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VOLLME 89_._BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY^ DECEMBER 27, 1917. ~ -„ -
1 CONTENTS OF THE JOURNAL.
1. The Churches.George M.
Cohan.Secret Societies.
Christmas in the Churches.
Wedding Bells.Obituary.
The News of Belfast.. .North
Waldo Pomona....Personal.
KfASE 2. Editorials.School for Farm
ers at Orono...,. Maine Items....
Winterport....Transfers inReal
Estate.Help the Red Cross
(poem>.
•E 3. County Correspondence,...Rev.
George S. Mills.Biggest Lo
comotive in the World.
I * GE 4. Editorials.County Corre
spondence.
-GE 5. The News of Belfast.
GE fi. Hearth Fire Cheer.. . Important,
Read It.Resolutions of Re
spect.Knew the Bible.. .Get
ting a Bath in Bogota....-Poor's
Mills.
GE 7 Memories of the Civil War.
A Woman Prosecutor...Schools
on Small Islands.... “Honor to
Whom Honor is Due”.
GE 8. Searsport—Stockton Springs
Born—Married—Died—Market.
THE CHURCHES.
Services will be held next Sunday at
«* Unitarian church at 10.45 a. m., with
• mon by the pastor, Rev. Arthur E.
H Ison.
The People’s Methodist Church, Rev.
; as. W.Martin,pastor. Parsonage 7 Court
I, reet. Tel. 213-11. Sunday morning at
30: “How God’s Angels will Guard His
I ■ ople in the Coming Year.’’ Sunday
H . nool at 12. Sunday evening at 7.30:
B Lrom Capernaum to Calvary,” being an
ustrated talk on “The Conclusion of
e isus' Journey;’’ based on reproductions
famous paintings and shown with the
■ • rreopticon. The prayer meeting this,
hursday, evening, subject: “Am 1 My
B rother’s Keeper?” The public is cor
lly welcome at People’s Church and
angers in town especially so.
first Congregational Church, Minister,
. \ Walter T. Hawthorne, 26 High
fee: Service will be held on Sunday
« in rig at 10.45. The subject of the
ip’ » mister’s sermon will be “The Hiding
ace of Power.” Music will be led by
S«ar large chorus choir. We shall be
; i ich pleased to welcome you to our ser
ve The service will be continued at
iron in our church school, when we hope
; at everyone will be in his place. We
X -specially invite the men to our Business
9 den’s Bible class. On Thursday evening
7 30 o’clock the mid-week service will
: i held in the vestry. Choir practice on
H Saturday at 7.30 p. m. On Thursday
t'ening of next week, Jan. 3rd, the an
K toal meeting of the incorporated church
It a 3 be held and we trust that all mem
|. p-rs and adherents will make a special
•lort to be present.
Pirst Baptist Church, Rev. J. Wilbor
(hardson, minister; residence No. 1
■ Vorthport ave., telephone 212-3. This
E iiurch extends a cordial welcome to
r.ose without a church home to worship
ijsith them. The sittings are free both
■It morning and evening. Sunday morning
J| preaching services at 10.45. Minister’s
;® pic: “Some things the genuine Christian
if t ,-ciple always does.” At 12 m. Bible
Sf ‘ bool begins in the vestry. Classes for
ages. A cordial welcome fcr visitors.
H V fi.30, d ining People’s meeting in the
stry. All young people cordially invited
a splendid service. Sunday evening
aching service at 7.30, minister’s topic,
losing up the account, a sermon for
H ast religious service in the old year.”
is, Thursday, evening at 7.30 in the
stry, the weekly prayer meeting. These
I -i r vices are open to the public and a cor
dial invitation is extended. Rehearsal
•' ihe young people for the coming play
* II be held after this service. Preach
H ag at the Northport, Baptist church at
B‘;10 Sunday afternoon.
North Waldo Pomona.
* North Waldo Pomona Grange was en
rtained by Granite Grange, Searsport,
0. Wednesday, Dec- 12th. Past Master A.
Nickerson called the meeting to order
f Grid grange was opened with the usual
dualities. Several officers were absent
■ uid their stations were temporarily sup
t<! ed. The routine business received the
ention of the members and Eda Clem
Jgpnts, Susie White and F. A. McAllister
Si^fre appointed to assist the lecturer in
*. Preparing the programs for 1918.
\ recess was taken for dinner and the
jgf Patrons gathered in the dining hall to en
B :• the repast prepared and ■ served by
Br>'-mbers of the host grange.
