The Republican journal. [volume], September 30, 1915, Page 5, Image 5

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The News of Belfast.
^rS. L. T. Shales has had a telephone in
j .laiied at her home on Miller street, No*
273-V3
The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Ethel
j ns. 17 Pearl street, tomorrow, Friday,
afternoon. ^
| There would be no need of enquiring the
K cati«»n of the Telephone office when a mile
w .. f you could have an unobstructed view
■ , new sign. It speaks for itself.
. y,o want to buy a house or farm or rent a
I r tenement, look over our advertising
ms,. If you have a house or farm for sale
enement or rooms to rent, advertise in
. .. Journal.
( public tea room at the Woman’s Club
e closed for the season next Saturday.
James C. Durham, the secretary, requests
, mbers who have not paid their dues to
- at their earliest convenience,
j . Alice Condon, who spept the summer
: reh Point camps, Smithfield, the guest of
brother, Frank B. Condon, the owner,
returned to Belfast and is occupying her
! -alow on the Condon shore.
| Vaior E. H. Kelley is secretary and treas
of the Bangor branch of the Maine
,gUe for National Defence. The State
e will be organized in Bangor next Tues
-id President M. L. Slugg of the Belfast
c will attend.
ill alarm at 6.45 a. m., Monday was for a
ey fire in the Belle Cates house on Upper
treetand a telephone alarm, five blasts,
a. m., was for a chimney fire in J. L.
•son’s house on Charles street. No
.re in either case.
.rd-index cabinet has been installed in
-dice of the Waldo Registry of Deeds and
_ reat i nprovement over former arranger
The cabinet is about five feet high
an ornamental top, and was ordered
.gh Loring, Short & Harmon of Portland.
and Mrs. V. L. Hall, Mrs. Mary L. Hall,
Grace Hall, Miss Loula Mason and William
Vason returned last Saturday night from a
through the Berkshires and Adirondacks to
ra Falls and other points of interest. The
was made in Mr. Hall’s seven-passenger
.Ison.
course in public speaking has been added
•he curriculum of the High school this year.
:il be required of all who anticipate enter
the debating interscholastic contests and
understood that Belfast H’gh has several
. rtunities of this kind. The course is open
. four classes and will be taught by Miss
nia J Achorn, the English teacher and a
.uate of Colby college The books have
n ordered and work will begin as soon as
..try arrive.
Mr. C. M. Smalley, who has been for some
e engaged in trawl and weir fishing, has a
■Uing fish house where his catch is prepared
market or packed for shipment It is
■ored beyond low water mark above the
•.eamboat wharf and the refuse is dumped
verboard, thus avoiding any offensive odor on
:e water front. Mr. Smalley is said to have
een very successful and evidently enjoys his
fe ;n the open after many years employment
ndoors.
Messrs. McDonald and Thayer returned
ast Thursday afternoon from a fishing trip
\wn the bay in E. H. Mason’s auxiliary sloop.
'! bey called at Stonington and Head Harbor
*nd fished off Kimball’s ledge and the Roaring
lull with fair success. They experienced
some fog, which drove them into harbor one
: lght, and were safe in port in a gale that
made it very rough outside. They found their
raft an excellent seaboat and a good sailor
and had a very enjoyable cruise.
What is known as the Piper homestead, just
this side of the Ernest P. Piper farm on the
Center Belmont road, was completely deatroy
* d by fire early last Saturday morning. The
re was first discovered about 4 a. m. in the
barn chamber and had then reached such
eadway that an alarm was not given. The
buildings were entirely destroyed. They
were occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Harrison
’ark, their little son, and Mrs. Bridges, an
aged lady, who was boarding with them.
They lost their horse, all their household
..oods and personal effects and clothing.
" 'iiinrn m luui uuaico auu uaipu u . XJtJ.1 Uy
have bought the retail trade of Louis S. Shiro,
hoenix Row, and took possession Monday.
Mr. Shiro will continue to manufacture his
affy and go on the road with it. His marriage
to Miss Eva Levey of Boston will take place
a October. Mr. Shales was obliged to give up
his grocery business on account of ill health,
but will be able to do this lighter work and
Mrs, Shales will assist him in the store. Mr,
Darby will continue his pool room in the
Knowlton buildiDg on High street.
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Dolloff celebrated their
sixth wedding anniversary at their home on
Congress street last Friday evening. A deli
cious supper was served at 6.30 including es
calloped clams, pressed chicken, mashed pota
toes, hot rolls, pickles, assorted cake and cof
fee. Music and cards were enjoyed during
the evening and at a later hour grapenut ice
cream and assorted crackers were served.
