loca-
ted ut the Battery and many of the
summer cottagerS were recogniZed
i'll the characters.