After a pleasant social hour, the meet
Bg was re-assembled in the filth degree
H d Harriett Nickerson extended frater
!§ nl greetings. D. M. Kimball responded
I ' behalf of the visitors. A reading by
B|Mina Nickerson was followed by a paper,
4 weron the Farm, by C. C. Clements.
I he question, Resolved, That in every
1 wnship women should be recognized in
iiool affairs, was opened by I). M. Kim
E on the affirmative and .J. W. Nicker
In upheld the opposite side. The dis
-sion became general and was of inter
est to all.
The visitors expressed their apprecia
n of the hospitality of Granite grange
•Fid the meeting was closed with the
feual ceremonies. The next meeting will
with Morning Light Grange, Monroe,
in. 9, 1918, with an address of welcome
“Helen Cooper and a response by W. J.
Matthews. This is the annual meeting
‘lid election and installation of officers
•re features of the day’s program.
A program of recitations, music and a
•"Pic, Ho the rural schools train for
farmers and farmers’ wives? to be open
f|! by W. S. Parker, will be presented by
die lecturer. Harold A Allan, State
•gent for rural schools will address the
Meeting. Clara I). York.
dec. 23, 1917.
Christmas in the Churches.
Sunday, Dec. 23rd, was a beautiful win
ter day with bright skies, clear air and
good sleighing. All the city churches
held their regular Christmas services.
At the Unitarian church the decora
tions were simply laurel wreaths and hol
ly. A fine Christmas discourse was pre
sented by the pastor, Rev. Arthur E.
Wilson, and the music was appropriate to
the day with a Christmas solo by Mrs.
C. W. Wescott.
An unusually inspiring and helpful
Christmas service was held at the North
Congregational chureh Sunday morning
when three Christmas anthems and six
Christmas hymns were rendered by tile
church choir under the direction of Mr.
E. S. Pitcher, with accompaniment by
Miss Amy E. Stoddard, organist, and
Dean Knowlton, clarinetist. A short
Christmas discourse was presented by
- the pastor, Rev. Walter T. Hawthorne
on the topic, “Where Is He?” The Sun
day school held a Chri.tmas song service
under the direction of Mrs. C. E. Read.
At the Methodist church the pastor,
Rev. Charles W. Martin, preached h help
ful morning sermon on Christmas and the
music was special for the day. The even
ing program was a beautiful Christmas
story on Christ in Art, or the “Man Who
Died tor Me. It was illustrated with
stereopticon pictures.
A Christmas tree for the children of
the Trinity Reformed church was held
Sunday afternoon. Owing to the illness
of Mrs. William Vaughan, the pastor’s
wife, the exercises were very simple and
quiet.
At the St. Francis church Christmas
morning the altar decorations were beau
tiful bouquets of chrysanthemums and
narcissus. High Mass was held at 11 a.
m., followed by a fine sermon by their
pastor, Rev. Fr. T. J. Mahoney, formerly
of Winterport. The Christmas benedic
tion of the most blessed sacrament was
held at the church Sunday evening.
Father Mahoney will arrive from Winter
port the last of this week to take up his
residence in the local parsonage.
At the Baptist church a Christmas ser
mon was delivered by the pastor at the
morning service and Christmas music
rendered by the choir. In the evening a
Christmas Mystery Play was given under
the direction of Mrs. Ben. L. Robertson.
A large picture of the city of Bethlehem
was placed at the left of the platform
with the Christmasstar brilliantly illumi
nated over the city. All the other lights
were turned out except those in the rear
balcony, where the chorus singers were
seated. A Christmas song was sung by a
band of unseen angels and responded to
by the choir in the balcony when Miss
Emifta Webber, as Ruth the shepherdess
daughter, slowly advances down the
right-hand aisle to the platform and ex
presses her wonderment at the songs she
has heard and at the bright star in the
sky. She is met by AnciPa, a princess
represented by Miss Jennie Roberts, who
made a very striking Eastern princess in
hpr lnncf rnKpt anH Harlt flrwx'inrf liair nnrl
who was attended by Miloah, Miss Grace
Roberts. She is looking for her father
who is to bring gifts from the East to the
new-found King. Three shepherds slow
ly advanced to the platform while Na
zareth is sung by Mr. George E. White.
They were following the star and leave
Ruth to care for the sheep as they enter
the city. These parts were taken by Al
ton K. Braley, Gerald W. Howard and
, Clifford Tinker, whose long beards and
costumes made them ideal shepherds.
