The Republican journal., 1921-02-17

| Walter Perry of Grand Falls, North
Dak., formerly of Belfast, left recently
to visit his brother, Edward Perry Of
Medford, Oregon, and it is hoped he will
come to Belfast for the summer.
POOR'S MILLS. The ladies' sewing
circle met last week with Mrs. Eunice
higgins. This week it will meet with
Mrs. Lucy Blood. -. The children and some
OF the older ones have been having the
measles, but are all on the gain. Mrs
John 5oynton has been quite sick, but il
able to be up again. She was attended
/ by Dr. Carl Stevens....T. T. Wentworth
! has been suffering from a bad cold, but i:
( gaming MIR. and Mrs. Fred Toothakel
were recent gu ests of Mir. and Mrs. F. T
| Wentworth, Mr.. Lester Wilson went
to Bangor last week as iuryman,
! MIR. and Mrs Herbert H. Stevens gave
most pleasing valentine party Monday
evening in observance of their tenth wed
! ding anniversary. Dinner was ed al
six O'Clock in the dining room with deco
rations of hearts, with nut baskets and
| place cards of the same design. Red caps
fR the ladies and rose bud whistles fol
the gentlemen were also appropriate.
Mrs. Stevens was completely surprised
and equally pleased with the gift of a
valentine box of tin articles. The origi-
nal verses accompanied the shower. The
evening was spent with cards when the
prizes, pencils, were won by Mr. and
Mrs. Norman A. Read.
Silver Cross Lodge, Knights of Pytb-
las, gave a supper and dance in their
hall last Friday evening, when friends of
the members were invited GU 5sts. A
most appetizlng supper was served by
the Pythian Sisters, with C. Edward
White, chairman of the committee of ar
rangements. An unusually pleasing pro-
gram followed the supper: Duet, violin
and piano, George Robbins and Erma
Scott; riding dance in costume, Mrs. S.
S. L. Shute; vocal solo, Miss Georgia
Hall; remarks on the order by Past Chan
cellor Allen L. Curtis; solo dance, butter
flies in costume, Elena B. Shute; vocal
solo, Miss Charlotte Knowlton; character
songs, Bert l.. Davis; remarks on the or
der, Rev Alfred c. Elliott; Mrs 5. C.
Pattee, Mrs. Shute and Miss Margaret
AZ l,1l
the entertainment cards were played by
those who desired.
A POULTRY SCHOOL AT LINCOLN
WILLIE A very protitab bic poultry school
was held in Tranquility Grange hall in
Lincolnville three days the pasti week,
under the direction of County Agent, N.
S. Donahue, assisted by O. M. Wilbur,
Extension Poultry Specialist. The aver
age attendance of the six sessions was
about 88 people, all interested in the
practical thoughts presented. Mr. DON
ahue gave demonstrations on culling the
nom producers, treating hens for lice and
mites, computations of rations, killing
and picking, breeding, marketing, etc.
Mr.. Wilbur gave lectures on selecting a
breeding pen, on poultry house construc-
ton, on feeding for egg production, on
natural and artificial incubation, etc.
The picnic dinners with hot coffee, and
the social hours were also very ENJOYABLE.
From the standpoint of attendance and
interest manifest this was the most sue
cessful school ever held in Waldo county
The other county schools are as follows:
Unity, Dairy school, Feb IA, Is and 16.
Swanville, Soil Fertility school, Feb %,
"a and Is; the dates for the Dairy school
at South Montville have not been set.
Mr.. r. F. Talbot, State Dairy Specialist,
will assist the County Agent at the Dairy
schools; Mr.. H. S. Bridges, County
Agent of Hancock county, will assist at
the Soil school,
The North Church Guild will give a
unique and unusual social function in
the Armory Tuesday afternoon and even.
ing, March 18th, as benefit to the Con-
gregational church. 1t will consist of a
Chinese fair in the afternoon to be fol-
lowed by a Chinatown ball in the even
ing with music by McKeen's orchestra.
At special meeting of the Guild Mon
day evening at the home of Mrs. v. l.,
Hall the following committees were
chosen: General, Mrs. H. l.. Kilpore.
Miss Anne M. Kittredge, Mrs. A. c.
Elliott and Mrs. z. D. Hartshorn; food.
Mrs. C. W. Jennys, Mrs. C A. Rack,
| lift, Mrs. George E. Kittredge; Chinese
laundry, Mr.. and Mrs. George, C. Trus-
sell; curiosity shop, Miss Grace HI. Hall:
tea and chop suey garden, Mrs Hart
shorn, Mrs. V. L. Hall and Miss Kilt
redge; oriental goods, Mrs Elliott and
Miss Florence M. Dunton; aprons, Mrs.
w. L. West, Mrs. Leslie C. Follett and
Miss Bertha A. Wiley; hot dogs, Mrs,
Grace c. Pillsbury and Mrs. Morris L.
SluRg; fancy work, Mrs Oscar B. Will
kins and Mrs. Raymond r Sherman: en-
tertainment, Miss Kttredge and Miss
Mabel A. Craig; costumes, Miss Craig:
tickets, Mrs Robert w. Rollins and Miss
| Charlotte M. Tibbetts; posters. Mrs,
Clyde B, Holmes and Miss Craig: CANDY,
Mrs. Frank E. Bramhall, Miss Esther r
Evans and DR.. Hester Brown. Orrin ].
Dickey has been engaged to decorate the
hall with appropriate colors, emblems.
! etc.