The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-03-11
There has been void IN the accustom-

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ed and ever welcome Sunday paper mar.
ket this week, and one nearly as bad in
the Boston dailies. At this writing, noon
Wednesday, nothing has been heard from
the Sunday papers. Monday bunch of
odds and ends of mail came in on the
snow pillow about noon.
Since the first snow blizzard several
weeks ago. pair of robins have taken up
their abode in the tall barberry bush on
the grounds at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Richie on Church street.
Sunday morning they evidently had a
family party, as nine robins were seen at
one time feeding on the frozen berries
At the annual meeting of Washington
Hose Co. held last Thursday evening the
| following officers were elected for the en-
suing year: George H. Darby, captain;
| William A. Decrow, foreman; Ralph F.
| Darby, assistant; W. L. Robinson, clerk.
| Edmund Brown, school boy, was taken
into the company as lantern boy.
Mrs. Sumner c. Pattee entertained the
Saturday Auction Club at her home last
Thursday evening. A delicious menu was
served at e. 80 from the dining table with
handsome decorations of jonquls and
sweet peas. The guests present as sub
stitutes for members, who were ill, in
cluoed Mrs. Allan Nj. Howes, Mrs. Dana
B. Southworth and Miss Belle Heating.
Whist was enjoyed during the even
ing when the prizes went to Mrs. Grace
c. Pillsbury and Mrs Harry L. Kilgore;
the former receiving box of correspon-
dence cards and the latter a pound of
sugar.
The literature class at the night school
under the direction of Principal Harry A.
Foster will be continued indefinitely We'd
nesday evenings. There will be two
other subjects suggested by present day
conditions will be taken up. Spanish i,
also continued privately under the direc-
ton of Miss DeBeck. Sub Master Harold
S. Webb, who has been teaching the
shorthand classes, which will continued
wishes to announce to those who have
missed number of lessons owing to ILL
ness that he will have two classes, one
for those who are advanced and one for
those who have been obliged to fall be-
hind.
Willis E. Parsons of Foxcroft, State
Commissioner of Inland Fish and Game,
was i'll Belfast last Thursday in regard to
the recent remonstrance hearing held in
Arthur Ritchie's office for the removal of
Lyle E. Bessey of Thorndike, local war
den. Mr.. Richie conducted the case of
the remonstrants, who were several Bel
fast men. Mr.. Parsons announced the
removal of Mr.. Bessey and has appointed
Deputy Sheriff James A. G. Beach of this
city to succeed him.
The CLAMFLATS CLEARED The ice
in the harbor was broken into fragments
by the gale of Saturday afternoon. 1t
was driven from even the clamflats,
which have been covered for months.
1t seems almost impossible that the har-
Dor can freeze over again now. When
the ice went out it carried the bell buoy
about half mile towards the western
shore and Northport. The snow is also
settling rapidly. Only a small amount
was left from Saturdays blizzard as
it melted in the rain and moisture that
fell in the forenoon. There is apparently
less frost in the ground that at one time
feared.