The Republican journal., 1922-05-18

| tiQue collection.
Belfast friends regretted to learn of the
| death of Wallace r. Tarbox of FryeburR,
| whose funeral was held Monday. His
widow was formerly Miss Mary Eleanor
Reardon of Belfast.
Norman Lear, a member of Company
! X, Harry A. Foster, captain, was recently
| fined $l2 for failure to attend drills, and
in default of payment was committed to
| Jail to serve IL days.
The annu al meeting of the Children's
| Aid Society of Maine was held Tuesday
afternoon and the extended report is de-
| ferred to our next issue in order to have
the required space.
! Thomas H. Marshall Circle gave COM
bined program for Mothers Day and
Memorial Day last Tuesday afternoon
| A Flag Day program will be given at
| their next regular meeting.
| The Belfast Dancing Club are to be
guests of the Searsport members We'd
nesday evening, May Gath, when a de
lightful visit is anticipated. If anyone
would like transportation it will be gladly
furnished by reporting to Ralph H. Howes
chairman of the committee.
! Miss Charlotte Odiorne of Bangor. solo
dancer and great favorite in Belfast,
/ where she has frequently visited Mr.. and
Mrs Charles Bradbury, will give several
numbers at the Way Back ball in the
Armory May 22nd. Mckeen's orchestra
, will furnish music. 1t will be one of the
events of the season.
! James, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert H. Morse, pupil in the Peirce
school, was injured in painful accident
last Friday, when he received in his face
the full force of bat in the hands of an
other little boy who did not know James
was neal him. The teachers notified Mr..
and Mrs. Morse and also called a phys-
clan. No bones were broken and his es
cape from fatal injury was fortunate.
WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL Mrs.
Elizabeth Bickford of Searsmont was
operated upon recently by DR.. Carl Stew
ems, assisted by DR.. Moulton ~. Miss
Marjorie Donaldson, a former pupil nurse,
has returned to her home in Stockton
Springs, after an operation for appendi-
citis by DR.. Carl Stevens, assisted by DR..
Clark :. David, Morehouse of Chicago
lis recovering from pneumonia Mrs.
Jonn Hobbs of Stockton Springs was
brought to the Waldo County Hospital
last Tuesday for treatment.
Henry Coombs of Islesboro was before
Judge Clyde r. Chapman of the Munich
pal Court last Thursday. charged with
the larceny of piece of canvas, which
he sold to neighbor and alleged to have
taken from one of the Pendleton Broth
ers' schooners, anchored near his home.
1t was alleged that Capt. Mason Pendle-
ton in command of the vessel had been
missing articles for the past two years
and he was the complainant in the case.
Coombs plead not guilty, but was held
/ for the September term of the Supreme
Judicial Court under $500 bonds. A
! Perry Coombs and Herbert l.. Coombs
! furnished bail and he was released.
4. Several we'll known Belfast people have
] become members of the summer colony
at Swan Lake and it is said that there
must be about 90 cottages now on the
shores of this beautiful take near Belfast
and on the State road. Mr.. and Mrs. AL
len H. Patterson have recently built
large and attractive cottage and are now
busily at work on the grounds. Its name
"Itsuitsus" is very significant and original
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Hart will soon
have their new cottage, near that of DR..
Foster c. Small's, ready for occupancy.
Mr.. and MIS- Edgar L. Harding have
chosen handsome location near the up
per end of the lake and are building an up
to date and large cottage. Elmer A.
Sherman has built a garage and boat
house on the shore of the State road and
opposite his summer home on the lake in
order to get the early fishing and enjoy
the advantages of the new highway,
reaching his cottage in short row. The
new dance pavilion of Berry and Cum
ningham is nearing competition and has a
fine location nearer the lake outlet. Sun
day there were about twenty boats on the
lake fishing and comfortable and com
modious house boat, owned by retired
Searsport sea captain, added to the pic
turesqueness of the scene Sunday, which
was an ideal day. All the cottages were
open and autoes galore were parked along
the road.
THE BELFAST CANDY COMPANY. An
important change took place Saturday in
! this well known and prosperous business
concern, when Charles Edward White
and Lewis H. Hart sold their interests to
Capt. Basil r. Allen and Sergt. Vance,G.
Norton. Austin j. Fernald retains his
interest and.is president of the new COM
pany. with Capt. Allen, treasurer. The
capitalization is 50, 900, all paid in. Mr..
Fernald will continue in his regular terri
tory on the road and Mr.. Norton will
take up the sections near Belfast. Mr..
Allen will be in charge of the office, ETC.,
Mrs. Annie Dickey Mathews will con-
tinue in charge of the retail trade and
Miss Emma M. Webber will remain as the
stenographer. Capt. Allen is very well
| and favorably known in Belfast and vi
cinity, coming here some time ago from
Lincoinville and has had valuable expert
ence in the wholesale store of Swan
Whitten Company He was for some
time captain of Company X. of the Maine
+, Infantry, but is now in the same capa-
city of.the regular reserves. Vance u.
Norton was for one year sergeant IN over
] sea service of the 3O3rd F. A. he came
! here with Mrs. Norton from Machias
while he was employed on the Belfast
branch of the railroad and later was EN-
ployed in the shoe factory. he is popular
with all who know him. The new com
pany have plans of renovating theiI
place of business in Hayford block ane
start in with the best wishes OF all for
success in their undertaking. Charles T.
White has been q member of the firm ane
| its mainstay from its early history. he
wss associated first with Frank H. Mayo
under the firm name of Mayo & White
Later Ralph II. Carter entered the nrn
and it did a good business under thu
triple name OF Mayo. White & Carter. Ia
1910. the first two bought Mr.. Carter't
interest and it became the Belfast Candy