The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-09
SWAN, Written co.

Washington Hose Company will ho'd
their annual ball in the Armory Jan.
Both with music by Tozier's orchestra.
Coffee and sandwiches will be served.
Roy c. Fish, local manager of the E.
A. Strout Agency, has sold the past
week the Charles Bennett farm in Sears
mont to Boston parties, and the farm in
Montville owned by DR.. T. N Pearson to
Charles Williams of Rains, Utah.
The body of Lewis Jackson arrived
Wednesday afternoon from Augusta and
was taken to the Coombs' undertaking
rooms. Later it was taken to Morrill,,
where the service will be held in the
church this, Thursday, afternoon.
The directors of the Home for Aged
Women at their January meeting last
Tuesday evening extended thanks to
Lester L. Morse of San Francisco, Calf,
for the gift of S25, to George M. Stone of
Lewistown, Mont, for $40, to one Belfast
friend for S. and to another for 81.
Rockland authorities have released
Ollie Tourlainen, the Finn arrested for
the murder of Mrs. Harry Z. Brown and
suspected of the assault Of Mrs, Ray
mond Small several months ago, as he
produced an alib County Attorney
Withee's appeal to RockIani residents to
assist the officers in tracing the guilty
party in these two fien1sh crimes will
probably result in an arrest in the near
future
The first court martial in this city of
men from Co F of the Third Maine Regi-
ment, was held in the Armory last We'd
nesday evening, Lieut.. Ross |. Hammons,
summary court martial officer. Two men
were tried, Francis Robinson and Alvin
Scott Gray, for persistent absence from
drills, breaking of the 61st article of war.
The former had been absent for 10 drills
and the latter for about 20 The men
were fined 50 each or nine days in Jail,
and they paid.
| Now that the holiday dances and public
events have closed at the Armory the
practice work and basket ball games
between the Belfast High school team
and other teams together with Company
F., will follow ard it is expected that
some very interesting games will be the
result Both the High school and Co. F.
have good teams and interest will wax
very warm as result. The members of
Company F. have just received their new
suits, which are very attractive. They
have white shoes, khaki pants and stock
ings and grey trunks with the letters
eco. F., Third Infantry"
The U. S. Civil Service Commission
announces an examination for janitor on
Jan. ID, 1919, to fill a vacancy in the
position of laborer, custodian service in
the Postoffice Building, Belfast. Me-, at a
salary of 5000 plus S12O pei year. No
educational test will be given and appli-
cants will not be assembled for mental
examination. The examination will con-
sist of the subjects of physical ability
and training and experience. Applicants
must be citizens of the United States and
have reached their Goth but not their 5Oth
birthday on the date of examination, ex-
cept that persons honorably discharged
from the military or naval service of the
United States by reason of disability re-
sulting from wounds received or sickness
incurred in the line of duty, will be ex
cused from age limits. For application
blank, Form 1900, address the Local Sec
rotary, Postoffice, Belfast, Me-, or the
District Secretary, 18th Floor Custom
House, Boston, with whom the applica-
ton must be filed in complete form on or
before Jan. Is, 1919.