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^iPIK KO, 1°._BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1921. ri VF ^F^r^
- , jvustees of the Belfast
f^Vater District.
Mayor, Aldermen and
. of the City of Belfast, I
P \\, submit herewith re
p*s\. Water District from I
January 1, 1921, in*!
ice as of January 1, .
information regard- ,
of the plant as may be
the citizens of the i
|fplAl. BALANCE
January 1, 1921
ASSETS
$163.000 00
; . ten-dona
385 40
- 163,385 40
( 3,267 99
I 1,162 47
683.00
52 60
r $168,551,46 ‘
. nIUTIES
, ■ v Morttraye
. 75,000 00 !
, Bonds . 90,000.00
. 787 36
. 1,660.00
. 1,11410
$168,651 46
„e<] that the Plant Invest
$163,000 as of January
■ : <200,000 as reported at
mu The Public Utilities
i that the $37,000 dif
| the purchase price of
<200,000, and which was
liability side as Reserve, be
rom both sides, leaving the
l at actual cost,
RECEIPTS
. $23.324 79
! *. 66 05
$23,380 84
. \PENSES
«-D8e..l4.033 84
61 F.x
"" nebt .. 7,881 61
236.84 22,161.29
~. $1,229 55
j1 .. i.uary 1, 1920. 1,534.56
. $2,764.10
Fund set aside... 1,660 00
u„ry 1, 1921. $1,114.10
1020 was, we believe,
. expensive year for op
very severe winter of
li cost of purification
K nticipated that an even
lii obtain for the present
ecognized by the citi
hat they are obtaining
! . e at practically cost,
in low the rates of many
C ,i ealities
.- 'fully submitted,
\ c. Hopkins,
i MER A. SHERMAN,
1. A. PAYSON,
Belfast Water District
VtOKKILL.
eeently purchased an
• ' Ion is atTapley’s hos
u aeration.
his town attended the
j reception of Mr. and
'torn at the hall at Poor’s
■day evening.
gelt Hayward of Water
ses to express through
i nks and appreciation
ihower recently receiv
|
'ley Jackson entertain
of ten recently. Such ,
pond “getting there.”
1 another of Mrs. Jack
rs, such a long happy
and cake before our
City Government
The regular meeting of the Belfast city
government was held Monday evening,
Mayor C. W. Wescott presiding. Absent,
Alderman Hatch and Councilman Patter
shall.
The reports of the City Marshal, Tax
Collector, and Belfast Water District, and
the trial balance of the City Treasurer
were read and placed on fild.
The monthly roll of accounts was pass*
ed as tollows:
School Medical Inspection. $50 00 i
Contingent .'/’*. 704 70
Highways...iV.!!’.!!!"’.! 567 98
Transportation. 3gg qq
Supt. of Schools. *] 93 76
School Charity.’ 10 56
Park.20 20 1
Machinery and Tools. 168 84 :
Belfast Free Library. 267 02
State of Maine. ’ 116 25 j
School Contingent. 127 5?!
Free Text Books. 90
School R .‘pairs. 10 87
Paupers. 169 66
Police. 2 90
Cemeteries. 20 00
Street Lights . 40125
City Building. 35 65
R. Hayford Account. 67 06
Fire Department.. 795 15
City Team. 158 72
Armory. 62 50
General School Purposes. 33 17
Total.$4,301 69
Frank R. Woodcock, Joseph Tyler, Or
rin J. Dickey and Clarence M. Knowlton
were drawn as jurors.
The Collector of Taxes was instructed
to proceed to collect the tax assessed
against the vessel built in the Pendleton
shipyard.
Adjourned.
LINCOLN N. GILKEY
Belfast friends of Lincoln N. Gilkey
were shocked Saturday morning to learn
that he had committed suicide Friday
about noon at his home in Islesboro. His
body was discovered hanging in the barn
by his daughter Gladys. His life was
extinct and there was no apparent cause
for the act although he had suffered at
times from the effects of an accident
while working in the woods about a year
ago, when a falling limb struck him on
the head causing unconsciousness for
some time. It is also thought that he
had never fully recovered from the shock
of the sudden death of his eldest daugh
ter, Mrs. Jessie Rackliffe of Belfast. Mr.
