The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-12-26
The News of Belfast.


Mrs. Emma Knowlton Kochersperger
of So Charlessate, Boston, formerly of
Belfast, recently fell on the street in Bos-
ton while shopping and fractured her
right arm.
Mrs. William Veazie Pratt and family
have closed the johnson homestead for
the winter and opened the Clayton house,
formerly the G. C. Kilgore residence, and
will spend the winter there.
The State Department of Education
have given out partial schedule of coun-
ty teachers meetings, but says "the
Waldo County Association will again
meet in the fall at a time and place not
yet assigned"
The Fifth Liberty Loan, to be launched
in the spring, will be known in New Eng
land, at least, as the ''Finishing Fifth, !"
the name suggested by John X. Allen of
Boston, director of publicity for the
First Federal Reserve District, whose
designation on the last loan as the
''Fighting Fourth was widely adopted.
VIM F. Pendleton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis x. Pendleton, arrived home from
Fort Banks, Winthrop, Mass, where he
has been in the 61st ammunition train
for the past two months. He was also
| I'll fufn for {vx,1 he
previously He has received his discharge.
Friends in this city of Frank j. Rigby,
a former resident of Belfast and recently
the leader of the Rumford (Me.,) Military
Band, will be interested to know that he
is now stationed at Fort Constitution
where he is the band master of the 10Th
c. A. c. Band. Mr.. Rigby was at one
time the leader of the Belfast Band when
it was known at it's best.
Belfast High won from Rockport High
q to Is in an exciting basket ball game
here last Thursday. The summary:
B. H. S. r. H. S.
Lothrop If. 6 ID rb. Payson
Pendleton IF. Id. Maxey
Gurneyc. C. Holden 2
Mariner lb. rf. Richards 80
Smalley rb. 1 If. Dunton 2
Fogg RIB. 2
Referee, Wentworth; scorer, Fogg; tim
er, Farrow.
Friends of Co. F, of the Third Infantry
of this city who have books to spare will
confer favor by donation to the Com
pany for the new library that they are
starting. Good stories and particularly
books of military interest will be very
acceptable. Plans are in order for maxi
ing the W. C. C. S. club room a regular
club for the mem of the Company and it
is proposed to give the men good library
of reading which will help to make pleas
ant the winter evenings.
In the Senate hearing of financing Ger
man propaganda Alfred L. Becker, dep
uty State Attorney General of New York
and Berlin was "gravely disappointed"
in it's hopes of financing the scheme
through Kahn, Loet & Co., by Otto H.
Kahn. Senator Nelson remarked that
he had met Mr.. Kahn while the latter
was in Minnesota and that he was salts
field that there was no more loyal citizen
summer residents of Islesboro and people
in this locality have the same opinion of
him.
Miss Elizabeth Doak, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. George r. Doak gave Christ
mas party last Thursday evening for MEM
bers of the Campfire, of the Unitarian
parish. The house was prettily decorated
with evergreens and lighted with candles. |
The degree of initiation was conferred on
Miss Emily Evans, and that of wood
gatherer on Misses Margaret Rogers,
Ruth Billings, Dorothy Spear and Kath-
crime Brown. The program included a
report of the last meeting written in
verse, by Miss Grace Hazeltine and Miss
Brown; a dramatized version of a spy
story, Misses Hope Dorman and Barbara
folk songs by Misses Billings
and Spear. Refreshments were then
served after which a Christmas pie, con-
tanning gift for each guest, was new
feature Dancing closed happy evening
Wedding Bells.
GULLIFER-LOGAN. Mr.. Charles H.