The Republican journal., 1919-02-13
The News of Belfast

avenue, but is now gaining.
Mrs. l. Frankel left last Monday for
New York to select her spring and sum-
mer stock of goods. She will return in
about two weeks.
Miss Annie L. Barr, Librarian, wishes
all who have tin foil for the barrel she is
desirous of filling, to deliver it as soon as
possible as she wishes to forward it to
headquarters.
The Belfast schools will close March
14th for their regular spring vacation.
Supt. E. E. Roderick is planning course
in model training in observation work for
the seniors, who are to take up teaching.
A number of cases of chicken pox has
been reported among the school children.
Robert P. johnson, the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred A. johnson, is ill with
scarlet fever and the house is quaran-
tined.
The Emma White Barker Tent, D. of
", will meet at the home of Mrs. Ralph
M. Carter, Congress street, Wednesday
afternoon, Feb. 10TH There will be
picnic supper after which all will adjourn
to Mem orial hall for their regular meet
ing.
One Waldo county boy was so we'll
satisfied with his home on his return
from year in the service, that the first
two weeks at home he did not allow him.
self day or night to 60 out of sight of the
house. The liberty of being farmer ap-
peaed to him as never before.
Sergt and Mrs. Allan Nj. Howes enter
tanned a house party at Pitchers Pond
last Thursday and Friday to enjoy ice
boating and fishing. Their guests were
Sergt and Mrs. Dana B. Southworth,
Miss Belle Keating and Frank Libbey.
A bright little Belfast girl, who has
been praying every day that her father,
whom she adores, may be returned home
from overseas, hesitated recently as she
was about to repeat the petition and
looking up to her mother said: 81 am 60
! ing to cut out that part, for it don't do
any good. Papa don't come" She re-
considered and with apparently less faith
continues the petition for his safe home
coming.
The funeral services of the late Mrs.
Elizabeth Arnold Milliken were held at
A.,- 10 ot Tb,,rc low, h
her only near relative, her son. Capt Seth
M. Milliken of New York, her distant
relatives. Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper of
North Searsmont, also many Belfast
friends in attendance. Her former pas
tor, Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Bangor,
officiated, paying tribute to her woman
ly life as mother and friend There was
an abundance of beautiful floral tributes.
The bearers were Messrs. Albert c. Bur-
CESS, Charles E. johnson, Charles F.
Swift and Elmer A. Sherman. The in
terment will be in Grove Cemetery in the
spring.
SWIMMING RECORDS. For some time
I MISS 11Gltu a. 11diitlir OlIC Ol Iut IOll
operators of the local telephone exchange,
claimed the record for sea bathing in and
out of season She went into the water
regularly during November and also on
Christmas day. The weather records on
that day show a temperature of 81 to Sc
above zero, rain and light fall of snow
h cforx he
15-year- -old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs B.
L. Davis, and sophomore in the Belfast
High school, is now taking the honors for
winter swimming with the THERMOMETERS
registering around zero and has suffered
no ill effects from it. She says it is the
greatest sport in the world.
Boards first get-together banquet was
held in Memorial Hall last Thursday al
$50 p m. and was very pleasant and
profitable session. The supper was served
by the ladies of the Baptist society anc
was all that could be desired in quality
and in quantity. Covers were laid for 16(
guests and the tables were filled. 1t was
expected that about twenty members Of
the Boards of Selectmen in the county
would avail themselves of the invitations
extended them to come to the city fol
the banquet, as the guests of the Board
but only few accepted. Music for the
occasion was furnished by Lillian Dexter
pianist, and Dean Knowlton, violinist, ane
a popular program was given. Charlie.
S. Bickford, president of the Belfas
Board of Trade, acted as toastmastel
and was certainly equal to the occasion
Rev. Charles W. Martin of the FRS
Methodist church offered prayer ant
the speakers who followed were: Mayo
. Clement w. Wescott, on general topics
Hon. R. F. Dunton, on the water ques
ton; James H. Howes, on cooperation
O. E. Frost, on influence of church ano
. school; Superintendent of Schools E. E
Roderick, on the schools, and B. L.
Davis on trading in Belfast, with H. H
Hutchinson of Brooks, on the Brook,
, schools. The general theme was civic
betterment and solid business growth
with the intention to conform to the gen.
e i