Gilkey was one of Islesboro’s most prom
inent and popular residents, a general
favorite with young and old. At the
June primaries in 1920 he lacked only
one vote of being the Republican nomi
nee to represent his class in the State
Legislature For years he had been tax
collector and notary public for Islesboro,
had been on the board of selectmen, was
a member of Island Lodge, F. & A. M.,
of Lone Star Chapter, O. E. S., of the
Islesboro Board of Trade and of its Im
provement Society. At all times he
could be depended on to do his part in
whatever pertained to the welfare of his
home town. Several years ago he retired
from the grocery business in Dark Har
bor undei the firm name of Gilkey &
Hatch, and engaged in farming, con
ducting a milk route in the summer for
(the summer residents. Several years ago
he built a very comfortable new house
fand his home life was unusually happy
and contented. His wife, formerly Miss
Belle Farnsworth, and their two daugh
ters, Mrs. Harry Pendleton of Islesboro
and Miss Gladys, who lived at home; and
one brother, Roscoe Gilkey of Brewer,
survive. His age was about 60 years.
The bearers were Messrs. Calvin Kim
ball, W. E. Hatch, W. M. Coombs and
Amasa Williams.
' his Week Specials
Rolled Oats
6 lbs. 25c
Bucket Jam
PINEAPPLE
PEACH
CHERRY
FIG <5
BAY COD 8c. lb.
n - ——. —— ■ — m .—i ■
evaporated Milk
AN 9 QRn
CAR<>L:.NE U CANs^Jl)0
California Prunes
| 2 lbs.
wit’s Pride Washing Pov der,5c *•
PERRY’S MARKET
lb The Voters of Belfast
appeal to every citizen of the city, one and all, both
s and gentlemen, to go to the noils on Monday and see
'l that the present Board of Aldermen is unanimously
Elected.
Don’t underestimate the opposition. Overconfidence
jjt spell defeat in some one of the Wards. Let nothing
you from voting early on Monday.
, D they tell you in Ward III that Alderman Clement is
.^gible this year on account of having moved into Ward
jjLs absolutely not so. He votes in Ward III this spring
l 18 perfectly eligible to represent you there this year.
p6 see to it that he is unanimously re-elected. We need
distance and co-operation.
C. W. WESCOTT, Mayor
PERSONAL
Mrs. Fry! G. Spinney lias returned
from a business trip to Boston.
W. G French of Waterville was in
Belfast several days the past week.
Charles E. Knowlton left Tuesday on a
business trip to Boston and vicinity.
Will S. York has returned to Sears
port after a few days’ visit in Belfast.
Colby A. Rackliffe was called to Isles
boro Saturday by the death of Lincoln N
Gilkey
Mrs. Flora Heath has returned from
Winthrop, Mass., where she spent the
winter.
J. N. Hoit of Hampden Highlands is |
the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Elijah
Ritchie.
^Mrs. E. A. Greer of Belmont arrived
recently to visit her daughter, Mrs. Mel
vin Knowlton.
Mrs. Lilliau Kellogg has returned to
Boston after a visit with her mother,
Mrs. Frank A. Riggs.
Mrs. A. B. Wyllie has been attending
the millinery openings in Boston and j
New York the past week.
Mrs Willard A. Johnson went to Lew
iston last Saturday to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Alton Allen, and family.
Mrs. Charles S. Bickford went to
Portland Wednesday, called by the ill
ness of her uncle, James Carle.
Mrs. Walter J. Clifford was called to
Woodstock, N, B., recently by the illness
and death of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth
Murphy.
Mrs. Herbert H. Stevens left Monday
to spend a week with her mother, Mrs.
