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The Republican Journal
BELFAST, THURSDAY, AUG. 30, 1917.
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
The Republican Journal Pub. Co.
A. i BROWN, Editor.
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months.
Not in the clamor of the crowded street,
But in ourselves, are triumph and defeat.
—Longfellow.
SECRETARY BAKER.
We are glad to be able to say that the
work of preparedness in many directions
has made definite and systematic prog
ress. A w riter for The Journal of May
31st said. “Mr. Baker is a man having an
ample amount of brains, and I predict
that w'hen the hisiuiy of this overseas
war is written we shall find that Mr.
Baker has an honorable mention.” Sub
sequent events have showm, in reason
able measure, the accuracy of the above
prediction. Mr. Baker has not sought to
advertise his own efficiency. He has had
no quarrels with anybody. His public
utterances have been dignified. Better
stilL there are certain instances where
the work of the war department has been
well planned and well executed. The re
sults obtained in the training camps are
especially worthy of commendation. These
camps closed about the middle of this
month, and from the men who were there
trained the following officers were select
ed Two colonels, one lieutenant colonel,
235 majors, 3,722 captains, 4,452 first
lieutenants and 18,929 second lieutenants.
Here were more than 27,000 young offi
cers, graduated from what may be aptly I
designated as primary military schools.
All these officers have been assigned for
active service and reported for duty on
Tuesday of this week. Some of them
will join an officers’ school in the Ameri
can regular army area for further instruc
tion in addition to regular duties. Some
will go to French or English military
schools to learn the methods of warfare
as there exemplified. Some will receive
further training with our forces in France
and others will join the American units
soon to be taught the rudiments of war
in the several encampments located in
the United States. Somebody in the
war department deserves great praise for
organizing the training camps and for
the excellent work done there. We nat
urally give the credit to Secretary Baker.
We do not believe he is a nonenity. If
he is we w^ant to give him credit for mod
estly effacing himself and putting the
training camps into the control of men of
notable ability
THE PUBLIC IS NETTED.
>:ie day last week the mackerel fisher
men brought in the largest catch of fish
ever landed in New' England, in a single
day The Fish Corporation bought these
mackerel for four cents a pound. Two
days later some of these fish were sold
in Belfast market at 14 cents a pound,
some in New York city at 26 cents a
pound and at other places at prices be
tween 14 and 26 cents. The Fish Corpora
tion controls the buying price ana the
selling price. It has a “stranglehold” on
the lish business of New England. It has
succeeded in establishing a government
of the people, by the corporation, for the
corporation. Seven men dictate the
price of lish to seven million people.
These men are not speculators. There is
no risk in the way they do business. In
western parlance they have a “cinch” on
the public.
STORAGE FOR POTATOES.
Storage of potatoes and the construc
tion of potato storehouses is the subject
of Farmers’ Bulletin 847, recently issued
by the Department of Agriculture. Sen
ator B. M. Fernald of Maine will be
pleased to mail a copy, while the supply
lasts, to all who write. Address Bert M.
Fernald, Room 240, Senate Office Build
ing, Washington, D. C.
MOSQUITO PREPAREDNESS.
T he Bath Times tells us that the Gov
ernment has a crew working at Popham,
Delano, Potter
& Co’s
Blue Like
L»h^l Mother
L,aDel Made
Baking
Cream
Makes
Biscuits
Ask Your Dealer] For It.
INCREASES THE STRENGTH
AND ENDURANCE
Of weak, nervous, care-worn, hag
gard-looking men and women in a re
markably short time. This is found
to be the effect of the new medicinal
combination, Hood’s Sarsaparilla
and Peptiron Pills, one taken before
eating and the other after.
These two medicines, whose great
merit has been fully established
everywhere, are made from the best
formulas for the blood and nerves.
All druggists. Price, $1 each.
' '■ T. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
Maine, hunting up the breeding places of
mosquitoes in that vicinity. The Gov
ernment official in charge says that by
next summer mosquitoes will be rare in
this summer resort. We suggest that
the mosquito experts be withdrawn from
Popham and elsewhere. They are needed
in the harvest fields, in coal mines, in
munition factories and in scores of other
preparedness activities. This country
has very little interest just now in mos
quitoes. We are at war with ^Germany.
THE 2D MAINE.
