The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-06-10
WINTERPORT


Amos D. Wilson spent last week in
Chicago, III.
Mrs. Griffin has moved into the Howe
house on North Main street.
DR.. and Mrs. E. p. Goodrich of Lewis
ton left on their return home Wednesday.
Miss Corinne Barnard of Boston ar
rived Saturday for two weeks vaca-
ton.
Mrs. Joshua Treat, Jr., and son Will
lam, left Saturday for visit in Boston
with her sister, Mrs. William Kennedy.
Frank Grant of Silver's Mills, former
townsman, called on friends here while
passing through with an auto party last
week.
The many friends of Percy N. Hall
congratulate him on his engagement as
cornetist with the Bangor Opera House
orchestra.
The resignation of Carroll L. Young as
rural mail carrier on route /, will remove
faithful carrier for IA years. He has
been engaged by the school board as
teacher of the Grammar school, where it
is assured that he will be successful.
The announcement that Harold P. An
drews will resume the principalship Of
the High school next fall and that Miss
Cora Jordan of Seal Harbor will be as
sistant, is pleasing one to all who are
interested in the welfare of the school.
W. H. Lord, who fractured his collar
bone and shoulder cap, Saturday, May
20, has suffered much pain. He was
thrown about II feet from his team and
sustained many bruises and a severe
shaking up besices the injuries mention
ed.
The June meeting of the Past Noble
Grands' Association was held in the spa
cious reception room of Odd Fellows
Hall, which has been recently fitted up
and handsomely furnished and was open
ed for the first time that day. A fine
banquet was served in the banquet hall
at noon. Three past presidents of the
Rebekah Assembly of Maine were pres
ent and the day was an enjoyable one for
all who attended.
The Junior exhibition given at Union
Hall on Tuesday evening, June 1, was
enjoyed by large audience and reflected
much credit on the class of '21 which
presented the following program: music,
prayer, Rev. c. A. Purdy; readings,
Hazel l. Morgan, Bertha A. Damon,
Mahlon Dunbar; music, readings, Gladys
l. Clark, Mary A. Ellingwood and Kath-
leen Mccartney; music. The judges
were Judge Bowden, Rev. C. A. Purdy
and Miss Marion Pnilbrook. The prizes
were awarded to Misses Gladys Clark,
Bertha Damon and Kathleen McCaffrey
Knowles Orchestra furnished music for
the occasio and the dance which follow
ed.
The Class of 1920 held it's graduation
exercises at Union Hall on Friday even
ing with large and appreciative audi
ence present. The stage and hall were
handsomely decorated for the event in
the class colors, orange and white and
green in profu ion. The class is to be
congratulated on its excellent presenta-
ton OF the class parts, essays, etc, each
showing careful training and thoughtful
preparation and were finely rendered.
The class was fortunate in securing Pull
lens orchestra of six pieces for the occa-
sion, their beautiful selections being
musica' treat to all. Following was the
order of exercises: music; prayer; mu sic;
salutatory, Norris Charles Clements;
class history, Gladys Emma Shields; es-
say, "A True American" Lille Ed tn
Woodman; selection, orchestra; grafton,
Maine" Kenneth Clark Nealley; ad-
DR. SIS to undergraduates, Catbarine Pow
er Hill; class will, Daniel Nathaniel Dy-
eT; music, orchestra; class prophecy,
Marion Myrtle Clark and Lewis Hamin
Llttletleld; presentation of gifts, Mareuar-
tia Elizabeth Cookson; valedictory, mot
Failure but Low Aim is Crime" Doris
Elizabeth Arey; music, orchestra; COZ
ferrlng diplomas, Charles C. Clements,
who briefly addressed the class and FAC
ulty and congratulated the citizens of the
town IN maintaining a school which pro-
vldes the stepping stone of educa ton fer
It's children. A grand ball with inspl ing
music was enjoyed after the exerc ses
were concluded.
Mrs. Wallace Reed Tarbox, past Nat
ional President Ladies' Grand Army of
the Republic, of Fryeburg, formerly of
Belfast, has been appointed y the Nat
ional President, Mrs Lillian Clark Cary
OF Dubuque, Iowa, to represent her at the
State convention of the G. A. R. in Au-
gusta, June 1916, which is very pleasing
to all members of the G. A. R. Mrs.
Tarbox will deliver the greeting at the
open meeting June It,