The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-09-02
Charles W. Lancaster has sold his
steam laundry on Main street to T. v.
Daley, who took possession Tuesday.

steam laundry on Main street to T. v.
Daley, who took possession Tuesday.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Public Health Nursing Board will be held
at the Red Cross rooms at p. m. We'd
nesday, Sept.
Orrin j. Dickey has closed his boys
summer school at Temple Heights, North
port, where he was assisted by George r
Bouck of Yale University in very sue
cessful and profitable season.
The steamer Golden Rod will run an
excursion next Sunday to Camden and
Vinalhaven, leaving Lewis wharf at 8. 80
a. m. Fare for round trip including tax,
81 08.
Mrs. Edith S. Walden entertained a
three-table card party last Friday even
ing at her home on Court street. The
auction prize, a magnifying glass, was
won by Mrs. George E. Evans of SIAM
ford, Conn.,, summer visitor.
Two Franciscan nuns in gray uniforms
were in Belfast several days recently and
were guests at the parsonage of t st.
the interests of an orph mage with which
embrolderies, etc, which they sold for
this cause.
A State centennial, an old home re-
union and the eighty fourth anniversary
of Freedom Academy will be held at
Freedom on Labor Day, Sept. g. In the
forenoon there will be parade and ex-
ercises in the church. The following
speakers will be present: J. o. Whit
comb of Syracuse, N. Y, John Chapman
and F. F. Phillips, both of Boston. The
Alumni Dinner will be served in the
grange hall. Sports of various kinds will
follow. The Liberty band will furnish
music. Sunday evening, Sept. 5, there
will be special sermons at the church,
morning and evening. There will be
ball in the evening with music by Toz-
ier's orchestra.
Owing to its rapidly increasing bust
ness and in oruer to give its customers
the service to which they are entitled the
Waldo Trust Company has increased its
capital to 500, 000. 1t is expected that a
branch of the Trust Company will be
opened in Brooks in the near future. This
branch in connection with the branch at
Unity will give the residents of this sec
ton of the county excellent banking &C
commodations, MIR. 7. Frank Par ker,
who has efficiently served the bank as
treasurer for some years, has resigned to
engage in other business, and MI IT, X.
Dunbar, the present manager OF the
GreenviIle branch of the Guiford Trust
Company, has been elected treasurer and
will be with the Bank after October LIST.
The San Francisco, Calf, Examiner
of Aug. 22nd has the following news OF
the battleship New York, Capt. William
" Pratt of Belfast: CATER completing
target practice off San Pedro harbor and
winning highest gunnery honors in the
whole United States navy, the ship an
chored in San Francisco bay yesterday
afternoon. 1t was the crew of turret five
that made the highest scores and rece'v-
ed Geographic congratulations from Ad-
miral Rodman." There were two sets of
three men each, all seamen. Both sets
fired twelve shots each and made twelve
hits. During the war the New York was
Admiral Rodman's flagship, Victor M.
Co!son, Belfast boy, is member of the
New York's crew.
POoR'S MILLS Miss Vesta Higgins
has been visiting her grandparents In
Knox the past week....Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Mills and two children, also Mr..
Nils father and mother of Caribou have
been at the Pearl Brook farm looking
after the business there....Quite num-
Der from here attended the Bangor Fair
last week Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Wood
and children went to Augusta Sunday in
'their car. Miss Hazel Wilson is at home
from Massachus It's on visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Lester Wilson,.
Brown spent Sunday with their mother,
Mrs. Luella Brown, and brother john.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hartshorn and MIR.
and Mrs, Horace Wentworth went to
Lincolnville Sunday in MIR. Wentworth's
car...Leo Wade, who has been home on
a two weeks visit has gone back to Say
brook, Conn. He is in the lighthouse
service and is stationed on Cornfield-
Lightship. Mrs. w. S Wentworth and
daughter Mildred have gone to Clinton
to visit her brother.
WEST BELFAST. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Hmball, Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Elms and
children spent Sunday with friends in
Warren. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Dyer of Law
renee, Mass, is visiting Mr. Dyer's broth
er, George B. Dyer. MIR. and Mrs. James
Sanker and children left Monday morning
for their home in Altoona, Penn, after
short visit with Mrs. Sanker's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Whitman Newcomb....
DR.. and Mrs, A. W. Curtis, Mrs. Harry
Haley and daughters Ruth and Rheta of
Mattapan, Mass, are visiting Mrs. Bert
Hills. Mr.. and Mrs. David Whitmore of
Brockton, Mass, have returned home
after visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie Films, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Hayford, and Charles Harri-
man attended the Bangor Fair last week.
Mrs. Bateman, Miss Lucy Bateman,
Mrs. Mae Mcclure left Monday in their
auto for their home in Wakefield, Mass,
after spending their vacation with Mrs
Rufus Hills. While here, accompanied
by Mrs. Hills and son Silas, they attended
the Hills reunion in Union.
AN EDISON STAR WILL SING HERE.
Music's recreation is Mr.. Edison's most
sublime gift to mankind. That is the
fact that will be driven home to all who
are fortunate enough to hear the 5th an
nual Edison concert in Colonial Theatre