The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-02-06

! NoomDS at neT bungalow near CONNER
cial street.
| Charles E. Getchell, who recently re-
ceived his discharge from Camp Devens,
has returned to his duties as clerk in the
Poor Drug Store.
Mrs. Cecil Clay is meeting with the
best of success in disposing of the bal
cony and floor tickets at the Valentine
dance, to be given under her direction in
the Armory Thursday evening, Feb 18th.
Roscoe Arey, the popular High street
contectioner, is improving, although he
! has been confined to his home in the past
two weeks by illness, during which time
Mrs. Arey has been in the store.
The officers of Co. F, of this city were
invited guests last week to Lewiston at
! the annual military drill and ball given
by the members of Co. l., of the Third
Infantry of that city, which is one of the
! best companies in the State.
| Belfast friends have received cards
from Bath announcing the birth of Philip
Wood Hanson on Jan. Goth, the son of MIR.
; and Mrs. Ole Hanson. The latter was
Maud Evelyn, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Freeman M. Wood of Bath, formerly of
| Belfast.
ANNOUNCEMENT. We are very pleased
to announce that Mr.. Frank E. Bramhall
has bought an interest in the Retail Dept
of our business. Mr.. Bramhall needs no
introduction from us to the people of Bel
fast, and to his many friends and ac-
quaintances he will give the same cour-
teous treatment in his new vocation as
! he did in his old.-The Dinsmore Store,
/ Belfast, Me.
! January 1919 is the warmest January
since 1913 and has passed into weather
history with record of clear skies and
bright sunshine. The temperature of the
past week also indicates good winter
weather, its only inconvenience being
the strong wind of Saturday and Sunday.
Last Wednesday the temperature ranged
from % to 80, Thursday from Is to 38,
Friday from 20 to 80, Saturday from 16
to 80, Sunday "a to SO, Monday from "a
to SO, Tuesday 10 to 40 Yesterday morn
ing the thermometer registered 80 above,
and Feb. 5, 1918, it was 10 below.
The concert and ball given by Wash
ington Hose Company in the Armory last
| Thursday evening was attended by
record crowd, even for firemen's annual
event. which everyone plans to attend.
Tozier's orchestra of Watervile furnish
ed the concert including solo numbers bv
the leader. They also furnished good
music for the dance. The floor was
crowded at the grand march, which was
led by Chief Engineer Stephen S. l..
Shute and his little daughter, Elena B.
Coffee, doughnuts and sandwiches could
not be served at intermission on account
of the lack of facilities under the present
Armory arrangements of the hall. Arey
catered with ice cream cake, etc.
| THE BELFAST BOARD OF TRADE The
Boston Chamber of Commerce has ex-
tended an invitation to the Belfast Board
of Trade members to meet them in Bos-
ton on the dates of February 7th and 9Th,
at an International Congress for a League
of Nations, to which there will be an at
tendance of delegates from all New Eng
land 7 bapp will he
time on Saturday the 9th, in honor of the
presence of Hon. VIM. H. Taft and Hon.
Frank P Walsh, who will be the speak
.....President Charles S. Bickford of
the Board has announced the following
reception committee for the coming year:
Messrs. Orrin j, Dickey, Ralph D. South =
worth and Herman H. Coombs. ... The
| Board will give a together banquet
in Memorial Hall this, Thursday, even
! ing when the ladies of the Baptist society
will cater The selectmen of the towns
with railroad facilities will be guests of
the Board. The other towns will be en-
tertained later. The program is under
the direction of Pres. C. S. Bickford and
all citizens are cordially invited to attend.
The tickets for the banquet are on sale at
the office of City Clerk Charles S. Bick-
ford, president of the Board, and all Bel
fast men are most cordially invited tc
attend. 1t is urged that every citizen be
present at this get-together when there
will he SDeakinp and an Interesting Dro.
gram.