Next enter the three Magi Kings, while
“The Star’’ is sung by one of their num
ber. They were represented by George
E. White, Ben. L. Robertson and Robert
Holt, who wore long robes and carried
costly gifts for the Christ child. They
greet the princess and the little shepherd
maiden, who is weeping that she cannot
enter the city with the others, but must
stay with the sheep. The princess touch
ed by her grief remains in her stead and
presents her with jewels for the new
found King. The final tableaux was es
pecially beautiful closing with the Adora
tion scene. Soft music was played or
the organ, as the curtain was drawn back
and a bright light thrown directly on the
scene showing Mary bending over the
Christ-child with Joseph and a band of
angels in the background and the Magi
, Kings and the shepherds kneeling below.
The part of Mary was taken by Miss
Anita Trask, who made a very beauti
ful picture as she lifted her hands to
heaven as an illuminated cross anneareil
above the scene. Donald Hall appeared
; as Joseph and the angels were Vivian
Howard, Virginia Dutch, Buelah Young,
Louise Ellis, Mildred Trask and Hazel
Perkins. The music for the play was
under the direction of Misses Edna M.
Hopkins and Bertha Z. Hayes. A very
large audience was present, requiring
extra seats to be brought in to accommo
date them. The audience were very en
thusiastic in their praise of this beautiful
Christmas play and much credit is due
Mrs. Robertson, who had it in charge
and the pastor, Rev. J. Wilbor Richard
son, who very ably assisted in coaching
the parts.
HALIFAX’S DEAD.j
Halifax, Dec. 23. The latest estimate
of dead in the Halifax disaster Dec. fith,
is placed at 1500. Chairman Barnestead
of the mortuary committee, stated today
that over 1100 bodies had been recovered,
and that about 300 peisons gre missing.
In addition to these figures, many persons
removed to hospitals outside of the city
died of their injuries, but the officials
here have not yet been able to obtain the
exact number. During the past week 139
bodies were removed from the ruins.
Mr. Charles Bradbury was calledj(to
Augusta last Friday on business.!
Wedding Bells.
WiLLIAMS-TREXLER. Announcement
was made in Houlton Friday of the wed
ding in Allentown, Pa., of Thomas Wes
cott Williams, son of Rev. and Mrs.
Thomas W illiams of Houlton, formerly
of Searsport, and Dorothy Trexler, daugh
ter of Superior Court Justice Frank M.
Trexler, of 1115 Walnut street, Allen
town. The ceremony took place in the
First Presbyterian church and was per
formed by the father of the groom, as
sisted by Rev. W. E. Brooks. Miss Fran
ces Trexler was the maid of honor and
the bride was given in marriage by her
j s‘ster. George Williams, brother of the
groom, was best man. A reception was
given later at the home of Judge and
Mrs. Trexler and attended by a large
| number, including the members of the
bride’s sorority. She is a graduate of
Wheaton College and the groom is a
Bowdoin man, being a member of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. He is at
present with the American Telegraph and
Telephone Co., holding a responsible po
j sition. He has recently been transferred
\ from New \ork to Pittsburg, where
they will make their home, after a honey
TTlnnn cnant at D_1_i...
The bride is a society girl and very active
: in charitable work..
BoWKER-lNNES. Harry Elmer Bowker
and Miss Louise Caroline Innes, both of
Belfast left on the morning train Satur
: day for Bath, where they were married
on their arrival at the Congregational
parsonage by the pastor, Rev. David
Logan Wilson, formerly of this city.
The double ring service was used and
they were unattended. The bride was
gowned in a light blue satin messaline
trimmed with Georgette crepe. The
groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin
S. Bowker. He attended the Belfast
High school for three years and later
went to Portland, where he took a course
in Shaw’s Business College. He is at
present employed in the Bramhail mar
ket. The bride is the only daughter of
Mr and Mrs. George Innes of East Bel
fast. She graduated from the Belfast
High school in the class of 1914 and has
been employed for some time in the ofTice
of B. O. Norton. They left Bath for
Portland, where they were guests at the
Falmouth Hotel and were joined Sunday
by the bride’s brother, Robert Burgess
Innes, a private in the Home Guards at
Fort Leavitt, and his bride, formerly
Miss Doris Dodge of Portland. Mr. and
Mrs. Bowker returned home Monday
night and will live for the present at the
bride’s home in East Belfast.
LADD-DUHAMEL. The marriage of
Harold Ladd of this city, formerly of
; W’arren, and Mrs. Rose Ellen Duhamel of
Belfast took place at the bride’s home,
No. 1 Park street, Christmas at 2 p. m.,
Rev. ,J. Wilbor Richardson, pastor of the
Baptist church officiating. The single
ring service was used and the bride was
gowned in a blue silk dress. They were
unattended. Those present were Simon
Jackson, father of the bride, Mrs. Lucin
da Durgie and Mr, A. Knight. For sev
eral years the bride has conducted a bar
ber shop on Phoenix Row, which she re
cently sold to Roscoe Arey. The groom
is employed in the Leonard & Barrows
shoe factory. He is a professional base
ball player and came here several years
ago to play on the Belfast team. They ,
will live at the bride’s home.
