The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1921-03-24


Grated on for appendicitis last Monday
morning at the Tapley Hospital.
The advanced season which is provid-
ing April weather in March is fortunate
for Cyr Brothers, the contractors on the
new bridge, and they have been at work
for several days.
Belfast friends of Conductor John A.
Mace of Portland, former Belfast man,
will be interested in the recent announce
ment of his engagement to MISS Stella
Mason of Portland.
Mrs. Fred Myrick of Montville, who
recentIv underwent very critical opera
ton at the Tapley Hospital, is now the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Frank A. Cush-
man, Congress street, where she will re-
main until able to return home,
The committee on counties recently
submitted its report on county taxes for
the years of 1921 and 1922, giving Waldo
County $77,775. The figures quoted are
identical for the two years with the ex
ception of Waldo county which for 1922
are $2l, $50.
Hall F. Hoxie has bought house in
Auburn and will move his family there
as soon as arrangements can be made.
They have been spending the winter
with Mrs. Hoxie's parents, Capt. and
Mrs. T. d. Barr in the Flanders house on
Church street.
Ephraim johnson of Brooks. who re-
Gently underwent critical operation at
the Waldo County Hospital, has recover
! ed sufficiently to be taken to the home of
his daughter, Mrs James Moore. Mr..
| johnson is about 81 years OF age and
| showed unusual fortitude and courage
| while at the hospital.
! At the meeting last Thursday of teach
j ers and others interested an excellent ad-
dress was given by Miss Nettie A. Bauel
of the National Department of Education
at Washington, d, c., on the Paren
Teacher Association and benefits to bt
derived from it. After discussion Supt
! E. E Roderick, Zenas D. Hartshorn ane
Miss Frances A. Sargent were made ;
: committee to arrange for mass meeting
to be called later.
/. Belfast friends received news recent.
-, of the marriage Monday, March 21st, a
e Pasadena, Calf, of Seth M. Milliken Of
i New York and Belfast. to Mrs Alma
Dodworth daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. T
George Dodworth OF New York ant
Northport. Mr.. and Mrs Milliken have
> many friends in this vicinity, who will
I be pleased to know they will spend par
of the coming season at the Dodworth
home on North Shore, where the bride
has been coming since a child. The
groom is the son of the late Congressman
: and Mrs Seth L. MilliKen and a Wes
Point graduate.
MIR. and Mrs Norman A. Read enter
tanned last Wednesday evening at veri'
: table St. Patrick's party. They were as
sisted by their house guests, Mrs. Blanch-
] ard Smith and Mrs. Robert Bicknell OF
Rockland The house was decorated
with green of the old Saints favorlte
tint and lighted with candles, producing
: very pleasing effect. Two long tables
in the dining and living rooms, were dec
GRATED with carnations and lighted witt
. green candles Covers were laid for for.
! ty and the menu was in the color scheme
, of green and white. The place card:
were in St Patrick emblems, and thu
, score card games that followed the din
!, ner hour were in the same effects. There
were six tables of auction for the ladies
Mrs. Grace C. Pillsbury winning tn
prize, linen lunch cloth. The gentle
men were entertained with pitch ant
their prize, box of cigars, was won b,
DR.. Sumner c. Pattee. 1t was one of tn
most enjoyable and picturesque partie
of the season.
A mighty" exciting basket ball gam
S took place Saturday forenoon in the Ar
e mory between the PIERCE and McLella
S schools. Tolford Durham, coach of tn
r PIERCE five, refereed and was kept busy
v Wallace Thomas was scorer and record
n ed the final figures of to 10 in favor o
. the PIERCE school amid deafening ap
/, pIause. For the size of the audienc
i. there was certainly some vim and schoo
= spirit. In the PIERCE line were Waite
: Spear, Eugene Hammons, George Buzz
= eel, Alton Marsano and Harry Peter
{, with Warren Soutbworth and Bernar
J; Hammons as subs. The Mcclellan fiv
S have been coached by Karl Smalley an
|, their lineup include Tom Parker, Will
= lam Black, Paul Ness, Alvin Gray an
: Oscar Horne. There was fine team worl
t and Harry Peters and Oscar Horn
: starred for their respective fives MAXIM
e all of the baskets. Briggs of the Bostol
d Herald would probably have found sew
h eral occasions to use his pencil, had h
. been fortunate enough to be present, blu
= it was game to the credit of bot
schools and both Durham and Smalley.