The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-03-17
Tickets are now on sale for the secon

Ihe spring term of the Supreme Judi
cial Court for Waldo County will be held
IN the Court room in this city Tuesday,
April 10Th. with Justice Scott Wilson of
Portland presiding.
News was received here Wednesday
morning of the death of Hon. Frederick
s. Walls of Vinalhaven, a former resi-
dent. His remains will be taken to Sears
mont Saturday for interment.
Allen L. Curtis has sold his store on
Main street, formerly known as the
Swift store and now occupied by the
Luce Music Store, to Fred D. Jones.
The sale carries the five years. lease of
w. l.. Luce Co., Inc
Here are happy thoughts we would like
to pass on: The bluebirds have arrived:
not slngly with sad songs of a stranded
songster, but in flocks with their sweet
est notes. Robins, purple finches and jun
cos are also reported. Mayflower buds
were found Sunday pushing up through
bed of moss
Mrs. George c. Bosom, who spent the
winter of 1920 in Belfast and delight
ed many with her entertaining papers on
world travel, has been at Cape Roster the
past winter for rest, but has also found
! time for writing. She will leave early in
Arr for har
f! gin for short visit before going to New
| York for a change 1t will interest her
many friends to learn that her paper read
before the Unitarian Alliance, "The Man
Who Cured Sick Pearls" is to be pub
lished with some additions concerning
'Mr. Isaacs,' in the Sunday Herald on
March goth. The original of Crawford's
| book recently died and the Boston Herald
of February Sd had fine editorial on
| him.
! Sheriff Frank A Littlefeld was called
to Augusta Thursday to attend the con-
ference ordered by Governor Baxter for
the Federal officers and the sheriffs of the
| State. Governor Baxter has an earnest
determination to put the fear of the law
into the minds of those who are attemp-
| ting the get-rich trip by the "booze" and
"hootch" route, and intends to give es-
pecial attention to the rumored violation
| of the law along the Canadian border.
| He realizes that the United States Coy
| eminent and the State government have
solemnly undertaken the prohibition of
the traffic in intoxicating liquor and there
is only one course for self-respecting
person to pursue. He will find fearless
and alert assistant in Waldo County's
sheriff.
Chairman Arthur l.. Thayer of Bangor
i of the State Accident Insurance Com
mission, his stenographer, Walter Bird of
Bar Harbor and Hon. John E. Nelson of
Augusta were in Belfast Saturday to act
on three hearings as follows:
| j. 7. Fairfield VS.. the w. H. Glover
Co. and the Travellers Insurance Co., in
surers; petition for award of compensa-
ton.
Byron B. Greenlaw VS.. Mathews Bros.
and the American Mutual Liability Insur-
ance Co., insurers; petition to determine
the extent of permanent impairment.
Henry L. George VS.. Otto Nuttings
and the Employers Liability Insurance
Corpora ton, insurers; petition for award
of compensation.
In the first two the settlement was by
agreement and the compensation asked
for ba
continued for two weeks to obtain fur
Their evidence and will be heard at Au-
gusta.
The Women's Alliance of the First
Parish Unitarian) Church met last Thurs
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Richie, Mrs. j. c. Durham, vice presi-
dent, presiding. 1t was voted to send five
dollars to the UNCONVENTIONAL appeals, the
same amount to the work in the Southern
industrial schools, and SIS to buy milk
for month for a poor family in town.
The date for the Easter sale of CANDY.
| food, and aprons was set for April 81 d.
Items of religious news were read by Miss
Charlotte W. Colburn. A nominating
committee for next years officers was
appointed with Mrs. George |. Heating.
chairman, Mrs. Elmer A. Sherman and
Mrs. James H. Howes. Mrs S. A. Par
ker read portions of the play, ESTABLISH
of Standish," dramatized from the book
of that name by Jane G. Austin. 1t DOR
trays life in Plymouth Colony in it's first
year of tragic illness, death and privation.
showing the courage and faith of these
early settlers and their ability to forget
their hardships and find joy and good
cheer even in darkest days. The roles of
hero and heroine are given to Miles Stan
dish and Priscilla Molines, with scarcely
less interest centering in John Alden,
who is shown to be of sterling worth and
bravery despite his shyness in presence
of the witty and playful Priscilla The
subordinate characters presented a good
foil to the principals, and included an
Indian of uncouth manners but friendly
disposition, and Desire Minter, an envious,
troublesome girl, whose awkwardness
added clements of comedv Durino tbo