The Republican journal., 1919-11-20
The News of Belfast.

Steamer Newcastle, Capt Worcester,
is making two trips per week, Tuesday
and Thursday, between Belfast and Bass
Harbor and has worked up a good amount
of business.
Company F. of the Third Maine In
fantry is planning to give a public dance
at the Armory Friday evening, Nov. 21st,
with music by Tinker's singing orchestra
from Augusta.
/ Mrs. Annabel Miller Underwood is con-
fined to her home on the Poor's Mills
road with a broken shoulder. She re-
ceived the fracture in fall, but is gain
ing rapidly
Ira Holbrook of Maiden, Mass, the
husband of Miss Ella Whitmore, a Bel
fast girl, is the victim of sleeping sick
ness" Specialists in charge of his case
are of the opinion that it is the direct re-
suit of sleepless nights occasioned by i'll
ness in his home
The Hramdale Gun Club will hold
chicken shoot at their club house on the
East Side Thanksgiving day. Compe
tltlons for both shotguns and % rifles. A
special prize consisting of one R. c. Leg
horn cockerel will De given to the COM
petltor scoring highest target in rifle
shooting. The shoot will begin at 10 a.
m. The public is cordially invited.
Donation Week will be observed at the
Waldo County Hospital commencing
! Thursday, Nov. 9th At the Central
Maine Hospital, Lewiston, Donation
| Week was the most satisfactory in years
and it is hoped to be as satisfactory here
Blood and Miss Cilley will be ready to
receive the donations from 3 to each
afternoon during Donation Week and if
for any reason it is not convenient to
come during those hours they will be glad
to see any one at any other time. Gro
ceries, vegetables, delicacies of any kind,
bed and table linen, towels, old linen,
money or anything suitable for the fur
nishings of hospital, will make very
acceptable gifts. Attention is called to
all the people of Waldo county to this
opportunity to help the hospital and it is
hoped there will be very generous re-
spouse.
Rev Eugene S. Philbrook of Augusta
will give an illustrated lecture at the
Baptist Church next Friday at p. m. on
the ''SceniC Grandeur of New England" +"
1t will be benefit to the Boy Scout Troop
No. that will be organized that evening
under the direction of George H. Robert
son, Scout Master and Winfield A. Mar
riner, assistant. All members of the new
troop will also be members of the Baptist
Sunday school and will be made up of
boys between IL and l8 years. The regu-
lar meetings will be the first and third
Fridays, each month. An interested party
has offered the scouts the free use of
wood lot of 10l acres A rifle range has
already been located and an archery
range spotted. This tract of land is beau
tifully situated for this purpose. Il has
three steep bluffs at the points of an
acute angle for semaphore code work and
climbing. Lookouts will be made and in
the spring log cabin will be built in the
new growth grove in the valley in the
centre of the lot. The boys will cut out
all the small growth this winter and
make the plot into a handsome grove.
There Is a fine spring O. water in the
valley.
COMPANY F., THIRD MAINE. A mass
meeting was held in the Armory Monday
evening in the interest of recruiting
Co. f. of the Third Maine Infantry to its
! full capacity of 100 and also to awaken
public sentiment in the drive now on for
an associate auxiliary to the Company.
The Belfast Band was in attendance and
the large audience included many ladies'.
/ Herbert II, Stevens Of the local speClbl
committee presided. The guests of honor
were Col. William f. Southard of Bangor
and Adi-Gen. George Mel Presson Of
Augusta. Col. Southard is one of the
heroes Of the famous TWenty-S Sixth Di-
vision and when the Second Maine Infan-
j OF To re
He was listened to with intense interest
as he referred to the World War, spoke
of the Second Maine and urged loyal sup
port to the Third Maine. He was the
guest of A. E. Clark Camp, S. of ", and
complied with the urgent request of the
committee to speak at the meeting. Gen.
Presson, always a welcome guest in Bel
fast, and an official of the State who is
in position to know National conditions
is vitally interested in having every
company of the Third Maine brought up
to its full capacity. His address contain
ed the essential reasons why all men
should be active or associate members OF
Company F. The membership fee is 81
for the Auxiliary and SIGNATURES are very
easily secured when conditions are eX-
planned. The committee in charge of the
drive consists of H. H. Stevens, Nj. R.
Knowlton, Ralph H. Howes, V. A. Sim
mons and SeIwyn Thompson. The funds
raised will be disbursed by Mr.. Thomp
son of the committee, Commander Ralph
A. Bramhall of Frank D. Hazetine Post
and Capt. Ross l. Hammons of Company
F. 1t is hoped to secure 800 or more
auxiliary members. To demonstrate
what Co. F might do in case of emer-
gency the city will be placed under mar
tial law next Sa urday. Guards will be
placed at the local industries, street traf-
fic directed especially in auto speeding,
in fact uniformed and armed men will be
on duty everywhere