SECRET SOCIETIES.
Aurora Rebekah Lodge, No. 10, I. O. O. j
F., will hold a special meeting this, :
Thursday, evening for the purpose of
conferring the degree on a class of candi
dates, and a large attendance of the
members is desired. The regular meet- i
ing of the lodge came on Christmas, at
which the following officers were elected: I
Mildred Neal, N. G.; Elizabeth Clements, '
V. G.; Annie K. Adams, Rec. Sec.; Ab
bie E. Cook, Treas.; Effie M. Harrison,
Fi. Sec. It is expected that the installa
tion will be on the first meeting in Janu
ary. A committee have the matter in
charge.
Belfast Commandery, United Order of
the Golden Cross, held its annual meet
i ing last Thursday evening and elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
Noble Commander, Charles E. Sherman;
Vice Noble Commander, Mrs. Keinpton
B. Craig; Prelate, Mrs. Hester P. Brown;
Keeper of Records, Mrs. Mary A. Black;
Financial Keeper of Records, Fred Waldo 1
Brown; Treasurer, Kempton B. Craig;
Herald, Herbert L. Bucklin; Warder of !
InnerGate, Mrs. Gladys Whitten; Warder (
: of Outer Gate, Wallace Bickford The j
appointed officers will be announced at j
; the installation which takes place in Jan
uary.
Palestine Commandery, Knights Tern
plar, held their usual Christmas observ- i
ance at Masonic Temple Christmas day 1
with the following program:
...... .'vunu.ut, v»i uic nsscuiuiy,
Sir Austin G. Jewett
Reading of the Old, Old Story,
Excellent Prelate
Prayer, Excellent Prelate
Knights form Triangle.
11.59 Prepared Sentiment read hy
The Commander
12:00 Knights participate in sentiment
to Grand Master
Grand Master’s Response, read by
The Commander
To the Grand Commander of the
Grand Commandery of Maine
Response by Em. WilmerJ. Dorman,
Grand Generalissimo
To all Knights Templar wherever
dispersed:
Response by Sir Lynwood B.
Thompson
To the Grand High Priest of the
Grand Chapter of Maine:
Response by Em. Allen L. Curtis
To the Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Maine:
Response by Em.Charles R. Coombs
Christian Knighthood in the world
today, Sir Rev. J. Wilbor Rich
ardson j
Benediction, |£xcellent Prelate
OBITUARY.
A wave of deep sorrow spread over
this community when it became known
that Miss Lura J. Bennett had passed
away. She was only 16 years old, bright,
merryhearted and attractive, the young
er daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Everett L.
Bennett of Center Montville. She was
in the sophomore ciass of Freedom Acad
emy, 1920, and came home December 5th
sick, with what was soon pronounced to
be typhoid fever. Notwithstanding the
physician's skill, and the loving care of
parents and a devoted sister, she passed
sway Friday night, Dec. 14th. She always
ranked high in her classes, and won a
prize the first year of school. She was a
member of Union Harvest Grange, where
she will be sadly missed, and in many
Pomes where she was always a welcome
visitor and a general favorite. This blow
rails with crushing weight on the father
and mother and only sister, who shared her
pright hopes of the future, and her ambi
rion of entering college after she had
■ompleted her course at Freedom. Her
capable fingers were always busy with
needlework and crochet, in which she
was very accomplished, and in her spare
moments this winter she has been knitting
for the Red Cross. Her funeral service
took place at her home, Monday, Dec. 17,
Pnd was largely attended. Mrs. Hunt of
Morrill spoke words of comfort, and Dr.
f. N. Pearson had charge of arrange
ments. Her bearers were Freedom Acad
emy students: Gardner Tibbetts, Archie
Kmights, Elmer Saywood and Jesse Bangs.
Many other schoolmates came from
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hey all loved. She was lovely in her
.vhite robes and casket, surrounded by
reautiful flowers, silent messengers of
iffcction; A broken circle of yellow
chrysanthemums and white pinks, with
‘Lura,” from her parents; sixteen white
carnations from her sister, Miss Mary
Bennett; a pillow of pink and white car
nations and white chrysanthemums from
;he students of Freedom Academy; a
;pray of ferns and white'carnations, from
Union Harvest Grange; white chrysan
chemums, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Clement
nnd Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Clement; spray
nf white flowers and ferns, Mr. and Mrs.
