The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-02
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Latte Parker of Wellesley,
s Vp, tbe Christmas holidays at
itors to Mrs. j. H. Thayer,
gesp' so,pltal in Salem, Mass, find
s,saon approved.
,.te Cole is the guest of her
s w.. f 5. Young, and will return
b. .r Mass. after the holidays.
taft this village, who is en-
8'' ,,sfeaman at the Standpoint
has recently built small cot
ry'''' ,,4 uiI board himself for the
as' ''' ~
/ o.s5 Smith has closed her home
W snrs to Portland, where she
+bs winter with her son Arthur
,.n.e rrop student in the senior
Wv The NJ. Normal School at
rssruej in the primary school
Pr .. gas Miss Grace Thompson who
,o.,
,a school closed Dec. goth for
... -s.ess Of ten days. The High
,. use 2lst and will re-onen
m, tre winter term.
romeat boats which went to
D.. .alst to cut out the ice,
F'' .s r-am the wharf here on
a.rs agn river that night and
.t5nfatker- Visited town.
=, .s-..s freeman has closed her
.art.- winter and has gone to
~a. ..45r laughter, Mrs. George
Maiden, Mass. She visited
sns Freeman Atwood of Portland
|, 5q, vaIe en- route.
,,r. .ls boys in service overseas
t.s }etn heard from since the
.s,. was srlned, in letters bearing
+. .rs. thsr Nov 18th, are: Carleton
.,. b7H Il Morgan, Llewellyn Garlic
rtt Cook. Russell Ryder, Ernest
alden Frank Littlefeld and Horatio
.,r-s Chalmer r. Staples was in
-.. AMEN aeard from but said that
"a, don4 wei.
lz5 Rs5eaau Lodge worked the de-
---r uu two candidates. The
,ra. VT ers have been elected for
q-u- year Noble Grand, Mrs.
IA Nr Vice Grand, Mrs. Clara
.-a Mrs. Estella Campbell,
as lrs Maud Young. The in
an a be held on the regular
Via. M 18th, with Mrs, Atwood
.rbuoa D, P, as installing Of
Refreshments were served after
-eng- a'u.ed
rmrs NJ he intermediate school,
+, a lrmmin teacher, gave a
susraament on Friday afternoon,
t De follows; Patriotic song,
f.. sla-ou, Lila Danielson; song
g .d4l. George l ord; recitation,
saa lDtvruts, dialogue, Rita Cowan,
Yral Joseph Eldridge and Carl
7s citation, Frances Downes;
E.H McUonough, Barbara Glenn
aa La'a 1uuielson; recitation, Abba
l8l ,Ju. 10 girls; recitation, Ma
l8rN logue,s 10 boys; recita-
, Barbara and Dorothy Foley; dia-
. S-n- Staples and Helen MeDono-
SUM. school, After the program
concluded PRESENTS were distributed
ltaa Tree There were several visi-
7.-lla parents, and the Grammar
aW. t0 cir teacher, Miss Harrie
w Mis- Ernest Damon received
& ay telegraph Dec. 18th, that
,@- y. ale Harold Francis Damon,
yr s.at by shell explosion Nov.
. aeNa. heir only son and the SYM
B. d.. Us -Ntended to them in their
oa aa. also 10 the five sisters, Olive,
ss, l44. Bertha and Susie, and to the
Grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William
s a5o Damon was one of the
.iw Hs oWn to enlist, having en-
a.a i-y 1917, in the First Name
+" Artillery, in what was known
as THE Nlliken Regiment. From
se lie Has Transferred to Brunswick
a,u Sent 10 Westfield, Mass. In
aubcF i9l7, he went to Camp Green,
i9u0als N c., from which camp
Vas again transferred to Camp Wards
III 5 c where he was made a unit
liz tfsj lloneer Infantry, Kentucky
''sAl with which he went to France
july 1918 Private Damon was
ivy o' v uterport, having been born
end had resided here until his enlist
Ut and IS the first of our boys to make
supreme sacrifice in active service
'''ds, although four have died in camps
Wig Was Killed in action, whose wife
-' aeTe' Memorial services were held
'' NJ. Church Sunday afternoon,
= -1ld Rev. C. A. Purdy spoke, and
were attended by large number of
w '. '-nds. Court Waldo, In
'9n' of Foresters, attended
sa,S b. Jung soldier having been
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