The Republican journal., 1920-04-29

Morrlil ~, the little son of Rev. ant
Mrs Charles W. Martin, is confined tt
the mouse with sprained ankle, the re
suit OF fall Saturday while playing neal
the stairs in the shed. He was STANDING
in chair, when he lost his balance ane
fell down the stairs.
At the recent meeting in Augusta whe1
,he state Anti tuberculosis and the Pub
Tic Health Societies were merged into the
Maine Public Health Association three
prominent Belfast people were named
among the II directors chosen from lst
of ~ names presented. Mrs. Cecil Clay
was elected for five years, Hon. H. c.
Buzzell for four years and Mr. M. L
Slugg for three years.
The residence of the late Mrs. Ellen E.
Boulter, corner of Miller and Congress
streets, has been sold to Roy E. Fish, who
is occupying the lower tenement. Mrs
Abbie E. Simmons, one of Mrs Boulter's
sisters, who has been living at the home,
was taken to the Waldo County Hospital
Friday for medical treatment, and the
other sister, Mrs Mary A. Boulter, is at
present living in the home, but later will
move to the corner of Bay View and
taken to the hospital Monday for medical
treatment.
Mrs. L. A. Knowlton of this city has
kindly given The journal COPY of each
of the three weekly newspapers which
were published in Belfast in 1874 the
names of which are: The Republican
journal, the Waldo Signal and the Peo-
pies Advocate. All of these compared
favorably with other leading papers of
the State at that time. The Journal and
the Advocate were strongly Democratic,
advocating the election of James X. Polk
for President. The Signal professed to be
independent, but evidently favored the
candidacy CT the Wing candidate, Henry
Clay.
Rev. Arthur E. Wilson recently gave
i his lecture on birds before the Belfast
teachers and invited guests. Mr.. Wilson
has been giving the lecture all over New
England during the last season. He is an
authority on the habits of birds and can
initiate their calls to perfection. His lee
ture is not only instructive but,extremely
entertaining, fine literary production,
since it contains examples of the best
poetry about birds, which Mr. Wilson
quotes with fine effect. The lecture is
entirely different from the work of his
previous years, and it makes a wonder
fully pleasing evenings entertainment.
Ice cream and cake was served after
which Miss Margaret Mitchell rendered
two vocal solos IN very pleasing name. I
Miss Eva Wentworth of the B. H S.
faculty entertained the Teachers Club
last Thursday evening at her home with
Mrs. Almatia M. Wadlin. The program
included several topics of current events
by Harold S. Webb, paper on The Labor
Situation by Mrs. Harry A. Foster and
one on Daylight Saving by Miss E. Frances
Abbott. At the very pleasant social hour
| delicious refreshments were served. The
annual meeting of the Club will be held
| May 14th for the election of officers, etc.
| The announcement was made that Mrs
| May Bliss Dickinson, chairman of the
/ Mother craft committee of the Massa-
chusetts Federation of Women's Clubs
will address the Belfast Teachers Club
on April 29th.
Judge L. B. Deasy of Bar Harbor was
guest at banquet given in his honor last
Friday evening by the Belfast Masonic
Club, Frank B. Luce, president, in charge
of the arrangements. Primrose Chapter,
o. E. s., catered with one of their delic-
ious menus with covers for 100, while
McKeen's orchestra furnished music. H.
Z. Buzzell, Esq, acted as POSTMASTER.
Judge Deasy, great favorite in Belfast,
responded to the toast, Masonry, and H.
A. Foster, principal of the Belfast High
school, gave personal experiences when
responding to the subject of Masonry in
France during the World War. Mr. Buzz
zell spoke on Masonry and the Club This
club has been organized six years and has
a membership of 1872 1t fills its mission
of making bright spot in civic life AT
the social hour that followed the banquet,
there was chorus singing, games of bill.
lizards, pool and car Is.
The Penobscot Bay Electric Company
have taken another lease for term oil
three years in their present location il
the Poor block on Phoenix Row. The
floor will be relaid. the open stairway t.
their work room in the basement will b.
changed to side entrance and the dis
play room and office quarters will b.
painted and generally renovated. 1t il
already one of the most attractive places
OF business in the city. Work of tearin.
down the building on Washington stree
over their large gas tank is now in prog
resS and the old store house now in US
will be taken down and one will be bull
in the rear of where their new buildin,
will later be erected on their land nea
the Eaton block on Phoenix Row. Effort
are in progress to give satisfactory service
to The company's gas customers. TIL
company have already ordered a year.
supply of coal, which they will use pend
ing the installation of their permanen
plant.
The dramatization of the Legend o
Sleepy Hollow, given last Friday evenin,
in Memorial hall by Grades and 9, un
der the direction of their teachers, T. D
Hartshorn and Miss Grace A. Lord, wa
most decided success. Although it wa
stormy evening the hall was crowded
The pupils had been reading the legent
as part of their regular work and really
enjoyed giving the dramatization. TIL,
cast was well selected and all acquitted
themselves to the delight of the audience
The proceeds, over $50, will be used fol
books, etc., for the school. The cast:
1chabod Crane, Wight Robbins
Brown Bones, Carl Colcore
Biltus Van Tassel, Paul Davis
Frau Van Tassel, Helen Burgess
Katrina Van Tassel, Priscilla Berry
Hans Van Ripper, Charles Buzzel
The solo dancing between the acts was
very good and was also by members OF
the school, Clara Hammons and Doris