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^( mTsO. • BELFAST, MAINE, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1908."NUMBER 30
intents of To-Days Journal.
. s.-ws Items....Transfers tn Real
„ swaaville....Obituary....The
... A Barn Dance in Liuculn
'probate Court.News of The
,,'ul... personal...Stockton Springs.
- Dependence Upon Nature.
, patent Medicines.Pointed
f . ,,ilis...A Mine Promoter lndict
1' ;>. inoeratic State Convention.
niber S’.eds’’....Pittsfield Per
lieseue Robins.The Un
, ii ” Maine”.. Marse Henry on
I on New England Tombstones,
i , Work at the Maine Station...
t pheUl...Prohibition will Pre
Krpublican • State Committee ..
nnerieaa.
County Correspondence.
pc ; North Searsport.
,vs of Belfast....The News ot
Valuation and Taxes ..First
v. ;vy Artillery.-Literary News
. in Our F’ather’s Care (poem)
i'espontience...Hope (poem)
ng the Gray Birch—Life’s
’ .aem).
Locals...Belfast Price Cur
ia. .Married.. Died.
NEWS ITEMS.
I : iie liar Harbor horse show
August 18th, 19th and 20th.
■ ii” money lor a soldiers’
■” to secure j?2r>00 in addi
- appropriation.
and stable at Thomaston
.i Iic auction July lBth to
'7000. He was the only
■mw industry—a blueberry
established by K. II.
mth. The factory will be
... nt the lirst of August.
., tv from the Universalist
go to Sandypoint left Han
r Tremout last Thursday
will stay at the French
■ i-ek.
• generous contributors to
inotiument in the town of
,nk A. Munsey, the great
aher enlisted in the Civil
a and his name is ou the
from Mrs. Tracy W. Me
. Michigan, will establish
home at Good Will. The
.1 be called, by Mrs. Mc
. Whitney Home, and it
v real home fur 15 boys,
if Dayton, aged BO, a for
r Maine Legislature, com
nl\ 17th by banging in his
„u ii at Cape Porpoise and
Hiddeford. The continued
Mfc was supposed to have
. i L ucy.
Aroostook R. R. is adver
excursion from Old Town
f ,ne de Keaupre and Mon
: Town on Monday, Aug
i! train. Fare to Quebec
. which is less than one
a rate.
was made at the office of
lailroad Commissioners in
i)i, that at a hearing held
: nity Tuesday on a petition
: at'a highway crossing of
railroad, the petition was
! ant of jurisdiction.
1 uiken in Portland last week
j gs nf the Maine Institute
t a- site that was selected
William >1. Ryan, Pnrt
a blind man, and who has
ieai in the interest of the
:!ie distinction of digging
. ; nf earth.
I it* their appearance ai me
| ueb^e river in such mini
‘-■is of them were washed
| /.here they were left by the
! he decomposition of their
i -li an odor that cottagers
[ selectmen of Phippsburg,
. * i: removal.
irk campmeeting will open
t. ■ntinue until the 30th. The
■ hums engaged are John E.
.s tV, Lottie J. Darling, who
i > r the United States and
extensively in Europe,
j J Manchester, N. iL, a
medium, will also be pres
I :!,■ session.
I f : r Ai IN REAL ESTATE.
! - transfers in real estate
\ Waldo county Registry of
l k ending July 20, 1908:
| , .*t als., Benton, to Frank
j ind in Troy.
eiion, Belfast, to Julia M.
■ 1 in Belfast.
eison, Yarmouth, to Al
■ uity; land and buildings
ini. !;:e
we, Troy, to JSlelvin F.
i and buildings in Troy.
Monroe, to Arthur L.
i id buildiugs in Monroe.
town., t
j 11. G. Applin and daughter
| ille, Mass., are guests of
arents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
\ 11. Nickerson and family
j • :it Maple Terrace Farm for
| The sad news reached here
i death of Miss Susie only
| Mr. and Mrs. Sumner D.
\ , den, at Farmington N. li.
[ - a girl of very brilliant in
t-red Colby University last
-d to leave on account of
She had been under the
Philip Greely of Farm
months, but the disease
V
aid. The remains are to
1 -;een Lawn Cemetery for
> -"il her parents were former
ISchool in Dist. No. !)
Hi, having been deferred one
j broken upon account of
'u Tim iimilis who deserve
** ;"t-.. for regularity of attendance
^ :' - in their studies are Esther
■me May Harvey, Lucy Kob
o' ' :!o Harvey and Master Ray
‘ ‘ l and Roscoe Small were as
their attendance as sickness
fei, Ui’ *"rs. Cassie Roberts and
'le have been with Mrs. C. R.
■ Hie past few weeks, returned
’ ■ Belfast Sunday — Mrs
‘ :-‘"l Mr. and Mrs. Seldon Gil
11,, ! : -pent Sunday with Mr. and
1 ; fork_The Friday night
to, L mngham’s Hall are well
Sfe, - ' inuch enjoyed.Miss
H-,who has been attending the
•nn.ii, '; ’1 at Farmington, Maine, re
' last Saturday.
\ ' M 1.1. ckstek.
'1 ihbetts have returned to
Monroe.Mrs. Elmeda
1 for Mrs. Watson Robert
1 , hthelyn Moody has returned
where she visited her sis
*<• ,' 1 i-ments, last week_Miss
1 returned from the summer
Nm.. ,-"miiigtoii last Saturday.... Mr.
^tii- . , i-i Littlefield of Wal^ovisit
, U. Littlefield, last Sunday,
s - E. A. Robertson visited
I ’ a win Clements of Searsport
Juts a »■ • 'he much needed rain has
V f„j“; “hange in the looks of the
Jit,, " "'li be but little hay left this
V’-P iii 1 ]il August as it was so dry at
Jm,- ,-, '>'■ haying that it needed no
l!;1 of the people in this town
.f , , “‘thepresent time—There is
„V- next Sunday at Cook's
5* ■" "f those cold nights week
,< "'st killed the brakes along
*tiruek M'd touched some of thegar
EL^isfarm1. Center_Ralph Murphy
to I,1 out the hay and will then
Jilij i|lJa h Monroe town farm. Mrs.
