The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-02

| SdlOlu NlClShaAe, Pupti III eHS hoSe
Belfast Primary school, has a record for
punctuality that is seldom equalled, as he
| has not been absent or tardy for four sue
cessive terms. Eleanor Brierley, also a
pupil in the same school, was not absent
or tardy during the fall term.
The mother of little twin boys was
entertaining a friend who CHANGED to
remark that one of the twins should
have been girl. The mother seemed
satisfied with her boys, and they were
evidently pleased with each other, as
after a pause one said: "Whod abener n
| wouldn't abener and Paul wouldn't
abener. I can't find who'd abener.''
DAVIS, THE MAGICIAN. The second
entertainment in the lyceum course will
be given in the Baptist church next Mon
day evening at g. Is o'clock by Davis, the
magician. This man of many mysterious
movements stands first in his class
on the public platform of the present
time. He is original in thought and ex-
preston and entertains verbally as he
mystifies in his unusual and sensational
tricks in the open. Even the old trunk
mystery is given with variations Be
sure to hear and see Davis Monday night
and be highly entertained.
Letters received from Leslie Grindle of
East Belfast, who has been in service in
France, state that he is in good health and
recoveringfrom wound received in battle
He was for 26 days on the firing line and
over the top three times during that time
His regiment drove the Germans out of the
trenches, not giving them time to dig
any more, while the Americans were en-
tertaining them. There were not many
vacations or Sundays offered his organi-
zation. There had been six or seven d.
visions up before his went up and could
not get the enemy out of the trenches,
and machine gun holes in the ground
They got lot of prisoners and killed a
lot and captured mess" of machine
guns, ammunition and artillery. They
captured few villages, but not many as
they were in wooded section. 1t is
quite an experience to march up into a
machine gun fire as we'll as the artillery
fire from both sides, trench motors in
shell holes and snipers in tree tops. You
really don't know where to look to find
these Dutchmen. He says, 81 got seven
Huns, genuine Germans, that was sure
of, but at times you can't tell if you kill
them or someone else does it, got one
wound out of it, but was only six days in
the hospital. have a wound stripe and
have served sufficient time to get ser
| vice stripe"
FIRES. An alarm was given Christmas
forenoon for chimney fire in the Boulter
house on Miller street. Assistant Chief
Walter j. Clifford and several firemen
responded. The only damage was from
SCOT. Mrs. Lillian C. Choate and little
grandchild were i'll with the influenza
and their attending physician was calling
when the firemen arrived. An alarm
was rung in from box Is at lO.45 D. m.
Thursday for fire in the G. C. Lower
building on Main street and occupied by
Calvin Pilley, barber. When the firemen
reached the building the blaze had made
such progress that it was impossible to
tell exactly where it caught The crowd
collected in such nun herc +bof ~. G..
department were hampered in their work.
Inc Lower building was destroyed. Mr..
Riley lost his furniture, only partially
insured The Mathews building, occupied
oy Fred Timm's boot and shoe store, had
holes cut IN the roof and in the side adj
lolnlng the barber shop. Mr.. Timm's
STOCK was injured to the extent of several
hundred dollars. Mr.. Timm was confined
to his bed at the time and was threatened
with pneumonia. This is the fourth time
his stock in trade has been injured bv
tires that did not originate in his store.
The building on the upper side of the bar
Der shop is owned by Charles R. Coombs
and occupied as grocery store by Frank
l.. Young Holes were cut in the roof and
SIDE and water put into it, but even then
the Injury by fire was considerable. Mr..
1oung and his wife had taken account of
stock and had large line of new goods
In and ready for the trade, hoping to
profit by their experience of last winter
when their goods were delayed at marke ct
on account Of frozen bay. Their stock
was practically ruined but was insured.