The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-01-13
The. News Of Belfast.

Timothy Chase Lodge. F. & A. NJ,
worked the degree on three candidates
last Thursday evening. The work fol-
lowed banquet at G. 80 with large and
interested attendance.
E. M. Glidden, who has been in Bel
fast with Mrs. Glidden since the middle
of November, left Jan. 5th for trip to
the West Coast Mrs. lGlidden will
spend the remainder of the winter here.
In tho official announcement of the
vote for Governor at the recent opening
of the Legislature Parkhurst had 1875, 40;
Mcintyre, 7O,055; scattering, q. This
gave Governor Parkhurst the grand ma
iority of 65,s55.
The large raft which arrived here last
week will be used at Northport in the
coming summer at the Navajo Camp for
Boys, which is conducted there by Orrin
j. Dickey OF this city. The raft is by far
the largest which was ever landed in this
port.
Friends of Guy H. Knowlton, son of
Clarence NJ Knowlton of this city, will
be interested to know that he has enlist
ed as a member of the And C. A. c.
Railroad. For the past season he has
been employed in the Insane Hospital in
Bangor.
Canton Pallas, P. NJ, l. o. o. F., in
stalled officers Wednesday evening, Jan.
5th, Capt. Albert H. Morse acting as the
installing officer. There was a good at
tendance and plans for the annual ball,
which will be held on the 22nd of Feb
uary, were made. At the next meeting
the appointed officers will be announced.
A special meeting will be held Monday
evening, January 18th when a picnic
supper will be served and the evening
socially spent.
! Among the members of the American
Forces in Germa ny recently picked for
! special guard duty at Antwerp, Belgium
is Alonzo T. Nickerson, son of Mrs. Daisy
Nickerson of Searsport. Corporal Nick
erson is former resident of Belfast, and
is member of the Ninth Provisional
Guard Company with headquarters at
Coblenz, Germany. He will resume his
station on the Rhine after Month in the
Belgian city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Bickford were
among the few who slept through the
excitement of the fire Thursday morning.
They had planned to take the early
morning train to Orono, where Mr. Bick-
ford, member of the board of U. of M.
trustees, was to attend meeting. He
was up before daylight and going to the
door smelled the odor of burning wood.
He thought his own home was on fire
and regardless of his slippered feet rushed
out to investigate, but found nothing
burning. He then investigated his neigh
bors' homes over to Pearl street with the
same result Returning home he was
called upon to explain his actions, which
he readily did. When he arrived down
town he found out about the fire and
also the fact that a burning ember had
lodged on the roof of his home and that
his neighbors were concerned in regard
to his safety, but another gust of wind
took up the burning brand and carried
it off into the air.
Miss Marian, daughter of Edward H.
Knowlton of this city, who has been en-
ployed several years in Washington, D,
c., as stenographer, and left recently for
Boston, where she is employed, found the
following original verses in box of can
dy presented by her fellow workers on
leaving:
It's not the gift, it's the givers,
It's not the deed, it's the thou ght,
It's the good will that's behind it,
(And believe US, there's lot D
It's not goodby we're saying
For if you return or stay
It's an everlasting friendship
And we'll hold to it Away.
Just a box of candy,
Such little thing,
But 1t says We'll miss you
Worse'n anything.
Miss you in the morning,
Miss you all day long,
Miss your CHEEKY laughter
And your merry song.
Well Just love to see you
Coming back again
But if not We'll always
Love our girl from Maine.