The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10

Supreme Judicial Court convenes mex
Tuesday, when Judge John A. Morrill, o1
| Auburn will preside.
"Don't miss the launchingp' The steam,
ers victorious" and "Independence" art
about to start on their journey to France
All come and help fill the Ships There
will be special music. For particulars at
tend the Baptist Y. P. S. c. E. next Sun
day evening.
George H. Robertson has added two
small pieces of machinery to his new Job
office in Hayford block that means much
in labor-sa ving-an Acme staple binder
an an American numbering machine.
Mrs. Robertson is assisting him in his
rush of business.
The annual meeting of the Belfast Saw
ings Bank was held at the banking room
Wednesday, April 9th, at 10 a. M, when
the following officers were reelected:
President, James H. Howes; treasurer,
Wilmer j. Dorman; assistant treasurer,
Fuller c. Wentworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis F. Marden have
taken the tenement in the Miles S. Jelli-
son house on Church street. Harold P.
Blodgett, the new superintendent at the
Penobscot Bay Electric Co.'S local plant,
has taken the Cross house on Cedar
street to be vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Marden, and will move his goods here
from Gardiner.
Company F of the Third Maine Infantry
in this city will hold their May Ball at the
Armory in Belfast on Thursday evening,
May 1st. An exhibition drill will be given
at this time in which the whole company
will take part, and there will be mum.
Der of officers here from various parts
OF the State. A large orchestra will fur
nlsh music and the hall will be decorated
in honor of the anniversary occasion,
which will be made notable one.
H. M. Fiske, representing the State Y.
M. &. A, is in Belfast to help conduct
the drive for funds to establish Y. M.
Z. A. secretary in Waldo County. The
following local committee are in charge
of this drive: M. L. Slugg. B. L. Davis,
r. K. Poor, j. r. Dunton, E. E. Roder-
lck, j. A. David, Z. D. Hartshorn, c. W.
Wescott, l.. B. Thompson, F. A. Bran
hall and Dr. F. c. Small. Over $1,000
has already been pledged one party
pledging $500 and number 500 and S5C
each. The committee will be unable tc
lG
! give is asked to leave their pledge OF
money with F. R. Poor, or with L. B.
| Thompson, the treasurer.
Among the Waldo County bows in the
famous 10th Division to reach Boston
recently are Elmer A Wentworth of Bel
fast in Company c; Amos L. Carleton OF
Wlnterport and Vinton Hardness of Lin
colnville in the Headquarters Company
Ralph H. Elwell of Brooks and Frank E,
Curtis of Frankfort in Company A
George L. Libby and Clyde w. Getchel]
OF Unity of the Supply Company, all in
103rd Infantry; Arthur Young of Sears
port, bugler in Company f of the 1O3rd
Infantry. Capt Herbert B. Foster of
Porti nd, who resided in Belfast several
years previously to entering the service.
arrived with the 10lst Engineers of the
26th Division.
/ SALVAGE AND W. S. S. Mrs. Cecil
Clay, Waldo County chairman of the
! Woman's division of the W. S. S. drive
is taking up the matter of Sa wage in
connection with the sale of thrift and
war savings stamps. All Junk dealers
will carry large signs on their teams, il
! they are wiling to assist in this Rooc
work, and cards will also be distributed
among those who have junk for sale tC
call the teams. Everyone is requested tC
save rags, scrap rubber, old metal, papers,
magazines, bags There is no more patri.
/ otto duty for you to perform and with
very little trouble than by saving waste
materials to exchange for stamps. II
this connection read Sam Freedman's
/ business advertisement in this paper
Major Edward H. Kelley of Bangor, &
Belfast boy, and a former editor of the
| Bangor ommercial, received 81, 900 il
/ the will Of the late Hon Joseph P. Bass
/ A number OF other employees of the Com
merciaI received substantial gifts The
public bequests consist of legacy oi
S25, 600 without restrictions to ne East
ern Maine General Hospital, aud the Gift
to the city of the Maplewood Park prop
erty to be used for public or senli-publie
purposes and to be known forever as Bass
/ Park; also the gift to the city of tie prop
/ erty between Buck and Dutton streets
where the Auditorium stands, to ne useC
/ for the Maine Music Festival There is
also a beQuest to the Bangor Chndren's
/ Home of $50 each Thanksgiving fo- din
ners, and $3.50 each Ch istmas for dinners
and useful Christmas presents
One member, Calvin Gray, became as
soCated with the BOY Scouts at Chei1
Monday evening meeting and there was
an interesting program given. The best
attendance was in the Fox Patrol. Thos.
Wadsworth has succeeded Eugene Sholes
as member of the Beaver Patrol. There
were 81 members present. Granvl lie
Hoffses and Floyd Winchester were acu-