Volney Thompson; white carnations, Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Cushman of Belfast; pink
and white carnations, Mr. and Mrs. C. B.
Cushman; yellow chrysanthemums, Mrs.
Emma Cushman and family; variegated
carnations, Dr. and Mrs. T. N. Pearson
of Morrill; pink carnations and ferns, Mr.
and Mrs. M. M. Wentworth; 16 white
pinks, Edwina Berry; wreath, Mrs. J L.
Bean; cut flowers, Miss Euna Bean. She
was laid to rest in the Plains cemetery
near her home.
“A precious one from earth has flown,
and gained the other shore,
And safe in Heaven's jeweled crown, she
shines forever more.”
N. B. T.
The funeral of Samuel George took
place last Sunday at his home in Hal
lowed. He was 74 years of age. He
served three years in Company E. of the
Third Maine Regiment and was for some
nine in l.inDy rnson. lie was in tne
second battle at Bull Hun and was wound
ed at Chancellorsville. He had been an
invalid for many years as the result of
his experiences in the Civil War. Four
sisters and one brother survive: Misses
Rose and Augusta George, Mrs. H. A.
Trundy and Josiah George of Hallowell,
and Mrs. Emery O. Pendleton of Belfast.
The remains of John A Dodge of Isles
boro, who died in Greenwich, N. Y., Mon
day arrived in Belfast Wednesday and
the funeral was held at the Coombs un
dertaking rooms at2p. m., Rev. Arthur
E. Wilson of the Unitarian church of
ficiating. His death was caused by a
shock. He was 63 years of age. He is
survived by a daughter, Mrs. Hiram Bur
gess of Belfast The remains will be tak
en to Islesboro in the spring for interment.
GEORGE M. COHAN
“In Seven Keys to Baldpate” at Colonial
Theatre.
George Washington Magee, a novelist,
makes^a wager with the owner of Bald
pate Inn that he can write a story in twen
ty-four hours. Seeking seclusion, Magee
borrows the key to Baldpate, a summer
hotel now locked up for the winter, and
with his typewriter retires to an upper
room of the deserted hostelry to write his
story. There enters the hotel one John
Bland, an employee of a street railway
magnate, who places $200,000 in the hotel
safe—a bribe to be called for later by the
Mayor of Reuton. Magee surprises Bland,
who draws a pistol, but a moment later
the novelist tricks him and locks him in
a room. Forthwith, however, Magee is
confronted by a third intruder, Mary Nor
ton, a newspaper reporter on the trail of
the bribery affair. Magee falls in love
with Mary and complications crowd still
more closely upon one another’s heels. In
all, seven persons, including Peter, a
strange old hermit, come to “lonely”
Baldpate that night. As expressed by the
author, the hotel seems to have as many
keys as a piano. All the keys are in the
hands of particularly interesting people
who come on mysterious missions, even
murder, giving the novelist, as well as
the audience, all the excitement they
aould possibly ask for. This is as much
af the story of “Seven Keys to Baldpate”
is would be fair to reveal. There is a
anique solution to the problem, worked
aut in George M. Cohan’s highly dra
matic and original manner, presenting in
all a particularly entertaining film, as the
current attraction of theColoninl theatre
Friday, matinee and evening.
As usual. There will be a shortage of
FORD cars in the spring. Be wise
Place your orders now through B. O
Morton.
The News of Belfast.
The Universalist Social Aid will meet
this, Thursday, afternoon with Mrs.
Eugene L. Cook when their annual meet
ing will be held.
Miss Ruth M. Redman, a stenographer
at the State House, Augusta, arrived
Saturday to spend a'few days with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Percy B. Redman.
The Women’s Alliance will meet at the
home of Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore,
Church street, this, Thursday, afternoon
at 3 o’clock. The paper of the afternoon
will be given by Mrs, Dinsmore.
Charles Weymouth of Lewistown,
Mont., formerly of Waldo, is a visitor in I
the city, coming east to spend Christmas j
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Wentworth, Morrill. This is Mr. Went
worth’s second visit east in 28 years.
Stephen C. Clement is spending the
holidays with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Clement. He is teaching in the
State Normal school at Danbury, Conn.,
and is also engaged two days weekly as
superintendent of the public schools in >
Morris, near Danbury.
Mrs. Herbert L Seekins entertained j
the Auction Club, of which she is a mem
ber, at her home Christmas afternoon.
A picnic dinner was served at noon fol
lowed by a Christmas tree. The guests
were Mrs. Z. D. Hartshorn, Mrs. Fred R.