' tien„ °"ei1 buite ill for several days,
OBITUARY.
Ziba H. Nickerson, whose death by acci
dent is reported elsewhere, was a cousin of
Mrs. John G. Aborn and spent his boyhood
in this city on what was later the Gilbert
Ellis farm, now owned by Horace Chenery.
His father was Collins Nickerson of Massa
chusetts and his mother Susan Hall of Bel
fast. When he was a boy the family moved
to Lynn, where the father and his two sons
conducted a fish market until the father’s
death, when the sons engaged in other busi
ness. The deceased had been in the cus
toms service at Boston for about i4 years
and met his death while in the performance
of his duties as an assistant inspector.
Mrs. Nickerson and her daughter Louise
were coming to Belfast to visit Mrs. Aborn
and Mr. Nickerson was to join them here
for his annual vacation. Mrs. Aborn re
ceived a letter from him written on the day
of his death, telling her that he could not
get a stateroom for his wife and daughter
on the boat and they might be expected by
train Saturday. Mr. Nickerson is survived
by his wife, who was Miss Carrie McNeil
of Lyuu, his daughter Louise, 8 years old, a
a brother, Charles, a sister, Mrs. Lydia
Davis, and a foster brother, Wnr. Wads
worth, all of Lynn, Mass.
Mrs. .1. L. Sleeper received a telegram
Monday from Greenwich, Conn., an
nouncing the death, rtf peritonitis, of her
cousin. Mrs. Fannie S. Bittenbender. It is
thought tlmt Mrs. liitteubender was on her
way to New York to see her eldest son,
Theodore, off for Beunos Ayres, where he
had a position. Mrs. liitteubender closed
her house in Brookline, aud lias made her
home at liiverhank Court, Cambridge,
Mass., since the death of her husband
about four years ago'. .She spent part of
last summer in Belfast, where she had
many friends, and she was anticipating a
visit here later in the seasen. The funeral
took place at Forest Hill, Brookline, Wednes
day. .She leaves two sons, Theodore, who
graduated from Harvard last year, aud
Austin, a student at a Worcester prepara
tory school; three brothers, Charles D.
Austin of Cleveland, Ohio, Thomas H.
Austin and Walter Austin, both of Boston.
E. 0 Chadwick of North Palermo died
suddenly July 11th. He had not been in
robust health for the past two years but of
late had felt much improved. On the day
of his death, after having helped his son,
Kay, put in six loads of hay, and do the
chores, he went into the house and laid
down on the couch to rest and died within
a short time. Mr. Chadwick was a prosper
ous farmer and was liked and respected by
all who knew' him. Besides his wife, three
sons, Kay, Harry and Willard, two daugh
ters, Eva and Jennie, two sisters, Mrs. Eila
Eastman of Conway, N. II., Mrs. Jane
Grant of Unity, and a brother, Will Chad
wick of Worcester, Mass., survive. The de
ceased was an active member of the Grange
and an excellent citizen, and his death is
generally mourned. The family have the
sympathy of the entire community.
A FORMER BELFAST MAN KILLED.
Boston, July 16. Two government cus
tom inspectors and a wharf watchman were
killed and two longshoremen and two
clerks injured in the explosion today of a
box containing detonating caps in an in
spector’s locker of a shed on Pier 47 Mystic
Wharf. The box containing the caps was
landed this forenoon from the Hamburg
American steamer Bethania aud taken into
the compartment or locker of the pier for
inspection. Z. II. Nickerson of Lynn, as
sistant examiner, began to open the box
with an axe, when there came a muffled re
port that shook the shed and nearly knock
CU uunu ■ 1.-U.VIHVUO
er. Nickerson ami Mason, a watchman,
were hurled against the side of the shed
and almost instantly killed. Atwood, an
inspector, was picked up unconscious and
died an hour later at the Relief Hospital.
The others were found lying about the
floor of the locker in a bruised and dazed
condition. The box disappeared in a
thousand fragments, but the explosion set a
portion of the shed on lire, and others on
the pier rushed into the smoking and blaz
ing compartment and dragged the dead and
injured out of the lire. Zida II. Nickerson
was known prominently in Lynn for many
years. At one time he was under considera
tion as the Republican candidate for mayor
of that city, lie spent his boyhood in Bel
fast, Maine.
Meeting of Castine Alumni.
The Castine Normal Alumni Association
will hold its annual session at Sandypoint,
Maine, from July 29th to Aug. 19th. It is
expected that Mr. and Mrs. G. T. Fletcher,
Miss Mary Hughes, Fred A. Foster, former
teachers of the Normal School, and many
old graduates and campers will he present
this year. The new cottage which was
completed last year supplies a much needed
want of the association and offers most
pleasant and comfortable accommodations.
The cottages are very pleasantly located
aDd easy of access by boat and the B. & A.
R. R , which connects with all trains in
Bangor and at Northern Maine Junction.
The association furnishes excellent service
at a very reasonable rate. Most of the pro
visions are furnished from the farms and
gardens near by and therefore are fresh
and sweet. Teams can be had for buck
board rides. There are also opportunities
for short excursions by water to many
points of interest.
A Rum Club Raided.
Last Friday evening, Deputies Elliott and
Poor raided the Polish club room at 329
Waldo street, conducted by Frank Slagus,
and seized 300 bottles of ale and beer. Slagus
was arrested and arraigned Monday morn
ing on two charges, search and seizure and
nuisance. Judge Stearns found him guilty
teneed him to pay $100 and costs and to
serve 60 days in Paris jail. In default of
payment 60 days additional. On the charge
of maintaining a nuisance, he was hound
over to the Supreme court under $200
bonds, lie was taken to Paris, Tuesday,
being unable to pay the tine imposed or to
furnish bonds.—Kumford Falls Times.