The guests were Mr. and Mrs. James Robert
son, Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Mayo, Mrs. Herbert
Hanson, Mrs. Annie Vose, Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter A. Clements, Messrs. Edgar Hart and
Benjamin H. Mudgett. The many friends of
Mr. and Mrs Dolloff join in congratulations
and best wishes.
Change of Time on the B. & A. The win
ter time table on the Bangor & Aroostook
railroad went into effect Monday, Sept. 27th.
The local trains will run as follows:
Train No. 12 leaves Bangor at 8.16 a. m ,
for Frankfort, Stockton and Searsport.
Train No. 123 will leave Bangor at 3.60 p.
in , instead of 4.00 p. m, for Dover & Fox
croft, Greenville, Brownville, Milo. Passen
gers for Frankfort, Stockton and Searsport
will take this train, change at Northern Maine
Jet., instead of taking the 6.00 p, m. train
from Bangor as under the summer schedule.
Irain No. 11 from Searsport, Stockton and
Frankfort will B ingor at 7.40 a. m.
Train No, 15 irom Searsport, Stockton and
Frankfort will arrive at Bangor at 3.00 p.m.,in
stead of 4,37 p. m. as in summer
hto mmuT* ***• ,trmwberry {rom
g"'U" 00 *•«» avanue 8#pt 24th.
*«l«mph operator in th.
®*‘,"t,W"Ur" U»‘o» hu been trana
*Z 'i ‘0tb; Port office and Mi»
Sara V. Burk, of Ogunquit baa been employ
j ed « operator in the Belfeet office.
! “ • ’olontery bankrupt has been
filed with the clerk of the U. S. Diatrict court
at Portland b, William Q. Spinney. Prospect
Ca,pe"ieland tr“d«r. Liabilities. $2,389. As
I *et*’ *2„280 Principal creditor listed. Mrs.
Emma b Lewis, Bangor. Attorney, Arthur
Ritchie, Belfast.
Manager L R. bpear of the local telephone
exchange was among the employes of the New
England Tel. & Tel. Co.in Mechanics Hall.Uos
ton.last Monday evening.when connections be
tween Boston and San Francisco were estab
lished. and each had the privilege of hearing
the conversation from individual connections.
his was the first time the employes have been
given this opportunity the governors of Massa
chusetts and California having talked when
the first connection was made some time ago."
Parties from Boston, Bangor and Chicago
I have refcL'ivrred at The Wayside the past week.
Mrs. Mary t. Fessenden entertained before
her departure Mrs. Win. B. Swan, Mrs. Au
gusta S. Frederick and Miss Maud Gammans
at cards and lunch, and Mr. Fellows Davis
entertained Mr. and Mrs. Ralph C. Johnson
and daughter, Miss Mabel Johnson, Mrs. Wil
liam V. Pratt and Mrs, Ralph M. Johnson
Tuesday afternoon.
At the regular meeting of Thomas H.
Marshall Circle last Tuesday afternoon 20
members were present. The patriotic in
structor, Mrs. Dora Bridges, presented the
following program: readings, Mrs. Annie M.
Frost, Mrs. Mary Russ, Mrs. Annie Durham,
Mrs Nettie Merrithew; piano solo. Mrs. Min
nie Gay. Next Tuesday the third birthday
lunch, consisting of sandwiches, cookies,
j doughnuts, cake and coffee, will be given.
j CliUWEK r OK AN UCTOBER BRIDE. Mrs.
| Walter J. Clement entertained at her home
j on Main street Sept 22nd from 8 to 10 p m. in
honor of Miss Pearl Whitten, whose marriage
; to Alanson Thomas of Camden will take place
i Oct. 16th. The evening was passed with
i needlework and music and at 9 o'clock lunch
J was served. The dining table was daintily set
! and decorated with a large centerpiece of pink
: and white sweet peas and a few of the flowers
were at each cover. The menu included fruit
I salad, sandwiches, cake, coffee and confection
ery. While seated at the table the guest of
j honor was surprised with a shower of gifts
The guests were Misses Jane and Doris Coombs
Ethel Heal, Minnie Smith and Mrs. Leo Crook
er. Miss Whitten has been employed for some
time in the office of Leonard & Barrows, and
had previously clerked in the James H. Howes
store.
Fall Moving, Mr. and Mrs. G. Parker
Cook and Orrin J. Dickey, who have been liv
ing for several years in the L. L Gentner
houee on Church street, have taken the upper
side ol the Mrs. J. M. Fletcher house on Main
street and will move there about the middle of
October. Mrs. Lizzie Lane, who recently '
came from Prospect and Has been occupying
this tenement, will move to the Capt. A. C.