Some time ago it was reported that when
the 2d Maine regiment went to*Jthe front
it was to be named the 65th regiment. It
has recently been announced that it is to
be christened the 103d. We will not un
dertake to say what the next change will
be. To us it will always abide in our
memory as the 2d Maine, no matter what
name it bears at the front.
COAST TO COAST TOUR OF THE
FAMOUS 20-MULE BORAX TEAM.
Famous Desert Caravan will be in Belfast
Saturday Afternoon.
Today they are at the Bangor Fair,
Friday they will start on the way and the
celebrated 20 Mule Team hauling borax
from Death Valley, will parade through
this city on its Coast to Coast tour Satur
day afternoon. The tour will cover a
period of about four years. The Borax
wagons each weigh 8,000 pounds and
have a capacity of 30,000 pounds. The
front wheels are five and the rear wheels
seven feet high, the hubs are eighteen
inches in diameter, the tires eight inches
wide and one inch thick and the wagon
beds are sixteen feet long, four feet wide
and six feet deep. The twenty mules are
driven with a “jerk line”. A strong
steady pull means to turn to the right
and a series of jerks means turn to the
left. The mules are trained months in
advance and each one responds to his
own name. At one time the transport
ing of borax was done almost entirely
with twenty mule teams but the building
of railroads eliminated those mammoth
teams. As there are very few of them in
existence today, the visit of the one here
and the public parade and lecture, to
gether with distribution of samples of
borax and soap chips, will make an event
of keen interest to everyone.
“Borax Bill”, the driver, is regarded
as the best mule driver in the West.
From his youth he has driven these mam
moth teams and understands mule lan
guage. Mules, it said, have some very
marked peculiarities and at times they
seem to conspire to everything contrary.
But Borax Bill knows how to handle
them. He drove his first 20-Mule Team
when he was nineteen years old after a
year or two experience as a swamper,
hauling merchandise and mining supplies
from Carson City, Nevada, to Bodie, Cali
fornia.
BROOKS.
—
Miss Anna Cochrane of Frankfort is
; visiting at P. H. Grant’s.
Mr. E. O. Hall of Belfast was a busi
ness caller in town Friday.
Mrs. Chas. Peabody of South Brooks
visited friends in town recently.
Mr. Clarence Hamlin is at work for W.
H. Rolfe in South Berwick, Me.
E. C. Holbrook is bookkeeping for the
Portland Packing Co., in Dexter.
Mr. W. S. Jones and son Hollis were
business callers in Orono, Monday.
Wm. Kelsey of Knox is at work here in
town repairing the telephone lines.
Prof. R. P. Mitchell of the U. ofM.,
Orono, spent the week-end in town.
M. W. Stantial of Waterville spent
the week-end with friends in town.
Dr. P. E. Luce was in town last week
camping on the banks of Marsh River.
Mrs. S. F. Ryan and daughter Bertha
spent Monday with relatives in Belfast.
Mrs. C. E. Mixer and daughter Made
line recently visited relatives in Belfast.
Fearl Crockett and daughter and Mrs.
Helen Wells autoed to Bangor Thursday.
Mr. C. W. Ryder and family spent Sun
day with Dr. and Mrs. N. R. Cook at Ten
Oaks.
Mr. Hovey Roberts of Massachusetts
is visiting his mother, Mrs. Hattie Rob
erts.
Mrs. Frances Bradford of Belfast spent
the week-end with her sister, Mrs. S. F.
Ryan.
Mrs. J. G. Hamlin has a castor bean
which has a leaf that measures 31 inches
across.
Mr. Ernest Libby of Melrose, Mass.,
visited Mr. W. S. Jones and family, last
week.
Miss Marguerite Sargent of Monroe
visited Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Carpenter last
week.
Mrs. S. H. Lord of Belfast called on
her sister, Mrs. A. B. Payson, Monday
forenoon.
Miss Edna Godding of Unity spent the
week-end with her mother, Mrs. Abbie
Crockett.
Mrs. Maitland Smith of Belfast spent
the week-end with her mother, Mrs. Hat
tie Roberts.
Mr. Percy Harriman and Miss Mertie
Ames of Belfast spent Sunday with Mrs.
Emma Ames.
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Hamlin spent the
week-end with his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Hamlin.
Mr. Ira Boulter who has been at work
i n the creamery at Unity, is at home for
a few weeks.
