The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-03-30
cBE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL. THURSDAY MARCH 30 1929

The Mistress of the World, Paramount.
big four chapter play, has been booked fol
the Colonial. II is not a serial but q
chapter play The critics have but on,
word that fully describes il, Wonderful. y
DIR. Charles ID. Woods, Belfast boy a nd
formerly director of the Maine Aaricul.
tural Experiment Station, has received an
appointment as a representative of the
Massachusetts, Department of Agriculture
His new title is director of agricultural
information. His headquarters will be at
the State House in Boston.
The Penobscot river is now open from
Bangor TO the sea- the ice leaving Bangor
last Thursday. but jammed at Crosby's
Narrows and was carried out by the tide
early Friday morning Had there been
anything like the usual freshet at this
time of year the river would have been
clear ten days earlier, but this year the
current has been sluggish and the ice
| Just rotted and losfed out. Steamer
Camden made her first trip of the season
to Bangor last Saturday and will continue
for the present on h two trips a week
schedule.
A special from Augusta under date of
March Gath will interest Belfast and
Waldo county readers: An order was
passed by the Governor and Council to-
day, at the request of the State High
way Commission that no commercial We
hicles with gross weight exceeding
three tons shall be operated over any
State, State aid or third-clsss improved
highways of Maine, or over any inter-
state bridge between March 18th and
May 18th. The order does not apply to
urfo ,,,stb
ment, brick pavement, cement concrete
pavement, bituminous macadam or btu
minous concrete.
Mr.. Charles H. Black of Chelsea,
Mass. former Swanville man, says in
a personal note: 81 thought you would
like to know that your paper is enjoyed
by the old soldiers at the Soldiers Home,
in Chelsea. For the past year | have
been giving my paper to them every
week. One old veteran from the home
comes down the hill to my office for
them. He is William Deneae, Co. r,
Soldiers Home, Chelsea. He enlisted
from Pittston, Maine, in the 18th Maine
Infantry, Co. F, and he informs me that
there are quite number of Maine veter
ans at the Home, who are very pleased
to have The journal to read.
A COURSE OF AGRICULTURE IN
UNITY. Under the direction of the State
Department of Education. unit course
in agriculture has been started at Els
worth, Surry and Unity. The course
consists of intensive study of some
phases of agriculture, such as potato
growing, animal husbandry or poultry
raising. The State Board for Vocational
Education conducts six to IL weeks
courses and furnishes the instruction,
equipment and books The local com
munity is required to furnish a suitable
meeting place. Glasses may be made up
of high school pupils or men and women
from the surrounding rural districts.
THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The fol-
lowing Democratic city committee was
chosen: Ward 1. Miss Belle Heating,
Mrs. Rose F. Fahy. Mrs David johnson,
Mrs. Alice S. Mason, Mrs Rosina t.
Darby, Mrs. w. "A. Nichols, Mrs. Ralph
l.. Cooper, Percy A Bradford, Percy b.
Redman, F. x Pendeton, w. A. Nichols,
Ralph F. Darby, Walter A. Decrow, Or.
Harry l. Kileore. Ward 2. Miss Rachel
Anderson, Mrs. Nellie Decrow, Mrs. Bes-
sic Hubbard, Mrs. G. q. Abbott, Mrs.
Geneva H. Hills, Mrs. Arvilla d. Lam
Frank l. wilson, E. A. Wadsworth, G. G.
Abbott, L. B. Thompson, F, II. Keene, S.
A. Parker Ward 8, Mrs. May Black,
Mrs. Ethel T. Luce, Mrs. Fannie NJ. Rob-
inson, Mrs. Dora j. Bridges, Mrs Fred
Rackliffe, Mrs Charlotte C. Stuart, Mrs
Thurza B. Smalley, Harvey S. Cunning
ham, Ross w Cunningham, Roy Sholes,
Ed Wagner. Rufus j. Mayo, Harry Knowl-
ton. Chester Pooler Ward 4, Mrs. John
Roynton, Mrs Fred A. Holmes, Mrs.
Charles Boynton, Mrs. Ralph Russ, Mrs.
Arthur l.. Thompson, Mrs l.. H. Piper,
Arthur l.. Thompson, Fred A. Holmes,
Ralph Russ, Arthur Higgins, Charles
Boynton, John Boynton, Adelbert Small,
L. H. Piper Ward S, Mrs. T. S. Thomp-
son, Mrs. II. Fair Holmes, Mrs. Everett
Nlckerson, Mrs. l.. d. Holmes, Mrs Ros-
coe Black, Mrs Allie l.. Howard Mrs.
Chester Larrabee, T. S. Thompson, II.
Fair Holmes, Everett Nickerson, L. D.
Holmes, Roscoe Black, Allie L. Howard,
Chester Larrabee.