The Republican journal., 1920-08-26
The Lassell and Sweetland reunion will
be held at Belfast City Park, Thursday,
Aug Goth.

| Aug. 10th.
The upper bridge was considerabl,
damaged Saturday mornine.by the city,
Indiana truck and was closed for repair
for short time. The Citypoint brldg,
was used during the time. Five of tn,
bridge beams were weakened and the
planking settled. There was no iniur,
| to the truck.
| Cards were received in Belfast Monday
announcing the marriage in Springfield
Mass August 22nd, of Leon H. Beck.
with. formerly of Belfast, and Miss Anna
: Iibbetts OF Springfield Mr. Beckwitf
has for some time been conducting a
! plumbing business in Springfield and has
been successful
The managers of the popular dances
being held every Friday evening at the
.. FAR Grounds wish to again call attention
to the fact that the dance will be held
TINS, thursday, evening instead of Fri
Gay as Mckeen's orchestra will NAV for
the Country Club Cabaret Friday even
ing at Bayside theatre.
SOUTH BELFAST. Mrs Chapman of
Greenflel !, Mass, and Mrs Sunbury of
Everett, Mass, who have been visiting
Mrs. j. Z. Cross, returned to thei. homes
last week.. Mr.. and Mrs. Leo G. Herrick
ana Mr.. and Mrs. G. E, Curtis left last
Monday by auto for vacation trim
through Massachusetts, and Rhode Island.
- MISS VIOLA Curtis is visiting her aunt,
Mrs. j. H. Peavey, in Lincolnville
The Book Caravan arrived here early
Friday morning and was located on The
Church street side of School Common
1t is IN reality a small library of up.to-
date books for all ages. Visitors began
to arrive as soon as the car was located
and continued to call during the dav
The car is touring the State under the
direction of two courteous young ladies
Miss Bertha E, Mahoney of Boston is It,
rector and the Misses Mary Frank and
Genevive Washburn of Boston are as
SlStants.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Richie DR. and
Mrs W. l.. West and H. c, Buzzell were
returning in the Richie car Saturday
evening from Augusta, where thew had
been to attend the Republican rallv and
when on the Hayford Hill in Belmont
avenue were in collision with John Cox's
public auto with five or six PASSENGERS
1t is understood the dense fog c~used the
accident. No one was reported injured
IN the Cox car, but Mr.. Ritchie's right
hand was injured, and he received a
bruise over the left eye. Mrs. Richie
and MI Buzzell were considerably shak
en- up and bruised. Both cars were dam
aged to quite an extent.
Recent advces from Capt Albert W.
Stevens, U. S. A, were to the effect that
he was slightly brui ed about the face
and head in an airplane accident at
Mitchell Field, Garden City, L. l. His
pilot, second Lieut.. Lewis McSpadden, is
critically injured and in the Port Hospi-
tai. The plane was a DH-4, and had
made flight from Langley Field, Hamp-
ton Roads, Va The officers were under
stood to be on trip for official army
photography. AS the plane started to
make landing, Lieut.. McSpadden mis-
judged the distance. The plane skinned
a hangar and struck the pole, which
caused the plane to sideslip to the roof of
the barracks. The plane dropped to the
ground from the roof edge. Lieut.. Nc
opadden was unconscious with a severe
wound In the head and many bodily
bruises. He had been pinned down by
the weight of the engine. Capt Stevens
Tell tree OF the engine and sustained only
slight cuts OF the face and head.
Frederick W. Brown, money order
clerk in the Belfast Post Office, was re-
tired Aug 20, 1920, under the new ruling
of the age limit of 70 years. He entered
upon duties in the office in 1890 assisting
hrst with the extra work caused by the
advertising of the Dana Sarsaparilla
Company. June 20, 1898. he received
his appointment after having passed the
flrst Civil Service examination given in
Belfast. He has served continuously
with the exception of vacation and sick
leave. For Is years he was clerk of the
civil Service Board of Examination but
retired about is months ago. He has
seen many changes in the Offices en-
ployes and in the methods used in all the
departments, especially in his last work
for the past eight years in the money
order room. He has liked the work, en-
Joyed the association with the office force
and has had friendly relations with the
public In behalf of the force, Horatio
II. Carter, one of the oldest city carriers,
presented Mr.. Brown with handsome
cane, ebony with a gold mounting. Mr..
brown accepted the gift with thanks and
expressed his pleasure and surprise. He
Wal have the TOP engraved with 1890
+: .. DIEGO" Frank B. Luce of the
office force succeeds Mr.. Brown.
De Rue Bros. All New Min