Prof. H. T. Drew of Waterville was in
town Wednesday of last week, the guest
of A. R. Pilley.
Mrs. Susan Soule and niece of New
Bedford, Mass., have visited T. I. Hux
ford and family.
Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Robinson of Bel
grade visited their cousin, Mrs. Hattie
Robinson last week.
Miss Beatrice White of Winterport re
cently visited her grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Simeon Crockett.
B. F. Stantial is doing a rushing busi
ness this year driving a public auto and
his rates are very reasonable.
A A : OWES & Co. SH
Saturday Afternoon About 4 P. M.
The Internationally Celebrated
* j
20 MULE BORAX TEAM 20
ON COAST TO COAST TOUR
WILL STOP HERE!!
SEE THE PARADE!!
HEAR TARANTULA PETE!!
FREE SAMPLES! FREE SAMPLES! FREE SAMPLES!
Mrs. D. R McAndlass and daughter
Isa belle, have returned to Belfast to work
after a few weeks vacation.
Quite a number of out-of-town people
were in town last week to see the ruins
of the fire of Thursday night.
Mrs. Susan Bacon and daughter, Mrs.
Bert Briggs and children of Freedom,
called on her sister, Mrs. Affie Thompson,
Sunday.
Mr. Thomas R. Cook, J. V., returned
to Camden, Saturday, after a two weeks’
furlough with his parents, Dr. and Mrs.
N. R. Cook.
Mr. Alonzo McPherson of Bangor called
on his sister, Mrs. R. A. Barden, Sunday.
Mrs. Barden returned to Bangor with
him for a few days visit.
Mrs. Rittie Dean of Dorchester, Mass.,
is visiting relatives in town. She is the
daughter of Oscar Roberts, one of the
old residents of this town.
Mr. and Mrs. P. H. Grant recently en
tertained Misses Christine and Laura
Jones, Misses Ethel and Annie Collemore
of Frankfort, and Miss Eunice Chase of
Jackson, at Uneeda Rest.
Little “Billie” Plummer cut his foot
seriously last week. While at play with
other children he jumped off a fence
landing on a large piece of glass cutting
clear across the bottom of his foot.
Simeon Crockett was injured Friday
while patching the roof of a shed. The
ladder broke, throwing him to the ground.
He struck on his side on a rock starting
his ribs, but no bones were broken.
Prof. Davidson of St. Stephens College,
N. Y., and son, Mr. John Hubbard of
Massachusetts, and Mr. E. A. Demicks
of Portland, salesman for Butler Bros, of
New York, have been recent guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Hamlin.
The picture “The Old Homestead”
shown at Crockett’s Picture House,
Wednesday night of last week, was well
attended and greatly enjoyed by all. Mr.
Crockett deserves praise for the extra
fine pictures he is showing this summer.
Thursday night, Aug. 23rd, the com
munity was startled by the cry of fire
and the clanging of the church bell. Mr.
Vincent Insogna and Mr. James Lacorte
who were coming up the street discover
ed the fire in the Post Office building,
where Mrs. John Mannuccia resided.
They immediately gave the alarm but be
fore anything could be done the upper
story of the building was a mass of
flames. Crowds of people flocked to the
scene and immediately got the fire en
gine out, but the fire was beyond control,
and before it could be subdued the Post
Office block, A. B. Payson’s store and
stable, B. F. Stantial’s store and a part of
the engine house were destroyed. The
cause of the fire is unknown, as it start
ed on the third story in a back room near
a chimney. The total loss is estimated at
about $45,000, with insurance to cover a
part of the loss. About all of the gro
ceries in the Payson store were saved.
B. F. Stantial also got out the greater
part of his store goods, but lost most of
his household goods. Mrs. Mannuccia
saved a few pieces of her furniture, but
lost her rings, chains and a considerable
sum of money. The Red Cross Auxiliary
lost comfort pillows, pajamas, a web of
cloth for handkerchiefs and bandages and
a number of pairs of wool stockings.
To the Public
The National Water
Main Cleaning Co. will
clean out water mains
beginning September 1.
There must necessarily
be 9ome inconvenience
to our consumers, for
which we ask your in
dulgence,but we will en
deavor to cause as little
unpleasantness as pos
sible.
BELFAST WATER CO.,
ELBERT WHEELER, Treat.
WHITE’S CORNER, (Winterport.)