Amelia Allen, and other relatives in
Marlboro, Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Holmes of Bath
were in Belfast the past week, called by
the death of the former’s mother, Mrs
Susan M. Holmes.
John W. Hobbs and Miss Florence
Holmes of Brooks were in Belfast last
Thursday to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Charles A. Holmes.
Hon. Arthur I. Brown returned Mon
day from Mechanic Falls, where he
spent several days with his son, Arthur
F. Brown, and family.
Mrs. Ephraim M. Davis has returned
to Salem, Mass., after spending a few
days with her aunt, Mrs. Susan H. Stev- j
ens, on River Avenue.
Bert O. Gordon arrived recently from |
Bridgeport, Conn., where he has been
employed, and is spending a vacation at
his home on Main street.
Mrs. Marian Hewes is in Islesboro for
two weeks at the home of her sister, 1
Mrs B. E. Larrabee, while the latter is
visiting in Boston and vicinity.
Capt. Walter C. Small, who is spend
ing the winter with his family in Belfast,
went to Islesboro Saturday to remain un
til after the town meeting Monday.
Walter Whitehead, clerk in the Fogg
market, has been confined to his home
for several weeks with illness, but of late
has been working a part of each day.
Levi Rogers arrived recently from Gar
diner, where he had been visiting rela
tives, and was the guest of his brother,
Jo m F. Rogers, before returning to his
home in Searsport.
Mrs Herbert L. Curtis left Friday for
a visit in Jamaica Pit ins, Mass. She ac
companied her daughter, Mrs. Leroy
Ureen and infant child, who had been in
Belfast several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Ritchie returned
Monday night from Lewiston, where
they were guests of their son, Alphonso
Ritchie and his liancee, Miss Louise Tem
ple, at the latter’s home
John Pullman arr ved recently from
New York on business matters connected
w-ith his factory, the Bell Pants factory.
His brother, Joseph Pullman, is manag
ing the factory at present.
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Lancey arrived
Saturday from Delray, Fla., where they
spent the winter and are guests of their
daughter, Mrs Norman S. Donatrtie, be
fore going to their home in Hartland.
Mrs. George B. Salter is improving
after a short illness, which has confined
her to her home, 199 High street. She
has recently received a letter from her
son, Byron M. Salter, now in Miami,
Fla., stating that he has been obliged to
have two operations, on one his feet for
blood poisoning.
Mrs. Annie Weeman left for Portland
Saturday for a six months’ vacation,
after spending about fourteen years in
Belfast, where she has been housekeeper
for Charles E. Field. Mrs. Clara E. Batch
eider of Rockland, who has been the guest
several months of her daughter, Mrs.
Stephen S. L. Shute, is substituting for
Mrs. Weeman in Mr. Field’s home.
Capt. and Mrs. John E. Billings, who
recently sold their home on Elm street to
William L. Luce, left Thursday morning
for Brooklyn, N. Y., for a few weeks’
visit before going to Delhi, where Capt.
Billings will have charge of the immense
country estate of Senator Gerry of New
York. For the past year Capt. Billings
has been associated in the furniture busi
ness with his brother-in-law, H. E. Mc
Donald Capt. and Mrs. Billings will be
very pleasantly remembered by many
Belfast friends, who regretted that busi
ness called them back to New York.
THE CHURCHES ]
There will be preaching service by Rev
C. W. Martin at Woods’ schoolhouse,
West Northport, Sunday afternoon * at
2.30. _
First Parish (Unitarian) Church.
Rev. A. E. Wilson, minister* Preaching
service at 10.45 a. m., sermon subject:
"The Soul’s Wireless.” Church school at
noon AII cordially invited to worship at
this church. *
METHODIST CHURCH. People’s Meth
odist Church, Rev. Charles W. Martin,
pastor; parsonage, No. 7 Court St.; tele
phone, 213.11. Sunday morning preach
ing, 10.45; Sunday school, 12 m. Evening
service at 7.30. Prayer meeting this,
Thursday, evening at 7.30.
