The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-02-05
Martin L. Mitchell, who had bee in
ill health for several years, died at his
home on Cedar street Wednesday after

Mdit L. MITCHELL, VINO na0 Dee ii
ill health for several years, died at hi
home on Cedar street Wednesday after.
noon.
The Knights of King Arthur will meet
in the vestry of the North Church or
Thursday evening at ZOO o'clock. All
boys who wish to join the order are re.
quested to be present.
At business meeting of the Easter
bazaar committee of the North Church
Guild held Friday afternoon with Mrs.
Clyde B. Holmes it was decided to have
a "peddlers' parade" The venders of
the various wares will be in costume.
A public whist party will be given this.
Thursday, evening at the home of Mrs.
Arthur W. Morse, High street. 1t is
one of series of parties under the direc-
ton of the Universalist League. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all and the
admission is rs cents.
( At o'clock Friday evening still
alarm was given for a chimney fire in
the Knowlton tenement house on Water
street and owing to the intense cold and
high wind blowing, the Chiefs cal! was
sounded later. The fire was soon extin-
guished with little damage.
Bert L. Davis has sold his house on
Waldo avenue to Elmer E. Fowles, who
will occupy it. Mr.. Davis and his fami-
ly have moved to their new home on
Northport avenue, formerly the Caroline
E. White residence. It is one of the
most desirable estates in the city.
The Dickey-Knowlton Real Estate
Company have sold for Mrs. Mary E.
Woods of Valhalla, New York, her resi-
dence on Cedar street to Frederick R.
Poor of this city, who has been occu-
pying it for several years. For Otis
Ellis of Waterville they have sold the
lot OF land and cellar at the corner OF
Pearl and Congress streets to Allen L.
Curtis, who owns the adjoining estate.
BASKET BALL. A large and enthusias-
tic crowd attended the basket ball game
in the Armory last Thursday evening be-
tween the S. H. S. and the B. H. S.
teams. The door receipts were about
$50. The game was a fair one from start
to finish. The local team is benefitting
from the unusually fine coaching of Prin-
cipal Harry A. Foster, as the score indi-
Gates:
BELFAST H. S. $50 SEARSPORT (8)
Vaughan, lf9 rb, Whittier
Lothrop, rf 8 lb, Shute
Buzzell, c, Closson 1
Smalley, Id rf, Ridley 2
Matthews, rb 2 If, Curtis
Referee, Donahue.
At a meeting of the committee to form
a Woman's Auxiliary to the Frank D.
Hazeltine Post, American Legion, held
Friday, membership committee was
later when all the people have been con-
suited. AS it is impossible for the COM
mittee to see everyone who is eligible to
join the Auxiliary, all are urged to do so
and for the present to leave their names
at the store of William L. Luce, Main
street 1t should be understood that any
woman who has lost near relative in
the service is eligible to the Auxiliary,
and all whose husband, father, brother or
son is member of any Post of the Le-
aion, no matter where it is located, and
all are very welcome.
ICE CONDITIONS. Congressman John
A. Peters at Washington, D. c., is maxi
ing every effort possible to have govern
ment boats not only cut out the ice in our
bay, but to remain in this vicinity until
all further danger is past He has kept
informed and has wired Mayor C. W.
Wescott often. The ice has practically
destroyed all the weirs at Little River
V. A. Simmons has coal barge due now,
as it left Philadelphia Jan. 31st. The
Consumers are not expecting any now.
The Coe- Mortimer has barge ready to
/ leave and another waiting to come in.
Only few have attempted sporting on
the ice as the surface is rough and snow
covered. A tug from the John Snow Co.
of Rockland attempted to come in Satur-
day, but soon gave il up. The cutter
Ossipee left Portland at a. IN. Tuesday
and reached here about that time We'd
nesday. She did very good work in cut
ting zigzag course, reaching the East
ern S. S. wharf shortly after noon. She
was working in the inner harbor when
The journal went to press. Her COM
mander reported finding the ice eighteen
inches thick in some places. Searsport
harbor has been cut out by the tug Ross
from Bangor.