E. W. Bartlett and family of W. Pow
nal spent last week with C. E. Bartlett
and family.
H. A. Luce and family of Newburg
were Sunday visitors at the home of C. !
W. Nealey.
M. A. Haley attended the Maine Under
takers’ Association in Augusta, Aug.
22d and 23d.
Mrs. R. L. Clements and daughter Bar
bara, are spending the present week at F.
P. Clements.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Ward of Hamp
den were recent guests of Mr. and Mrs.
A. G. Larby.
Miss Gladys Shields of West Winter
port was the guest of Mrs. R. C. Nealey
several days last week.
Mrs. F. P. Clement who has been quite
ill, is now convalescent and her nurse,
Miss Della Russell of Brewer, left Satur
day.
Mrs. Lillian English and daughter Lu
cille of Mattapan, Mass., were guests of
her brother, C. C. Clements, several days
last week.
Mrs. Hattie Clements and family, C. C.
Clements and family and F. P. Clements
attended the Clements’ reunion in Mon
roe, Aug. 23rd.
Mrs. Freeman Cook and son Russell of
Somerville, Mass., and Mrs. E. H. Nealey
of Monroe, were guests of Mrs. C. W.
Nealey, Aug. 21&.
W. E. Hebard who has been in attend
ance at the summer school at Dartmouth
college, has joined Mrs. Hebard at Sena
tor C. M. Conant’s.
Elisha Whitney and family of Hamp
den Highlands, Mr. and Mrs. Horace
Croxford of Dixmont and Miss Bertha
Whitman of Somerville, Mass., were
Sunday guests of C. H. Libby and family.
C. H. Libby and sister, Mrs. Annie
Thompson of Wollaston, Mass., were
passengers on Monday’s boat for Boston.
They will remain for a few days at Mrs.
Thompson’s home, and will start about
the first of September for a trip to the
Middle West.
There was an orchard conference at
C. C. Clements Aug. 21&, with the follow
ing speakers: State Horticulturist Dudley
of Augusta, W. H. Conant of Buckfield,
president of the Maine Pomological so
ciety and G. A. Yeaton. All of the larger
orchardists of this vicinity were present
and they hope in the near future to or
ganize a packers’ Association.
JACKSON.
Mrs. J. M. Larrabee is visiting in Aroos
took County.
Fred McKinley is helping Alonzo Mor
ton finish haying.
Mrs. Maud Hatch spent last week in
Northport with Mrs. Lura Hatch.
Mrs. Ella Johnson of Waltham, Mass.,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. O. A. Chase.
Robert Stiles spent the week-end with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Stiles.
Alice and Ralph Dodge of Portland
are visiting their aunt, Mrs. O. E. Rob
erts.
The Cates school will begin Aug. 27th
with Miss Gladys Godding of Brooks as
teacher.
Mrs. Delia Morton of Lowell, Mass., is
visiting friends and relatives in Jackson
and Monroe.
Mr. William Amsden and family and
brother Colby, left Saturday for a visit
in Aroostook County.
Mrs. Wilford Hall and daughter of
Fairfield, have been the guests of Mrs.
Asa Jones for a few day.
Ray Ward has returned to Newport, R.
L, after spending a short furlough with
his mother, Mrs. Adah Thompson.
Man’s Handy Friend
j Times are ever changing!
With our electrical blaze
Men may do the cooking
While women sit and gaze.
Even mere man can prepare a full meal for that hungry
feeling, and do all kinds ot cooking at the table, with the Electric
Grill. There is a real delight in a well-cooked steak, with fried
potatoes—if served Piping Hot.
Two Stoves, Two Operations at Cost ol1
You can cook bacon and eggs as you like; eggs above,
bacon below, or the reverse; or cook the bacon and eggs together
below and make toast on top.
Costs But Six Cents an hour to Operate.
Single Heat $5.00. Three Heat $6.00
Penobscot Bay Electric Company
A NOVEL BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION.
The celebration Monday afternoon,
Aug. 20th, of the 17th birthday of Miss
Elizabeth Hoisington, elder daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic R. Hoisington, of
Greenwich, Conn., at their summer home
on Sunset Island, just across the bay
from this city, was observed by a most
interesting ceremonial by the Woodcraft
league, and was attended by a number of
Belfast friends. Mrs. Hoisington, who
was formerly Miss May Folwell of Phila
delphia, is one of the councillors of the
Woodcraft league of America, at the
head of which is Ernest Thompson Seton,
and all of her family are members.
