The Republican journal., 1920-03-25
The News of Belfast.

business meeting there will be reading of
letters from distant friends.
The Sunday papers arrived here last
Sunday for the first time since Feb. 1st
Captain Walter Arey in his motor boat
brought them from Camden and arrived
here at 4.3O p. m. He encountered much
floating ice that considerably delayed
him. Capt. Arey will continue to bring
the papers until the travelling is in good
condition.
A special from Orono says: ''There
was a<change of leaders in the fourth
month of the Maine winter egg-laying
contest, under the supervision of the Uni
versity of Maine agricultural extension
service. P. A. Bradford of Belfast climb
ed to the top, his White Wyandottes
reaching an average of 19. SIS eggs per hen
in the month. The general average of
the competitors was less than that of the
corresponding month year ago, doubt
less due to the extreme weather."
The personnel of the general office of
the shoe factory has increased 300 per
cent since January 1st, when Leonard,
Stevens, Bearce Co. began business. Mrs.
Sara L. Hammons, who was for 16 years
chief clerk for Leonard & Barrows, is now
office manager for the Leonard, Stevens,
Bearce Co. Wilmer j. Dorman, formerly
treasurer of the Belfast Savings Bank,
will become associated with the Leonard,
Stevens, Bearce Co. in April in charge of
the new financial and cost department
which is being installed.
NORTH BELFAST. Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward Mason of Sabattus spent the past
week with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
A. Mason. They returned home Satur-
day....Victor l. Merriam of Lowell,
Mass, former resident, has been visit
ing friends and relatives in this vicinity
during the past week. He returned to
Lowell Saturday....Mrs. Marthon Doak,
who has been in Skowhegan during the.
past month, arrived home with her baby
daughter last Tuesday.
The Belfast Teachers Association un-
der the direction Of special committee
consisting of Miss Esther F. Evans, Miss
Mary Houston, Miss Margaret M. Mitch
ell, Mrs. Maude F. Townsend, Miss Grace
E. Walton, will present early in the sum-
mer season timely historic Pilgrim page
ant. The cast, choruses, etc., will be
chosen from all the schools, and there is
fine talent as several of their minor at
fractions have evidenced. 1t is hoped to
use the City Park for the pageant as it
affords the very best opportunities, espec-
tally the water feature. The proceeds
will be applied to the schools pledge for
the new school building.
SOUTH BELFAST. Mr.. Frank West,
who has been spending the winter at
home, left last Wednesday for Sewickley,
Penn, to visit his sister, Mrs. Harold
Tibbetts.... Miss Eulalia Greenlaw, STU
dent at the E. S. N. S. in Castine, is
spending her vacation with her mother,
Mrs. Abbie Greenlaw. :. Rev F. C. Cross
of Nashua, N. H., is expected to arrive
this week to take possession of his new
home which he recently purchased in
Northport of Mrs. Abbie Greenaw.....
Mrs. Greenlaw is moving this week to
her new residence in Bay View street,.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. E. Curtis were in East
Belfast Sunday called by the illness of
their mother, Mrs. M. E. Curtis.
The Boston Transcript of recent date
has the following engagement announce
ment of special interest to The journal
readers as Clinton G. and Martha Hall
Fergu son were formerly of Belfast The
groom to be has also been a frequent
visitor here:
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver G. Ricketson of
379 Marlboro street, Boston, and South
Dartmouth announce the engagement of
their daughter, Lucy Carnegie, to Robert
W. Ferguson, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton
G. Ferguson of New Bedford. Miss Rick
etson is member of the 1918 1919 Sew
ing Circle and of the Vincent Club. She
Is grandniece of the late Andrew Car
negie. No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
The Orlando, Fla, Reporter Star of a
recent date says of j. V. Havener, for
mer Belfast boy, and now with Cimera's
Band:
"Who could hear and then forget one
of the Most beautiful serenades by Title
arranged tor flute and horn, and played
by Messrs Davis and Havener This
dainty number reminds us of a beautiful
dream which ended too soon.'
Besides being an artist on the French
horn j. V. Havener is also an artist with
the paint brush. He recently sketched
scene from Rosarden which he placed in
colors on an ordinary cigar box cover,
and had it framed. He sent the original to
Miss Mary Hamor of Bar Harbor and
copy of it was presented to w. W. Rose.
1t is an excellent study in oil"
WHIST PARTIES. The Daughters of
Pocahontas had a whist party Thursday
evening at Mrs. Lena Mank's for the
benefit of the school fund. The prizes
went to Mrs. Edith Danforth, Mrs. Hattie
Harvey, Mr.. Alden Cunningham and Mr..
Walter Tweedie. The guessing contest
was jar of peanuts which went to Mrs.
Tweedie hut all enioved EATING thep,