The regular services will be held at the
Universalist church Sunday with ser
mon at 10.45 a. m. by Rev. William
Vaughan. The choir will have a special
musical program. The Sunday school
will meet at noon.
The First baptist Church. Rev.
lieorge C. Sauer, pastor; residence, 13
Cedar; telephone, 123-11. The services
of worship on Sunday are at 10.45 and
7.30. Bible school at 12 o’clock. Chris
tian Endeavor at 6.30. Thursday at 7.30
the mid-week service. The public is
heartily invited to attend.
“The Teaching of Jesus about Man”
will fce the pastor’s sermon theme Sun
day evening. It is expected that at the
morning service the delegates from the
church to the Boys’ Conference will pre
sent reports. The convention proved in
many ways to be the greatest of its kind
ever held in Maine. 1516 boys were in
attendance and the speakers and leaders
were of national reputation. Our boys
will have an interesting and impressive
story to tell, and it is desired that the
young people of the Sunday school be in
attendance. The public is cordially.invit
ed to be present. Inspiring choruses and
solos by the choir at both services.
Church appointments for the present
week are: the boys class business meet
ing and social at Winston Stover’s,
Spring street. At the close of the busi
ness meeting ice cream and cake were
served. Wednesday afternoon the Ladies’
Sewing Circle will meet Mrs. William
Holt, 149 High street, for work. Wednes
day evening, at the vestry, the rehearsal
of the chorus choir, Mr. Paquette, leader.
I'm rsday at 7.30, mid-week services of
the church. The orchestra will be pres
ent. Your favorite hymns Address, :
‘Real Religion,” James 1:19-27. Friday,
meeting of the older boys in the small
vestry.
March 22d, a parish supper is being
planned for this date by the Ladies’ Cir ;
cie with a program that will rally all the
forces of the church.
NORTH CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. C. Elliott, pastor; parsonage, 26
High street; telephone, 157-4. Morning
worship at 10.45, sermon by the pastor,
Courch school at noon. Men's Forum
at 12.15. Stereopticon lecture at 7.30 p.
m. Strangers and visitors cordially wel
comed at all the services.
Last Sunday's evening lecture com
pleted the series on “A Better America.”
These have been a very interesting and j
instructive series of talks, and they have 1
been greatly enjoyed by the people who j
heard them. Next Sunday evening there j
is to be a fine lecture on “In the Heart of ‘
Angola,” when seventy of the finest
slides will be shown. These are ail beau
tifully colored, and the members of the
parish are urged to be present. We have
secured a number of very interesting lec
tures for the next few week, such as
“Spain Beyond the Pyrenees,” “Beyond
the Rio Grande,” “Tientsin—Where East i
Meets West,” “Through Armenia and
Kurdistan,” “In Far Shansi,” -The Black
Man in White Man’s Africa.” These
lectures are free to the public. A collec
tion is taken to defray the cost of the
slides.
We hear it is stated that the ladies of
the Guild have never before had so many j
lovely and useful things as they have for
sale at the great Chinatown Fair, which ,
is to be held in the Armory on Tuesday, '
March 15th. The ladies are meeting
every afternoon this week to sew that ;
everything may be ready when the day !
comes. On this Thursday afternoon they i
will meet at the home of Mrs Oscar1
Wi kins.
There will be a sociable, held in the 1
church parlors this, Thursday, evening
at 7.30. Pictures will be shown at 7 30,
after which there will be a program when
the following friends have promised to
take part: Miss Edith M. Davidson, piano
solo; Mr. Bert L. Davis, song; Douglas
Elliott, recitation; Mrs. John R. Dunton,
reading; E. J. Brierley, song; Mr. Leslie
C. Follett, violin solo; Mr. Harold S.
Webb, piano solo; Miss Mabel Craig,
song. The members of the parish and
the public are inviled to attend. Admis
sion 10 cents.
