The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-12-18
The News of Belfast.

plldl LOT surgical treatment.
The W. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Mary Collins, Miller ST.. Friday after
noon at 80 O'Clock.
The Universalist League will meet Sat
urday at p. m, in the vestry when work
will be started for the Easter sale.
The Dickey- Knowlton Real Estate
Com pany have sold the Stickney block
on Church street to William H Dickey
of this city. Mr. Dickey will make some
changes and repairs on the building and
will use the first floor as a garage repair
ing plant and make his home in the tene-
ment up stairs
At the meeting of the Boy Scouts Tues
day evening papers were presented by
Earl Ness on the early history of Belfast
and Frank Downes on the 'Old Gene
teries." David W. Dyer and Norman E.
Brown were elected to membership and
one new name was presented Orland
Orchard, Ermo Scott and Donald knowl-
ton were made a committee on basket
ball
The "grown-up children's' Christmas
party at the North church parlors under
the auspices of the Guild last Monday
evening was great success. There were
80 members in unique costumes and as
many guests. Mrs. Harry L. Kilgore as
fororn, but bright little girl, was easily
the star pupil in the entertaining school
taught by Miss ENERGY CHM. The white
elephant Christmas tree under the direc-
ton of Mrs. George C. Trussell as Santa
Claus caused much real merriment Re-
freshments were served.
H. L. Woodcock is in Bangor this week
an has display of his pictures at the
public library He plans to go to Or
mond, Fla, for the winter, the Colonial
Hotel at Nassau, Bahama Islands, where
he has passed many winters, not opening
this season on account of the decision of
the Ward Line not to run their large
steamers to that resort Mr.. Woodcock
passed last winter at Ormond and hadls,a
most successful season. He was urgent
ly invited to return there this winter.
Arthur Higgins, one of our most pros
porous and energetic farmers, is now con-
fined to his home on the Poor's Mills road
with serious injuries the result Of an ac-
cident. He was hauling a large load of
empty barrels last Friday anc when on
the White hill in North Belfas. his sled
slowed and upset and the a-rels were
thrown on him as the horses dragged him
long distance, when they were stopped
and he was picked up unconscious. He
has slight conclusion of the brain, his
body is mass of bruises, his hands have
/ pieces of flesh torn from them and the
cuts on his head required the use of "a
stitches. HIS condition is favorable and
his principal regret is that his plans for a
winters work must be abandoned.
Norman s, Donahue, the Waldo County
agent, who has had rooms Ill the knights
of Pythias block for several years. viii
soon move to the county building, where
very convenient offices are being fttec
UP for him, at the county's expense II,
will also have stenogI apher This vii
also be the headquarters of the Waldo
County Farmers Pureau, which aIread,
has q large membership. Many thousant
dollars have been saved to the farmers il
the scientific and practical help furnished
in demonstrations, fertilizer formulas
etc. Another great benefit and verv ia
reaching N good results is the promotion
of the Boys and Girls Clubs All ar
branches of the University of Maine Elk
tension Service. Several other countie
in the State are benefited by the sam
methods. MIR Donahue is doing goo
work and will have many needed con
veniences IN his new quarters in tn
Court House.
A new corporation will succeed til
Leonard x Barrows Companyin in the man
agement Of the Belfast shoe factory a
the beginning of the year. The ney
company which is being organized i
Boston this week will be known as tn
Leonard, Stevens & Bearce Com pany
Arthur H. Leonard of Boston withdraw
from the -irm Of Leonard & Barrows t
become member of the new company
He will conduct an office in Boston fo
buying stock, etc, and will be assiste
by his son, Arthur H. Leonard, Jr., VIII
will come here from Chicago for fey
months experience in the local factory
Herbert H Stevens has beer superintend
ent of the Belfast factory for the past
years, coming here from the Hazard fac
tory in Gardiner. He has also had ex
perience in shoe manufacturing in Mari
boro, Mass. He is a young man of ex
ceilent executive ability, has made man,
improvements, added labor saving de
vices, increased the output in a remarka
bic degree. He will continue as superin.
tendent and now employees about 800 peo
pie. H recently bought one of the finest
residences in the city and with his ia ami
ly occupies it. Chandler Bearce, the 9th
er member of the company, belongs il