The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-22

The REXALL Store,
Belfast, Maine
Horace, the little son of Mayor and
Mrs. Clement Wescott, is convalesing
from an illness that threatened bronchial
pneumonia.
The Six Sisters Club met at the home
of Louise Weber last Monday evening.
A picnic supper was served and the
evening spent socially.
Warrant officer Edward H. Kelley of
Bangor left Monday noon for Hoboken,
N. j., where he will be assigned to a
ship. Mr.. Kelley is a warrant machinist
and expects to 60 on sea duty Immediate
ly.
Ralph A. Bramhall arrived home Tues
day night after about years service
He received his discharge at Camp Dew
ems. He returned to his duties as cashier
in the City National Bank Wednesday
morning.
Chapman Pineo, Jr., who has been con-
fined to the house several days with
heart trouble, is now able to be out and as
soon as he is able to travel, Mrs. Pineo
will take him to Boston to consult a
specialist.
The annual meeting of the Children S
Aid Society of Maine was held at the
Girls Home on Tuesday afternoon. The
annual reports were most encouraging
and will be printed in our next issue
The officers and committees were re-
elected with the exception of Norman
Staples elected to fill the vacancy on the
real estate committee caused by the
death of S. G. Norton
A gypsy cart hauled by span of horses
with one in tow arrived here Tuesday
afternoon on the Augusta road. They
went directly to the foot of Main street
! where they made short visit. They left
late IN the afternoon, having exchanged
! horse for an auto. There were a man, a
woman, four children and a dog. The
man went ahead with the auto while the
woman drove the span. They went over
Searsport avenue.
WEST BELFAST Howard W Newcomb
left Saturday morning for Saginaw,
Mich, to resume his duties with the
| Travellers Insurance Co., after spending
( the past week with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. S. Whitman Newcomb.. Mr. and
| wi o. CoHll L OBS tdllOd Oil MI anu WI 3.
Geo. DYER Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs Geo
Lake and MIR. and Mrs. Ralph Ames
called on Mr., and Mrs Frank Toothaker,
Sunday. Lew Campbell spent Sunday
with friends in Searsmont
ODD FELLOW DISTRICT MEETING. The
Encampments in this district will hold a
meeting with Penobscot Encampment,
| No. %, in Odd Fellows Hall in this city,
! Tuesday evening, June 3rd, to which all
Encampment members and their ladies'
are cordially invited. A banquet will be
served at 80 O'Clock by Aurora Rebekah
Lodge The staff of Meguntcook En-
campment of Camden will confer the
| Patriarchal degree in the lodge room.
Dancing, cards and refreshments will be
! enjoyed in the rear hall, with music by
! McKeen's orchestra. The grand officers,
with their ladies, are expected to be
present.
Mrs. Horace j. Morton and her mother,
Mrs. Jane Cammett, returned home last
Monday from most delightful week S
visit with relatives at the home of Hon
Allen L. Miller in Lincolnvlle. Sunday
a dinner party was given in honor of
Mrs. Cammett's birthday. There were
four generations present, Mrs. Cammett,
her daughter, Mrs. Miller, two branches
from the secon to the third and fourth
Horace A. Miller and daughter, Jane
Elizabeth; Hazel Miller Pottle and son
Maurice Allen. The event also celebrat-
ed the birthdays of Mrs. Miller, Horace
Miller, Hazel Pottle and the year old baby
Doris Miller. Gifts galore were given and
the birthday cake was .bundant and de-
licious. 1t was an unusual and happy
| event.
General Manager Turner of the Com
munity Chautauqua was in Belfast Tues
day and in the evening met an enthusi-
astic gathering of the Chautauqua' s
guarantors in the Municipal Court room.
Dr. W. L. West was made chairman and
Miss Mildred M. Slater secretary of the
meeting. Mr.. Turner gave an outline of
what the Chautauqua is to bring to Bel
fast the week of July 29th, adding only
one new feature to the program recently
printed in The Journal The keynote of
the course is Americanlsm and the fourth
lecture will be by that gifted orator, Con-
gresham Fairchild of Indiana, on that
subject. The following officers were
elected to constitute the board of man
agement: President, DR.. West; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. f. P Garlic; secretary, Miss
OldItl lICdSulC NllSS iSdDGl NlU0, GlCKeJ
committee, Morris L. Slugg; grounds,
Lynwood B. Thompson; advertising, A.
P. Goodhue; junior Chautauqua, Supt
E. E. Roderick. The charmen will select
their own committees A meeting of the
board will be held in the near future at
the call of the secretary. Last years
program was one of the best ever heard
in Belfast, but MIR Turner promises an
even better one this wear
POOR'S MILLS The Sunday school
was organized Sunday, May / 1th, at TO- 80
a. III. Superintendent, Cassius Hamilton;
Collector, Lloyd Wentworth; Secretary
and Treasurer, Mrs. Carrie Wood. There
was good attendance..... Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Payson and daughter Helen are
boarding with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Went
worth while they are getting their house,
hold goods ready to novel,. Mrs. Fred
Carter is recovering from a serious i'll
ness.... Mrs. o. A. Wade will enter Tap
ley's hospital this week for an operation.
.....Mrs. F. T. Wentworth has been con-
fined to the house the past week with a
bad cold .....Mrs. Jane Cole has been Oh
the sick list again but is better.... Mrs.
Merriam was a recent guest of Mrs
Underwood. 49,. Mrs. Kittredge of Vinal.
haven recently visited her daughter, Mrs.
Irwin Wood..... Mrs Arthur Higgins went
to Bangor last Tuesday to consult with g
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