The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-05-26

store, formerly the Swift grocery are in
progress, including handsome new CELL
ing and whole store front.
The W. C. T. U. will meet Friday
afternoon with Mrs. Annie M. Frost
Cedar street. A full attendance is de-
sired to elect delegates to the County
Convention June 22nd in Jackson.
The school children are requested to
meet at Memorial hall next Monday
morning at 8 O'Clock, to 60 to the wharf
to strew flowers on the water, according
to their usual custom On Memorial Day.
The agency of the Waldo Trust Co.
at Castine was opened Monday by Ralph
s. Wardwell. Ralph H. Dunbar, treas
urer of the company was present The
people of Castine appreciate this enter
prise and accounts have been opened
with good prospects of business.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Jones and Vic
tor B. Whittier were called to Warren
Sunday to attend the funeral of Mr..
Jones mother, Mrs. John Jones, who
died last Friday, aged 81 years. Mrs.
Jones made her home in Belfast with her
son for about twenty years and was
most highly respected woman, beloved by
all who knew her. An obituary will be
printed in our next issue,
BASE BALL. The commissioners
and Bearce Base Ball club will play their
first game Of the season next Saturday
tMay 28th) when they face the strong
Y, M C. A, team from Camden.
The team is composed of all local
players and the citizens of Belfast surely
ought to be on hand when these boys
line up against Camden Club.
The team is composed of the following
men: William Saywood 3rd base; Ed
win Greedy right field; Ralph Saywood
left field; Cecil Getchell End base; Wat
son Nickerson, center field; Tolford
Durham, short stop; George Spencer
and Harry Foster, first base; and Elmer
Saywood the Oak Grove star pitcher
and Henry Peters are the battery.
Here's the lineup, here's the opposing
team and here's the price. 25 cents WAR
Tax and Grandstand included. Game
called at 3 p. m.
The ice cream sale and entertainment
by the Head of Tide school last Friday
evening was largely attended and was a
great success financially. The following
program under the management of their
teacher, Mrs. Wentworth, was bright and
interesting throughout:
Music, Victrola
Rec, 'The Children's Hour"
Louise Beckwth
Rec, "a Grevious Complaint"
Hollis Twombly
Rec, "Who Stole the Birds Nest"
Sarah Dickie
i Song, Patriots Song" School
Rec, "The Bluebird and the Violet"
Geneva Small
Music, Victrola
Farce, "The Red Bandeau," 6Girls
Song, ''The Horse and the Cock" School
Rec, "a Boys Mother" Everett Wing
Rec, "Going on an Errand,"
Eugene Jackson
I1dlllC DcChWllu
! Song, Evening Bells" School
Rec, "Song of Gladness," Iva Wing
Rec, 'It Can Be Done"
Archelaus Twombly
/ Music, Victrola
! Farce, "The Train to Mauro,"
Music, Victrola
,, The Boys CONFERENCE. The Boys
Conference is rapidly assuming large
proportions. Every town in the County
, will send full delegation and its proper
, quota of leaders. The Methodist society
have put in very attractive bill for the
banquet and the Saturdays night supper.
A full meeting of the executive commit
tee was held at the High School room
Monday evening and there was lots of
enthusiasm. The people of Belfast with
their usual hospitality are generously
opening their homes to entertain the
boys. AS an investment in future good
will and appreciation this conference
will pay big dividends. Have you
! thought what it means for the future of
Belfast, to have appropriately entertained
three hundred of the best and brightest
young, eager, enthusiastic minds in the
! County, receiving all the courtesies that
Belfast knows so well how to extepd2
The business men of Belfast need no
urging to use their utmost endeavors to
make the stay of our honored young
guests in our midst interesting, instr uct-
i've and pleasant. The finance committee
met Tuesday evening and estimated the
/ expense account as follows. For the
banquet $3.50, printing Sis, band $25,
hall $40 and athletics $40 Messrs. James
! C. Durham and Selwyn Thompson will
begin Thursday morning to solicit in the
outlying districts. In the afternoon
Messrs. Harry A. Foster, Lynwood B.
Thompson, Bert L. Davis, Norman A.
| Read and Frank A Bramhall will solicit
in the city. 1t is hoped all interested