The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-07-11
The News of Belfast.

Don't forget that dollar sale at the
Dinsmore store next Thursday morning
LII. Woods, who for several years has
been master of the Willard & Gridley
Bryant schools at Quincy, Mass, enlist
ed last May as physical director in the
Y. M. C. A. with overseas duty in France
and expects to sail soon. Mrs. Woods,
formerly Miss Agnes Vaughan, will spend
the summer with her mother, Mrs. j. w.
Vaughan.
Miss Helen Lamson of Clifford, N. j.
who has been visiting her brother, Mr..
Roland G. Lamson and family, left Sat-
urday for Jonesport, where she will spend
month with her mother, Mrs. Laura
Eamson. In the fall Miss Lamson will
enter Columbia University, N. Y, for
course in High school teaching, having
just graduated from the Montclair Norm
al School at Montclair, N. j., which gives
her a State certificate, qualifying her for
grammar grades.
Jacob Bowen, man of 81 years, his
sons Edward IA and Charlie II, with
Charlie McAuliffe, aged II years, were ar
rested Friday evening on complaint of
the Maine Central r. r. Co., Mr.. Bowen
for the larceny of iron on the railroad
tracks, which he had been selling as junk
and the boys for placing distractions on
the tracks, "iust to see the train run
over the rocks" they said. The COM
pany's special agent, MIR. Conway of
Portland, came here Monday to attend
the trials which took place in the Munic-
ipal court, Judge M. W. Lord, presiding
Mr. Bowen was sentenced to 80 days in
Jail, but the mittimus was suspended
during his good behavior, as he has a
wife and five children which he helps to
support. His two bows were placed on
probation. The family came here a short
time ago from Newburg, where they have
a pauper residence. Charlie McAuliffe,
on account of his previous records in
misdemeanors in connection with this Of
Tense, was sentenced to the State School
for Boys at Cape Elizabeth. The mitti
mus was suspended to allow him to make
good his promises of better conduct.
At the Brooklyn Academy of Music,
March 25th, 1918, more than 5000 people
were turned away, unable to get into the
hall that did not have standing room left,
to listen to Sergeant Ruth Farnham who
is to address the people of Belfast at the
PEOPLES Methodist church next Saturday
evening at As, instead of Friday as previ-
ously announced. No other war lecturer
has equalled this record. Sergeant Farm
ham has lecture engagements in this Vi
cinity and on this occasion is giving her
services to advance the cause of justice
and right. This lady has written one
volume, "a Nation at Bay" has left
stately home of wealth and every COM
fort in England to devote her time and
strength to advance the cause of stricken
Siberia. Rev. Newell Dwight Hills
recommends the lecture of Sergeant Farm
ham unstintedly. Educators, public offic-
ials, women's organizations, titled digni-
taries, all unite in most emphatic ex-
pressons of appreciation of lecturer and
address. No admission will be charged.
Everybody is welcome. 1t is the peoples
opportunity Subscriptions accepted for
the cause represented.
THE FERGUSoN FAMILY. We quote
the following from personal letter from
Clinton G. Ferguson of New Bedford,
Mass: Bob is on two-months' stay on
a merchantmen running between near
by northern port and southern port. He
makes the trip about once in Is days. He
did not see any submarines although he
goes right through the zone. He will go
to Pelham Bay about September first for
two months and then he is an ensign.
George sailed for Europe in April and we
had no letters for eight weeks. We now
hear from him about every week or ten
days. The nights are about four hours
long where he is and as his name indi-
Gates Scotch descent, have strong sus-
picions that if he were in Glasgow and
went west about fifty miles he would be
where clan Ferguson held forth about
four hundred years ago. Ruth is located
at the City Library, Manchester, N. H.,
and is Just now on trip to Saratoga and
Lake Placis with the American Library
Association, and writes that she is hav-
ing a great time. Martha and l fhe old
folks) are at home doing what little we
can to help. THIS is wonderful people
the Americans--and their hearts are