The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-06-05

Grammar Grades, has introduced course
of nature study in his classes. Books on
birds, flowers, insects, etc, beautifully il
Illustrated have been received. The classes
will give play to pay the expenses in
CURED.
Belfast friends have received cards
from Mrs. Sarah Eta Patterson of West
Somerville, Mass, announcing the mar
rage of her daughter Isaphne Ella and
Charles Robert White, both of Worcester,
Mass. The wedding will take place Thurs
day, June 18th, at All Souls Universalist
church in Worcester.
Please remember that the Waldo Coun-
ty Veterans Association are to meet with
Thomas H. Marshall Post and their allied
bodies at their hall in this city, Thursday.
With good weather June has always been
the banner meeting of the year Give
the Waldo county veterans the reception
they so Justly merit.
Capt. and Mrs C. B. SWEET have taken
furnished home in Machias for the
next three months, as the captain will be
in that vicinity in his additional duties
in connection with the Pejepscot Paper &
. Pulp Co. Their daughter, Miss Mabel
will be in the Company's office in Ma
chias and Miss Anna will also spend the
/ summer with her parents.
| The Bangor Chamber of Commerce is
asking for subscriptions of $40 each from
the merchants and others to cover the
cost of wharfage for the steamer Castine,
run by Coombs Bros. OF Belfast and Isles
boro, for river service during the season.
The Stickney & Babcock Coal Co. have
agreed to allow the use of their wharf
for the season at $3.50 1t is hoped to
, have the steamer run to river and bay
ports this summer as business feeder to
Bangor. -Bangor Daily News
The adjoining Of certain poles in Belfast
and vicinity with blue bands flanked
with narrow white bands at top and bot
tom has been the subject of much in
! quiry. These signs were so placed by
the Maine Automobile Association, paint
ed under their direction and Indicate
that Belfast is on the line Of the Atlantic
, Trail, the highway used by the Maine
, automobiiist in going from Portsmouth to
, Calais Other markings used in different
parts of the State indicate other high
ways and are of great aid to travellers.
: DR.. Carl Stevens of this city, who was
? about year ago commissioned as a
' Lieutenant in the Maine Medical Reserve
S and saw duty at Camp Keyes last sum-
mer and later at Swans Island last fall
during the epidemic, last week re-
e ceived his discharge from the service.
e According to recent decision of the
< War Department, all officers who have
been discharged from the regular or any
service of the United States Army or
Y Navy will continue the rank and will be
known with such rank as they may have
attained while in the service.
S The Sunday edition of the Boston Her.
= aid says: "The Mary A. Hall, schooner
i of 381 tons gross, hailing from Stoning-
y ton, Conn, sank May 31st off the West
S vessel went aground on Romer shoals
e last Tuesday, but was floated the same
}. day without assistance. She had cleared
from New York for Buenos Aires. Oh.
today that the mainmast was broken ane
the mizzenmast had fallen. The schooner
was built at Belfast, Me-, in 1882" TIL,
Hall was built by Mcdonald & Brown fol
the formers brother, Capt. G. Augusta.
Mcdonald, now deceased. They sod he
to Capt Gross of Deer Isle She was 38t
tons net.
l The 29tA of May was Mrs. A. f. Will
:; sons birthday, and she was happily ant
completely surprised by her class of Blu
Birds. At four o'clock they appeared a
o the First Parish parsonage, with Mrs
John David Mrs. Wilson happened t.
d be out but the Blue Birds took possession
and hid in every possible place, and wher
ten minutes later Mrs. Wilson came in
y and was just greeting Mrs. David, SHE
was Immediately surrounded by her de-
lighted and vociferous little friends. They
y presented her a cut-glass vase and dist
through Doris David, spokesman. This
is class of girls of the Unitarian Sunday
school that began three years ago witt
6 six members and now numbers SO.
The Madison Bulletin of May 22nd has
the following appreciative notice of DR.
and Mrs. Pepper who have already made
e friends in their new home here: doctor
and Mrs J. L. Pepper went to Belfast
g Tuesday where they intend to make their
home for the future. DR.. Pepper came tc
Madison some % years ago from Athens
where he was located for time, and has
. established reputation as a physician
I, and surgeon second to none in this sec.
ton of Maine. He graduated from Colby
College in 1889, afterwards taking the
course at Bowdoin Medical School. His
9 studies did not cease with his graduation
from college for he has been close stu
dent of developments in his profession
and has been constantly up to date in all
branches of his work For the past year
he has been in the army, most of the
time in charge of large hospital at a
training camp in Toledo, Ohio. Their
g many friends here deeply regret the de-
S parture of Dr. and Mrs. Pepper and con-
: graduate Belfast upon the acquisition of
K a high class professional man and charm