The men of the parish are urged to at
tend a special meeting in the church par
lors next Wednesday evening at 7.30
o’clock to consider the matter of forming
a Men’s Club and Institute for Boy*. A
cordial invitation is also extended to any
men in the city who are interested in
social service to meet with us.
E. M. DAVIS.
The remains of Ephraim M. Davis ar
rived from Salem, Mass., Friday night,
accompanied by his wife. His death was
caused by pneumonia. He was born in
Beverly, Mass, 68 years ago, the son of
the late William ana Martha Meservey
Davis. He had been in ill health for
about fourteen years and was a great suf
fere. from chronic bronchitis and asthma.
His wife, formerly Miss Laura W. Gray
of Brooksville, Me., sui vives him and has
had everything done for his health, but
he received no benefit, and gradually
grew worse until the last. He was a kind
husband and will be greatly missed. He
was a good citizen and had the respect of
all who knew him. A well known musi
cian, for years he had played the trom
bone in the old Salem brass band, and
afterwards in the Salem Cadet band.
The funeral was held in Salem, Rev. Al
fred Manchester officiating. He leaves to
mourn their loss besides his widow, one
brother, William Davis, and a niece, Mrs.
Martha Woodman, both of Beverly, Mass. |
Interment will be in Grove Cemetery. |
NOTICE
I wish to notify the
public that I withdraw"
my nomination for Al
derman in Ward 2.
A. S. HEAL.
Katcha-Koo
Katcha-Koo, tbe production which is
to be given March 18th afternoon and
evening bv the Senior class of the High
school, brings yie atmosphere of the far
East. There is something doing every
minute. Those who have seen the re
hearsals declare that such a thing as a
"dull spot" is positively unknown. In
addition to the hilarious farce-comedy,
the pageantry, tableau and scenic effects
will leave nothing to be desired. And it
is also said that the costuming is really
superb.
Mrs. Georgia S. Parker, at the head of
the local committee, is working hard
and her assistants, Verna Greenlaw',
cnairman of the advertising committee;
Bartlett Whiting of publicity; Principal
Harry A. Foster of finance, and Harold
S. Webb as property man, have left no
stone unturned to make this a record
breaking production.
Miss Margery M. Heberling of Iowa,
representing the John B. Rogers Produc
ing Co., is coaching the cast and all the
dances. She is as charming as she is
ca pable and speaks in the highest terms
of the school’s talent and willingness to
co-operate.
One of the features is the chorus of
voices, which will sing music especially
written for the comedy, and also many
familiar patriotic and popular songs,
which will strike a chord in the hearts of
the audience.
The chorus comprises the following:
Oriental Ladies—Charlotte Knowlton,
Lillian Davis, Mildred Heal, Hazel Nick
erson, Virginia Dutch, Marvel Orchard,
Jennie Spear, Mona BurgeBS, Annie
Omar and Idres Rogers.
Priests: Tolford Durham, Harold Green
law, Ivan Havener and Ermo Scott.
Slaves: Alfred Bruce, George Fletcher,
Norman Woodbury and Karl Smalley.
One of the most interesting features in I
the production will be a dance by Gretch
en Fletcher.
“Liberty Aflame,” the grand final, was
rehearsed for the first time Saturday.,
morning.
The Columbia Trio, with Grace Thomp- ;
son and Katherine Spear as Columbi-j
ans, and James Morse as Uncle Sam,
will lead the Sammies. This will be a
most impressive spectacle, as there are
over sixty children in this group.
Musical numbers of exceptional inter
est are “Susquehanna Sue,” with Char
lotte Knowlton in the title role, and the !
Polo girls and boys including Agnes
Chapmaa, Clara Edwards, Ruth Leman,
Helen Plaisted, Susie Perkins, Louise!
Gray, Gladys Keene, Alyce Cramer, Ker
mit Nickerson, Orland Orchard, Everard
Bailey. Charles Swift, Everard Roberts,
Floyd Winchester, Carioil Pottle and El
mer Ellis.