The Shoe Situation.
Buyers are numerous in the Boston foot
wear market, and a substantial volume of
business is being placed. Interest centers
in men’s heavy goods, chiefly of grain stock.
Calf leather .shoes are in greatest demand
of the liner grades, with a fair percentage
of kid footwear included in latest pur
chases Some jobbers have returned home
without operating to any extent, believing
that purchases can be made to better ad
vantage at a later date, but the strength of
hides and leather give confidence of stabil
ity. Most factories have started running
on full time, but contracts on hand cannot
maintain this headway very long, and con
tinued activity depends upon supplemen
tary orders.—Dun's Kevlew, July 19th.
A W interport Horse.
Among the good horses in which Winter
port takes pride, there is a new one in
Gretchen Nelson by Nelson, 2.09, dam by
Watchman, second dam by Grey General, by
Gen. McClellan, 2.26, owned by Walter
Wortman. Gretchen’s third birthday will
occur July 31. She is a handsome gra,y
mare and although not yet old enough to be
urged to show her gait, she sometimes vol
unteers to step along lively. If good looks,
backed by excellent breeding, fount, she
must, barring accidents, become a valuable
animal.—Bangor Commercial.
THE CHURCHES.
Rev. A. E. Luce will speak at Poor’s Mills
next Sunday at 2.30 p. m. All are cordial
ly invited.
First Parish Church (Unitarian.) Ser
vice next Sunday at 10.45 a. m.; sermon by
the pastor. Sunday school 12 noon.
The Christian Scientists hold services in
their ball, 127 Main street, every Sunday
morning at 11 o’clock and Wednesday even
ing at 7.30 o’clock, to which all are oordially
welcome.
There will be an afternoon service of the
Protestant Episcopal church at the North
church vestry on Sunday next, July 26th,
at 3.30 p. m. Mr. Orlando Titherington is
lay reader. All are welcome.
There will be a service at Trinity Reform
ed church next Sunday at 2.30 p. m., with
sermon by the Rev. William Vaughan.
Sunday school immediately after the ser
mon. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at
7.30 o’clock.
The sermon at the North Congregational
church last Sunday morning was by Rev.
GeorgeS. Mills of Bennington, Vt., formerly
of Belfast. His subject was “The Dedicat
ed Life” and the able and eloquent address
was listened to with great pleasure.
The usual services will be held in the
Universalist church next Sunday, with ser
mon by the pastor, Rev. A. A. Smith.
Miss Lee Gregory of Brooklyn, N. V., will
sing. Sunday school at noon. The church
will be closed through August, when Mr.
Smith will have his vacation.
The weekly services at the North Con
gregational church will be as follows:
Prayer meeting this, Thursday, evening at
7.30; topic, Duty, Romans 12:11. Morning
worship Sunday at 10.45, with sermon by
the pastor, Rev. David D. Wilson; Sunday
school at 12; evening worship at 7 30.
All are cordially invited to attend the ser
vices.
The weekly appointments at the Baptist
church are as follows: Divine worship,
Sunday morning at 10.40, led by the pastor,
Rev. D. II. MacQuarrie; Sunday school at
noon ; service of song and short sermon by
the pastor at 7.30 Sunday evening. Girl’s
meeting on Monday evening in the church
vestry at 7.30; prayer meeting Thursday
evening at 7.30. The seats are free and all
are heartily welcome to the services of the
church.
The services at the First. Methodist Epis
copal church for the week are as follows:
at 10.45 a. m„ Sunday, preaching by Rev. A.
L. Nutter of Oldtown; at 12 o’clock Bible
school, conducted by Frank P. Blodgett,
supt.; at 3.30 p. m., Junior Epworth Leaguej
conducted by Miss Spinney, supt.; at 7.30
p. in., Gospel service conducted by Mr.
Nutter. Tuesday, at 7.30 p. m., Epworth
League; subject, “From Doubt to Devo
tion;’’ leader, Chas. G. Coombs. Thurs
day, at 7.30 p. m., church devotional ser
vice, conducted by the pastor. To all these
services you are cordially invited.
A BARN DANCE IN LINCOLNVILLE.
A very delightful affair was given ou July
14th by Mr. and Mrs. J. llallett Gilberteat
their home, “Melody Manse,” Lincolnville.
The handsome new barn was thoroughly
“warmed” with a pleasant hop. It was
decorated with Moorish lanterns, pine and
fir trees, anti that grandest of all decora
tions. the American Flag. Every one pres
ent enjoyed the evening thoroughly and
voted Mr. and Mrs. Gilberte peerless en
tertainers. Prof. Keyes orchestra played
dreamy waltzes and sprightly two-steps
behind decorations of cedar in the specta
tors gallery. During the eveniug Mr.
Gabriel Kavenrlle made a presentation to
Mr. Frank Collenner, who was resp^nsib'e
for the magnificent barn. The token of ap
preciation came as a complete surprise from
Mr. Gilberte in the form of a beautiful gold
fob. Among the invited guests were Capt.
John Munroe and family, Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Collenner, George Collenner, Mr.
and Mrs. Warren Pitcher, Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Keene, Mrs. Kosa Walker, Clias.
Pendleton, Mrs. Nellie Drinkwater, Ernest
Drinkwater and family, Mr. and Mrs. Mil
bury Hunt, Mr. and Mrs. Ross Fernald and
family, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Carver and their
daughter Reta, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Merton
and family, Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Gushee and
family, Mrs. Isadore Drinkwater, Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Richards, E. Leroy Duncan,”
Mr. Ravenelle of New York, a guest at
“Melody Manse,” Miss Ella Pendleton,
Sidney Pendleton, W. A. Mathews, Mr. and
Mrs. Chas Dearborn, Miss Florence Dear
born, E. C. Freeman and daughter Lucy,
Mr. and Mrs. Emery French, Hiram Heal,
Mr. and Mrs. Riley Mathews, Mr. and Mrs.