Batchelder house on Court street while Capt.
and Mrs. Batchelder are in Boston for the win
ter, ... Ralph D. Southworth and family, who
have been occupying the Edith M. Southworth
house on Church street, will move to the new
I house of Herman H. Coombs on High street
early in November. Mr. and Mrs. Coombs will
vacate the up-stairs tenement in the Miles S.
Jellison bouse at the corner of Church and
Miller streets, which has been leased by Post
master and Mrs. A. W. Keatintr, who had been
occupying the up-stairs tenement in the Hal*
house, corner of Cedar and Franklin streets,
but are now temporarily in the Eaton house on
Court street_Benjamin H. Mudgett, who is
to marr> Miss Winifred Johnson Sanborn in
October, has leased the Hall rent.
Accidents. Mr. Allen Moody of Center
Lincolnville met with a very serious accident
last. week. He had been at work on the road
at the pond bridge and while waiting he sat
down on the railing, which gave way, letting
him down upon a sharp spike which penetrat
ed his body, causing internal ruptures. He
was taken to his home where Dr. Simmons of
Searsmont had been summoned with all haste,
and later was taken to the Knox hospital in
Rockland, where everything possible has been
uuue iui iiiuj. uib ouuciui^b were imeuse anu
at last reports he was in a very critical condi
tion_Mrs. Augusta J, Triggs met with a
severe accident last Thursday morning at her
home, 8 Pearl street. The stable was under
going repairs and sections of the floor wete
up. Mrs. Triggs stepped into one of these
places and tore the ligaments of the right
ankle. The attending physician said that it
would be some time before she could use it
....Mrs. G. P. Lombard met with an accident
recently at her summer home on the North
Shore, when both hands were severely burned.
Her friends will be glad to know that she is
improving.
A Statement from the Pierce-Billings
Co. The Pierce-Billings Co. have issued the
following statement. We have never heard the
rumors referred to or a word said derogatory
to the standing of this firm, and take this occa
sion to say that the help they brought here
have been excellent citizens in all respects and
have met every obligation promptly:
Certain rumors have come to our notice with
reference to a temporary shut-down in.jour
shop, and to refute erroneous statements that
we are to discontinue manufacturing in Bel
fast, that have been broadcast by certain
parties who out of malice seek to injure
the standing of the house In this community,
we wish to state that on account of the low
state of business conditions in a section that
we, under normal conditions, find to be a great
market for the product of our Belfast factory,
we find ourselves on the verge of being over
stocked, and in order to avoid such a condition
and insure against carrying part of this sea
son's stock into the next, we intend to shut
down the factory for just such a time as is
necessary to get our next season’s work in
such a state that when we re-open the work
will continue without further hold-ups. The
present lay-off may be for a month or six
weeks’ time, but in no event longer than until
i Dec. 16th. Pierce Billings uo.
By F. W. Johnson Manf. Supt.
Mrs. Mary r. Lolcord, who had been spend
ing a vacation in Belmont, returned to her
duties in the Curtis dry and fancy goods store
last Monday. Miss Marian Brown, who was
employed for the summer, will visit her
mother, Mrs. Luella Brown, at Poor’s Mills.
Rev. Walter F. Sturtevant and family left
Monday in their car for their new home in
Manchester, N, H. They went to Freeport,
their former home, Monday and spent the night
there and planned to arrive in Manchester
Tuesday night. Mr. Sturtevant begins his
duties there Oct. 1st.
Lieut. Charles B. Hazeltine, U. S. A., son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hazeltine, who has been
stationed for some time at Fort Clark, Texas,
was recently ord-.red to Del Rio with his troop
and on a forced march about 85 miles west of
there took as prisoners 33 Mexican officers
some of them of high rank, who were on
our side of the border.
The fall schedule on the Belfast branch
went into effect last Monday, and the time
table will be found in another column. Trains
now leave ^Belfast at 7.U5 a. m , 12.20 noon;
2.20 p. m , and arrive at 9.50 p. m„ 12 01 noon;
and 5.05 p. m. The greatest change is in the
outgoing afternoon train, which leaves one
hour earlier, and the evening train, which ar
rives one hour earlier.
Edward Poor, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred R.
