The Republican journal., 1922-05-11
The News of Belfast

A still alarm was rung in Monda,
n;obt for 4 slight fire in the Walker
house near the North Church. There
was no damage.
Thomas H. MARSHALL Circle will have
a Mothers Day program next luesday az
their regular meeting. to which the COM
rades will be invited.
Waldo Lodge, l. o. o. F., will initiate
+. class of candidates Friday evening and
entertain Sears Lodge. No 81 OF Sears
mort Refreshments will be served.
Samuel Lord of Boston, formerly OF
Belfast. will run on the Steamship Gam
den as freight clerk with Robert r
Coombs purser, when she comes out OF
Boston Thursday night on her nrst tril
of the season. Mr.. Lord was formerly
on the steamer and has for some tims
been in the Boston office OF the Eastern
Steamship Lines, Inc.
The building committee of the new
school house have not yet received ths
complete plans and specifications from
the architects, before advertising for
ling bids. One firm has sent let
the committee offering to build al
al price of materials and without
As usual commission, but the commit
tee has taken no action Oh H.
THE WAY BACK BALL. This ball will
he given in Belfast in the near future un-
der the direction of Basil Allen and
Henry Smith. 1t is a costume party and
not a masquerade ball. Judges will be
appointed to Judge the costumes, and
$500 each will be given TO the best mans
and best woman's costume and 81. 90 each
for the second best. Watch for further
announcements of this event.
Thomas Rice had very happy day
Sunday at his boarding place with Mr..
and Mrs. Charles w. Lancaster, when he
celebrated his 88th birthday, assisted by
his daughter, Mrs William A. Hartshorn.
He has been a shut-in all winter, but is
now able to be out on pleasant days. He
Is Civil War veteran, and very popular
with old and young, and he had many
callers throughout the day, and gifts, to-
oether with kilograms of congratulations.
About thirty of the Belfast high jun
;ors, chaperoned by Mrs. VIM. L. Luce,
an assistant teacher, took advantage OF
the unusual interest of the school base
ball team playing the Bangor High in
Bangor Tuesday and had their annual
class ride there. They left here by auto
about IL 80 and arrive there in season
for the game. After supper they attend
ed the Park Theatre and left for home
about O'clock The ball team went sep
arately and were accompanied by Daniel
McInnis, a teacher. The Belfast team
lost in the score of IS to 1. Tolford Dur
nam was substituted for Donald Horne al
End base, who was recently injured.
The B. H. S. graduation week beginl
June 5th with the planting of the class
tree on the Court street side of the com
mon with all the school present. The
tree will be named for the late Charles r
Swift, who had contributed so libel ally tt
the new school building and also left
large sum in his will. There will be
formal program. The class parts an.
nounced are: Salutatory, Miss Mildred
Black; essay. The Girl in Business, Miss
Marvel Orchard; prophecy. Marjorie
Knowlton; class history, Gladys heene
oration, Kermit Nickerson; presentation
of gifts, Miss Ruth Partridge and Orlano
sOr chard; valedictory, Miss Katherine
FIR ost. The class ode is by Miss Heller
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