Duet with Dick and Dolly, accompa
nied by Auld Lang Syne group of Leah
Colson, Verna Jeilison, Alice Robbins,
Margaret Eaton, Theora Gross and Mabel
Philbrick.
Among the Carnival groups are: Jack
ies—Katherine Frost, Mildred Black,
Louise Newell, Lenore Thompson, Helen
Rolerson, Nellie Brewster and Vivian
Wentworth; Yankee Dixies—Charlotte
Cooper, Anne Cooper, Frances Busse,
Hildegard Rogers, Alice brown and Ruth
Foster; Italians—Dorothy Clark, Dorothy
Spear, Fern Orchard and Vesta Higgins;
Dutch—Dorma Paquette, Alice Wadlin,
Esther Sanderson and Doris Ryan; Chin
ese—Lucena Herrick, Gladys Achorn,
Velma Heald and DAra Flanders; French
—Gladys Young, Nina Townsend, Ger
trude Newell, Dorothy Chamberlain, Ves- j
ta Clements and Margaret Trundy; Bel
gian—Ramona Leadbetter, Frances Brad
ford, Agnes Blanchard and Augusta Nick
erson.
Near the latter part of the C rnival
come the Sammies and the spectacular
tableau, “Liberty Aflame.” This will j
be one of the most spectacular events of
the whole affair. Miss Katherine Brown
will pose as the Statue of Liberty and
will be accompanied by the entire Carni
val groups and Miss Hilda Tuttle as an
escort to Uncle Sammie will make her
initial bow to the public at this time.
The production will be sponsored by
the following ladies who will act as pa
tronesses: Mrs. Joseph W. Blaisdell, Mrs.
Charles Bradbury, Miss Anne M. Kit
tredge, Mrs. E. E. Roderick, Mrs. Arthur
Ritchie, Mrs. Marion Brown, Mrs. Ar
thur E. Wilson, Mrs. George R. Doak,
Mrs. Irvin Dinsmore, Mrs. Thomas B.
Dinsmore, Mrs. I1 red G. Spinney, Mrs.
Bert L. Davis and Mrs. Clarence M.
Knowlton.
Mrs. J. W. Blaisdell will entertain at a
theatre party at the matinee perfor
mance. At this time she will have as
her guests the girls from the Girls’
Home.
The chaperones at the rehearsals and
at the final perfotmance are: Mrs. Julia
L. Hogan, Mrs. C. W. Wescott, Mrs'
Sumner C. Pattee, Miss Margaret M.
Mitchell, Miss Rena DeBeck. Miss Muri
el DeBeck, Miss Esther F. Evans, Mrs.
Cbas. A. Townsend, Mrs. Samuel Adams,
Mrs. Ruby S. Braley, Mrs. Harry A. Fos
ter, Miss Grace E. Walton, Mrs. Arthur
W. Morse and Mrs. Georgia S. Parker,
chairman.
Austin Vaughan, who has been with
the City Drug Store several years as
clerk, will complete his duties there next
Saturday'and has accepted a position
with Thompson & Co., druggists, of
Presque Isle. Mr. Vaughan is a son of
Rev. William Vaughan of East Belfast
and graduated from the B. H. S. in June,
1920, and starred on the basket ball team
last season. He plans to complete his
examination for a State certificate at
the next regular meeting of the board in
Augusta.
Levi F. Howard has been confined to
his home at the corner of Bridge and
Main streets for several months with ill
ness.
The News of Belfast.
Mr. Frank O’Leary of Bangor, who has
conducted a number of minstrel shows in
this city, was here last week for the bas
ket ball game.
Frank I. Wilson was in Bangor seven 1
days the past week to attend the Metro
politan Life Insurance Company’s ban
quet and business meeting.