A. E. Andrews and daughter Jennie, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Hurd, W. J. Munrpe, Miss
Grace Edmunds, Miss Ella Thomas, Mr.
and Mrs. Everett Dean, Miss Blanche
French, Capt. and Mrs. 0. E. Ames, Russell
Ames. Among those from out of town
were Mrs. Sylvina Achorn, Mrs. Harry
Estabrook, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Adams,
Fred Stanton, Albert Carver, Jr.-, Howard
Forsythe, Mrs. Harry Mathews and daugh
ter Beatrice of Boston, Miss Gertrude
rrencn, air. auu mia. u. * icu wuug,
Frank Morrow, Miss Conley, John Coombs
and Geneva Dow, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Har
ris, Dr. and Mrs. -Hart, Mr. and Mrs. Geo.
Talbot, Tom Hunt, Camden; Mr. and Mrs.
Thos. E. Shea, Northport.
GIRLS’ HOME "NOTES.
Through the kindness of Mr. Chas. Brad
bury our girls enjoyed a recent excursion to
t tonington, made by the Congregational
Society. Mr. Bradbury not only purchased
the tickets but furnished a generous supply
of fruit for tbe party. Our society is in
debted to Mr. Bradbury for many favors.
One of the rooms at the nome is being re
fitted by Mr. and Mrs. Boss L. Stevens of
Portland in memory of a dear little daugh
ter and will be called the Stevens room. A
handsome new hardwood floor has been
laid, the walls and ceiling papered and
painted in fine style, and the new furniture
and rugs will be put in a little later. Mr.
and Mrs. Stevens are the kind friends who
gave the study table, desk and chairs for
the schoolroom two years ago and our
society is deeply indebted to them for their
generosity and heart interest in our work.
“A right good time,” was the verdict of
all the girls on their return from the buck
board ride given them by Col. Conkling
Thursday, July 16th. The trip this time
was to Searsport, and the day being bright
and delightfully cool added much to their
enjoyment. The Col. as usual furnished a
most delicious spread, and if some of the
number indulged too freely for the nonce it
was excusable. Monday, July 20th, the
family were the guests of Col. Conkling at
the Northport Hotel, and the day was full
of happiness for all. What an example of
kindly generosity is given us in this friend
of the homeless little ones.—The Girl’s
Home.
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PROBATE^ COURT.
The following business was transacted at
the July Probate Court, Judge George E.
Johnson presiding:
Petitions for probate of wills filed by estates
of Elizabeth A. Davis, late of Troy; E len
Casey, late of Belfast; Aurilla Butters, late
of Burnham, and .John Muroh, late of Unity.
Petition for probate of will and for admin
istration filed by estate of Hannah G. Fen
derson, late of Jackson. .
Petition for administration filed by estates
of Clarenden II. Gross, late of Prospect, and
Lizzie A. Meservey, late of Northport.
Petition for allowance filed by estates of
Llewellyn Lincoln, late of Searsmont; Mar
tha J. Harriman, late of Prospect.
Accounts filed by estates as follows: Mar
tha J. Harriman, late of Prospect, first;
Benj. M. Cookson, late of Monroe, second;
Henrietta L. Walker, late of Belfast, first;
Delmont Moore, late of Denver, Col., final.
Petitions for probate of will allowed the
estates of Caleb Y. Kimball, late of Jack
son; Bridget Wentworth, late of Frankfort.
Petition for administrations granted the
estates of Albert E. Knight, late of Liu
colnville; Amelia G. Carter, late of Belfast;
Martha A. Arey, late of Winterport;George
H. Thompson, late of Montville; Edward
II. Scribner, late of Monroe.
Guardians appointed to estates of Agnes
A. Porter, minor, of Montville;and Mildred
K. and Martin F. Randall, minors, of Bel
fast.
Petition for adoption of Christine Ren
deil granted to Walter J. and Rose A.
Small of Islesboro.
Petition for license to sell real estate
granted to estate of Lydia C. Lassell, late of
Searsmont.
Petitions for allowance granted the es
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fort, and Charles R. Rendeli, late of Stock
ton Springs.
Petition for license to sell personal estate
granted to the estates of MariaS. Sprowl,
late of Winterport; Benjamin B. Bryant,
late of Freedom.
Petition by heir or devisee granted to es
tate of Maria Haley, late of Troy.
Accounts were allowed estates as follows:
Ellen M. Eldredge, late of Winterport, first
and final; William 11. Howe, late of Lin
colnville, first and final; Josie Forbes, late
of Howard, R. 1., first and final; James P.
White, late of Belfast, trustees first and
final; Janies P. White, late of Belfast, first
and final; Henry Dunbar, late of Belfast,
fi st and final; Herbert A. Black, late of
Belfast, first and final; Daniel Y. Mitchell,
late of Searsport, first and final; John A.
McKinney, late of Liucolnville, second and
final; Nettie M. Cross, minor, of Searsmout,
guardian’s 5rst and final; Charles R. Ren
deli, late of Stockton Springs, first.
Warrants and inventories returned on es
tates of: Liewellyn Lincoln, late of Sears
mont; Albert Merrill, late of Winterport;
Maria S. Sproul, late of Winterport.
NEWS OF THE GRANGES.
The receipts from the 0. Gardner Grange
celebration July 4th were $215 and the net
proceeds $107.80.
It is ice cream and cake at Harvest Home
Grange, Brooks, next Saturday evening,and
a good time is expected.
