The Republican journal., 1922-05-04

Mrs William A. Coombs has been
placed in charge of the Davis Sample
shop on Phoenix Row.
Farmers say that good warm rain is
much needed as the surface of the ground
/ is very dry. The roads everywhere are
/ in good condition for the season.
| Plans are being made to observe Satur-
day, May 9th, as Hospital Tag Day. The
I young girls who are to sell the buttons
I are requested to call at the Waldo Coun-
ty Hospital that morning, when they
will receive them.
The regular meeting of Primrose Chap
ter, o. Il. s., will be held tomorrow, Fri
day, evening The committee on re-
freshments: Hattie ). Ritchie, Lilli-
an Mcdonald, Alice Dunbar, Edith NJ.
Southworth, and Matilda Toothaker.
Waldo County Pomona will m eet with
Mystic grange, Belmont, Tu sday, May
9th. The address of welcome will be by
Airline Morse; response by Ruth Dow;
topic, Should the State of Maine own or
control the water powers of the State,
opened by Edward Brewster.
Mrs Asa Condor of Bay View street
last Monday evening, when a huge may
basket filled with fruits, cookies, pre-
serves, iellies, ETC., was hung her by her
neiehbors She wishes to express her
appreciation for their thoughtfuness
and generosity.
The next regular meeting of Aurora
Rebekah Lodge will be held Tuesday
night, May 9, with a supper at 6 80 serv.
ed by the gentlemen. The degrees will
be conferred and it is expected that the
President of the Assembly, Mrs Lucy A
Burton of Pittsfield, will be present.
There will be dance in Memorial hal
this, Thursday, evening. A special fea
/ ture of this dance will be the prize waltz
| A committee of five men will determin,
the best lady walter and the best gentle
man waltzer, who will receive prizes
cold fashioned dances" Admission t,
all 25 cents. Dancing from to 1.
The women of the Federated church
met in the North church parlors last Fri
day afternoon to discuss plans for pub
lie breakfast to be served the last o
May or the first of June. under the drec
ton of the following general committee
Mrs. j. c. Durham, chairman; Mrs Clyd
B. Holmes, Mrs. Ben Hszeltine, Mrs
Vim NJ Randall, Mrs Ralph Ames, Mrs
Ralph II. Dunbar. This committee will
name their assistants.
A special from Augusta under date o
| May 1st, says that the certificate of or
ganlzation of the following has been ap
proved: "fhe Square Deal Land and In
provement Co OF Maine, organized at Bel
fast, to deal in real estate and other pro-
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paid in; par value, 81; shares subscribed
five; directors, Herbert f. Hanson (presi
denD, Maurice w. Lord CLERK and treas.
ureD, G. c. Hanson, Edgar F. Hanson ant
/ NJ. K. Knowlton, all OF Belfast"
Gov. Percival P. Baxter is expected here
to attend military ball to be given in the
Armory, May 18Th, by Company X. Harr,
A Foster, captain. The governor was ex-
pected for ball this, Thursday evening
but is unable to come. A ball will be helc
May Attn, when Adjutant General Hade,
and other officials will probably be pre
sent, as will be members of the CITY gov.
ernment and other prominent men of the
county. An exhibition drill will be given
by the company between 7l5 and 8 80
then dancing lmm ediately after
There will be an important meeting OF
the Chamber of Commerce this, Thurs
day, evening when the matter of having
mail morning and evening on the Boston
steamers during the summer season will
be taken up. This would be great adj.
vantage and Rockland has found if Sc
during the past seasons The Chamber
will also take up the matter of assisting
the Saco Valley Canning Co. in securin }
acreage of corn with Messrs. Leslie A,
Payson, Arthur F. Rondeau and Norman
S. Donahue special committee.
The North church Round Table. Mrs.
John *, Dunton, president, presiding,
held Its last session of the season in their
parlors Thursday afternoon, when letters
were read from former members of the
church now engaged in church and civic
work in larger cities. They included
letters from Miss Avis NJ. Morrison OF
Springfield, Mass, Miss Elizabeth M
Pond OF North Andover, Mass, Mrs,
Mabel Webber Roberts of Dorchester
Mass, Mrs. Alfred c. Elliott of Salaman.
ca, N. T., and Mrs. Charlotte Sibey Hill.
ton of Chicago. Mrs. Hilton writes O.
the good things that are being done il
her home city, referring very briefly tt
the fact that other conditions prevail
there. A summary of her letter will b,
given next week.