Poor, celebrated his sixth birthday last Satur
day by entertaining a party of little friends at
his home on Cedar street. Games were enjoy
ed and later a dainty supper was served, when
a birthday cake with lighted candles was one
of the greatest attractions The guests were
Ruth, Frances and Alfred Bradford, Beatrice
Dutch, Thelma and Linwood Nichols.
xue nospitai i-iud met witn Mrs. Harry L.
Kilgore last week and worked on pillow slips
for the hospital. The corn roast they were to
have had last Friday night at the city park was
given up on account of the coldweather.The club
met last Tuesday night with Mrs. Maine Hills,
Church street, and finished the pillow slips for
the hospital, and at their next meeting, which
will be held with Mrs. N. Houston Small, will
begin work on sheets." It was voted to have a
corn roast at Mrs. J W. Jones cottage this,
Thursday, evening to which gentlemen will be
invited.
Peter Lytham Slugg celebrated his first
birthday anniversary at his home on Church
street Tuesday, Sept. 28th. His birthday cake
with its one candle and the little individual
cakes with single candles were served from
the floor in the living room at 4 o’clock. His
many toy presents, some of which terrified
the little chap, were within easy reach of the
host and his guests, Anne and Charlotte
Cooper, Richard and Janet Sherman. Others
present were Mrs. M. C. Hill, Mrs. S.T5. Swift,
Mrs. Raymond R. Sherman, Mrs. Clyde B.
Holmes and Misses S. Edith West and Marian
Hazeltine.
The Last Days of Pompeii. The first
meeting of the Reading Department of the
Woman’s Club was held last Tuesday evening,
when B^iss Sabra Berry Dyer of this city, a
student of the Boston School of Expression,
presented her own arrangement of an hour’s
reading of “The Last Days of Pompeii.”
It was in three parts, “The Warning, The
Warning Repeated and The Destruction.”
Miss Dyer’s easy manner, clear enunciation
and grace of expression made her reading one
of great enjoyment. Miss Dyer recently
gave this reading with piano accompaniment,
songs and dances, as part of her work at the
School of Expression in Boston, There was a
good attendance, with Mrs, S. A. Parker pre
siding in the absence of the president and
vice president.
KT E'nr A mTrDTTOL’UL’VTT'L’ Dun nrxii. mintnr
blankets now. Janies H. Howes announces
his annual sale of bed blankets and is offering
cotton blankets at better values than for sev
eral years. The price of wool continues to
advance but the price on wool blankets will be
the same as last year-There will be a spec
ial sale by Carle & Jones Sept. 30th, Oct. 1st
and 2nd, of all wall papers in stock up to 15
cents at 9 cents per roll.... Howes'Special—
Arbuckles’ Coffee, 20 cents a pound, three
pounds for 50 cents. Try it. ...bee appoint
ments of E. H. Boyington of Winterport, eye
specialist.... Eight-room residence,with rt&ble,
on Union street for sale by the Dickey-Knowl*
ton Real Estate Co.See advt. of farm for
sale. Biggest bargain in Maine... .Tenement
to l«t at 9 Condon street. Apply on the prem
ises after 9 a. m.... A 14-foot centerboard boat
picked up adrift. See notice by N. W. Tilden,
North Islesboro... .E R. Trowant, Newcastle,
Me., makes colonial rag rugs to order.... House
and stable 7 Cedar'street for sale. Apply to
F. E. Hunt, 30 Warren street, Brookline, Mass.
....Holeproof hose are guaranteed for man,
woman and child without holes for six months
or new hose free. Sold only at The Dinsmore
Store.. . .Seven-room house on Charles street
extension to let, furnished or unfurnished.
Enquire on the premises of the Jefford sisters.
.... Lower part of the A. Perry house, 19 Cedar
street, 7 rooms and bath, to let. Apply to C.
O. Poor, 28 Church street... .Office over Poor
& Son's drug store, recently occupied by Dr.
Tapley, to let. Apply at the drug store or to
C. O. Poor, 28 Church street... .Lost, in an
envelope a fine gold chain for glasses. Finder
please leave at The Journal office....The
Saco Valley Canning Co. will buy and pack ap
ples on and after Oct. 1st.
A still •lann test Thursday morning was for
s chimney Are at 49 Union street, in the house
occupied by Seiden H. Gillum. There was no
damage.
The Woman's Hospital Aid will meet tomor
row, Friday, afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs.
H. H Carter, Bell street. It will be a busi
ness session.
Waldo B. Washburn, clerk in the Woodcock
store, is taking a vacation at Lake Quantaba
cook and Mra. John B. Mclntire is assisting
Mr. Woodcock in the Btore.