Northern Light Grange, Winterport, still
shines and is holding regular Saturday
evening meetings during the haying season,
which are well attended and profitable.
Morning Light Grange, Monroe, is in a
flourishing condition and is the largest
Grange in the county. It holds regular,
well attended and interesting meetings.
Seven candidates received the final degrees
Saturday evening and guests were present
from neighboring granges, and two from
Massachusetts.
O. Gardner Grange of West Winterport is
holding regular meetings, taking in new
members and having good times. The net i
proceeds of the 4th of July celebration with
the other receipts'since January 1st amount
lo consiueraDiy over sauo. me emuieui
committee on entertainments have resigned
for a time owing to other demands upon
their time, much to the regret of all.
WALDO COUNTY C. E. CONVENTION.
The 18th annual convention of the Young
I Peoples’ Societies of Waldo county was
held at the first Congregational church,
Searsport, Wednesday, July 22nd, with the
following program:
AFTERNOON.
2.00 Devotional service, Willis S. Hatch
2.10 Business.
Heading of minutes.
Reports of secretary and treasurer.
Appointment of committees.
2.30 Address, “Christ’s Teaching About
Friendship,” Kev. F. R. Champlin
2.45 Reports from societies.
3.15 Paper, “Junior Work,”
Miss Abbie Chase
3.30 Address, Rev. Harry Hill
3.45 Recess.
4.C0 Open conference, “How we may get
the most out of our Monthly Mis
sionary Meeting,” led by
Miss Margaret Hazeltine
4.35 Address, “Christian Endeavor and
the Bible,” Rev. John S. Pendleton
4 50 Business
Report of nominating committee.
Election of officers.
Appointment of other committees.
EVENING.
7.30 Praise setvice.
7.50 Report of committee on resolutions.
7.55 Presentation of banner.
8.00 Address,
Rev. C. F. Stimson, Waterville
WINTERPORT’S WATER SUPPLY.
An Analysis Shows It Absolutely Pure.
Following is a report of the State Board
of Health on the water of the Winterport
Water Company, which speaks for Itself:
State of Maine.
Laboratory of Hygiene.
Augusta, Me., July 13,1908.
Winterport Water Co.,
Winterport, Me.
Gentlemen: Enclosed are the results of
the analysis of the sample of water from
your public supply, sent to me on the 6th
inst.
The analysis shows the water to be in its
usual first-class condition; being entirely
free from evidence of sewage pollution.
The water is showing practically no effect
from the prolonged drought so far as its
chemical and bacterial condition is con
cerned.
Very truly yours,
(Signed) U. D. Evans, Director.
Waldo County Crop Notes.
More potatoes than ever before were
planted this year and they have done well
thus far. The old potatoes have all been
cleaned out. The last of them were sold for
$1 per bushel the last ot June. R. E. Stone
of Troy, who is iu association with Chapin
Brothers of Boston in the handling of this
1 crot> in this section, told me a few days ago
that he did not believe a carload could be
bought in this couuty, while there were
carloads shipped from Brooks station in
August last year. This county is fast com
ing to the front as one of the greatest potato
growing sections of Maine.
Gardens which were planted on low, wet»
land are doing well, but others, and all
other crops, show the need of rain.
From what I have observed of the or
chards in iny immediate vicinity the out
look for a good apple crop is poor. It rain
ed almost continuously while the trees
were in blossom, and the wind was strong
in the east. Many thought this would not
cause the blossoms to blight much as it was
quite warm, but this seems to have been the
case in orchards I have examined. The
prospects may be better in other parts of
the town and county.—B. F. Hillman of
in Troy The American Cultivator.
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PERSONAL
Miss Lee Gregory of Brooklyn, N. Y., in
visiting relatives in this city.
Mrs. Charles Trundy and children are
visiting relatives in Nova Scotia.
Miss Avis M. Morison was the guest of
friends in Searsport for the week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Elon B. Gilcbrest arrived on
Thursday’s boat for a short stay in town.
Miss Sadie Wright returned Saturday
evening from several weeks’ visit in Pitts
field, Mass.
Miss Lena E. Leavitt returned Monday
from visits with friends in Clinton and
Waterville.
Carl Cottrell, the ice cream connoisseur,
is clerking for Mayo & Rose.—Rock laud
Courier-Gazette.
Mrs. E. H. Colby has returned to her
home in Sunset, Maine, after a visit with re
latives in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph M. Johnson of New
York sailed Wednesday, the 22d, on the
Mauretania for Liverpool.
Mrs. J. M. Arnold returned to Augusta
Tuesday after a several days’ visit with her
sister, Mrs. R. B. Herrick.
Mrs. S. W. Johnson returned last week
from York, where she visited her daughter,
Mrs. William B. Woodbury.
Clarence F. Wyman is employed as de
livery clerk for E. 11. Haney’s grocery
store, Northport Campground.
Mrs. Lewis F. Gannon and sons, Lewis
and Eugene E., have returned from several
weeks’ visit with relatives in Houlton.
G. F. Ilarriman, Esq., of New York is
visiting his brother, James S. Ilarriman,
Esq. Mrs. Ilarriman is coming here later.
A. J. Knowlton,superintendent of schools,
returned last Saturday from Castiue. where
here attended the annual meeting of Maine
superintendents.
J. W. Dougau of New York arrived last
week and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T.
George Dodworth at their summer home on
the North Shore, Northport.
Miss Louise Dennett has been engaged as
organist at the First Parish Unitarian
church and is now taking a course in church
organ practice betore her new duties in the
fall.
Mrs. Clifford B. Wilband, who has been
acting chief operator at the Belfast Tele
phone Exchange, has been promoted to that
position, and has returned from Bangor,
where she took a short course.
Miss Anne Crosby, who, with Mrs. Cros
by is spending the summer at the Samoset,
Rockland Breakwater, spent a few days in
town last week, the guest of Miss Louise
Ilazeltine returning Saturday.
