The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-01-23

Cdha fr0ctor, wife OF Everett hnl9nt
of Belmont, who was recently operated
on at the Tapley hospital, left Tuesday
for her home greatly improved in health.
The City Government has bought 500
feet of new hose for the fire department.
Charles E. Knowlton will have charge
of the insurance Office of w. A. Mason in
Hayford Block, during his absence in
Florida.
Letters from Mr.. and Mrs R. H. Cas-
sens, Mr.. and Mrs Robert F. Russ, Mr..
and Mrs. L. H. Southland and other Bel
fast people in the South this winter, state
that the weather has been very uncom-
Portable great part of the time, and that
the houses are not built to suit conditions,
The Belfast Teachers Association are
planning for their special event of the
season, when they will entertain the
school committee and their ladies' at a
banquet in the PIERCE school building at
their February meeting. 1t is postponed
from next Saturday on account of so
much illness.
Miss Inez l.. Barker of Centre Mont
vile and Belfast, who is now in charge
of the nursing department of the hospital
at Lake View, Maine, writes that they
are having return of the influenza, but
no cases of pneumonia have developed.
The hospital is maintained by the Ameri-
can Thread Company for mensin their
employ. DR.. B. L. Larrabee, formerly of
1slesboro, is the physician in charge.
Frank B. Luce, mailing clerk in the
Belfast Post Office, has heard from his
brother, George E. Luce, formerly of Lib
erty, for the first time in five years. The
letter was written from Ellensburg, Wash.
Mr.. Luce has been in the lumber business
for the past sixteen years and has visited
nearly every State in the Union, but has
not returned home in that time. He has
married and his wife is now deceased.
E. S Grant of New Haven, Conn, a
former Waldo County man and journal
subscriber, sends the following paragraph
now of pertinent interest: "Does The
Journal realize that in less than span of
human life, three score years and ten
from the framing of the first Maine Law
by General Neal Dow in 1885, more than
three quarters of the United States of
America have ratified a Constitutional
Amendment forever prohibiting the man
ufacture and sale of Intoxicating liquor
IN this country2 And we have been told
that only fanatics favored such condi-
toni"
Steamboat connection with Camden
will be resumed Jan. 9th by Capt. W, D.
Bennett, the veteran steamboat man.
The steamer Governor Douglass will
make daily round trips between Belfast
and Camden for passengers and freight.
The boat will leave Camden at 10 a. m.
arriving at Belfast at noon; returning
leave Belfast at p. m, arriving in Cam
den at p. n. This schedule will make
good connections for other points at both
ends of the line and the new boat will be
appreciated and patronized. The Cover
nor Douglass was formerly the Empress
built at Essex in 1900 and is about the
same dimensions of the steamer Golden
Rod.
A DELIGHTFUL WINTER OUTING. Mr..
and Mrs. Raymond r. Sherman gave
most delightful outing last Friday even
ing in a moonlight sleighing party to
Swan Lake, where they spent the even
ing at the Sherman cottage. A delicious
supper was furnished by the ladies of the
party and whist followed. Pretty souve-
Mrs Of the game went to those holding
the highest score, Mrs. William H. Hall
aud Capt. Herbert H. Stevens. The
guests were Morris L. Slugg, Clyde B.
Holmes, Norman A. Read, VIM. H. Hall,
Capt Herbert H. Stevens, Irving T. Dins-
more and their wives, Mrs. John c. Pills
bury and Miss Clara B. Heating
T The Osceola Council D. of P held their
installation in Redmen's hall Tuesday
evening, Jan. 18th. District Deputy G.
of P George Juan, assisted by Senior
Past Chief Great Prophecies Stella
Young, raised the Chiefs as follows:
Pocahontas, Mary Flanagan; Wenonah,
Blanche Bickford; Prophecies, Bessie
Hubbard; Powhatan, J. A. G. Beach;
Keeper of Records, Ada Robbins; Keeper
of Wampum, Edith Danforth; Collector
of Wampum, Minnie Perkins; First Scout,
Mary Robbins; Second Scout, Edith Mar
den; Guard of Tepee, Mae Black; Guard
of Forest, Walter Juan; First Runner,
Ionic Wentworth; Second Runner, Lena
Mank; First Warrior, Almeda Robertson;
Second Warrior, George Juan; Third
Warrior, Ethel Whiting; Fourth Warrior,
Lottie Crosby; First Councillor, Myrtle
Smith; Second Councillor, Josephine Bar
ton; First Trustee, Thomas Flanagan;
Second Trustee, Mary Robbins; Third
Trustee, Lottie Crosby; First Brave, Ed
win Perkins; Second Brave, Charles
Young; Third Brave, George Darby;
Fourth Brave, Arthur Robbins. A lunch