The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-02

John l.. Dow, proprietor of the City
Garage in the Phoenix House building,
| has bought the Waldo County Herald
building and will occupy it with his bus
mess.
Lieut.. Ross I. Hammons of this city
has been appointed as the Summary
| Court Martial officer for the trial of
who fail to attend drills. The first sitting
OF the court will be held at the Armory
this week, two men being charged with
persistence in failure to attend the drills.
Mervin Perry, who has been clerking
tor some time in the Davis clothing store
on Main street, left last Monday for AL
toona, Penn, where he has employment.
Mrs, Perry will join him later Her par-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. W. Newcomb, and
her brother, Howard Newcomb, recently
discharged from the service, have been
IN Altoona for some time and may locate
there.
j. Woodbury. Burgess has bought of
Percy B. Redman his rights and good
will in the Redman Farm Spring Water
business and will unite it with his own
in the Highland Spring Water trade. He
will use only the Highland water as he
thinks the boiling springs on the Heath
farm, which he uses, will furnish suffici-
ent quantity for the customers of both,
which he hopes to retain.
The annual meeting of the Belfast
Board of Trade will take place Friday
evening at the City Building The COM
mittee who were appointed at the last
meeting to present list of officers for
the coming year are Messrs. Wilson Ell
lis, Ralph D. Southworth, H. H. Coombs,
Leroy A. Weber and Clyde B. Holmes
This past year has been one of little civic
work, for the good reason that the atten-
ton of everyone has been taken I'D with
the war and war activities
William B. Decrow has received a let
ter under date of Nov 18th from his son,
Machinist Charles R. Decrow of Bat. E.,
Goth Art, c. A. c., now in France. He
said that the little town they were then
in the Germans were occupying only
few days before and had left hurriedly.
leaving large amount of war material
behind them. The Yankees had made
good Job of it and clicked them good and
proper" For the past two months he
had worked all the time including Sum
| days. He expects to return home with
the First Army, as soon as formal peace
is declared.
| There was good attendance of the
Boy Scouts on Monday evening and plans
were discussed in regard to hike later
in the winter in which snow shoes could
be used. Plans were also talked over for
the annual trip to be made in the coming
June and after the last years trip to
Augusta, most of the Scouts are looking
forward to the trip. Next month it is
planned to have banquet and some
speakers and following the good work
done by the Scouts in the past there will
be no difficulty in many donating to the
banquet. The committee appointed on
stories and entertainment for the next
meeting is Scouts Ora Pendergast, Or
land Orchard, Clayton Colcord, Donald
Knowlton and Harold Staples.
At a meeting of the executive council
of Delhi Hut, No. 5OO1, Princes of the
Orient, an edict was issued for grand
pilgrimage on Thursday evening. Jan
10Th, to commemorate the expulsion Of.
the Turks from the ancient homes of the
Princes. The pilgrimage will be con-
Quoted by the following Grand Princes:
Grand Orient, Lynwood B. Thompson:
Grand Vice Orient, F. |. Wilson. Grand
Prophet, William j. Gordon; Grand
Prince, Roy E. Young; Grand Instructor.
George c. Trussell; Keeper of Records
E. c. White; Purse Bearer, W. H. Brav:
Guard of the North, Fred E. Ellis; Guard
OF the South, Laforest L. Robbins; Guides
OF the Desert, John F. Chapman, Georee
A. Matthews; Guard of the DUNGEON.
Chas E. Stevens; Master at Arms, M. A.
Cook; Masters of the Robing Room. Wal
lace E. Spraeue, Fred M. Smalley, Harold
Howard and j. E. Hayes; Trustee of
Property, Edmund Wilson. Onlv limit.
ed number of Pilgrims will be accepted
at this time and as a banquet will be
served by other Tribesmen in an ad;o;n-
hall, all those wishing to attend must
register with one of the above officers
before Jan. 18th.