Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-28
BELFAST
Axthur Williams Arrives
Purchasers # ~Doughb0y
Wondering at Outcome
Artist Woodcock In Town.

Wondering at Outcome
Artist Woodcock In Town.
Ben Alnes williams the brilliant
-ouns story writer is 1t the Bal
ter, with Hrs. Anes and their two
children for the summer. Many Of
Mr. Ames most successful stories
have been written n Belfast and
during the past year especially, Bel
last people have followed his work
with uunsual interest The story IN
the March issue Of The American
Magazine. called The Field Of Honor.
is one of the most touching short
stories Of the past year. and the
central character. the old coiored
man. playing his baar night after
night On Bo-tOn Common, or On the
we'll known street corners is SO al
soiutely real that one feels tina he
must have really lived. This is only
one of the short stores from this
talented Young writer. who mas
many to MS credit. including seve-a
serials. The Williams family is
verv popular at The Barte-v where
they enter INTO the life Of the sum
rner colony. and where M williams
occasionally is prevailed upon 70
read one of his stories before il Is
submitted.
Many Belfast people VINO recently
subscribed one dollar for 4 magazine
called The DouEhboy, which several
uniformed men. VINO said they ware
taking subscriptions, SOLD about the
CITY few weeks ago. are wondering
# They are ''stunC' No one has as
vet heard a word from the pupiica-
non and there mas been ample time.
A large number Of subscriptions
We're taken n Belfast. a card re-
ceipt being gwen winch entitled the
holder to d year < Subscription %
The Deughooy. SAID 10 De a magazine
similar in text 10 The Stars ana
Stripes. which was printed over
seas. The DouChbCr they SAID, was
published n this country. and those
who subscribed would be glad 10 see
a copy
Willis Arnold we'll known IN Bel
fast VINO Tnar-led Miss Edith Brown.
only daughter Of MIR. and Mrs. Fred
eriCk ". Brown. is Still n the SER
ICE and when last heard rom was
n Fence. nut expecting 70 sail Tor
home some time n June. Mr- Arnold
IS an electrical anC civil engineer
and his work has been that Of con-
strucrion. for the most part n con-
nection with the building Of The big
docks Installing hnistinE apparatus
elevators etc. He mas been station
ed al various times n Queenstown
Ireland. n Scotland. England and
France For some time now he has
been underwav He has had time
when on leave or when going from
place 70 place 20 visit many interest
ing places. including London. Fa-;s.
the Scottish Lake region and Enanv
picturesque places IN England and
Ireland NJ Arnold EFF n vary m
sponsibie position n Warsaw \. \ =,
70 Offer his SERVICES 70 the govern
-nent. During frequent visits n Be-
fast ne mas made many friends and
i Is not q. al unlike. --at ne VIII
ne here before ne summer js over.
The " c. T. [. VIII meet this week
on -hu-sda- instead Of FRIDAY as
usual. owing 20 Memorial day. Miss
Lora MaEcv Will ne hostess al $50
THURSDAY afternoon
The Eastern Steamship Lines
steamer Camden r77ade her first -rip
IF the sen=on and ner first n this
Dort since Ja-ua-v -. 1918. Tor dur
ing ne war she was On the New York
route. the Bangor and Rock land TAX :
Ing 1n~ place on the Boston & Ban
gor route For the frst -lIne N some
80 or moro wars except during an
ire embargo there were no boa e
running on this route the past win
-er and when the Camden steamed
III the harbor this morning she sd :
lu1ed and was greeted warmly Thc
Camden is the only steamer on the
route now and will make ttra. trips
per week. her sister shin being Still
on ne Bnst on-New York route she
4 had Il large passenger lis. and was
unabie TO take care of anywhere nea-
he amount OF freight on the wharf
IN Boston.
Hart L. Wco6cock. the well known
artist. famous for his water cniors
Of The Bahamas, having maintained
a srudio for some 16 years in one
Of the hotels n Nassau the mecca
Of winter tourists. has arrived III
Belfast for the summer Ee spent
The pest winter in the South. having
, Il studio in the Brirton Inn. Orrnond,
where he found some beautiful spots
for sketchinc. During the Is Years
spent in Nassau. Mr.. woodcock' g
work was broadly known. for d
great many titled English people
come and 70 during the winter sea
son and his pictures were carried
INTO many countries. His street
! scenes Of Nassau rNe quaint old
! houses. the docks and the life in ger
| ernl have made MIN famous and
some OF his very REST work mas been
! done there. Since the war. however
!. \ assam has not been the CAV place
of former years, the brilliantly uni
! formed soldiers Of the sng,isn gar
rissn are no longer dancing and
throng.ng the cafes. Many of them
in fact. sleep IN Flanders fields or
elsewhere in France. seven Young Of
ficers Of Mr.. Woodcock's acquaInt-
ance falling on the field Of honor
Many of the prominent society peo-
pie Of this gay old watering place
have been in mourning during the
past four years and Nassau has not
been the care free de,,rntful place
Il was. Il win come into it's own
again soon. however. hut many OF
the gay crowd viii be missing. And
SO Mr. woodcock had 70 look about
for new fielus but the winter months