Mr. and Mrs..Charles Bradbury, Mra. Harry j
L Kilgore and Mias Anne M. Kittredge motored
to Rockland Friday in the Bradbury’s Winton
Six and lunched at the Thorndike Grill.
Emma White Barker Tent, D. of V., will j
have a birthday supper for those whose birth- ,
days occurred in July, August and September,
at their regular meeting Wednesday evening,
October 6th.
Miss Grace M. Packard, who had been viBit
ingd’er aunt and uncle, Mr, and Mrs. F. B. j
Linekin in Richmond, Me., and while there at
tended the Partridge and Moore wedding, has
returned to her position in the Windsor Hotel.
Advertised Letters. The following let
ters remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending Sept. 28th: Ladies
Miss Carrie McManus. Gentlemen—Edward
Barker, Eugene Hubbard, Joseph A. Linnehan, \
Eugene \^od.
Postmaster Keating gives notice that owing J
to the change of time on tne railroad which
went into effect Sept, 26th, the outgoing train
mails at the Belfast post office will close as
follows: Morning mail, 6,45; noon mail, 12 m.;
afternoon mail, 2.05.
Among the many reminders of her resi
dence in Belfast that Mrs. Walter1 F. Sturte
vant will take to her new home in Manchester,
N. H„ is a handmade and embroidered velvet
sofa piilow presented by Mra. M. W. Rich and
her Sunday school class.
Mr. Walter S. Packard of toxbury. Mass., I
formerly of Belfast and Mr. Calvin S. Clapp
of Charlestown have bought the good will and
business of the Vallees Fish Grill on Washing
ton street and will conduct it under the firm ,
name of Packard & Clapp.
Mrs. Lefia Cottrell was called to Waterville
last week by the s#rious illness of her nephew, 1
Frank Davis, who underwent a serious opera
tion at the Sisters hospital, She returned Sat
urday, leaving the patient as comfortable as
possible under the conditions.
Miss Geneva Thompson, who was operated
upon three weeks ago for appendicitis in the
Tapley hospital, has so far convalesced as to be
able to leave the hospital and will spend a few
weeks with her grandmother,Mrs.John Thomp
son, before returning to her home in Brookline,
Mass.
The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist church
will give a harvest supper in the vestry
Wednesday, October 13th, from 6 to 7.30 p. in.
The committee in charge will be Mrs. Annie
M. Frost, chairman, Mrs. Evie Wright, Mrs.
Nellie Pearson, Mrs. Lilia Warren and Miss
Ethel Frost.
Mrs. Horace B. Sellers’ Sunday school class
met at the parsonage Friday evening and dis
cussed ways and means by which they might
earn the sum of money they had pledged to
wards the church and parsonage repair fund.
The painting of the exterior of the parsonage
began last Monday.
The annual meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs. C. A. Hubbard,
4 Park street, Monday, Oct. 4th, at 3 p, m.
This is the business meeting and officers will
be elected and plans for the coming year’s
work made. All members are requested to
be present at the meeting.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland G. Lamson (Arvilia
Daggett) observed their 1st wedding anniver
sary Thursday evening, Sept. 23d, at their
home No. 1 Belmont avenue. The affair was
very quiet (owing to the illness of Mrs. Lam
son’s sister, Mrs. Mildred Bradman, who haE
been confined in bed the past eight months
with tuberculosis) a few friends and relatives
being present. Ice cream and cake were
served.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dinsmore entertained last
Friday afternoon at auction i" honor of Mrs
G. Frank Harriman of New York, who left
Saturday for her home after spending the
summer at her cottage on the South shore.
Other guests were Mrs Ira M. Cobe, Mrs. Wil
liam Kotman, Mrs. C. W. Wescott and Mrs, S.
A. Parker. The prize, a smoked bamboo
basket filled with flowers, was won by Mre.
Cobe. Lunch was served.
The Jolly Nine met last Friday night at the
home of the chaperone, Mrs. Annie M. Frost,
Cedar street, and after an hour of music and
games enjoyed a corn roast in the open fire in
the living room. Seated in the glow ot the
embers stories were told while the corn roasted,
after which supper was served. Those present
were Misses Dora and Marian Brown, Gladys
Marshall, Clara Palm, Margie Blake, Charles
Getchell, Fred Seward and Byron Salter.
