The Republican journal., 1920-01-01

| SVoAS~ wan OO SAAO lONtOkC + Gu lltQ Oy
the well known DR.. Lincoln Mcconnell.
The January term of the Supreme Ju-
dicial Court will convene next Tuesday
with Justice George M. Hanson of Calais
presiding.
A game of basketball will take place in
the Armory this, Thursday, evening Jan
LIST, between the Belfast High and the
Brooks A. A. teams.
The sale of the Wayside Tea House.
owned by the heirs of the late L. L. Rob.
bins, and leased to Mrs. Ada L. Wildes
has been cancelled before the deed wa.
ready to forward Mr.. Crane.
L. A. Warren, who has had employ.
ment in Bingham the past two years. has
secured fine position in Lowell, Mass.
where he and Mrs. Warren will make
their home in the near future.
Principal Harry A. Foster has been as
sisting City Clerk Charles S. Bickford on
office routine work during the school
vacation. Sub-master Harold S. Webb
has been assisting in the City National
Bank during the holiday rush of business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert E. Bucklin have
moved from the Knowlton house, at the
corner of High and John streets, to the
Edgar L. Harding house on Church street.
Mr.. Bucklin has been confined to his
home with grip and neuritis, but is i'm
proving.
The firemen were called by a still
alarm Sunday morning for slight fire at
the residence of Mrs j. F. Wilson at the
corner of Union and Condor treets.
Work on the fire alarm system last Mon
day caused several blasts of the fire
whistle on account of crossed wires.
The Brainard school, Northport, Miss
Stella Sellers teacher, had a Christmas
party Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 24th
| The school room was decorated with ev-
ergreens, etc. Each pupil had part in
the program of music and readings Par
ents and friends were present to enjoy
the hours.
At a meeting of the Governor and
Council held Dec. Gath, Ralph D. South
worth of this city was appointed treas
urer of Waldo County to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Clifford j. Pattee.
Charles r. Coombs was appointed public
administrator to fill the vacancy also
caused by Mr. Pattee's death.
The journal is indebted to Goodhue &
Company for one of the finest office cal
endars ever seen. The pad is 16 by %
and it is adorned by co)ored picture of
the "First sermon at Plymouth" of the
same size. Goodhue & Co. are also Civ
ing their customers handsome calendars
of "Miss Liberty in colors.
The Women's Alliance of the First
Parish will meet with Mrs. A. E. Wilson
at the parsonage next Friday afternoon
at three o'clock. ga Few Poems of John
Keats" will be the subject of the paper
which will be given by Mrs. James c..
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changed from Thursday to Friday on &C
count of New Years
City Marshal M. R. Knowl on has re-
ceived a box of "Sun-kisst" oranges
from Frank Prescott of Pasadena Calf
They came in crate of a dozen neatly
packed. Mr.. Knowlton very generously
distributed some of them among his
friends who can testify to their delicious
flavor. Mr.. Prescott writes that the
Belfast people are enjoying the winter in
Pasadena.
The Christmas rush at the Belfast post
office was by far the biggest ever known,
243 sacks of mail being dispatched in one
| day, which taken with nearly as much
coming in made a lively time for the
clerks and carriers. Great credit is due
! flee, as no delays occurred and each night
found the parcels in the hands of parties
for whom intended The office was kept
open for convenience of the public extra
hours every day during rush and on
Christmas day.
Belfast relatives were notified last
Thursday of the death of Mrs. Lydia
Brigham of Somerville, Mass. She was
born in Waldo, but passed much of her
younger days in Bangor and Belfast.
She had been frequent visitor here
with her sister, Mrs. Mary Twombly.
The funeral took place Sunday at her
late home. She is survived by daugh-
ter, Miss Gladys Ruth Brigham, the
we'll known playwright, and also by one
son, Bert Brigham of New York.
Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson has organized
two branches of the Modern Health Cru
saders, one among the Junior Alliance
Girls and the other with the Blue Birds.
! A contest will be conducted with Mrs
Wilson as crusade teacher. Each mem
ber of the Crusaders will be obliged to
keep careful record of list of eleven
chores that relate to care of person, Sc