The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-04-01
Saturday, combining him to his home in

Saturday, confining him to his home in
the village
The district health officer, Dr. James
W. Laughlin of Damariscotta, spent
Wednesday night of last week in town at
the Misses Colcord's.
Rufus L. Mudgett is now gaining con-
stantly and his many friends are hoping
to see him out before long. His expert.
ence with the grip has been severe one.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvah C. Treat took
Mondays afternoon train for Bangor to
pass several days with Mrs. Treats sis
ter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. Ger
rity.
Miss Louise Shute arrived from Bangor
last Thursday, where she has been at
tending High school, for a two weeks
vacation with her mother, Mrs. Eden S.
Shute.
Mrs. Raymond Smith with her little
son and baby daughter returned early
last week from Camden where she has
spent some time with her parents, Capt.
and Mrs. Charles Cole.
The following delegates went to Bangor
publican convention: Messrs. H. R. HIGH
born, A. M. Ames, L. A. Gardner, E. A.
Partridge, William Avery and P. L. Hup-
per.
The birds are beginning to arrive show
ing thet Spring is really on the way. AS
early as March 10th wild geese wer~ seen
and last week the juncos were here in
LARGE numbers, Numbers of robins have
also been seen.
Mrs. Hannah Woodward of North Luz
bee, who has been the guest of her cousin.
Mrs William Avery for several weeks,
left for her home last Thursday. She
was accompanied as far as Bangor by Mr.
and Mrs. Avery.
Mrs. Harry w. Griffin (nee Miss Genie
May Patterson of Mattapoisett, Mass,
and her daughter, Mrs. Carleton Bauldry
of Boston left for their respective homes
last Friday morning, after a weeks visit
with relatives in town.
Miss Harriet D. Hichborn is still con-
fined to the bed, suffering with severe in
digestion which the physicians say is
caused by nervous exhaustion. Being
unable to take only very little nourish-
ment, she gains very little.
Arnold Knox arrived recently from
New York to visit his parents, Capt.
and Mrs. George Knox. He has been
employed lately on steamer running
between New York and Porto Rico and
intends returning soon to take up his
duties.
The almost epidemic of grip colds has
greatly subsidized, consequently the gen.
eral health of the town is much better.
Notwithstanding the great amount of ill
ness since last fall and the terribly cold
and snowy winter, there has been few
| deaths.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F. Hichborn OF
Portland arrived by train Saturday night
to spend the week end with their sisters,
the Misses Mary and Harriet d. HIGH
born, coming especially on account of
the illness of the sister, Miss Harriet.
They returned Monday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Barton, who
have been spending the winter in Cam
den, came from there last Thursday,
opening their home on the hill for brief
time. They intended returning to Cam
den Monday, but as no teams could get
through to Belfast owing to the condi-
| ton of the roads, they postponed their
departure until more favorable condi-
tons. They will return from Camden
later for the season.
At the Democratic caucus last Thurs
day night the following committee and
delegates to the Bangor convention were
elected: r. L, Mudgett, chairman; Alvah
c. Treat, Secy. delegates, A. c. Treat,
John H. Gerrish, George c. Fletcher,
with W. H. Morrison and A. W. T1undy
as alternates. The town committee is
composed of John r. Merrithew, How
ard Coson, Andrew D. Berry, Edwin C.
Jacobs, George Overlook, James A.
Pierce, John H. Gerrsh, w. F. Trundy,
| W. H. Morrison, Edgar M. Colcord and
| George c. Fletcher.
From the Bangor News we clip the fol-
lowing item for the benefit of old &C.
quaintances. The many old friends of C.
A. Smell, whose health failed last year
while occupying the position of veteran
principal in Maiden, Mass. school, will
be interested to learn that he has Just
emerged from lumber camp in which he
has passed the winter some mile from
Rumney, N. H. His experiences in the
isolation of an unpl ecedented winter were
interesting. Hard wood logs for a veneer
mill were being cut, the record being held
by one of feet in diameter. With Mrs.
Smell he is located at Plymouth, N. H.
for the next few weeks.
A 1TNCERT7