The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-04-28
The News of Belfast.

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church Friday.
Don't forget the sale of aprons, cooked
food, candy and maybaskets at the Meth
,odist church Friday.
DR.. W. L. West has announced that in
the primary eleotion next year he will be
a candidate for nomina ton as representa-
tive to the Legislature.
Mr. and Mrs. A. w. Roberts, who re-
gently sold their farm on Lincolnville
avenue, are stopping at present with Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Stantial
The prices on milk are beginning to
drop and one of our local dealers, L. A.
Whi1comb, will begin May ist to sell
milk at ii cents a quart, cents pint.
At the April meeting Monday evening
of the school committee DR.. o. S. Wick
cry, Dr. c. W. Jennys and Roscoe Black
were made a committee to revise the
present form of The teachers contract
with the instruction of making it more
binding.
Among those reported seriously ill are
Mrs. Charles E. johnson, who underwent
4 minor operation at her home on Cedar
street recently; Mrs. William H. Hall,
who had sudden attack of acute indi-
gestion causing irregular heart action
The latter is reported more comfortable
The Leonard, Barrows & Bearce Co. s
Athletic Association plans to have a barn
dance IN few weeks, some time in May,
an the Armory. The "rube" orchestra,
which appeared with ''Down on the
Farm, will play, and there will be a
number of interesting features.
John r. Dunton has been confined to
mis- home on Church street the past week
with severe case of lsryngitis, the result
of a severe cold which he contracted
W bile at work on his cottage at the Bat
terry. He was taken i'll in court and COM
pletely lost his voice He is improving
and was able to attend court Tuesday.
Harold S. Webb, for the past two wears
submaster of the Belfast High school and
teacher of the Commercial department,
has rendered his resignation to take eff
feet at the close of the present term. He
was in Portland last Saturday to meet
the management of the Fishers Business
College of Massachusetts, and will be as
signed to their Cambridge branch in
charge of the Accounting Department,
There are several assistants in the de-
partment.
Ben Ames Williams has bought the lot
at the Battery between the Craig and
War dwell cottages. The ground has been
cleared and will be graded under the d.
rection Of w. R. Howard, who will also
superintend the construction of the buno-
allow, which Mr.. Williams will use as
study 1t will be ready for his occupancy
when the family comes in June. Mr..
Williams was his own architect and will
use his own ideas in its furnishing. The
fireplace will be ample and designed as
pleasure as well as necessity.
Travellers Club Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. W. R. Howard the follow
ing officers and committees were elected.
President, Mrs. Charles M. Craig: vice
presidents, Miss Maude E. Mathews and
Miss Caroline M. Cutter; secretary and
treasurer. Mrs. Fred Waldo Brown; BEN
evidence COMM tee, Mrs. C. S. Bickford.
Mrs. E. A. Sherman, Miss Annie V.
Field, Miss Margaret N. Hazeltine; topic
committee, Miss Grace H. Hall, Miss
Margaret A. Dunton, Mrs John R. DIM.
ton.
B elfast friends have received invita-
tons to the marriage of Ray Lindgrin of
Ma nchester, N H., and Miss Ruth Har-
ris Miller, which took place Saturday
e vening, April 23rd, at the residence of
the brides parents, MIR. and Mrs. Sam
uel Miller of Maiden, Mass. The groom
is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexand-
,er Lindgrin of Manchester, formerly of
Belfast. He is a B. H. S. graduate of the
class of 1911, of the U. of NJ, 1915, and
aater took post graduate work at the
Massachusetts, Institute of Technology
and special work at Harvard College.
Gov. Baxter Saturday appointed Mrs,
Mary Perry Rich of Rockland to be COM
missio Ter of Knox county to fill the va
ancy caused by the death of Fred l..
Waterman of Appleton. Mrs. Rich was
formerly Miss Mary P. French of Belfast
She is the second woman to be appointed
to county office by a governor, the other
ins lance being the appointment by Gov.
Milliken of Grace M. Ridley of Alfred to
be register of deeds for York county.
Mrs. Rich is the Knox county member
of the Women's Division of the Republic
can State Committee.
One of the sub-barking stations of the
Great Northern Paper Company is in OPP
er ton just above the street in the Pen
dleton ship yard. 1t was recently moved
here from the Mahoney lot in Northport,
~ here it was operated the past winter.
C harles E. Brown is in charge of the
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