Poor and Miss Amy E. Stoddard.
Mrs. Samuel Smith of this city enter
tained a family party of five generations
at her home Christmas including her
mother, Mrs. Sally Spencer of Old Town,
her daughter, Mrs. McGreeley of Old
Town, her granddaughter, Mrs. A. E.
Field of Framingham, Mass., and her
great grandson little Jerome Field.
The sixteenth annual ball of the Hook
& Ladder Company held in the Opera
House last Friday evening was a social
and financial success. A delightful con
cert was rendered at the beginning by '
McKeen’s orchestra. Ice cream and
cake were served at intermission. Fred
G. Spinney was floor director and the .
dance program was greatly enjoyed.
Edward Skelton of New York will
leave Saturday after a few days’ visit
with his mother, Mrs. Alex. N. Snow of
East Belfast. Since graduating from
Bowdoin College several years ago he has
been employed by the New York Tele
phone Co., but recently enlisted in the i
Aviation Corps and will graduate in two
weeks from Cornell University, where
he has been taking a special course.
Charles E. Knowlton has begun the re- !
pairs and improvements on the block on
Main street, which he recently bought of
Wm. and Miss Annie M. Bean. The re
pairs on the Dutch Bros.’ building on
Main street, injured by fire Dec. 1st, are j
progressing. The debris is being removed
from the Coliseum building damaged at
the same time and repairs will soon be
made on it.
The Liberty Branch of the Red Cross
obtained forty-three members during the
Christmas week drive for funds. Liberty
Lodge No. Ill, F. & A. M., gave five dol
lars and became a contributing member.
Arthur Overlock gave $1. Other gifts
since the Branch was organized are Misses
Madge and Katherine Walker, each four
dollars; Donald S. Walker, nine; Mrs. G.
W. Cram, five; Mrs. Jane Leeman, five.
The Branch meets twice a week to make
surgical dressings and has knit a large
number of sw'eaters, socks and wristlets.
PROSPECT.
The election of oflicersof South Branch
vjiaugc wds uciu uacmun
Miss Laura (Mardeni Burden of Little
ton, Colorado, visited relatives here last
; week.
Miss Alice Shaw of Orono who is teach
ing in the Clark school went home 10
spend Christmas.
Carroll Trevett, left on Thursday for
a brief visit with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. C. C. Trevett of Swampscott, Mass,
i Miss Grace Hutchings, who has been
in Kingman with Mrs. Hulbert Grant for
more than a year, returned to her home
here last week.
All who are interested in organizing a
Red Cross Auxiliary in Prospect, are in
vited to meet at the home of Mrs. Jennie
Dockham on the afternoon of Saturday,
Dec. 29th.
Sympathy is extended to the relatives
and friends of the late P. M. Ginn of
Prospect Ferry, also to Mrs. Emery Cal
derwood of Camden, and to the children.
The late Mr. Calderwood was a highly
respected citizen of prospect for many
years.
A committee consisting of Mrs. Emma
Bachelder, Mrs. Theodate Gray, and Mrs.
Josephine Banks have been at work this
present week, soliciting Red Cross mem
bers. There are nor many families where
there isn’t at least one member of this
splendid organization—the people having
esponded very willingly.
FOOD RETAIL PRICES.
ORONO, Dec. 21. The food adminis
tration for Maine has established a system
of collection of retail prices from among
consumers whereby it will be able to
keep check on all retailers of foodstuffs
] and determine whether they are living
I up to the program of the food adminis
tration and not charging excessive or ex
horbitant prices for the necessities of
life. Reports of dealers charging exces
sive profits are received daily by federal I
food administrator Merrill, and in order ;
that many of these complaints may be
verified before any action is taken the
price reporters are being appointed in
every part of the State. Patriotic Maine
women have volunteered to perform this
service to the food administration and to
the country at this time. In each case
an effort has been made to have the re
porter a housewife and in the strictest
sense a buying consumer.^
PERSONAL.
Paul R. Smith of Tufts Dental College
is at home for the Christmas vacation.
Milton Robinson has been spending the
past week with relatives in South Cush
ing.
Mrs. A. C. Batchelder went to Boston
last Saturday for a visit of several
weeks.
Corporal Perley Haines was in Belfast j
Christmas on a brief furlough from Camp
Green, N. S.
Miss C. Lillian Spinney of Dexter is
h gust cl hit. lilitUn Wadlin over
the holidays.
Miss Louise Brown of Boston is the
guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Waldo Brown.
Miss Betty Hanshue of Boston is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Ben Hazeltine and
other relatives.
