The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-07-01

The total of the subscriptions to date
in the school house fund is $50, O82 Re-
ceived since the last report: Mrs. Kath.
crime Quimby Hollingshead, Bahia, Bra
| iii, $50.
The grocery, provision, dry goods
stores will close as usual, but some of Tho
other lines are planning to keep open for
the celebration Monday, July 5th.
| Hugh B. Young, who has been the fore.
man at the Coe-Mortimer in this citv
| several years, has been transferred tn
their plant in Cincinnati, Ohio, and with
Mrs. Young left here Saturday. Both
have made many friends during their
residence here who regret their leaving.
Rev. A. E. Wilson of the First Parish
(Unitarian) church, is attending the An
dover, N. H., Unitarian Summer Nest.
ings this week, where he gives three Iec.
lures on Birds and leads classes in field
work. The following week he goes to
Cambridge, Mass, to attend the Harvard
Summer School of Theology which cor-
tinues three weeks.
Mrs. James C. Dexter and four dauob.
tiers, Lillian, Ethel, Violet and Thelma.
lett Saturday for their new home in Pasa.
dena, Calf, where Mr.. Dexter has been
the past year. The Misses Lillian and
Ethel were guests of honor at a party
gwen last Thursday evening by Miss
Doris Clifford A delicious supper was
served followed by dancing and music.
Misses Mabel A. and Margaret M. Craia
are spending the summer with their par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Craig. at
The Battery. The former has been a
teacher at Thorsby College at Thorsby,
Ala, and the latter recently graduated
from the Boston School of Physical Edu-
cation. She has taken a position as
teacher of Physical Education at the Y.
M. c. A. in Newark, N. j.
Cecil Clay returned Saturday from Old
Orchard, where he went to make
stenographic report of the sessions of the
Maine Dental Association. He left Mon.
day for Augusta and Portland to report
the Druggists convention and Centennial
celebration. He will return next Satnr.
day, accompanied by his daughter, Mrs,
Philip A. Smardon, husband and little
son.
Herbert Jackson of Montville was be-
fore Judge Clyde R. Chapman of the Mu.
nicipal Court to answer to the charge of
having in his possession for illegal sale
twenty barrels of cider, which were seiz-
ed Tuesday by Sheriff Frank A. Cush-
man. He was fined $500 and given sixty
days in Jail, but appealed to the Septem
Der term OF the Supreme Judicial Court.
The w. C. T. U. will meet Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Annie NJ Frost,
where they will enjoy piazza party The
Waldo county convention was held in
Monroe, June 23rd, with good attend
ance Those from Belfast were: County
president, Mrs. Frost; evangelistic super
lntendent, Eda Woodbury.; supt of litera-
ture, Mrs. Minnie Coombs; supt. of social
welfare, Ethel B. Collins; auditor, Lora
Maxcy; Mrs. Charlotte Applin and Mrs.
Mary Collins.
All preparations for the centennial
celebration and July Notification are in
the hands of large committee with H.
c. Buzzeli, chairman. Two decorating
companies are at work on public and
private buildings and the city will be in
gala dress. The battleship Florida will
be in the harbor, her officers will be enter
tanned by the city and her crew take part
in the parade which starts from school
common at 10 a. m, following the band
concert on post office square. A most
cordial invitation is extended to all the
towns in the county to be present and
enjoy the numerous events and program
officially announced in the advertisement
in this issue.
The Maine Centennial official pro gram,
1920 1920 book of so pages in sepia
shades, is a work of art and beautifully
illustrated 1t contains the photos of
two Waldo County men, DR.. Alfred
johnson of Belfast and Hon. Carter B.
Keene, a former Freedom boy. They
have the addresses at p. M, Thursday,
July list, State of Maine day. The for
mer is the grandson of Judge Alfred
johnson, one of the trainers of Names
constitution and for many years trus-
tee of Bowdoin College. He is a gradu-
ate of Harvard and is life student with
the degrees of A. B !, A. M and Lift. D.
He now resides in Brookline, Mass. The
latter was for years the director of the
U. S. Postal Savings System, P o.
Dept. He is president of the State of
Maine Association at WaShinotoD d C.