Daily Kennebec journal., 1919-05-12
BELFAST
Annual Meeting Of Children's
Aid Society-Boy Scouts on
First Hike of Seas0n-LOcal
News

The annual meeting Of the Children s
Aid Society of Maine will be held at
the Girls Home. So Eorthport avenue.
Tlesday. May ., a, 80 P. NJ The or.
der of business will be: First to hear
reports Of officers; second. to elect Of
ficers and committees: third, changes
in bylaws and any other business pc.
culiar to the meeting. Signed. Annie A.
era 8. secretary.
Tie first hike OF the season vas made
accompanied by Scoutmaste- Dickey.
Leaving at o'clock. they walked to
Searsport. where they visited >the coal
pockets and other places of interest.
The day was perfect for hiking. bright
and sunny but with a cool north wind.
The outing was very much enjoyed
The scouts proved their worth during
the past week in assisting in the search
for two lost children. and their SER
vices in such cases are oeeply appre-
Gated. They have also done good work
in the many war activities and are all
ways willing and eager 10 do tteir part
in the affairs of the day in which they
are able to assist in many ways. Pearl
Grady and Guy Lowell have recently
been elected to membership. A cam
paign for new members. a country
wide movement will be opened on June
and last until the li:h. when the local
troop hopes to add many to its men,
bership. The scouts have been invited
to take part in the city's cleanup
week program and have accepted
The Waldo County hospital has been
very busy the past few weeks and
among the more recent discharged pa
tient. are William wyman. medical
ratien.. Of Belfast: William Melcon of
East Belfast. medical patient. who
has gone to Fairfield to visit his son
Guoski Feliski. medical. to Searsport
Miss Ruby Cook. Belfast. appendicitis:
Henry G Imam Of Belfast. 81 years OF
age. has his left leg amputated below
the knee and is doing we'll. Will
liam Harvey underwent a critical oper-
alton for double hernia recently and is
monia patient. is gaining.
The remains Of Clifford B. Jones were
taken to his old home in Rockland on
Saturday and services held on Sunday
Mr.. Jones came to Belfast q few years
ago but had been in failing health for
some time. He was a brother of E. A.
Jones of the Windsor hotel and was pro-
prietor of the Windsor stables connect
ell with the hosiery. His wife and two
coming to Belfast Mr. Jones made many
friends. who deeply regret his passing.
Funeral services for the late George
<. AacCorrison were held on Friday at
2 O'Clock in the chapel at Grove cem-
etery. Capt. MacCorrison vas drowned
in Cape Cod canal several months ago
while passing through on a barge OF
which he was captain. He was last
seen as he passed under one Of the
bridges and later he was found to be
missing. Since that time a search has
teen made for his body and few days
Stree his son Of this city was called
to Boston by q message that it had been
recovered. Capt. MacCorrison was a
former resident OF Belfast and is sur
vived by his wife and several sons and
daughters. one Of whom. Lieut.. L. G.
MacCorrison Of the 18th Nova Scotia
battalion. was in "A of the biggest en-
gagements Of the war. including Cam
brai. Amiens. Vimy and Arras
Arthur Morse. who was seriously IN
jured in Dexter May 1. a bale Of wool
falling on him as he was passing
through the station at Dexter. hopes to
be able to return to his home on High
street. Belfast. early in the coming
week. Mrs. Morse was called to Dexter
a few hours after the accident and Is
still with him. He was passing along
the station platform to the baggage
room bale Of wool weighing leo pounds
or mere was thrown from the express
car and struck him. Conclusion Of the
brain followed and since the accident
Mr. Morse has been at the Exchange
hotel. Dexter. Mr.. Morse is travelling
salesman for the Thompson Mig. Co. Of
Belfast and makes his home here