Mrs. E. L. Durgan and little son Elford
of Wollaston, Mass., have gone to Fairfield
to be the guests of Mr. Durgan’s parents
after a visit of several weeks in Belfast
with her sister, Mrs. R. B. Herrick.
Miss Abbie 0. Stoddard returned last
week from a trip to Nova Scotia taken in
company with her Wellesley college friends,
Miss Mabel Hurdeck of Staten Island, N. Y.,
and Miss Caroline Gilpin of Angels, Peuu.
Mrs. E. L. Brackett, Sec’y and Field Supt.
of the Girls’ Home, took a little girl to a new
home in Southwest Harbor Tuesday. She
expects to return Friday. The Girls’ Home
papei, pimieu quarterly, was uistnuuieu
this week.
Mrs. Benjamin Colson, Miss Tammie Col
son, Mrs. A maria Staples and two sons,
Roland and Donald Staples, and Samuel B.
Clark of Bangor are at the Colson cottage
on Nicwa point, Temple Heights, for the
remainder of the season.
Fred D. Jones of the firm of Carle Sc
Jones returned to Belfast Monday from
Brooksville. He went to visit his mother
who was ill, and was taken sick himself and
detained there five weeks. He is now at
tending to business as usual.
M. R. Knowlton, who is conducting a
Zoo at Old Orchard, was in the city for a
few days last week and on his return Fri
day was accompanied by Admiral Don Rob
bins, who is the smallest man in the world,
and will be an added attraction.
Miss Edith G. Folwell and her friend
Miss Julia Griffith, both of Sharon Hill,
Penn., arrived by last Thursday morning's
boat to spend the remainder of the season at
Isola Bella. They were accompanied by
Miss Folwell's brother, W. H. Folwell, who
returned to Philadelphia Saturday.
C. W. Coombs and daughters Marjorie
and Agnes went to Portland recently for a
visit with his sister, Mrs. M. C. Percival.
Mr. Coombs returned first, his daughters
returning last week, accompanied by their
aunt for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Coombs, 17 Union street.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerome F. Hanshue of Bris
J tol, Tennessee, are guests of Mr. and Mrs.
| Ben Hazeltine, Northport avenue, for the
remainder of the summer. Mr. Hanshue is
vocal instructor in the Virgina institution
at Bristol. He sang a solo at the Unitarian
church last Sunday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie F. Neal are guests of
her cousin, Miss Louise M. Knowlton, Con
gress street. Mr. Neal was formerly em
ployed in the drug store of Poor & Son and
icucubij icaigucu a. puamuu in a uiug aiuic
in Everett, Mass., to accept a like place in
California. They will go to California after
their visit here.
Mrs. D. L. Wilson anti little sons, Blair
anti Donald, leave today for Mrs. Wilson’s
former home in Fort Fairfield, where they
will be the guests of relatives. Mr. Wilson
and son Cuthbert leave later for the Wil
son family summer home in the Adirou
dacks, N. Y., where they will spend several
weeks.
Mrs. F. N. Savery, Miss Florence Kim
ball, and the Misses Georgia and Fanny
Berry went to Castine last Thursday to visit
the summer school. Mrs. Savery and Miss
Kimball are graduates of the E.S.N.S. The
Misses Berry, who have been the guests of
Miss Kimball,will visit Miss Emma Coombs
in Castine for a few days before returning
to their home in Monmouth.
Mention has been made of Mr. and Mrs.
George E. Evans buying a residence in
Stamford, Conn. In a personal note to The
Journal Mrs. Evans says: “We are now
settled in our new place and find it more
beautiful than we ever thought of. One
room in the bouse is the Belfast room and
set aside for our dear Belfast friends,
among whom we include The Journal's staff,
and hope to have the pleasure of welcoming
a good many of them. The name of our
place is Georgian Court.’*
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PERSONAL
Harold Jones went to Morrill last week
for a visit.
Eben F. Littlefield went to Norridgewock
Monday on business.
Mrs. A. A. Small and son Houston are
visiting relatives in Winthrop.
Miss Alice A. Hills of Boston is the guest
of her sister, Mrs. Marion E. Brown.
Mrs. Hattie B. Rowe has moved here from
Brooks and will live at 17 Pearl street
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Jellison of Haverhill,
Mass., are visiting relatives in Belfast.
Prof. Vernon Barker of Houlton is the
guest of his cousin, Miss Maude E. Barker.
H. R. McDonald of Nashua, N. H., is
visiting relatives in this city, his former
home.
George Trumbull arrived home from Blue
hill Tuesday for a visit with his mother in
this city.
Mrs. Annie G. Newton of Boston arrived
Sunday to visit her mother, Mrs. Clara D.
Gilmore. '
Miss Nell Harrimau of Waltham, Mass.,
is the guest of Miss Mary Harriman, Con
gress street.
Miss Mira Louise Goss of Lewiston ar
rived Monday to be the guest of Dr. and
Mrs. E. L. Stevens.
Mrs. Blanche Rockwell Cook and little
daughter of Franklin, Mass., are the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Hall.
Prof. Caldwell, who located ip Bangor
after leaving here, has closed his office
there for a rest and vacation.
Miss Frances Chase was the guest for a
few days last week of Mrs. Caroline
Crosby at the Samoset, Rockland.
Ross H. Pattershall and sou Nigel of
Boston arrived Sunday for a visit with his
mother, Mrs. Grace E. Pattershall.
iurs. wiins Arnom ana little son Konert
of Springfield, Mass., are the guests of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Brown.
Last Saturday’s Boston Budget contains
an excellent hall-tone of Harry L. Brown,
manager of the Islesboro Inn, Dark Har
bor.
Mrs. W. E. Brown and daughter Ruth of
Chelsea, Mass., are visiting at the W. A.
