The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-01-06
The News of Belfast.

perature tnat may pass for a January
thaw.
The waldo County Registry Of Deeds
recorded 2018 transfers between Jan. 18th
and Dec. 30th for last year. Previous to
that, 1919 had been the banner year
with 2OO2.
Harry Mcfarland OF Waterville, fire.
man on the Belfast Burnham branch, is
seriously i'll at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Frank Nc Crum, IS Main street. Mrs.
Mcfarland arrived Monday and is with
him.
H. W. Allen, chiropractor, who has
been in Belfast several months, plans to
60 to Brooks for three mornings each
week, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
DAYS and will be at the hotel there.
The Belfast Teachers Club has Joined
the National Education Association and
Monday received their charter which
recognizes the club as one of the first
working units of the reorganized Nation
al Association.
/ George W. Chaples met with an acct
dent Friday afternoon at Mathews Mill.
He was reaching under some machinery
for tool and in some manner one arm
was caught and the clothing torn from
it. Fortunately he escaped with cuts and
bruises.
Charles Littlefield of Knox had mar
row escape from serious accident Mon
day forenoon while marketing a load of
wood in post office square. His horse, a
handsome gray tea MISTER, became fright
ened when another team came up sud-
denly behind him, and boited for the cir
cular concrete in front of the office
Samuel Adams fortunately assisted a
lady who was directly in the horses
path When the animal broke from his
sled he threw Mr.. Littlefield bruising his
legs He then caught and threw John F.
Chapman's horse and leaped over him as
he struck out down Main street. Mr.
Charles Bradbury was in the Chapman
hack, which fortunately was not upset.
AS it was train time large number of
people collected and wondered at the es-
cape of all concerned. Recovering from
his fright MIR. Littlefield's horse was
quiet and well behaved, while Chap
mans horse appeared to be wondering
what had happened.
The exhibition drill of Company F of
the Third Maine Regiment, Capt. Basil
R. Allen commanding, followed by the
New Years eve dance under the drec-
ton of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bradbury in
the Armory Friday evening, was attended
by a very large audience of spectators
and dancers. The drill was exceptionally
fine and was given with precision that
indicated long and dilieent practicing. It
was accorded the closest attention of all.
A large American flag flanked with ever
green trees covered the stage curtain
which was raised at midnight while the
audience was singing "The Star Spangled
Banner" revealing 1921 in red, white and
blue electric lights. The effect was very
fine. Then came the moonli ght waltz and
New Years greeting. Dancing was great
ly enjoyed with music by Mckeen's or
chestra. The Company's new club room
was opened for inspection and was also
used as rest room during the dance.
The Belfast Candy Company catered
with Frankfurts and hot cocoa, while
Arey served tight drinks, etc
At the Woman's Alliance meeting last
Thursday at the home of Mrs Albert M.
Carter and Miss Charlotte W. Colburn,
Principal Harry A. Foster of the High
school, gave very interesting and in
structive talk on the work of the Educa-
tional Corps with the Army in France.
Mr.. Foster went into this work in the
latter part of 1918 and was stationed at
st. Lazalre, where he continued until the
need ceased in the summer of 1919. Miss
Md uuc i'dl hCl, IeSlucuI vi Iue AllldQCe,
introduced the speaker after short BUSH
ness session. MIR. Foster explained the
workings of the system, the division into
three parts, the Camp school, or the more
elementary for those who were illiterate
or unacquainted with our language and
citizenship; the Post school, or the more
vocational part for those who wished to
familiarize themselves with some useful
trade; and the University part for those
continuing their college work. Without
text books, or facilities of the usual
schoolroom, having only paper, pencils
and chalk furnished, with boxes for
desks, and dealing with adult intelligence
instead of the childish mind, their meth
DDS we're necessarily very different from
those employed at home. For the litter
ates the first stanza of America would be
sung by them, and then the words would
be written on the top or curtain of some
discarded Ford. In this way not only was
the language learned but also American
ism was intoxicated along with the in
struction. Reading, writing and arith-
metic were taken up and good progress
made therein. AS the wish was express