The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18
The city and district schools will close
Friday for the Christmas vacation of two

The city and district schools will close
Friday for the Christmas vacation of two
weeks.
Frank D. Hazeltne Post of the A meri-
can Legion will give dance at the Ar
mory on Ne W Years eve.
Mrs. Harrison Cunningham of Swan
vile recently underwent critical opera
ton at the Tapley Hospital
Loren Small, while employed in re-
moving waste from the box department
at the Mathews mill recently, caught one
of his hands in a saw badly decorating it
and severing several of bis fingers,
Mrs. Clarence E. Read will give re-
ctal with about forty of her pupils at the
Universalist vestry this, Thursday. even
ing. Only cards of invitation will be
issued and they must be presented at the
door.
W. j. White of Bangor, formerly of
New Jersey and a commercial man, was
taken critically i'll with appendicitis at
the Windsor recently and later operated
on at the Tapley hospital. Mrs White
was notified and arrived last week. She
is guest at the Windsor.
Carl Cole of Camden, the son of Mrs.
Jane Mckinley Cole of this city, was re-
Gently at Rockport, where he was en-
ployed by the Rockport Ice Co. Work
men were taking down one of the old
ice houses when portion of it fell break
ing several of Mr.. Coles ribs. He was
taken to the Knox Hospital at Rockland,
where it was found that enc of his lungs
had also been injured
The following Waldo County bows and
girls, champions in the recent contests in
Belfast with their local leaders and the
chairmeI. of the Farm Bureau club work
sub nittees are eligible to partici-
pate in the annual State contest to be
held at the University of Maine January
Is; when free entertainment will be
furnished: Henry Vose, Ihorndike; Edwin
b. Whitaker, Liberty; Clara Edwards,
Liberty; Ivanella E. Jackson, Liberty;
Coda Boynton, Liberty; Earl Curtis,
Brooks; Hattie E. Mckinley, jackson;
Ruth Leeman, Liberty.
The John Cochran Chapter D. A. R.,
through the Chairman of Patriotic Edu-
cation, Mrs. Annie NJ Frost, will place
in the hands of the teachers in the higher
grades at the beginning of the next term
the American Creed. 1t is with the hope
that the linen and women of tomorrow
will thoroughly mem0rize it. The de-
scription follows: 81 believe in the United
States of America as a government of
the people by the people, for the people,
whose Just powers are derived from the
consent Of the governed; democracy in
republic, a sovereign Nation Of many
sovereign States; perfect Union, one
and inseparable, established upon those
principles of freedom, equality, justice,
and humanity for which American patti
OTIS sacrificed their lives and fortunes. |
therefore believe it is my duty TO my
country to love 1t; to supper. its Consti-
tuition; to obey its laws; tc respect its
flag; aud to defend it against all enc
mics.
AS the Christmas holiday season is APP
preaching, the Post Office Department
suggests to the public the urgent need of
mailing their Christmas parcels early.
1t is anticipated BY the department Off
Gals that the Christmas mail will be IN
! usually heavy this year, and that IN order
/ to secure the best service possible from
the parcels post that parcels should be
| securely wrapped plainly addressed, and
bear the Sender's name in the upper left
hand corner, and mailed early, thus
avoiding the inevitable congestion OF
mails which will surely occur if every
body waits until the last day or two be-
fore Christmas, The department also
urgently requests that senders Of parcels
should not attach adhesive seals or stick
ers, other than lawful postage stamps, to
the address side OF parcels. Parcels pre-
pared Tor mailing Ill accordance with
these Instructions are sure TO receive the
best service that the post office depart
ment can afford for prompt Christmas
holiday delivery, Parcels may be mark.
ed mot 10 be opened until Christmas or
with a similar direction. w.
HEATING Postmaster.