The Republican journal., 1920-05-20

employed by the Swan-Whitten Co., il
learning telegraphy of Miss Florence M
Brown, manager of the local Western
Union office.
Miss Annie L. Barr has received to date
S25 for the A. L. A. drive and wishes all
who can to contribute rs cents or more,
that the check in full may soon be for
warded to Augusta.
The announcement has been made that
the steamer Castine would begin heI
regular trips Monday, May 18th, but on
account of delay in improvements, etc,
she will start next Monday.
The electrical shower at noon Saturday
was followed a few hours later with a
downpour of hail stones as large as peas.
On both occasions there were large
stretches of bright blue sky in the south.
Capt. French's team lost its first game
In the series with Captain Pinnett's at
Wards Alley last Wednesday evening in
the score of 1869 to l240 The former
team had won II straight games.
Joseph and Miss Lucy Palmer, who
have been living in the Crawford house
on Miller street, recently scld to Frank
kittridge and Harry A. Foster, have
moved to the Charles M. Craig residence
on High street
The Grove Cemetery Trustees organ
lied Tuesday with Charles r. Coombs,
chairman. The others are Ralph H.
Howes and Charles F. Swift. Superin-
tendents of the cemeteries are: Grove, j.
F. Fernald; Head of Tide, w. S. Hatch;
City Point, B. S. Staples; West Belfast,
vacant; South Belfast, w. G. Sellers;
East Belfast, Llewellyn Strout; Griffin,
Fred Philbrook.
Capt. Orrin j. Dickey Tuesday receiv-
ed his discharge from service in the
Third Maine Infantry of the National
Guard. Capt. Dickey enlisted in Febru-
ary, 1918, and has served as member of
the National Guard since that date. He
was commissioned as captain of Company
F of Belfast on May 7, 1918, and contin-
ued IN that capacity until he resigned
July 28, 1919, on account of i'll health.
Special orders No. 81 from the office of
the Adiutant General, under date of May
l4th, carries the discharge. Credit for
the recruiting of Company F, which is
said to be one of the best companies in
the State, may be given in the major
part to Capt Dickey who devoted a
great deal of time and expense to the re-
cruiting and federal acceptance of the
company.
SPRING FLOWERS, ETC. A bunch of
pretty pansies grown in the garden of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Dickey was brought
into the office Saturday by their daughter,
Mrs. Annie D. Mathews. They are the
first of the season and greatly appreciated.
little Miss Lydia Herrick brought in a
bunch OF those most delicate and delight
full little flowers, the downy yellow vio-
let's. The bouquet contained two of the
most perfect flowers that grow, the small
white violet..... Many of the summer song
birds have arrived and Tuesday friend
telephoned that she was enjoying a bobo-
link concert, the first of the season.
..... W alie there is much complaint of the
backwardness of the season, there are
others optimistic. The warm air of this
week has dried up the too moist ground
the plants in the hot beds are putting on
new life and many have reported their
early peas doing well.
SEVERAL LOCAL TRANSFERS. Roy c.
Fish, the local agent of Strout Agency
has sold the j. Henry Morris farm or
Belmont avenue to James F. Finley OF
Wilmington. Del. The sale included al
the stock and equipment. The farm has
104 acres, with 1900 fruit trees and is al
excellent location for dairying Mr.. Fin.
ley expects to reach Belfast the middle
of June. He will make specialties o.
orcharding and dairying. :. Dana B. South
worth has bought the residence of Free
w. Pote on Church street and will occur,
| Herbert Flowers Cross Of West Rox
bury, Mass, who recently bought the Nc.
Lane estate on Northport avenue, vii
! spend year or so in putting the hous,
and grounds in order. He also plans tt
add many fruit trees, etc. Later he will
decide on what he will do in business
way. Superintendent of Schools E. E
Roderick has bought the E. j. Tilley
| house, No. 1 Grove street, and will oc
cupy part of it, Mrs. Tilley retaining
rent there.
The Boy Scouts went to Searsport ant
Mack's Point Saturday on the first hik,
of the season and it was a very happ,
day with them. Cars were donated fo
the trip so that the whole party rode owe
and back. At Mack's Point they wer,
entertained on board one of the larg,
ocean going steamships and met Scou
from Norfolk, Va, who was the wireless
operator on the ship. After dinner on tn,
shore they returned to Searsport where ,
game of ball was played by the Scou
team with the Searsport Grammar school
Until the close of the eighth inning tn,
teams were tie, three to three, and ther
the Searsports won in score. of three tt
hve. The Scouts returned home in the
early evening after delightful day. Al
the regular meeting Tuesday evening
Ralph Philbrick was elected as the cap.
tain OF the second base ball team, to sue.
ceed Paul Davis, who has been advanced
to the first team. Searsport Grammar
school will play the Scout team here or
the ball grounds Saturday.
THE TEACHERS CLUB. The annual
meeting OF the Belfast Teachers Club
was held in the Grammar school building
Friday evening with Miss Grace A. Lord,
president, presiding. The year has been
an exceptionally pleasant and profitable
one. The following officers were elected
President, Harry A. Foster, principal OF
the b. H. s.; vice president, Miss Flora
johnson, of the City Point school; secre-
tary and treasurer, Mrs. Annie Chaples
Black of the Peirce school; executive
committee, Supt. E. E. Roderick, Miss
Grace E. Walton, Mrs. Annie X. Adams,
Mrs. Mabel P. Farrow, Miss Rena E.
DeBeck, Miss Esther F. Evans On ac-
count of the unusual school activities of
the present time the shore party planned
for Saturday, May 29th, has been post
poned to the early fall By an urgent
invitation of Miss ord Mrs Thomas q