The Republican journal., 1921-05-26
The News of Belfast.

ed on the Congress street grounds last
Saturday between the men of the Gen.
tral Maine Power Company and of the
Flre Department. The latter won by a
score of 6 to S.
Adl1tant Cannon of Thomas H. Mar
shaii rost wishes to notify people who
want Hags to decorate the graves in Bel
.ast cemeteries for Memorial Day, that
Hall. ~ '0 a. ~
Ralph, the bright three wear old son of
MIR. and Mrs. Charles R. Decrow, Oh
served his birthday Monday afternoon
by entertaining twelve little friends
RINK ]ello, assorted cakes and birthday
cake with twelve candles were served.
Whlie baskets filled with assorted can
dies and waters were souvenirs o the
event. The little host was the recipient
of many gifts.
WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL. A son
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pull
man at the hospital May 2Oth He has
been named Lawrence Averill.... Mrs. N,
8. Donahue and baby son, Merrill Lacey.
lett Tor their home Monday..... Lincoln
boyie, Chef at the Dutch restaurant, is
medical patient. Miss Sarah Chaples is
who has been at the hospital for surgical
treatment, returned home Monday.
A member of the bridge committee of
the city government estimates the dam
| age to the railing, ETC., on the bridge by
| Sundays storm to be about $4,000
Wor k is progressing rapidly, but the con
tractors are waiting for an official visit
of the Highway Commissioners from
Augusta before they will be able to
commence on the approaches The
work on the draw has not been begun
and the committee think it will be i'm
possible to have the whole bridge COM
plete for dedication before La Dor Day.
The public, particularly parents, are
urged to attend the finals in the B. H. S.
prize speaking contest to be held in the
Armory Thursday evening, June End
Ihls work is compulsory and those par
tlclpatlng were selected from the sopho-
more class by the following judges: Mrs.
Arthur E. Wilson, Mrs. Harry A. Foster
and Rev. Charles w. Martin, and include
Louise Newell, Gretchen Fletcher, Pau
line Stackpole, Dorothy Spear, Margaret
Eaton, Vivian Wentworth, Everard Bal
ley, Linwood Thayer, Marion Rhoades,
Wesley Patterson, David Moody and
Harold Kelley. The prizes, S5, So and 81
for both boys and girls, are from the $40
gift for the purpose given by the City
National Bank
Ralph L. Cooper and bride, Miss
Gladys Sadie Ramsdell, R. N, Of Med
ford, formerly of Milo. arrived Saturday
night and are at the groom's home on
High street. The groom is a prominent
young business man, the head of the pros
porous firm of the Cooper Lumber Com
pany, president of the Belfast Building
Company and a director of the Waldo
Trust Company. He is member of the
parish of the First Parish Unitaran)
church. The bride is we'll known here
having visited in Belfast and Northport.
She is graduate of the Milo High school
and OF Shaw's Business College of Ban
gor For four years she was in the office
of Dr. II. I. Clough of Bangor. Later
she studied obstetrical nursing at the
Leighton Private Hospital in Portland
and has recently been located in Farm
ington. For few YEATS she was assist
ant in the post office in Milo, where she
lived with her mother, now Mrs. William
Annis. They are the recipients of many
felicitations
Mr.. W alter j. Clifford Ding returned
Thursday of last week from Boston, after
having been called there for conference
with the managers of the Black New
England Circuit of theatres. While in
the Boston office Mr.. Clifford had the
pleasure of looking over the booking of
the pictures that will be seen at the Co,
i0nial, and can assure his many patrons
of some fine entertainments. There were
about so of the managers at the meeting.
That Belfast was on the map is attested
by the fact that Belfast was second in
relative gain for anniversary week. At
the stag dinner given by Mr.. Black, MIR.
Clifford had the pleasure of meeting the
popular screen star, Mr.. Thomas Neigh
an, who spoke at length on some of the
trials and trlbulations of a screen artist
Mr.. Meighan came from New York pur-
posely to attend this banquet and IN the
course of his remarks said he would
rather have people like him than to have
all the money in the world. The meet
ing was success both from entertaining g
and Instructive standpolnts.
Frank +. Hazeltine Post of the Ameri-
can Legion will assist Thomas II. Mar
shall Post of the G. "A. R. in the observ.
ance of Memorial Day. The Legion is
making arrangements for the parade,
"ilitI Will lOl III ou ShOIG1 SllCGI dI lU
O'clock Monday morning. The parade
will be headed by the police, followed by
the Belfast Band Then will come in or
der detachment from Co. X, 3rd Maine
Infantry, American Legion, Sons of Vet
Grams, Thomas H, Marshall Post and its
allied bodies, Belfast Chapter of Ameri-
can Red Cross, City Government and
other societies which have been invited
to participate in the parade. The line of
march will be as usual. At the cemetery
services will be held al the graves of the
veterans of the Civil War followed by
services at the grave commemorating
those who died in the recent war. Every
one in Belfast and. vicinity is urged to
attend the services at the cemetery. I'm
mediately after the parade Thomas H.
Marshall Post will return to their hall
and CARY out their regular program of
the day including an address of welcome,
the adjutant's report, reading the roll of
honor, interspersed with music.
POOR'S MILLS. Mr.. and Mrs. gharles
Boynton have moved to the home thew
recently bought. Mrs. E. H. Colby and
granddaughter of Sunset have been guests
of Mrs. Annabell Underwood the past
week.. MIR. and Mrs. George Dageett
and family spent Sunday in Liberty with
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon. Mr.. and Mrs.
John Merrithew and family of Stockton
SPRINGS spent SUNDAY with relativas