The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-08
The News of Belfast

The News of Belfast
The Sophomoe rs of the B. H. S. hat
their class ride to Camden last Saturday.
The Hospital Aid and Club will meet
Friday at 3 p. m. with Mrs. Eugene L.
Stevens.
The cards calling for the junk mer
may be obtained at the store OF Read &
hills. Also call there and leave youl
tinfoil
| Frank L. Whitney, who recently re-
turned home from overseas, is clerk for
Merle Whitcomb, truckman, who has
opened small office in the building ad-
Joining Fred Timm's shoe store. Tel.
connection 214-11.
The Penobscot Bay Electric Co. are
| wiring one of Emma Carter's houses for
the installation of a 4-horse power elec-
trio motor washer and electric irons, for
the new Water street laundry to be con-
Quoted by Fannie Carter.
The Eastern Star will have a social
meeting next Friday evening for the pur-
pose of raising funds for the floral work
The meeting will open at 730 and there
will be card playing and other games,
also sewing and knitting. Light refresh
ments will be served. Tickets 25 cents
w l.. Sturtevant of the Fordson fac
tory, Dearborn, Mich, is in Belfast and
the farms of Herbert Black and George
B. Dyer for the rest of the week. Farm
ers or anyone interested are invited TO
theSa a. n
O. Norton's store for the details of time
and place of this demonstration.
The Daughters of Veterans Afternoon
Club met with their President, Mrs Myra
Dutch, Tuesday afternoon. Picnic supper
was served at E, after which all adjourned
to Memorial hall for the regular meeting.
The following delegates were elected to
attend the convention to be held in Au
burn, June 18th: Dora Bridges, Della Fris-
bic, Ethel Pettee; alternates, Lizzie Clary.
Susie Hanson, Minnie Salter, also Mrs,
Salter was initiated in the order. The
Afternoon Club is invited to meet with
Rose Sprague, May 21st.
At the store of Fred D. Jones NAV be
seen several framed pictures of unusual
merit done by Carl B. Weston, who is in
charge of the phonograph department.
Three are portraits reproduced from
magazine a. ticles and one is the repro
duction of an operate music scene, the
reproduction of picture by Montgomery
F'lagg, published some time ago in the
Boston Post Mr.. Weston came here
about two years ago from Waltham,
Mass, and has had only the instruction
received in the public schools of that city.
Mrs. Arthur W. Morse was ca led to
Dexter last Thursday by the serious con-
dition of her husband who was at the
Exchange Hotel suffering with concus-
sion of the brain. She writes that he is
improving and will return home this
week. Mr.. Morse arrived in Dexter on
the morning passenger train, was walk
ing down the station platform toward the
baggage room when the big bag of wool
weighing in the vicinity of 100 pounds,
was thrown from the door of the express
car. 1t struck him on the head and he
was rendered unconscious for a brief
period.
A neatly framed diagram of the sur
render of the German fleet, 21st Novem-
ber, 1918; the meeting of the Grand Fleet
and German High Seas Fleet at Rendez-
vous by order of Admiral Sir David
Beatty, G, c. B., G. C. V. O., D. S. O..
Position Lat: So degrees, II minutes n.
Long; degree, 20 minutes w. has been
presented to G. A. R. Commandery, Bel
fast, Maine by Capt. W. V. Pratt, u S.
Navy commanding U. S. New ork, April.
1919. The veterans are very happy over
their prize and gave Capt. Pratt rising
vote of thanks for his thoughtful kind
ness.
WEST BELFAST. Miss Sabra Dyer left
on the noon train Monday, after spend
ing the week end at her home. Mrs Alb
bic Toothaker of SearSmont spent Satur-
day and Sunday with friends in this vi
cinity.... Mrs. Fred Toothaker and Mr
and Mrs Everett Hamilton and children,
called on Mr.. and Mrs. S. Whitman
Newcomb, Sunday....Mr and Mrs. John
Waterman called on Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Hayford Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
himball entertained Mr.. and Mrs. John
| Waterman and MIR. and Mrs Eugene
Wood, Saturday evening.
The committee in charge of the Rec
Cross knitting makes special appeal lc
all who feel that they can knit at leas
one article during the next six weeks, tt
get yarn at once According 10 the pres
ent plan someone is obliged to spend three
afternoons each week at the room in ordel
to give out yarn to the few who may ap
ply. 1t would be a vast help to the com
mittee if they might give it all out as sool
as possible, and so be free from these office
hours. There are about twenty sweaters
a few shawls, and a good many muffler
to be made. Please signify your willing
ness to help by calling at Memorial hal
for yarn today Thursday) or the follow
ing Saturday, or Tuesday
A delightful May party was given a
the North church pariors Friday after
noon. The plan originated in the Pri
mary Department who were assisted b
the Parish social committee, Mrs. Joh
r. Dunton, Mrs. E. S. Pitcher and Mrs
Charles NJ. Craig. The guests were tn
children of the primary classes and tn
mothers Games were enjoyed and
short program was given consisting of
song by Hldegarde Rogers and Glady
Seavey; song by Alice Davis, Doroth
Leach and Ora Rogers; and recitation
Alice Davis. Several school songs wer
sung led by Mrs. E. S. Pitcher. Misse
Dorothy ingalls, and Lillian Davis ha
charge of entertaining the children a
we'll as preparing the parlors for the par
ty. They also served, assisted by tn