Capt. Seth M. Milliken of New York j
spent Christmas with his mother, Mrs.
Seth L. Milliken.
Miss Alice P. Poor of Boston is the j
guest of her parents, Hon. and Mrs.
Clarence O. Poor.
Miss Myra Sawyer of Skowhegan is !
me guest oi ner sister, Mrs. i -Cl o> VY.
Strout for the holidays.
Miss Alice Parker, R. N., of Newton,
Mass., is the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. John Parker.
Ralph O’Connell of Bangor spent
Christinas with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles O’Connell.
Mrs. B. B. Grant of Boston arrived
Thursday to visit her father and brother,
J. H. and George C. Trussell.
Miss Marian Hazeltine of New York is
spending a few weeks with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hazeltine.
Archie Robinson, B. H. S. T7 is at
home for the holidays from New Sweden,
where he is teaching school.
Mrs. Ella E. West left Friday for
Washington to spend the winter with her
daughter, Miss Sarah Edith West. I
George C. Thompson left Tuesday for
Augusta to spend Christmas with his par
ents, Dr. and Mrs. W. S. Thompson.
Miss Carrie M. Greenlaw arrived from
Harrington to spend Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Greenlaw.
Dr. James D. Clement arrived Monday
from New York to spend a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Clement.
Mrs. Wilbur O. Colby is spending the
holidays in Boston, where she will meet
her husband, who is stationed at Camp
Devens.
Mrs. Everett A. Banks left Monday for
Boston, where she entered the Peter Bent
Brigham Hospital for a very serious
opeiauuu.
Reginald R. Cottrell, U. S. N., station
ed at Petit Manan, on look-out dutv, is
spending the holiday with his .father, R.
E. Cottrell.
Mrs. Colby A. RacklitTe left Saturday
for Stillwater, where she will spend
Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert P. Coombs and lit
tle daughter Isabel left Tuesday for Port
land to spend Christmas with Mr. and
Mrs. Henry G. Ingersoll.
Miss Marjorie Shaw of Claremont, N.
H., was called home recently by the ill
ness of her father and sister, Walter C.
and Miss Florence Shaw.
Miss Louise W. Richards of the Farm
ington Normal School faculty arrived
Saturday to spend the Christmas vaca
tion at her home in this city.
Walter Dickey, U. S. N., now at the
Newport Naval school, was the guest over
Christmas of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles G. Dickey of East Northporl.
Warren F. Fahy, who is now stationed
at Atlanta, Ga., arrived home Christmas
and is now a guest of his mother, Mrs.
Rose F. Fahy, for a furlough of U days.
Misses Nellie and Jennie Edson of
Haverhill, Mass., were called to Belfast
! recently by the illness of their brother
in-law, Walter C. Shaw and his daughter,
Miss Florence.
ailVl mm. iivimuu i i. uvuu
Christmas in Rockland, the latter going
down last week to visit her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Bicknell, Mr. Read'joining
her there Monday.
Thomas H. Benner of Rockland has
been ihe guest several days the past week
of his sister, Mrs. Frances H. Murch and
left recently to visit his daughter, Mrs.
Fannie Young of Waterville.
James H. Howes left Monday for Cam
pello, Mass., where he joined Mrs. Howes
for the holidays with their daughter,
Mrs. Richard P. Whitman and family,
formerly Miss Frances Howes.
Sturgis Dexter, B. H. S. *17, employed
as draftsman by the United Shoe Ma
chinery Co, Beverly, Mass., arrived
Friday for the Christmas holidays with
his parents, Mr. a nd Mrs. Janies C
Dexter.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Mclntire spent
Christmas in Camden with Mr. Mclntire’s
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Mcln
tire, and will spend two weeks in Port
land with relatives before returning to
Belfast.
Chester B. Frost of Providence was in
Belfast a few hours on Monday to accom
pany his mother and sister to Watervillle,
where a family party will he held over
the holiday at the home of his sister, Mrs.
William Hall of that city.
k Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Clay, who were
called here by the illness of the latter’s,
aunt, Miss Susan Cunningham, left Fri
day for their home in Woodfords. On
Christmas day they entertained six sol
diers from one of the Portland forts at
dinner and a theatre party.
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PERSONAL. _
Miss Efhel L. frost went to Waterville
Monday to visit her sister, Mrs. William.
Hall.
Misses Alice Spear was in Rockland
recently, the guest of her aunt, Miss
Mabel Spear.
Malcolm \aughan, U. S. N., spent
Sunday with his parents, Rev. and Mrs.
William Vaughan.
Mrs. Ella Seekins'of Swanvilleis spend
ing the week with her daughter, Mrs.
