The Republican journal., 1918-03-28

y, The North Church Guild will meet
next Monday evening with Mrs. Herbert
L. Seekins.
| Miss Flora johnson, superintendent of
the Waldo schools. has been engaged as
teacher in the Nickels school in Sears
port.
Mr.. and Mrs. P G. Hurd of Northport
have moved to the Kimball house at the
corner of Miller and Cross streets. Mrs.
Hurd's daughters, Misses Maude B. and
Clara R. Steward, will make their home
with her.
The Coe-Mortimer Co. have closed
down for few days on account of ice
conditions, but expect to resume work
next week. They hope to secure larger
crew of men and are voluntarily increas-
inc the WAGES of those employed.
The display room at the Hamilton
o,een bouse contains the largest amount
Of Easter flowers in its history. The
bulbous plants, lilies, hyacinths, tulips
and ionouils have wintered well and are
! beautiful, Mr.. Hamilton also has an I'M
usually fine lot of roses, pinks, etc.
| THE S. OF V. TwENTY-SEvENTH AN
N1vERsARY. The A. E. Clark Camp,
Sons of Veterans, with all of the allied
! G. A. R. bodies, held a celebration of
their 9th anniversary in Knights of
pvthias hall last Monday evening. Sup
ner was served at e p. M, when covers
vere laid for 49, Frank 0. Whiting
rvas chairman of the committee with
three members from the Circle, Auxil-
iarv. Daughters and Sons as assistants
The of v. held muster and initiated
,a,,en candidates. The program opened
with America. There was floor drill
NV the Emma White Barker Tent, d. OF
v. a drill and manual at arms by the 5.
Of v. floor drill by the S. of V. Auxil-
iarv; remarks by Commander F. A. Sew
ard; song by Mrs. Della H. Frisbee;
reading, Frank Downs; paper on Patriot
ism. Mrs. Dora j. Bridges; song, Miss
| Alice E. Simmons; recitation, Mrs. Eta
P. Slavery; recitation, Miss Ruby FAIR
brother. Remarks by members OF the
G. A. r. bodies were omitted on account
of the lateness of the hour.
| The keel of the five-masted schooner
has been laid in the Frost yard and the
staoines for the frame work will soon be
in place. The spars arrived here last
week and are of Oregon pine. About 2o
men of an available crew of rs are at
! work under the direction of master build
err Elisha Kinds of Boston. Nearly all OF
the lumber is in the yard, which is said
to be one of the most convenient IN the
S+.te with water and rail convenlenceS.
: Cant. w. R. Kreger of Fairfield, part
owner and future captain of the Schooner,
/ arrived last Monday to superlntend her
building and launching Mr.. Thurlow OF
the BOSTON firm of Crowell & Thurlow,
her managers, was in Belfast Monday.
He was accompanied by Walter D. Moves
of Boston, representative OF the Allan
| tic Coast Co. Both were here on specla
business. The schooner will be nance
| the Jennie Flood Kreger in honor OF mel
commanders wife. Mrs. Kreger will soor
ioin her husband and remain here while
the vessel is building. Their only son
Henry L. F. Kreger, is graduate OF
Phillips-Exeter, of Harvard College anf
was student at the Harvard Law Schoo
when he enlisted in the aviation corps
and is now in training at Cornell Unlver
sitv. Mrs. Kreger when girl taught a
the East Maine Conference Seminary II
Bucksport and was the preceptress a
Freedom Academy when Mayor Clemen
w. Wescott was student there. IL Wal
the result of call on Mr.. Wescott at tn
CITY National Bank that led Capt. krege
to come to Belfast to engage IN snip pullo
ing. Mrs. Kinds has arrived from Dos
ton and will remain with her husband
They are at the Colonial.