Gentner cottage, East Belfast, for the sum
mer.
Mrs. Amy Pratt and little daughter Mar
jorie of Chicago, who are spending the sum
mer in Belfast, are in Portland for the
week.
Miss Ruth Morison and her cousin, Miss
Evelyn Jackson, arrived Monday from
Searsport to be the guests of Mrs. E. J.
Morison.
Mrs. Augusta Stevens of Troy was the
guest .of Dr. and Mrs. E. L. Stevens last
week, and went from here to Stockton
Springs for a visit.
Mrs. Alvin Carley and son, Master
Harold Carley, of Bucksport have returned
home after spending some two weeks with
friends in this city.
Prof. Wm. A. Harthorne of Brewster
Academy, Wolf boro, N. H., wife and two
children, are guests of Rev. and Mrs. Geo.
S. Mills at The Battery.
Rex C. Gellersou of Fort Fairfield, U. o
M. '07, of the Maine Experiment Station,
was in town this week on business con
nected with the pure food law.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Boynton arrived
Sunday morning from Taunton, Mass., to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Frisbee and his
mother, Mrs. Lewis W. Boynton, in Lib
erty.
i.uiaa ijuuiae . niciiaiud uaa iciuuicu
from Farmington, where she taught in the
summer school. She was accompanied by
Miss Nellie Hopkins, who has been her
guest.
Hr. Adelbert Merrill, a recent graduate
of Tufts College, arrived home Tuesday
morning from Boston, called here by the
serious illness of his mother, Mrs. W. YV.
Merrill.
Mr. Thomas Mitchell, who for the past
year has been with the Duplex Roller
Bushing Co., recently went to Boston,
where he has a tine position. His family
will join him there later.
Dr. Jarvis B. Woods and Mrs. YY'oods of
Bangor were guests of Rev. and Mrs. A. E.
Luce Monday. Dr. Woods is an eminent
specialist of nose, throat, and ear, and also
has a large business in fitting glasses and
otherwise treating the eyes.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Shaw, Miss Flor
ence and Miss Marjorie Shaw and Mr.
Shaw’s mother arrived from Massachusetts
last week. Mrs. Shaw and her daughters
spent several w^eks there as the guests of
relatives. Mr. Shaw went up to accompany
them home and Madam Shaw will visit here
for several weeks.
Russell U. Lord, Coburn, '03, formerly of
Belfast, is to be the soloist at the Y. M. C.
A. encampment to be held at Good Will
Pines, Hinckley, the first of August. It is
to be a “gipsey trip” and parties of boys
from all over the State are to “hike” there
from their own towns. Prominent Y. M
C. A. workers in the State will be present,
and it will be a unique and interesting four
days’ encampment.
Mrs. Arthur L. Berry of Newton, who
has been the guest ot Mr. and Mrs. vv. 11
Quimby at the Alhambra, Pitcher’s Pond,
left Monday for Camden, for a few day’s
visit before returning to Wiseasset, where
she is spending the summer. Mr. and Mrs.
Darling of Newton, who were guests at the
Alhambra over Sunday returned Monday.
Miss Marian Berry went to Camden Tues
day to join her mother.
Mrs. Ira M. Cobe and Mr. and Mrs. A. W.
Keating leave on this morning’s train for
Albany, N. Y., where they will meet Mr.
Cobe tomorrow morning. In the Cobe’s
new 6 cylinder 90 horse-power Thomas tlier,
the party will go to Montreal, taking a boat
there to Quebec, and taking in the St. Law
rence River trip. From Quebec they will
motor to Rangeley, and from Rangeley to
Northport, where they will spend the re
mainder of the season at Bohemia, their
beautiful summer home.
Misses Evelyn P. and Cora S. Morison
with their uncle, W. K. Morison, have left
Minneapolis en route for Belfast. They
will come through the lakes as far as
Buffalo, and from there will motor to Bel
fast in Mr. Morison’s automobile, arriving
about the first of August. Miss Evelyn
Morison has spent the year in Minneapolis,
studying and working at the Arts and Crafts
Studios. Miss Cora Morison went out to
Minneapolis for a visit after the Wellesley
College Commencement.
STOCKTONSmS.
Mrs. John Randell is steadily improving
from her recent ill turn.
Mrs. H. L. Hopkins suffered a distressing
ill turn last Saturday, but we are glad to re
port her better today, Monday.
Little Miss Gladys liritto of Rockland is
the guest of her uncle and aunt, Dr. and
Mrs. C. E. Britto, Sylvan street.
Capt. Albert C. Colcord, whose vessel is
in Baltimore, has chartered to go to New
port News to load coal for Bangor.
■ J[,r an<l Mrs.Leonard Landry are rejoicing
in the Old stork’s gift, July 5th, of a most
welcome son. Mother and baby are doing
well. °
The months vacation at the Uni versa list
church began last Sunday, Rev. U. E.
Kouillard preferring this time to a later
period.
Houghton, after visits with
the Misses Hichborn and Mrs. Tierce D
Lancaster left Monday for her home in
Bangor.
Mr. Chase of New Bedford, Mass., who
has been the guest of Mrs. Avalina Griffin,
foi a week past, left by Monday's steamer
for his home.
,.M,r3- *’■ B. Lanpher and two children of
Hyde Park \t” are visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. II. Wardwell. They arrived Satur
day and will leave Thursday.
Misses Elva M. Randell and Marion Knee
land arrived last Thursday from the sum
mer school at Castine, anil report a highly
prohtable term and a pleasant outing.
The haying in this immediate neighbor
hood is nearly finished. The crop was lignt,
owing to the excessively dry season, but it
has been harvested in excellent condition.