Special Chance for Music Lovers. On
account of the great attraction for the opeh
ing night of the Music Festival in the only
appearance in Bangor of Madame Melba,
special arrangements have been made so that
the many who wish to hear her, will not fail
to get the seats they desire. The Eastern
Maine festival Association nas arranged witn
Samuel Adams of Belfast to act as the Festi
val agent and he now has the diagram where
seats may be selected. He will place on sale
Monday, October 4th, at his jewelry store, for
one day only, the tickets for Melba night, and
purchasers can see the seating plan of the
Auditorium and get their tickets that day*
This plan has never been tried in Eastern
Maine, but it is believed it will save time and
trouble in Bangor, and perhaps disappoint
ment. Notice the low fare on the railroads, j
specially made for this Festival. Secure your
tickets at once for this great concert. If you
cannot attend all the concerts be sure to be
present on Melba night and have the treat of
your life, listening to this world famous singer
North Belfast, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ti
bado gave a party Tuesday evening. Sept. 21st
in honor of Mr. Tibado’s sister and her husband,
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert of Orono. The evening
was pleasantly spent in singing familiar soDgs ;
and with lively conversation. Ice cream, cake, |
fruit and candy were served... .The Ladies:
Aid Society gave their first sociable of the
season Wednesday evening, Sept. 22ncf A
fairly good number were present, the usual de
licious baked bean supper was served and play
ing games followed, all of which made a de
lightful evening's entertainment... Mias Walk
ley is to stay with us during the month of
October. The subject of her talk next Sunday
evening will be “A Weak, Strong Man."....
Miss Arline Walton who spent the summer
with her father, Mr. W. H. Walton, returned
to her school duties in New Haven, Ct., Satur
day. . • * Mr. and Mrs. Harry Furbish and daugh
ter, Clara Furbish, who spent their three weeks
vacation in their old home, returned to their
official duties in Howard, R. I, last Monday_
Frank Tibado is building a garage in connec
tion with his stable.... Frank Wood is remodel
ling his house by building a dormer window, a
veranda on the front and a shed on the back
end. He is also to finish four rooms on the
ground floor. It will make a very commodious
structure when completed.
John Smalley who had been in the Waldo[ |
County Hospital since laBt June for medics
treatment,left there last Sunaay and will spend i
some time with his sister, Mrs. Carter, in Bay
View street.
About 8 p. m. Monday there was a circle
around the electric light in post office square
in which were all the prismatic colors as in a
rainbow. A like effect was noted some weeks
ago, produced, of course, by moisture in the
air.
Mr. arid Mrs. Robert P. Chase, who had been
at their cottage,“Rocky Point,” Pitcher's Pond* ;
for several weeks, came in last Sunday night,
and Mr. and Mrs. Irving T. Dinsmore and
daughter. Miss Ruth, who spent the week-end
there, also returned. "ZZ
William Lower the well know i clarinetest,
who has been in this vicinity for the past two
years, coming here from New York, will leave
soon for California,where he will join his wife,
who is a member of one of the big moving pic
ture film companies. Mr. Lower will devote
his time in the West wholly to music.
West Belfast. Mrs. Fred Toothaker is
visiting in Rhode Island and Massachusetts....
Quite a number in this vicinity went to Union
last week to the fair. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Shel
don and Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Wood went in
Mr. Sheldon’s auto. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert
Kimball drove over and back Wednesday. Mr.
Fred Tooth iker took Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Toothaker, Carrie Newcomb and Mabel Miller
i his auto. Charles Simmons took Ray Oyer,
Harold Hayford and Eddie Littlefield Thurs
day_Mr. and Mrs. S. W, Newcomb are en
tertaining her mother, Mrs. Rachel Glunt, and
her brother and wife, Russell Glunt. from Al
tona, Pa.... Mrs. Hattie Walton visited her
sister, Mrs. Eva Harriman, last week-Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest Marsh and Mrs. Etta Brown
spent Sunday with Everett Banks and sister.
The School Committee. The September
meeting of the school committee was held last
Monday evening. Edward R, Pierce asked
for permission to cut down two trees between
his lot and the Peirce school grounds and his
request was granted. It was voted to make
the salary of Herbert L. Bucklin, janitor of
the schools, $56 per month. It was voted to
keep the schools open October 12th, Colum
bus Day. The matter of arranging for the
transportation of the children at Pearl Brook
Farm to the Poor’s Mills school was left with
Supt. W. B. Woodbury. In the Brick primary
room, East Belfast, there are only 27 seats and
34 pupils, with no floor space for additional
seats, and it was voted to place th^ overflow in
the McLellan and White schools, taking pupils
nearest these buildings. It was voted that
pupils taking the bookkeeping course in the
High school should buy their own working
outfits. Supt. Woodbury reported 53 pupils
registered in the first year’s work in the Mc
Lellan school, and the need for an extra
teacher.
