The Republican journal., 1919-03-06

p% ", D. owett OF the Pejepscot
Company has been in Harrington and
Machias the past week on business. '
Workmen have finished putting cleo.
trio lights in the vestry of the Universal
list church and will install them in the
auditorium this week.
Miss Anna SWEET, pupil in the Belfast
alen school. is confined to her home on
spring street with lame knee, the re-
suit of rheumatic trouble
Mrs. Frank H. Hoag slipped on the
sidewalk early Monday morning near her
| nome on Bay View street and sustained a
Potts fracture of her right ankle. Dr.
Elmer Small was called to reduce the
fracture. 'ne
Miss Flores l. Smart, R. NJ, of Portland
Is assisting at the Tapley Hospital during
rush of work. She was recently at
Southwest Harbor on a private case for
DR.. Thomas Tapley.
Howard L. Whitten lost sum of
money from his store safe recently, but
the thief left $3.50 in Liberty bonds and
TOOK an empty wallet from the cigar case.
Inc matter has been reported to City
Marshal M. R. Knowlton.
! This is the first winter on record since
automobiles came into use that they could
! have been in use all the time. Charles B.
Norton has had Ford car in commission
all winter, and the greater part of the
time the roads have been in fine con-
dition.
| At recent meeting of the directors of
the New Belfast Fair Association the
dates for the fair next summer were des-
| lgnated August 10Th, Goth and 21st. The
ASSOCIATION is planning to make several
improvements in addition to those made
! last season.
Carl, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert F. Hanson, Upper Main street,
took his sled last Friday and struck out
unbeknown to his mother, who thought
he was with the older children. He went
to the Fred G. Gray house near the Farm
ers Union and was recognized as stranger
In that vicinity All attempt was made
to lind who he was, but the little fellow
was not inclined to talk SO kept perfectly
quiet. Becoming anxious his new friends
suggested that he be taken to the city
building, but he would say nothing only
IN response to the suggestion that he
might like a ride he said 'horse" All
| eiiS Sd1liCiSg CltihS III IilE SIUIGS anu
from all the offices in the building be-
came interested and called on the cute
little lad but failed to identify him At
noon time when he failed to come in with
the children, his mother began TO search
| for him and soon located him at the Gray
house as he was taking nap.
Paul F. Connor, Deputy Collector, will
| be at the following places on dates men
toned for the purpose of assisting in
come taxpayers in filing their returns
under the Federal Law The new In
come Tax Law affects 1918 incomes and
is different from the 1917 act in many
respects, so that many will find it ad-
| vantageous to interview one of the dep
uty collectors working in their particular
section. The itinerary of the above
named deputy collector will be as fol-
lows: Belfast, at the Custom House, to-
day and tomorrow, from to IL, 1 80 to
5. 80 and to 9 p. m. He will be in Lin
colnville March 9th, in Searsport, March
10th, in Stockton Springs, March 18th,
in Frankfort, March 18th and in Winter
port, March 18th.
BOY SCOUTS. Subscriptions to the
Boy Scout fund are still coming in and
the figures are over the top. The boys
are most enthusiastic in looking forward
to the camping trip. The people of Bel
fast have been very liberal in this first
call for funds for the benefit of the boys
and it is certainly appreciated. The pa
trolls have been re-organized in the follow
ing numerical order. Eagle one; Wolf
two; Raven three; Fox four; Beaver five.
At the meeting Monday night there were
some forty boys present and the organiza-
| ton is fast growing stronger and improv-
ing in standing. Belfast now has one of
the best equipped troops in the State.
The sale of tags for the benefit of the
BOYS on Washington's Birthday gave
return of S126.2 90 The winners in this
sale were Clayton Colcord first who sold
1870 tags; Harold Staples, second with 83
and Elmer Ellis, third with 78 tags. In
the debate Of Monday evening, rs it right
to play German music in American"
Donald knowlton and Harry Bowen of
the affirmative side were the winners
There will be another debate at tine next
meeting between Clayton Colcord and
Elmer Ellis on the affirmative and Wight
Robbins and Russell Knight for the neg
ative Lewis Mendall will demonstrate
''first aid bendagng" and there will be
stories by Scouts Arnold, Downs, Robbins,
Canning, Davis, Cook, Smith, Ness. Rob-
ert Clements and Carl Clements were
elected to membership at the meeting.