They wear costumes of tan leather, deco
rated with elaborate bead work. The
grand council was held on a point of the
island, directly in front of the main log
cabin of the Hoisingtons, Mr. Hoisington
being the chieftain. A special honor was
conferred upon Thomas C. Hudson, whose
wife was formerly Miss Edith Folwell. He
was made a ranger, or special representa
tive, for the State of Georgia, to interest
people in the Woodcraft work, and there
are only two or three others in the
country. Warren Neff, son of Dr. and
Mrs. Neff of Philadelphia, was made a
member of the tribe with due ceremonies,
and reports since the last council were
received, the youngest son of Mr. and
Mrs. Hoisington, four or five years of
age, giving quite a lengthy account in
the most delightful manner. All this
was followed by the Gift Ceremonial,
Miss Elizabeth Hoisington having the
seat of honor. Then the gifts were
brought in and Miss Hoisington opened
them at once, making a very pretty little
speech of thanks when all had been ex
amined. Nearly 100 guests were present,
those from Belfast including Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph H. Howes, Miss Louise Rich
ards, Mrs. Stephen S. L. Shute and little
daughter Elena. Some of the guests
received copies of a play written by Mrs.
Hoisington, called “Fearless Arrow and
Bending Willow,’’ a legend of the Wa
banaki. This is in four acts, and was
presented this year at the home of Ernest
Thompson Seton in Greenwhich, Conn.,
with much success. She also designed
and presented to the league the costume
for the Woodcraft girls, and has assisted
along several lines.
FREEDOM.
Miss Jessie Rich visited in Knox the.
past week.
Mrs. Mattie Cross is visiting her sister,
Nellie Banton.
Mr. J. H. Sayward is in Kineo, where
he has employment.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Kenney visited Mrs.
J. H. Sayward Aug. 26th.
Mrs. Fannie A. Small is visiting her
mother, Mrs. S. J. Flye.
Rev. Wesley Wiggin visited his brother
J. B. Wiggin, Aug. 24th.
Hon. Carter B. Keene was in the vil
lage calling on friends, Aug. 24th.
Mr. Ed. Stevenson visited at the home
of J. B. Wiggin, Aug. 25th and 26th.
Mrs. Lucy Jackson visited her niece,
Mrs. W. R. Sparrow, Aug. 18 h and 19th. i
Mr. John Carter visited his sisters, j
Mrs. D. R. McGray and Miss Frances Car
ter, recently.
Mrs. N. A. Luce and her son Fret^
were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Libby the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Holmes and sister
Bertha, are passing their vacation with
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tyler.
Miss Marion Atkinson, Roy Sparrow
and Flora Farnum were the guests of Mr.
and Mrs. W. R. Sparrow, Aug. 26th.
Mrs. Francis I. Williams has rented her
home to Mr. Prescott Rowell and he will
move his family soon. Miss Williams
while here, sold her piano and the most
of her household goods and she will soon
eturn to her work in Bosto
Rev. J. Burford Parry an
Springfield, Mass., were 1
Mr. and Mrs. George Wor
and while there called on
friends in the village. Mr P
very interesting talk to the
in the village church, Sum
Aug. 26th.
MORRlLt.
Delbert Paul and a par ]
motored to Waterville last S
Mr. and Mrs. Charles W
relatives in Brooks, Sunday
Arthur Hatch and little
are visiting his brother Ti
York.
Eddie Rich of Rocklan
week-end with his cousin
Bowen.
Mr. and Mrs. Berton Tlion:
and Mrs. Ernest Bowen s| •
day at Washington campgroi:
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice I
have been visiting his pari t
Mrs. Wallace Pearson, retu
ton last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wo
and Pomona of Waldo Count
were guests of Knox Count
last Saturday
Morrill Sunday School hol t
picnic on the shores of Tildei
mont, Wednesday, August I’t’n
an ideal picnic day. The Supi
Dr. T. N. Pearson, had a lint
biles running from the chut
pond all the forenoon and n
the scholars, some 150 of t
conveyed in that way. Evert
could be done for the comfort
ure of the school was done bt
intendent and his wide-awake «
not only provided the means
ance, boats, etc, but as usual, a
consisting of watermelons, ■
and peanuts.