The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-01-08

.oe WOOD iot. He expects to get
out a valuable lot of lumber in q short
time.
The North Church Guild will hold q
New Years party at the home of Mrs
oeiie russell next Monday evening.
Mrs. Mabel Weshe and Miss Estbsr
Evans will be assistant hostesses.
Harold S. Webb, sub-master of the B.
H. s., with his family, have taken anart.
menus IN the Calvin Pilley house opposite
tne post office. They have been living in
The Parker house on Church street.
Miss Cathleen M. Colcord is emploved
as clerk in the office of County AGENT
Norman S. Donahue in his new office in
the Court House, formerly used by the
Grand Jury, who now convene in the
County Commissioners rooms.
VIM. II. Mcintosh is now closing out
his stock of goods, as the store he has
been occupying for several years on
fhoenlx Row has been sold and he will
De Obliged to vacate by the first of next
month. He is unable to find a vacant
store in the city.
Orrin j. Dickey, assistant inspector
general of the Odd Fellows of Maine.
completed the inspection of the uniform
ed organization with his visit to Vinal-
haven Dec. 31st. He was accompanied
by capt. William M. Estes of Canton
Pallas. There are 26 Cantons in Maine
and Major Dickey reports the best of in
terest and gain in membership.
At the monthly meeting of the direc-
tors of the Waldo County Hospital Mon
day night the resignation of William K
heene, President of the Board, was ac-
cepted and Edward Evans was elected to
succeed him. Giles G. Abbott was elect
ed member of the Board of Directors,
and was also made a member of the
House Committee.
The WEATHER. Thursday, Jan. list,
was dark day, when lights were neces-
sary a greater part of the time. The
temperature ran from 20 to "a above and
there was damp mist over everything
Friday gave US an improvement in wealth
er conditions followed by falling tenn
perature Saturday. On Sunday morning
the thermometer recorded 10 below in
the morning and it did not 90 above six
during the day.
Mrs. Rose Pike, who has been i'll at
her rooms on Cross street since the re-
cent poisoning affair, was taken to the
Bangor Hospital last week for treatment.
She was accompanied to Bangor by the
public health nurse, Miss Sadie Nicker-
son, who had been looking after her here.
City Marshal KnowIton notified Camden
authorities OF the condition Of Mrs. Mary
Martin of that town, who had been here
for several weeks with Mrs Pike.
Boy SCOUTS. Extensive plans are
making the national tenth anniversary
of the founding of Boy Scouts OF Ameri-
ca grand success. The national officers
have called all subordinate officers to
action, urging all to give their best eff
forts to this endeavor. The celebration
will take place Feb. 9th to 14th. The
principal idea ga good turn daily" among
the "grown-ups" as we'll as among the
Scouts. Sunday, Feb. 9th, will be OBJ
served throughout the churches as Scout
Sunday, when all pastors will be request
ed to deliver sermons in keeping with the
movement.
County Attorney Ralph I. Morse of
this city has been appointed Waldo
County chairman of the State commit
tee on preparations for the Maine Gen.
tennial Celebration to be held in Portland
June 18th to July 5th, inclusive. The
Belfast committee appoin ed by Mr..
Morse includes A. P. Goodhue, Fred E.
Ellis, Willis L. Pearson, Charles A.
Townsend, Leo c. Herrick, Mrs. E. P.
Frost, Mrs. C. E. Read, Misses Maude E.
Barker, Annie L. Barr, Katherine E.
Brier. Five members will be appointed
in each of the 25 towns in Waldo County
The entertainment committee of the
North Church Guild with Miss Anne M.
kittridge, chairman, is making arrange
ments to give a series of one-act plays
at the Colonial Theatre between the pic
ture shows A percentage of the pro-
'ceeds will be for the Guild treasury The
first play will be given in the near future
and is from the pen of that popular young
playwright, Miss Gladys Ruth BRIGHAM
of Somerville, Mass. 1t is an amusing
farce entitled mot on the Program" and
will be given by the following cast:
Vincent Fielding, dramatic coach,
Morris L. Slugg
Mrs. Whitney, his pupil,
Miss Anne M. Kittridge
Ophelia, her maid, Mrs. Geo. c. Trussell
Mrs. Jones, her nelghbor across the hall,
Mrs. Basil r Allen
Erastus Brown, plumber, Bert L. Davis
Hogan, an Irish policeman,
z. D. Hartshorn
The Women's Alliance of the First
Parish met last Thursday with Mrs. A. E.
Wilson at the parsonage with 81 present
It was voted to send ten dollars to the
Unitarian Memorial Fund, in memory oil
Miss Caroline E. White The sum voted
for the Relief Work in Northern France,
was increased by individual subscription
to ten dollars. The paper of the day was
by Mrs j. c. Durham on IA Few Poems
of JOIN Keats" Mrs. Durham read ex-
tracts of his life from the Cambridge edi-
ton of his works, exhibited fine por-
trait of the poet and read several selec
tons typical of his life's work. His
works were cavarelv criticised Of the