Mrs. Harry W. Griffin of Mattauoisett
Mass., arrived Friday to spend a week with
hei parents, tapt. and Mrs. Frank A. Tat
tersmi O H _ r . . *
again. ---
The business block of M. R LaFurlev
on North Mam street is nearly half done*
1 he walls are boarded, window frames in
place and the beams ready for the iron
roof-trusses.
Mr. CharlesiDevereaux of New York ar
tived last Friday to spend Sunday with his
wife, who is with her mother, Mrs. John M
Arnes, for the summer. He left on his re
turn trip Monday,
Mrs. Mary I'. Griffin of Westboro, Mass.,
arrived July 14th and is the guest of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Angie G. Mudgett, for
tlnee weeks. Old friends welcome her in
her native town.
Mrs. Jane L. Avery of Somerville, Mass
is the guest of her sister-in-law. Mrs. Orilla
u- Libbey, for some weeks. She arrived
early last week and tinds a cordial greeting
in her old home town.
Mr. Elman D. Dickey arrived Inst Satur
day from Kumford Falls to visit bis parents.
Mi. and Mrs. Elman Dickey, lie was joined
Monday by his wife. Their two eldest sons
have been with their grandparents for sev
e.al days.
Mr. Rufus L. Mudgett has opened a choice
line of groceries, fruits, confectionery, ci
gars and tobacco, in his building on East
Mam street, formerly the post office. He
was there as postmaster four years under
Cleveland.
Mrs. Florence C. Rendeli returned early
last week from a visit in Boston. She was
accompanied by her mother, Mrs. Colby
who will spend tire summer with her at the
residence of her father-in-law, Mr. S. A
Rendeli, West Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. George M. Houghton came
down from Bangor last Saturday, by invi
tation of Mr. and Mrs, Everett Staples, Jr
to spend Sunday with them. Tiiej let t for
home by early train Monday. Welcome
visitors they always are in Stockton.
Mr. and Mrs. Simms of Boston arrived
Sunday morning at Capt. Melvin K Col
cord’s home for a brief visit, leaving Mon
day afternoon. Mrs. S. was former!}- Miss
Annie Deshorn, a frequent guest during
her girlhood of her aunt, the late Mrs!
Stephen Cleaves.
Mrs. Harry I. Hall of Quincy, Mass., was
prevented starting for Stockton last week,
as planned, by an attack of sickness which
will delay her coming for a fortnight at
least. We hope Conditions may prove
favorable oil her next attempt to visit her
native town.
Three vessels have lately arrived at Cape
Jellison and are loading lumber. The Nor
wegian steamer Thorsdul arrived Monday
u* uiue cal go oi spooi-oars to Ulasgow,
Scotland, from Perkins & Dant'orths mills.
Mr. Pineo, representing this linn, is in
town for a week or ten days during the
loading of the Thorsdal.
Mr. Flitner Staples, who was taken by
Mr. A. A. Beaton to the Maine General
Hospital recently for treatment for a severe
spinal trouble, reports himself more com
fortable and apparently improving. His
many friends hope he may return from
Portland, much benefitted by hospital atten
tion.
Our community will hear with deep re
gret, of the death of Rev. Harry Blackford,
in June, at his home in Ohio. His illness
was short and he leaves a widow and sever
al children, the wife an invalid, lie was
greatly liked the two summers he preached
for us in the Universalist pulpit—one year
while a student at Tuft’s Divinity School,
and another through his vacation after
settlement over the large parish at Monson,
Mass. He went back to Ohio, his native
State, because of the condition of his wife's
health, she desiring the change. A man of
remarkable talents and rare power as a pul
pit orator his decease is a loss to all who
knew him.
A Golden Wedding. Mr. and Mrs.
Robert 1‘. W alker celebrated the doth anni
versary of their marriage at their home on
the river road July 11th. Mr. Walker was
born in Brooksvilie May 23, 1S37. His
parents were Benjamin and Sylvia
(Freethy) W’alker. In early life he follow
brother-in-law, (’apt. Robert Limeburner of
Belfast. lie learned the trade of stone
cutter in 1870 and had filled many responsi
ble positions as superintendent of large
granite companies since that time. One
was with the Minnesota Granite Co. in the
construction of the Auditorium building in
Chicago. Mrs. Walker was born, I'amelia
A. Tufts, in Belfast Dec. 8, 1887. Her
parents were Deacon Freeman and Harriet
(Hartshorn) Tufts. Her childhood home
has since been known as the Leslie Miller
place and was burned this summer. She
attended the llucksport Seminary in girl
hood. They were married in Belfast July
11,1858. Their oldest child, Oscar Fieemau,
died in infancy. The second, George Al
bert, died in Tilton N. 11., in 1897. The
third son, William, of Wisconsin, was un
able to be present with his family He is
engaged in hotel and real estate business
there. Freeman Tufts Walker, wife and
daughter Ruth of Ilauover, Mass., Mrs.
Cora Walker Lanpher, daughter Mildred
and son Herbert of Hyde l'ark, Vermont,
and Mrs. Lenora Walker Wardwell ami son
Stanley of Stockton Springs were present.
Letters were recieved from friends in many
S laces, including Boston and Arlington,
[ass., Belfast, Brooksville, Brownville,
Maine and Milford, N. 11. The presents
were numerous and among them were a
number of checks for substantial sums.
The day was delightfully spent at their
beautiful home, “Maple Cottage," on the
shores of the L'enobscot. Dinner was
served under the maples Mr. Walker and
wife enjoy the best of health and their
children and hosts of friends do everything
to make life beautiful and bright.
Rev. Ashley A. Smith of Belfast, who
preached in exchange with Rev. E. II.
Chapin Sunday, was the guest, with Mrs.
Smith, of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Berry.—Rock
land Courier-Gazette.
Mr. and Mrs. John Currier and Mrs.
Mary E. Bean of Skowhegan have gone to
Sandypoiut, Me., where they will pass Mr.
Currier’s vacation.—Somerset Reporter.