The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-08

the speaker.
The public landing has been lowed to
the north side of the Eastern S. S. Co.'s
wharf from the Roberts lot near Goose
River. This landing is very substantial
one and is maintained by the city and
boat owners.
Private Daniel Floyd of this city, who
was recently transferred from Co. F,
Third Maine Infantry of this city to the
Navy, is now on the U. S. S. North Da-
kota, located in Hampton Roads for
time.
May Day, last Thursday, was the best
of the season. There was no public OBJ
servance by the city schools, but many
private parties visited the nearby woods,
and found the wild flowers in general at
least two weeks earlier than the average.
All the members of A. E. Clark Camp,
S. of ", and the Auxiliary are request
ed to meet in Memorial Hall next Sun
Mothers Day observance to be held in
the Methodist church with sermon by
Rev. Charles w. Martin.
Rev. Arthur E.. Wilson of this city has
accepted an invitation to speak three
times at the annual session, the first
week in July, of the Unitarian Sunday
School Institute at Andover, N. H. He
will speak on "The Music of the Birds,
The Call of the Canoe, and Nature in
Poetry"
In a personal note from Bozeman,
Mont, Mrs. William F. Schoppe says:
'We are in quarantine again. Billie is
having scarlet fever again just a year
from his attack in 1918. He is comfor-
table" They are enjoying beautiful
spring with all the wild flowers in BIOS
som.
Mrs. Perlie Haines has received from
her husband, Corp. Haines, now with the
Army of Occupation in Germany, box
of souvenirs that arrived in perfect con-
dition. He was then at Neuenahr and
sent among many curiosities glass tumb-
lers and toothpick holders, jewelry, etc.
He sees little prospect of coming home
at present but hopes to before long
Byron NJ. Salter of this city, who re-
turned last week from overseas, is the
first and only overseas man to re-enlist
in Company F, of the Third Maine In
fantry of this city, of which he was a
member prior to his going across Private
Charles B. Merithew was the first re-
enlistment in the Company, having been
in the regular service at one of the forts
in Portland harbor
Every returned soldier has been invited
by Captain Orrin j. Dickey, chairman of
the Memorial Day parade committee, to
take part in the parade in full uniform,
and it is hoped that in respect and as
testimonial of tribute to the many men
who will not return from France and
overseas, that there will be a t4rGr how
ing of the returned army. CantaIn Dick "
has invited Lieut.. Wilbur O. Colby of
this city to take commend q tA-t ,:t>i,-
Ion OF the parade, ana u is expect, d that
there will be large number from belfast
and nearby towns.
The Belfast Board OF Trade w Il hold
banquet at Memorial hall at SIX O'clock
Thursday evening, May 15Dh. when
promises to be one OF the peas ut events ,
ot the season. The speaker of the even.
ln4 Will be Mr.. William Milton II s.. an
expert on industrial and rcu tural
problems. and comes here under The aus
ces OF the State Agricultural ana Ia !
uustral l. -ague. This League is making
excellent pro4I eSS In the State and is or
g4nz d III III interest of better faruinr,
maInetIn1, business and living, in the !
State of Maine. c. M. Conant of Win
terport AMI Orlando E. Frost of this city
are the directors for Waldo county.
Fay Frost, one of the first Belfast boys
to b. called in the Waldo County draft, |
has returned home from over sea service !
Ia the motor truck corps. He is still suf- i
IrTInU from IN
with both the mustard and chlorine. |
W lille he tells but little of his expert |
ences he did admit that they were haz-
ardous, as he was with the men convex
ing ammunition from the rear to the |
trenches. That the trucks were so near
each other that a man could not stand |
between them, that they were not allow |
ed to use lights and that on many of the |
trips they drove through mud to the |
hubs. He said they could keep the road |
only by the motion of the truck as it |
sWayed when the wheels left the road |
Ills route was over what will be known |
IN history as the Americans Death VAL |
ley, as the Germans occupied the sur
rounding hills.
Junior Stevens and Alfred Ferguson,
the siX-year- old little sons of MIR. and |
Mrs Herbert H. Stevens and MIR, and
Mrs Alfred M. Ferguson, were the inno- |
cent cause of great deal of excitement !
last Monday evening. They left home
shortly after school and as Junior re-
marked later were going to Boston and !
would have got there at o'clock if thew
had not been bothered. They evidently |
felt the call of the woods and spring as |
they were traced up Congress street. |
through what is known as the Reeves |
woods, through the water works section
and thence to Northport avenue where |
they were located about 73O D. m. at the |
residence of E. H. Knowlton. The anx-
.ous parents of both little lads and all
their friends searched here, there and ev-
erywhere without trace of them. FL
nally the Central Telephone office was
asked to assist and it was through their
kindness that the children were located |
In the meantime Scout Master Dickey /
and about thirty of the Scouts Joined in
the search and had found their tracks in
the mud on lower Congress street. and
this afforded some relief as Junior was
known to be familiar with that section of
the city, which he frequently visited
with his parents. Their shoes were ru-
med, they were wet to their waists and
weary, but seemed happy that they had
found blue violets for their mothers. AL
fred clutched his in his hand and Junior
filled his pocket.