The Republican journal., 1920-02-19

Miss Belle Heating entertained a few
! OF her friends last Friday evening Auc-
tion was enjoyed and delicious refresh
ments served.
The Belfast Band, j. Lee Patterson
director, will give a concert and confetti
ball in the Armory Friday evening,
March 10Th. Other features of interest
will be added to the program.
Thursday, Feb 18th, Lincoln's birthday,
was not publicly observed. The usual
reference to the day was made in all the
schools and the patriotic bodies had special
programs at their regular meetings.
Mr.. o. E. Frost has been i'll the past
week with pneumonia at his home on
Northport avenue and is under the care
of Mrs. Lulu C. Hills, R. N. Mrs. Frost
has also been ill with severe cold.
Mrs. Grace e. Pillsbury entertained the
Saturday Auction Club at her home on
Supper was served at p M, followed by
the game Mrs. Maine Hills and Miss
Belle Heating were guests. Mrs Morris
L. Slugg won the prize, a pack of cards.
Ralph |. Morse, ESQ.,, the Waldo Coun-
ty chairman of the Maine Centennial
committee, has appointed a fine list of
assistants in Belfast and all of the towns
in the county to collect relics, ETC., for
the celebration. The list of the COM
| mlttees are printed on the second page in
this issue.
POOR'S MILLS. The storm and bad
roads prevented the High school students
from attending school last Monday.....
Charles Mckinley of Camden is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Jane Cole, for few days.
Mrs. w. S. Wentworth has had an
other i'll turn and will enter Tapey's hos
pital soon for an operation. .... Helen Pay
son visited her young friends at Mr.. and
Mrs, Arthur Thompson's from Friday
until Tuesday. ...Cassius Hamilton met
with quite mishap recently. While
getting his ice one of the cold days he
accidently slipped into the water, but
fortunately Arthur Higgins was near by
and rendered him assistance...A little
son came to the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Delbert Robertson Tuesday, Feb. 10th
Mrs Lucy Blood was with them last
week. This week they have Miss Nellie
Brown.
The Omnibus Bill which has passed
the House will carry pension for VIM.
II. Durham of this city, obtained by
Congressman john A. Peters under cir
cumstances showing efficiency and quick
work in his office at Washington. The
papers in Mr.. Durham's case were re-
ceived Feb. 10th. On the same day Mr..
Peters introduced special bill in behalf
of Mr.. Durham which was Immediately
printed and referred to the Committee
the next day, the 18th. On that day Mr.
Peters appeared before the Committee
and favorable report was obtained
which was filed in the House February
18th and the Special Bill included in the
Omnibus Bill carrying various pensions
which will Immediately pass the House
and will doubtless be passed by the SEN
ate in short order
The following letter received from the
State Department of Health, Augusta,
under date OF Feb 9th will be read with
satisfaction:
Belfast Water District,
Belfast, Maine.
Gentlemen: Analysis of sample of water
from your public supply which you sent
me on February 3rd shows this water to
be in normal condition for this season of
the year. There was no chemical or bac-
THEOLOGICAL evidence of contact of this
water with pollution of any kind. This
shows that you are efficiently operating
your chIorinator and there should be no
cause for disease among its users, as long
as this water remains in its present con-
dltlon. Very truly yours,
P. C. MCGOULDINK,
Director
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson returned home
last Thursday from a very pleasant visit
in Bangor. He is one of the States best
known authorities on birds and bird lore.
The Commercial of Feb 18th devoted a
column to most appreciative notice of
his address and said in closing: "Seldom
has speaker delivered an address along
more pleasing and novel and attractive
lines. And, too, Mr.. Wilson's discourse
gowed with interest in the subject, with
spirituality, and with literary culture. The
Bangor Bird Conservation Club has had
few speakers who have brought the sub
ject of their work to them in a more in
teresting fashion, and he won the we'll
deserved applause and appreciation of his
audience" The Daily News of the same
date said: "Rev A. F. Wilson of Belfast
gave an interesting address before the
Bangor Bird Conservation Club at the
Public Library Wednesday afternoon at 8
O'Clock. Mr.. Wilson's 81 biect was Birds
in Poetry. He handled it Interestingly
and his readings of various poems illus
trative of his subject were finely oivep ,,