The Republican journal., 1919-03-20
THE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL. THURSDAY, MARCH 20 1919.
William A. Clark of this city is among
the recent contributors to the Boy Scout

William A. Clark of this city is among
the recent contributors to the Boy Scout
fund.
Miss Mary Van Zile, Field Supervisor
from the bureau of nursing of the N. E..
Division of the Red Cross, will be IN Bel
fast Friday and Saturday to look over the
situation before arrangements are made
to send nurse here.
Among the Belfast boys who have ar
rived in the States from over seas are
Richard E. Noyes, son of James F. Moves,
who has arrived in Livingston, Mont,
Karl F. Darby and Henry B. Cunningham
at Hoboken, N. j., and are now at Camp
Merritt, N. j.
The regular meeting of the Eastern
Star will be held on Friday evening, be-
ginning at 7.3O sharp. There will be work
and the program will consist of Just a
good time, with Marion E. Brown, chair
man. A buffet lunch will be served fol-
lowed by games.
The box factory branch of the Leonard
& Barrows shoe factory has been moved
to the annex across Pleasant street and
will occupy one floor including the ma
chinery for cutting the pasteboard, etc.
All the wooden boxes will be made at
Mathews mill and nailed up as needed at
the Shoe Factory.
ST
Patterson took place last Thursday at
10 a. m. with Rev. William Vaughan
officiating. The bearers were Clarence
E. and Norman A. Read, Allan NJ Howes
and DR.. Ernest S. Weber. The remains
were placed in the receiving tomb at
Grove Cemetery and will be inferred in
the spring in the family lot Grade | of
the PIERCE school was dismissed to allow
the teachers and his classmates to attend
the services.
In recent personal letter to Belfast
friend Relia Hardness of Berkeley, Calf,
former Belfast woman, writes of the
death, Jan. list, of Earlbert Newcomb, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ. Newcomb, former
ly of Belfast, aged 81 years, also of the
death of the little four-year daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Newcomb on De-
cember 3Oth. Their deaths were the re-
suit of influenza and pneumonia with
which other members of the Newcomb
family were i'll.
The piano recital by the pupils of Miss
Amy E. Stoddard was very creditably
given, even to the youngest child, Miss
Helen Payson, who played her little waltz
perfectly, although she has studied only
two months. This was the first appear
ance of Mrs. Allan NJ. Howes, who played
Shepherds all and Maidens FAIR" Nevin,
with dainty touch and an abandon that
was a delight to ALL The quartet was
omitted on account Of the Illness of one
of the members, and Mrs Howes played
d sonata by Mozart, Miss Stoddard play
ing an accompaniment written by Grieg
on another piano. Miss Beulah Young and
Miss Stoddard also played a number on
the two pianos,
The funeral of Mrs. Emma W. West
was held at 10 a. M Friday at her late
home on Union street, with Rev, Arthur
E. Wilson of the First Parish Church
officiating, Her son and his wife, Mr..
aud Mrs. Asa A. West of Dorchester, her
sister and niece, Mrs. Rose West and Mrs.
Cleo Flagg Of Brockton, Mass, came to
attend the services. Her other sister,
Mrs Almeda Young of Boston, was I'M
able to make the trip One brother, Henry
c. Marden of this city, also survives. On
account of her extreme deafness Mrs.
VEST mingled very little in society, but
enjoyed the friendship of all who knew
her. The bearers were Fred A. Seward,
Willis A. Thompson, Charles r. COMBS
and Charles E. Sherman.
Rehearsas in the Senior play, "Grand-
ma Glbbs Of the Red Cross" are pro-
crossing we'll. The date has not been
definitely set, but it will come off early
in April The play is by Walter Ben
was so successfully given by the class of
= 1915. Grandma Gibbs of the Red Cross
t is in four acts. Grandma Gibbs gives
herself to the Red Cross and sends Ter
only son to the front. He is reported
f seriously wounded and she goes in scar; h
of him and finds him in an America n
hospital just in time to save his life. This
provides picturesque background and
some striking tableaux to set off pretty
! and timely love story of the war. There
are over thirty people in the cast. In
the play will be introduced dances, tab
q leaux, singing and Rotations.
< Privates Vernard C. Hall and Francis
, Robinson of Co F, Third Infantry of this
J.. city, were fined nine dollars and costs each
4 in a court martial over which Lieut.. Ross
l. Hammons presided on Thursday even
+ ing in the Municipal court room. Both
, were charged with breaking the sixty
9 first article OF war in remaining away
from drills of the Company. Robinson
4 plead not guilty to the charge and Hall
guilty Both were convicted. Instead of
rauSinp the arrest by men in the Com