The Republican journal., 1921-12-22

when all members are urged to come pre-
pared.
Aurora Rebekah Lodge, l. o. o. F.,
will have a picnic supper at $50 p. m,
Tuesday, Dec. 9th, to be followed by
the regular meeting
Walter J. Clifford. the popular mana
ger of the Colonial Theatre, plans to
make the children who attend movies on
Saturday happy with Christmas tree.
Business has been rushing at the post
Office the entire week and promises to
continue judging from remarks heard oc :
casionally in the office corridor. q sacks
arrived Wednesday morning.
The Maine State Sunday SC ool asso
citation will be held in Augusta, January
l1th, when representatives from Waldo
county will be present.
Mrs. Addie Dickey Mathews of Miller
street is improving from the painful
effects of blood poisoning in her right
hand, occasioned by small cut She
had an infected finger on her left hand
caused by the prick of needle
The many friends of Mrs. Essie P.
Carle, the former proprietor of the RAN
dali store, and Miss Julia E. Brown, a
very popular clerk, will be pleased to
learn that they are assisting MIR. VIM. M.
Randall during the Christmas rush.
We are glad to correct the error in our
item last week in calling w. R. Gilkey
& Son 1essees of the Phoenix House
property as they are owners of it and
have leased to R. N Russell of Islesboro,
an experienced hotel man and formerly
of Massachusetts,.
The sealed bids for the sale of the resi-
dence of the late Thomas w. Pitcher on
Franklin street were opened Thursday by
the appraisers of the estate, and the
place was sold to the highest bidder,
| Benz, F. Mudgett, of this city. Mr.. Mud
gett will occupy it. Within the past
few years he bought what was known as
the Baker house on Congress street of its
owner, EIon B. Gilchrest, but sold it last
fall to Clarence E. Paul and bought the
Wilmer j. Dorman house on Cedar street.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Sew
ing Circle of the Baptist church was held
in the vestry last Wednesday afternoon
with a good attendance. Refreshments
were served by Mrs. William Holt and
Mrs. Charles E. Rhoades. The reports of
the officers were most encouraging show
ing a ge amount of work we'll DONE
The following officers were elected: Ex-
ecutive committee, Mrs. Walter j. Cliff
ford, Mrs. George D. Mahoney, Mrs. Will
lam A. Coombs; secretary, Mrs. George
C. Sauer; treasurer, Mrs. Fred L. Howard;
work committee, Mrs. j. Henry Morris,
Mrs. Herbert S. Morey, Mrs. Fred M.
Dutch, Mrs. William F. Stevens, Mrs. j.
G. Aborn, Mrs. William A. Coombs.
The recently incorporated West Com
pany of Belfast of which DR.. VIM. Lin
coin West is president and manager, has
commenced business. This corporation
has assumed the activities of the former
West Realty Co. and has numerous addi-
tional chartered rights, such as dealers
in horses, cattle, carriages, automobiles.
farm and dairy products. To own and
operate a line of omnibusses is also
among its purposes. The West Com
pany has the distinction of being the first
corporation organized in Waldo county
having shares without par value, fea-
ture that is up to the minute in corpor-
a te affairs. The concern begins business
with paid capital of six thousand dol
lars.
Frank Durham Hszeltine Post moved |
Tuesday from their room in the Marshall
house on Church street to the rooms in |
Hayford block, formerly occupied by DR..
Elmer Small. The members are delight
ed with their new quarters and have |
many plans to make the rooms pleasant
and attractive. The former waiting room
will have their new pool table, the gift of
Mrs. Ben Hazeltine, and the alcove off of
it will later be arranged for their piano,
the gift of Mrs. B. P. Hazeltine. The
consulting room has possibilities of con-
venient reading room and the private
office every convenience for kitchen.
The boys need many little things in the
shape of book cases, tables, draperies,
etc, and all interested in the Post, and
that should mean everybody. can find
opportunity to assist in making these
new quarters pleasant,
WALDO COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL.
The surgical service is unusually heavy,
with all the beds full in the wards and an
extra bed in the female ward. :. Mrs. Geo.
Harvey of Belfast and Mr.. Robert Sprague
of Waldo, surgical patients, have been
discharged this week, with Miss Alice
Carr of Sc ,rsmont nearly ready to return
home.... Miss Gladys Gross is convalesc
ing nicely after an operation for Appendix
citis.... Dana Grindle of Searsport is doing
we'll after an operation for hernia. Mrs.
Lizzie Duncan of Lincolnville is in the
hospital for an operation. Mr. Robert F.