The Republican journal., 1921-04-21
Marriage is somewhat like q furnace-
you stand such good chance Of getting

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Marriage is somewhat like furnace
YOU stand such good chance Of getting
burnt.
Have YOU registered your vote on the
daylight saving plan with any member of
the City Government The matter will
be decided Mond"y evening, May End.
On the third page in this issue is the
report of the Belfast Free Library and it
should be read by all interested, which is
nearly every one in the city and many in
the subrros. The trustees report ex-
presses the esteem in which the librarian,
Miss Florence E. Dunton. is held.
News has been received here of the
death in Portland Monday morning of
MIR. Charles C. Coombs, former resi-
dent of this city. She was formerly Caro-
Meservey of Lincolnville.
Charles F. Merriam of Presque Isle, a
| former Belfast man, was here last
Wednesday to accompany the remains of
his daughter, Miss Ethel Pearl, aged %
| years. Services were held in the chapel
in Grove cemetery, Rev. c. w. Martin
officiating, and the interment will be in
West Belfast.
Remember the Belfast School Music
Exposition to be given in the Armory
this Thursday, evening under the direc-
ton of their music teacher, Miss Mar
earet M. Mitchell. The program is fine
one with the B. H. S. and all the grades
represented. The admission is rs and IS
cents. The program begins at o'clock.
Miss Mona E., daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. j. W. Burgess of East Belfast, has
been confined to her home the past week
as the result of an accident. She was
stepping from the ferry boat on to the
landing when she caught her heel and
fell spraining her right ankle. She is
able to be about the house and plans to
take her part in the school musical this,
Thursday, evening. Saturdays and dur
ing vacation Miss Burgess is clerking in
the Curtis store on Main street.
The steamer Newcastle has been in the
Snow marine railway yards in Rockland
the past week while making general re-
pairs before going on the Tremont-Bel-
fast route for the summer service. The
boat will be in first class order. She has
built up an excellent trade down the
Reach from Belfast and is fine little
craft. Capt and Mrs. J. E. Wooster and
daughter Dorothy have been visiting
with friends in Rockland during the time
of repairs.
CHINA FAMINE FUND. The Ameri-
can Committee for this fund has REQUEST
ed The Journal to receive contributions
for this cause, as many of the news
papers are doing. No solicitations for
funds have yet been made in Waldo
County so many should take advantage
of this opportunity to contribute. All
money is sent to China from New York
by cablegram,so is actually saving human
lives within two weeks. One dollar will
save life for month.
| The U S. Submarine E. 10, with about
| rs men on board was in the bay Thurs
day. She was on her way to PASSPORT
and also intended to visit several places
en- route. The trip was for the special
purpose of looking up Naval Reserve
men and to keep up the interest in this
branch of our defence. John Casey, son
of Mrs. William Casey, was in this
branch of the service during the war, but
did not join the submarine on this pleas
ure trip. She is under the command of
Capt. John Nelson and recently arrived
North from Key West, Fla She is a
long, narrow craft, manned by Naval
Reserve men, and is now assigned to this
district for coast manouvering
The funeral of Alphonso Richie held
last Friday morning at the home of his
parents was under the direction of
the local Odd Fellows with Samuel
Adams officiating, and was largely at
tended. Among those from out of town
were Miss Louise Temple, her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Leroy Temple of Lewiston,
Mrs. A. D. Simpson of West Somerville,
Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. H. j. Ide of Bangor,
j. N. Holt, Mr.. and Mrs ]. w. Holt and
daughter Lura, Fred G. Flynn of Hamp-
den Highlands, Dr. and Mrs, C. B. Holt
| of Liberty, Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Perkins,
Stephen Perkins and T. A. Richie of
Winterp-rt. Miss Temple remained for
a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. Richie.
THE PROBATE COURT. The April ses-
sion of the Probate Court called for Tues
day was continued through and not ad-
journed until last Wednesday afternoon
by Judge Ellery Bowden of >Winterport
49,. The contested will case of the late
Henrietta T. Nickels of Searsport, re-
turned recently from the Law Court with
the decree of the Probate Judge affirmed,
was not taken up at his term, but was
postponed to the May session.. The re-
cent death of Mrs. Alice Faunce Wood
cock, only daughter of the late Daniel
Faunce of Belfast, has necessitated pro-
l