The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

ue1 udughter, Mrs. Mervin l.. Ames, en-
eeisalheq last Friday afternoon in honor
y, nis rose Davis Dainty refreshments
meie served. Mrs Davis left Monday
oi NeW York, where she will receive
ielcal and medical treatment. She was
Davis. NA'n'
Mary Louise, the only daughter of Pat
lick D. and Louise Carleton) Cuddy of
inoxbury, Mass, died last Friday in Ros-
lindale. She was about eight wears
OLD and most lovable and attractive
child. Her brothers Herman and Norman
are overseas in the U. S. service. Her
funeral was held in Winterport at D. m.
Monday.
=. The closing meeting for the season of
the Women's Alliance of the First Par sh
VIII be this, Thursday, afternoon at three
O'Clock at the home of Mrs. Irving Dins-
more, Congress street. Mrs. Stephen S.
l. l. ohute will give paper entitled, "Some
Experiences of Newspaper Reporter"
Inc meetings have been well attended
thls season and it is hoped this one will
be up to record.
Capt. George H. Darby of Washington
nose Company and number of men
were called by still alarm to fire at
the Board Landing last Friday afternoon.
lhe dwelling house and barn, owned by
! Mrs. Roxie Harvey, were totally de-
stroyed. They were valued at about
S2,O00 and were partially insured. The
cause OF the fire is unknown. The fire
men took chemicals with them and pre-
vented the flames from spreading IN the
strong wind to the rearby houses. The
furniture on the ground floor was saved.
but that in the second story was de-
stroyed.
WEST BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs Ralph
Ames and daughter Eunice spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs Frank Toothaker...
Everett Hamilton and family have moved
from their farm on the Cochran road to
the Mansfield house on the corner of
Charles and Franklin streets. =. Miss Car
rle Newcomb has been confined to the
house the past week with a bad sore
throat....M Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Elms called
on Mr., and Mrs. Raymond Dyer Sunday.
....S. W. Newcomb called on Fred Tooth
aker Saturday.. Miss Susan Dyer spent
Sunday with her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. B. Dyer. Mrs. Herbert Kim
ball called on Mrs. John Waterman Thurs
day. Herbert Dodge spent Sunday with
friends in the city,. Marian, the young
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Hayford,
who has been quite Ill. is improving.
Leslie Elms has been hauling hay from
the Miller farm the past week.
THE B. H. S. SENIORS. The class
play will be given in the Colonial Theatre
tomorrow, Friday, evening under the d-
rection Of Mrs. S. A. Parker which
means a successful presentation of an
up date play with a good cast The
students are selling tickets which are
now on sale..... The honor parts according
to rank, the valedictory and salutatory
for the graduation in June, have been
announced, Miss Ruth Knight receiving
the former and Miss Mildred Trask the
latter. Miss I'rask entered the Senior
class last fall on the half year promotion
and has also been working out of school
hours in The City National Bank. She
has done the four years work in three
years Miss Trask has been as punctua !
as she is ssudous, not having been absent
or tardy for the three years attendance
.......The graduation will probably take
place in the Colonial Theatre, Thursday
night, June 18th, with program arranged
by Principal John A. David. The class
is also planning to give up the usual
festivities and establish the precedent of
giving sum of money for the new
school building and its furnishings
a special from Pittsfield under date of
March 23rd has the following concerning
party well known in Waldo county, as
Mr. Duffley made his headquarters in Bel
fast several years:
F. B. Dutfley. who claims he has been
IN portrait business for ten years and who
has headquarters at Newport, was before
Judge o. H. Drake in the PittsGed muni-
cipal court, Monday afternoon on .om-
paint of A. d. GetcheIl, charged with
obtaining money under false pretenses
Judge G. c, Blaisdell of the Newport
municipal court appeared for the defend
ant and attorney II. r. Coolidge for the
complainant. For number of months
Du1tley has been in this and near by
towns taking orders for enlarging photo
graphs and collecting some money a the
same time of taking the order and agree
ing 20 return the photo and enlargement
on a certain date. He took many order
from parents to enlarge photos of sons
made a speciality of making pictures of
men in the service. He often secured the
only photo the parents had of the boy in
France, neither the phoo nor enlarged
picture the complainant claimed had
been delivered though long overdue The
defendant was requested to furnish sure
ties for MS appearance at the April term
of the supreme judicial court at Show
hegan.