Still More Weather. Two line gales in
one month is two too many, and adds another
record to a phenomenal season. The regular
line gale was just on time, Sept. 21st, and was
a sufficiently lively one, accompanied by a rain
that washed the roads badly and did lots of
minor damage. But that was as nothing com
pared with the storm that set in last Sunday.
The morning was overcast and about 10 o’clock j
it began to rain and later in the day the rain
came down in torrents accompanied by a high
wind that soon increased to a gale and continu
ed to rage after the rain had ceased and the
stars had peeped out from a sky of flying
clouds.The gale raged all day Sunday and fall
ing trees and branches put the electric and
telephone wires out of commission and
the electric lights were “off agin, on agin”
many times. The first break of the electric
wires was said to have been caused by the
falling of a tree on Northport avenue; but
wherever the breaks, repairs were quickly
made and the service was not seriously inter
rupted, Mr. Hopkins, the local manager of
the Penobscot Bay Eleccnc Lo.,8ays it was the j
worst wind storm in his experience. A big -
tree between the Johnson homestead on Prim- j
rose hill a id the residence of Dr. O. S. Vick- j
ery blew down and falling on the Vickery I
house broke the ornamental railing around
the top and damaged the side of the house, A '
large limb cf a tree fell upon the roof of the |
house in the rear of the Congregational
church, causing some damage. One of the
beautiful elm trees on the lawn of Hon. A. C.
Burgess was uprooted in the wind Sunday,
taking with it a large part of the lawn. It
was a very handsome tree an d is a great loss
A large limb on an elm on the gr ounds of Chae
E. Owen’s residence on Cedar street was also
broken off. This same tree, which is a very
old one, lost a lim b in the gale of Sept. 21st.
One of the big trees on the grounds of Thos*
B. Dinsmore, Church street, was broken, and
one in front of the residence of Col. H. E
McDonald badly damaged. There were minor
damages “too numerous to mention,” and
streets and lawns were strewn with debris On
the water front a few boats broke from their
moorings, but no serious loss or damage is re
ported. The telephone people had lots of
trouble and Monday morning four out of the
five trunk lines to Bangor were out of commis
sion and only one line to Rockland and Port
land was working. Apples were blown from
the trees and -corn blown flat adding to the
many troubles of the farmers in this abnormal
season. What next?
James Fierce of Stockton Springs was be- ]
foie Judge James Libby of the Probate Court i
at a special session Tuesday, Sept. 28th,!
charged with the embezzlement of $3,4C0
from the estate of his father, the late Dr.
James A, Pierce of Stockton Springs. The
complaint was brought by Mrs.Melinda Pierce,
the administratrix The evidence showed the
transfer to be perfectly legal from father to
son as the transfer was marie at the City Na
tional Bank of Belfast in May, 1915. A like
case will be heard in the estate of Perlie Wat
ton of Searsmont at the next regular term of
the Probate Court.
A National Defence League, a meeting
of those interested in the organization of a
league for promoting measures for national
defence was held in the municipal court room»
city building, last Thursday evening. Morris
L. Slugg, chosen temporary president at a
preliminary meeting, presided, ana after call
ing to order said that he had been disappoint
ed in getting some one to tell what had been
said at the former meeting and to explain the
object of the proposed league, but the ground
had been well covered by the report in The
Republican Journal. After quoting from tha*
report as to the objects of the proposed league
Mr, Slugg gave an interesting resume of the
remarks of Mr. Jencksand readily responded
to questions from those present. He was
asked if it was proposed to organize a com
pany of militia in Belfast and replied that
while that matter had not been considered it
might be taken up later. His questioner re
marked that he thought it was n it creditable
for a city of 5,000 people not to have a militia
company for instruction in drill and the use of
fire arms. A meeting of leading men of the
State will be held in Augusta soon to further
this movement, which Mr. Slugg will attend as
a delegate, and after his return a meeting will
be held at which be will report the proceed
ing®* etc. After some further discussion the
--—ui organ
izing a local league. The chair then appoint
ed Messrs. Edward R. Peirce, Irving T. Dins
more and Wilson Ellis a committee to nomi
nate officers, and they reported as follows:
Morris L. Slugg, president; Dr. Adelbert Mil
lett, vice president; Carleton Doak, secretary;
Frank R. Woodcock, treasurer; O. E. Frost, J.
C. Durham, H, A. Peters, Austin Keating, J.
H. Howes, directors, The report was accept
ed and the above officers elected. A constitu
tion was then adopted identical with that of
the Bangor League, which was printed in full
in The Journal last week. Adjourned subject
to the call of the pres ident.