Clyde Orris Woods was recently elect
ed among the new members of Belfast
Troop One, of the Belfast Boy Scouts,
who are making a material gain in mem
bership.
Company K of the Third Maine In
fantry, Capt. Basil R. Allen, were guests
Friday evening of the new Third Maine
Company in Camden. They report a very
pleasant visit.
M. L. McCorrison of this city writes
from St. John, N. B., that the U. S. S. A.
L. Kent sailed March 5th from that port
with the largest cargo of giain ever
shipped from that vicinity.
David R. Dupee of the New England
Insurance Exchange in Boston was in
this city last week, adjusting local rates
and rating the buildings of the Interna
tional Radio Telegraph Company
Mr. and Mrs. P. D. H. Carter of Port
land have been spending the past week
in the city, guests of relatives. Their
Miller street house has been leased by the
Orrin J. Dickey, Agency. |
William Boudle of Lynn, Mass., has
bought of Giles G. Abbott, the Chapin
local agent, the Ernest Harvey farm on
the Oak Hill road in Swanvilie, and also
a wood lot of Porter Webb nearby.
'John C. Parsons, Jr., of Boston, resi
dent manager of the General Accident
Fire and Life Assurance Company, was
a recent visitor in this city, establishing
an agency with Orrin J. Dickey, as the
Belfast representative.
Thursday, March 10, at 3 p. m. The
Women’s Alliance of the First Parish
will meet at the home of Mrs. Arthur
Ritchie, Church street, when a modern
play, “Standish of Standish,” will be
read by Mrs. S. Augustus Parker.
Orrin J. Dickey has a crew of men
working on a contract for the supplying
of fish-weir brush for the William Un
derwood Company of Boston for their
summer operations. This company, one
of the largest fish concerns, is handling a
yver large quantity of brush.
Mrs. wiinam A. Wood has received a
check of $1,000 from the firm of Leonard
Stevens, Bearce Company in payment of
the insurance policy which that company
carries for its employes. This was a
maximum amount, as Mr. Wood was one
of their oldest employes and it was also
the first payment made under the arrange
ment.
Mrs. Raymond R. Sherman and Mrs.
Herbert H. Stevens entertained the Sat
urday Auction Club at the home of the
former last Friday. Supper was served
at 7 p. m. followed by the game when
Mrs. Grace C. Pillsbury won the first
prize and Mrs. Allan M. Howes the sec
ond. The guests were Mrs. Howes, Mrs.
Maine Hills, Mrs. Charles E. Brown and
Mrs. C. H. Stevens and Mrs. Dana B.
Southworth.
The supper and dance given in Odd
Fellows hall last Wednesday evening un
der the auspices of the High school were
very successful. Supper was served in
the banquet hall at 6 o’clock and was
largely attended. On account of the
Boston Bangor basket ball game in the
Armory their dance began about ten
o’clock and continued until one, with a
crowd in attendance. McKeen’s orches
tra played one of the best dance pro
grams.
Herbert L. Curtis met with a very
peculiar accident about 5 p. m. Sunday
near his home on Peirce street. He was
eating nuts, when the gold false palate
which he wears attached to his false teeth
detached and lodged in his windpipe.
He was taken to a local physician
and from here to Bangor by auto. It
was thought advisable not to operate in
Bangor and he left by train for Augusta
Monday morning. Mr. Curtis is section
foreman on the Belfast-Buruham branch.
He was met at Burnham by one of the
train men who reported that he was
standing the trip well. Relatives receiv
ed word from Augusta that the obstruc
tion was removed at the Augusta Hos
pital at 5 p. m. Monday and that the pa
tient was comfortable. He is expected
home today or tomorrow, if nothing new
e velops.
The Belfast City Laundry are using
only pure water and soap without chem
icals. See their advt. next week.
Eugene L. Spear, Grace H. Hayes and
H. A. Howard left Wednesday noon to
attend a telephone conference in Port
land.
