The Republican journal., 1918-12-26


The Thompson Mig. Co. closed thei
factory Tuesday night and win RENAL,
closed until January 9th.
Arthur I. Brown left Tuesday to .pen,
Christmas at Mechanics Falls with hi,
son, Arthur F. Brown and family H,
will return home Thursday.
The Travellers Club will meet mex
Tuesday afternoon with Miss Annie "
Fi:ld, when the following program will
be given: paper, Hidden Shensi, Mrs, C.
M Craig; reading, Across the Desert ot
Gold, Mrs. Elmer Sherman; reading
Sociological China. Margaret Dunton.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Colby have received
letter under date of Nov. 10th from
their son Winfield v. Colby, who is with
the 10th Division, saying that they are
on the move all the time and that he has
little opportunity to write. Thew think
they will not be at home before next
spring.
Among the boys from the patrol Vale
da who will have Christmas furloughs are
Raymond Kelley who will spend the holi-
days at his home in Waltham; Wilmartb
M. Jacobs who will 60 to New Hamp-
shire to Join Mrs. Jacobs for Christmas
after which they will visit his parents in
Natick. E. j. Henderson will spend
Christmas at his home in Cambridge.
Mr.. Frank L. Phelan of Waterville of
the United States Labor Board was in the
city last week in conference with Morris
l.. Slugg, Grin L. Dickey and Samuel
Durost, the local board. regarding the
placing of men returning from the ser
vice. 1t is the object of the board to
provide labor, as far as possible, giving
the men their old Jobs without throwing
other men out of employment.
The schools closed last Friday for the
Christmas vacation of one week. In the
grades the classes sang Christmas carols
and National airs and the Rotations also
referred to the holiday. At the High
school short program was given on the
Red Cross including a recitation-The
Red Cross by Hillard Buzzell; The Begin
nings of the Red Cross, Louise Clark;
The Red Cross Spirit Speaks by John H.
Finley-read by Agnes Hill; An Allegory,
by Hope Dorman.
WORD PICTURES OF THE BAHAMAS
H. L. Woodcock of this city, Names
leading water color artist, spoke last
Thursday before a large audience at
meeting of the Unitarian Alliance at
the home of Miss Frances E. Chase
Without manuscript or even notes he
gave his hearers most delightful trip
among these beautiful islands, painting
word pictures with an accuracy equal to
the far-famed scenes of his brush work.
He has spent winters in Nassau for many
years and is as familiar with the beauty
spots of the Bahamas as he is with those
of Maine. He described their climate in
winter as counterpart of our rare June
days, with temperature ranging from
73 to 80, and always pleasant as their
rain and humidity is confined to the sum-
mer months. He spoke at length of
Nassau, about the size of Belfast and
very similarly situated, but with very
large winter population. Many of its
houses are gaily painted in pink, yellow,
etc., and surrounded by perfectly beauti-
full gardens. The royal poincetta grows
to perfection there. Mr.. Woodcock also
succeeded in giving his hearers a good
idea of the unusual atmospheric condi-
tons in this land of high and brilliant
coloring. He pictured the Government
house and amusingly described the class
distinctions in the race for admission to
its halls. His negro dialect was excel
lent as he told stories of Nsssau's colored
people He showed several of his beauti-
full pictures to the delight of all. At the
close of the talk he was given a rising
vote of thanks for an afternoon of very
pleasant memories. Mr.. Woodcock has
recently returned from Bangor, where he
sold several of his pictures during his ex-
hibit at the public library. Later he
plans to 60 to Ormand, Fla, where he
will spend few weeks.
THE WHITNEY Boys HEARD FROM
Mrs. Mary S. Whitney has received a
letter from her son, Frank L. Whitney,
with the 10th Brigade of the End Division
Minute Gun in France, giving few par
ticulars of his second casulty which
was reported from Washington. The
particulars of his first casulty of Oct.
End, when his Belfast relatives were
notified from the War Department that
he was slightly wounded, have not been
received. In his recent letter he said:
81 suppose you know all about my first
casualty as the corporal wrote you for
me at the time" His letter is one of
those many manly letters that places his
own personal pain and discomfort second
airy to the high ideals for which our
American manhood are fighting. He said
the weather where he was located was
rainy and cold and that he was glad of
the circumstances that had brought shim