Know Paint
There's a paint-education in this advertise
ment.
Buy by the job, not gallon. Buy by the
paint put on; that’s the job.
The price of paint is so much a gallon; that
can’t be helped, but amounts to nothing.
The price of painting is so much a day; that
can’t be hel ped, but amounts to nothing.
Put them together. How can you do it?
You’ve got to or lose perhaps half of your
money.
Devoe, 10 gallons en<ugh for the average
job; an average paint, 15. Now reckon your
costs. Count labor a day for a gallon. Devoe
10 days; the other 15,
Devoe about $E0; the average j aint about
$70 or $80; the dearer the labor the bigger the
difference, always that way.
But that’s for the job. How long is it going
to last? One twice as long as the other.
DEVOE
Mason & Hall sell it.
Ihe Boy Scouts. A meeting of those in
terested in the Boy Scout movement in this
city was held in the vestry of the Methodist
church last Friday evening, it was attended
by the pastors of the city churches, by Z. D.
Hartshorn, principal of the Grammar school,
| who has charge of the boys work in the Con
j gregatioral church, by Orrin J. Dickey, who
will be the Scout Master, and by about thirty
boys. The situation was thoroughly discussed,
much interest was manifested and it was de
cided to organize two patrols under the direc
tion of Mr. Dickey with two scout leaders.
Mr Dickey had previously received his com
mission from the National Headquarters in
New York and had interested enough boys to
form a patrol, who are working for their suits
and outfit. Another meeting was called for to
morrow, Friday, evening.
Fire in East Belfast. The story-and-a-half
dwelling house with stable, on the Patterson
road, East Belfast, owned by Fred Robbins
was totally destroyed by fire Wednesday night,
Sept. 22nd. The fire is thought to have caught
in one corner of the barn, and was discovered
by a neighbor. The alarm was given from the
Coe-Mortimer plant and the fire company re
sponded promptly. In the meantime the barn
was in flames and s -on communicated to the
house, both of which were burned fiat. The
household goods from the ground floor were
saved, hut nothing from the second floor. Mr.
Robbins was away attending ihe fair at Union,
but Mrs. Robbins and the children were asleep
in the house when the fire broke out. They
escaped without injury. The firemen were
unable to save the property owing to the en
gine being out of commission and no water
was thrown on the fire, there being no hydrant
system in that section of the city. A stiff
breeze was blowing, but fortunately not in the
direction of other buildings. The house was
insured for $1,600 and the furniture for $400.
The furniture saved was in a damaged condi
tion. a fire inquest was held Monday evening
and the following estimates made: Buildings
valued at $2,500; insured for $1,600; contents
valued at $1,000, damage, $950; insured for
$400. Cause of fire unknown.
9c. Special 9c. I
For Sept. 30th, Oct. 1st and 2nd, ||
All Wall Papers
In stock up to 15c., for 9c. per roll.
Yours truly,
CARLE & JONES.
Make
“Papa”
Do It!
Just give “Papa” the mend
ing bag and tell him to “go
to it” on the weekly batch
of stockings. Just see how
quick he will throw the whole
business out of the window
and buy every member of
the family a box of the Guar
anteed
holeproof
hose. N o kick at the price>
either.
Holeproofs are guaranteed
, for Man, Woman or Child
without holes for Six Months
or new hose free. For sale
i
I Purchase Your Winter
BLANKETS
f NOW 1
Annual Sale Bed Blankets
i An extraordinary purchase of our Blankets for this Winter
| enables us to offer Cotton Blankets at better values than for
| several years. Beginning today we offer the following special
E prices: g
| 46x74, White and Gray, per pair, ... $ .49 §
| 54x74, White and Gray, per pair, . . gg g
| Regular Size White and Gray, per pair, . . gg |
I Regular Size White and Gray, per pair, . 129 |
K Regular Size White and Gray, per pair, . 1>98 ^
h These are special Prices on the most wanted kinds. i
2 . While the price of wool continues to advance, we quote prices same as last «
1 year on Wool Blankets. |
| James H. Howes. |
S&CFINE OLD MANSION FOR SALE
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Apply to Edward Sibley, Belfast, Maine.
Apples
1 Sa Valley
Cannim Co.
I
;
will buy and pack apples
on and after October 1st.
For further information,
telephone 254-2 or S.A.
Parker, 145-11.
I A Strong and Growing Bank ’
II =IS THE=
! CITY NATIONAL OF BELFAST jl
Assets over $2,000,000 and Growing daily. j
I 4 % OH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS. «« jj