Daniel Ingalls and family.
Miss Edith L. Strout of the Portland
public school faculty is the guest of her
mother, Mrs. P. L. Strout.
Harry L. White, a Senior at the U. of
M., is spending the Christmas vacation
with his father, Chas. E. White.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWitt C. Brewster of
Boston arrived Saturday to spend the
holidays with Belfast relatives.
Miss Mabel A. Craig who is employed
in Hartford, Conn., will spend Christmas
with Frank J. Starrett in Springfield,
Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Davis and little
son and Miss Ethe! Davis of Bar Harbor
arrived recently tc spend the winter in
Belfast.
Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Biaisdell of Winter
port spent Christmas at the Windsor
Hotel as guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Biaisdell.
Miss Louise R. Clement, a student at
Abbot Academy, is spending the Christ
nas recess with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Amos Clement.
William II, White of Newton 1'DDe
rails, Mass., arrived recently to spend
Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Mar
jaret K. White.
Milton C. Stephenson, a student at
ruft’s Dental College, arrived Saturday
o visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Day
on F. Stephenson.
Miss Kathleen Mori is of the bucksport
Seminary faculty is spending the Christ
nas vacation with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. J. Morris.
C- Wesley Wood, a student at the Uni
versity of Maine, is spending the Christ
nas vacation with his parents, Mr and
Mrs. Chas. F. Wood.
Miss Isabel Towle of the Barnum
school in Bridgewater, Conn., is spending
:he vacation with her parents, Mr and
Mrs. Frank L. Towle.
Miss Marjorie Pratt of Chicago, a stu
ient at Lasselle Seminary, Auburndale.
Mass., is spending a two weeks’ vacation
with Belfast relatives.
Miss Edith C. Wilson of the Vestboro,
Mass., High school faculty arrived Satur
day to visit her sister, Miss Amy L. Wil
son, and other relatives.
Miss Bernice Holt, a studeni at the
Shaw Business College in Lewiston, isu
spending the vacation with her parents,
Mr and Mrs. George Holt.
Miss Blanche Jennys is at home from
the University of Maine to spend the
Christmas vacation with her parents,
Dr. and Mrs. Charles W. Jennys.
John Durham and Keith Weymouth
Freshmen at Manlius Military School, St.
Johns, N. Y., are spending the Chris! mas
vacation at their homes in this city.
Miss Myrtle E. Frost, a student at
Wheaton College, in Norton, Mn»., is
spending the Christmas vacation with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. rrosi.
Miss Emma L. Erost of Canuien arrived
last week to visit her mother, Miss Lena
H. Frost. They spent Chistmas in Water
ville, the guest of Mrs. William Mali
Miss Margaret M. Craig, a senior at
Mt. Holyoke College, arrived Thursday
to spend a two weeks’ vacation with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Craig
Miss Adelia Cook is herofrorn North
held Seminary, Northlield, Mass., to spend
the Christmas vacation at the home of
her grandmother, Mrs. Charles H Sar
gent.
Miss Alfreda Ellis, leader of the Girls
Canning Clubs in connection with the L
of M. Extension Department, is spending
the Christmas recess with Btifa.-t rela
tives.
Howard E. Wilson, Arlo 1 Reiman
and C. Pembroke Carter, Freshman at
the University of Maine, arrived Friday
to spend the Christmas vacation with
their parents.
Daniel A. Gould, statistician, a*, tht
Danvers Hospital, Iiathorne, Mas** ar
rived recently to visit his aui.is, Mrs.
Fred RacklitT and Mrs. Giles C Abbott
and other relatives.
Harold D. Harriman, U. S. N . now as
signed to the transport Mt. Vernon,
which recently returned here after trans
porting American soldiers to Framn . was
in Belfast the past week while on Ins way
to visit his home in Swanville.
Mrs. William Veazie Pratt has closed
her home on High street and with her
little son, William Veazie, Jr., left re
cently to visit Capt. Pratt who :s at
present in the Office of Operation m the
Navy Department at Washington, D. G
Eugene L. and Marian E. Parsons, son
and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Par
sons, have returned from Attleboro Mass.,
wnere tney nave neen employed several
months. Miss Parsons has taken a posi
tion as stenographer with the Sivan
Whitten Co.
Miss Amy P. Sholes, tine of the four
young ladies who went to Washington,
D. C., last week to take a position as
stenographer in the War Risk Insurance
Department, returned home 1 st Friday
night. She was not pleased with the
work or the accommodations and pre
ferred to return to her duties in the Be
Fast Savings Bank which was held fon
her.