The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1918-02-07

ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following
letters remained uncalled for in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Feb.
5, 1918: Ladies-Josie Morrison Gem
tlemen-Mr. Ava w. Poole, Harry Seek
ms.
Friends of Mrs. Mary E. Tarbox of
Fryeburg will regret that she has been
confined to her home for some time with
illness. While i'll herself she is thought
full of others as she recently sent Mrs
Charles B. Eaton a beautiful bunch of
daybreak pinks to brighten her sick room
at her home on Court street.
The semi-annual promotions took place
tered the High school from Grade TX.
There were few promotions in the in
termediate grades. Only one entered the
First Grade at the Mcclellan school and
two at the PIERCE school, The only pro-
motion in this school was class of six
from the Sixth Grade. The promotions
were made in the fall on account of the
crowded condition of the rooms.
THE STORY HOUR. The first story
hour of the season under the direction of
Miss Annie l.. Barr, librarian, was held
last Saturday afternoon at the PIERCE
school with 25 children present. Mrs.
Charles M. Craig read the Princess He
lena, Candlemas Day story, and True
Story of Boys Gift TO France. Miss
Barr read The Candy Country by Louise
Alcott and The Little Girl Who Lost Her
Name. The story readers for next Sat-
urday afternoon will be Misses Elizabeth
A. Kelley and Sue M. Partridge.
A special meeting of the executive
committee of the Waldo County Public
Safety was held Monday evening in the
Municipal Court room to discuss with in
terested citizens the food situation. No
definite action will be taken until the re-
turn of Chairman O. E. Frost from a
business trip to Boston. 1t is the pur-
pose of the Public Safety to investigate
certain rumors of food boarding and take
legal action if they are found to be true.
One unmarried party is alleged to have
bought and is storing twelve barrels of
flour It is also alleged that sugar by the
barrel is stored in homes closed for the
winter.
COLONIAL THEATRE. How society
members are sometimes placed at the
mercy of INSCRIPTIONS persons who at
tempt to put bad construction on their
innocent acts is shown in ''The Silence
Sellers" Metro Wonderfully adapted
from the story by Blair Hall in ''Snappy
Stories," starring that superb actress,
Nine. Petrova. This Metro Wonderfully
will be shown at the Colonial, matinee
and evening, Thursday. Do you remem-
Der Conway Tearle, who made such hit
in j. Stuart Blackton's first masterpiece,
'The judgment House?' Mr.. Tearle,
with Anna Little, helps to make Sir Gill
bert Parker's novel, 1.-THE World for
Sale" which comes to the Colonial Fri
day, one of the most powerful heart in
terest stories of all time. Saturday, our
usual fine offering, Walt Whitman in
powerful Southern story, "The Tar Heel
Warrior" Little Bobby Connolly and
Triangle comedy will be shown Mon
day, Nine. Petrova in one of her greatest
impersonations in the Paramount feature,
SIN Exile" and the 18th episode Of that
mystifying serial, "Who Is Number
One'7" will be shown. Wednesday, VIM
A. Brady presents Kitty Gordon in the
World feature, "Her Hour"
Children CRY
FOR FlETcHER'S