The Heal team of Bangor won from the
Amoskeags of Manchester, N. H.. at the
Armory here Tuesday evening in a score
of 48 to 18, with Getc hell as referee
Earl White, Belfast’s amateur radio
operator, received a message Wednesday
noon that the U. S. S. Ossipee had been
called to assist a British steamer, Wand
by, stranded on Goat Island off the
Maine coast.
The Dickey-Knowlton Beal Estate
Company has rented the Carter house on
Miller street to Mrs. Ida Marden, who is
already occupying the house. The tene
ment in the easterly side of the house
has been rented to Stillman Flood, who
will move in as soon as the parties oc
cupying the rent remove to Waterville.
The Afternoon Club of Emma White
Barker Tent, Daughters of Veterans, had
a very pleasant social session followed by
a delicious picnic lunch last Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. C. Mos
man. Covers were laid for 13, twelve
members and a guest. There was ar* in
itiation at the regular meeting in Memo
rial Hall that evening.
The library of the late Charles A. Pilg
bury for many years editor of The Repub
lican Journal, has been recently placed
on shelves made for the purpose in the
High school room. The library consists
of about 500 volumes and was presented
to the school last summer by Mrs. Pilg
bury and her daughter, Mrs. William F,
Schoppe of Bozeman, Mont. Each book
bears the impression of a plate engraved
for the purpose, giving the name of the
former owner, etc.
Harry B. Walton has returned from
Waterville where he was called by a re
cent accident to his mother, Mrs. Emma
B Walton She was leaving an electric
car near her home when she fell and
fractured both bones of one of her ankles.
With the assistance of the conductor she
walked the few steps to her home. Her
son, Lucius A. Walton, with whom she
lives, has recently mangled two of his
fingers, one of which was partially am
putated. He had left his mother on the
car after they had been riding and went
to a doctor to have his hand dressed.
The removal of the big chestnut trees
on the Read lot on Congress street w l
recall to many boys of older and younger
years most pleasant memories of trips in
the woods in quest of their fruit. Very
few aside from the local boys art aware
that there has been growing within a
short distance of the city such magtui
cent and lofty trees as were those on
“Chestnut Ridge.” These trees were on
the land recently acquired by Orrin J.
Dickey for the radio company from Mrs.
J. Lowe, and were planted there b Mrs.
Lowe’s grandfather many, many - ears
yeais ago. One of these trees showed a
circumference at the butt of about 19
feet. Chestnut trees in the Sta r of
Maine are very scarce and the. e nave
been treasured by Mrs. Lowe. They
present a beautiful wood when w rived
in the mill, but the school boys have
ruined them for lumber by the presence
of many spikes and nails used in we-.Ting
their way upward into the limbs in quest
of the choice meats which were sc ,en
tiful.
Miss Edith M. Davidson entertained
her pianoforte pupils at her home on
Grove street Saturday, March 5th. Hot
chocolate and wafers were serve.: after
which the following program was ren
dered:
Duet, “Sing. Sing,”
Harriet McKinnon and Marion Slack,oie
(a) Let Us Sing a Merry Song,
(b) Happy Days So Bright and Fair,
Etta Chase
(a) Little Bo-peep,
(b) The World,
Harriet McKinnon
(a) Merrily We Dance, Ehrnant
(b) In Thoughtful Mood, Pc-rter
Marion Stackpole
Along the Way, D'Arnai
Dorothy Thomas
With Light Hearts, op. 11, No. 2, Porter
Edna Mathews
The Robin’s Lullaby, op. 15, No. 12.
Krogrr.ann
Alice Wadlin
Waltz, op. 5, No. 4, P rter
Ruth Wight
Sonatina, op. 15, No. 1, Ku .Ian
Lydia Herrick
(a) Romance, op. 21, Porter
(b) Fairy Dance, op. 12, Grieg
Alice Robbins
Lark’s Song, op. 39, No. 22,
Tschaiskowsky
Pearl Decrow
Rondo in D, Mozart
Agnes Hill
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