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MAINE, Its Romance, History and Interesting Features. Compiled by D. W. Hoegg, Jr., Publicity Manager, Maine Centennial. Some of the most notable leaders in America’s public life also were Maine born, among them Thomas Brackett Reed, renowned parliamentarian and for mer speaker of Congress, at Portland; John D. Long, former Secretary of the Navy and Governor of Massachusetts, at Buckfield; Rufus King, twice United States Minister to Great Britain and one of the principals in the drafting of the American Constitution, at Scarboro; William P. Frye, American diplomat and former acting president of the United States, at Lewiston; Lot M. Morrill, sec retary of the treasury, U. S. Senator and governor of Maine, at Belgrade; Melville W. Fuller, former Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, at Au gusta; William Widgery Thomas, Ameri can diplomat, minister to Norway and Sweden and founder of the remarkable Maine Colony of New Sweden, at Port land; Nelson Dingley and Eugene Hale, widely known statesmen, born respec tively at Durham and Turner; John A. Andrew, Massachusetts’ noted Civil War governor, at Windham; Hugh McCullock, famous financier and former Secretary of the Treasury, born at Kennebunk; Ser geant Smith Prentiss, one of America’s most famous orators, and s id to be the greatest extemporaneous speaker that ever lived, at Portland; General Neal Dow, Father of Prohibition, and leader in public life, at Portland; Annie Louise Carv, world renowned singer, at Wayne; Nathaniel Parker Willis, at one time America’s most popular essavist, at Port land: Sumner I. Kimball, lather of the great coast life-saving service of the United States, at Lebanon. Other Maine-born men who have achieved almost a world-wide reputation are Noah Brooks, author and friend of Lincoln, a native of Castine; Cyrus Ham lin, first president of Roberts College, Constantinople, Waterford; Walter M. Brackett, America’s greatest painter of fish, Unity; Eastman Johnson, America’s renowned portrait painter, Lovell; Pro fessor Dudley Allen Sargent, one of the best known directors of physical training in the United States, Belfast; George Otis Smith, director of the U. S. Geological Survey, Hodgdon; John F. Stevens, for mer Chief Eugineerof the Panama Canal, W’est Gardiner; Richard Hawley Tucker, widely known astronomer and director of the great Lick Observatory at Mt. Ham ilton, California, Wiscasset; John Wash burn, President of the Washburn-Crosby Flour Company at Minneapolis, Hallo well; Walter M. Lowney, chocolate manu facturer, Sebec, and many others almost equally as well known. Some of the State’s distinguished citi zens. past and present, who while not born in Maine, achieved their success while a resident of it. Among these was Rear Admiral Robert E. Peary, discoverer cf the North Pole, who came of Maine stock. His home at the time of his death was on Eagle Island, Casco Bay, in the town of Harpswell. Formerly he was for several years successively a resident of the cities of Portland and South Portland and the town of Fryeburg. Other notables in tnis class are James G Blaine, former Secretary of State and Republican nomi nee for president, who lived at Augusta; General Henry Knox, first Secretary of War of the United States and Washing ton's Chief of Staff, whose home was at Thomaston; W.lliam Pitt Fessenden, for mer Secretary of the Treasury under Lincoln and famous American statesman, a life-long resident of Portland; Emma Eames and Emilio de Gogorza, world renowned singers, who both live at Bath; Professor Donald B. MacMillan, noted Arctic explorer, who makes his home at Freeport, and very many others. Not a large State in area as compared with many in the Union, it is, however, of immense size when compared with those in its immediate vicinity. For in stance, it practically equals in territory all of the other New England States com - bjned, and one of its sixteen counties, Aroostook, is almost as large as the State of Massachusetts. The total area of Marne is 33,040 square miles, or 10,132,800 acres. Of this the land area is 29,895 square miles and water area 3,145. The State is 302 miles in length and 285 in width. Maine has about 1,300 islands and about 1,600 lakes. Among the former, Mt De sert Island, one of the largest on the At lantic coast, contains 60,000 acres and is noted for its wonderful scenery. On it is located the only National Park east of the Mississippi, Lafayette National Park. One of Maine’s lakes, Moosehead, is the largest in New England and has an area of 120 square miles and is about 35 miles ir. length. There are about 5,000 rivers and streams in the State, its rivers and lakes comprising one tenth of its total area Maine s coast line is one of the most ! remarkable in the entire world as well as 1 one of the most beautiful While in a straight line, from its most westerly to its most easterly point, it measuies only about 278 miles, because of its almost numberless bays and indentations, the actual coast line of the State reaches the astounding figure of about 2,486 miles. Maine also has many lofty mountains, among them famous Katahdin, one mile in height and renowned for its rugged beauty. The entire area of the State is exceptionally high only about one third of its territory in the south, and in the valley of the St. John river in the north, being beiow an altitude of 800 feet. Many great rivers rise within its bor ders or flow across it, among them being the migh'.y St. John whose source is in the northern part of thr State and is one of America’s great waterways. The longest river wholly within the State is the Penobscot with a length of approxi mately 300 miles. The Kennebec River is about 150 miles long. Maine has another interesting feature and that is the fact that it is exactly midway between the equator and the North Pole and a monument in the town of Perry marks the exact halfway point. No State in the Union has a greater variety of wonderful scenery than Maine, combining as it does, rugged seacoast, t towering mountains, superb lakes, limit less forests, beautiful rivers and charm ing agricultural country. It is the para dise of the seeker after health and recre ation. Industrially Maine is one of the promi nent States of the Union and it also takes high rank in agriculture and com merce. Its mighty rivers are now fur nishing immense waterpower for hun dreds of industries and only a" very small amount of this available power has been used. It is one of the leaders in lumber ing, 75 per cent of its land area being covered with a forest growth, the princi pal woods being pine, fir, spruce and hemlock with an abundance of cedar, beech, birch, hard maple and black and whi’e ash. In fishing it stands almost prominent, being located in close prox imity to some of the greatest fishing grounds in the world. Maine lobsters and clams are in a class by themselves. In agriculture Maine has one district which has made it famous all over the country. This is Aroostook County, one the greatest potato growing sections in the United States. The State’s sweet corn iB the world’s standard for quality, and Maine canned sweet corn is recog nized as the best in every market. II also produces an immense crop of hay, and Maine apples are known everywhere A MARVELLOUS KIDNEY REMEDY In One Month/'Frylt-a-tlves” Gave Complete Relief 658 First Ave., Troy, N. Y« “I have been a great sufferer for years with Kidney Trouble and Constipation. I tried ‘Fruit-a-tives’ about a month ago, and with almost immediate results. The Kidney Trouble has disappeared and the Constipation is fast leaving me”. HENRY DATER. ‘Fruit ■ a - fives’, or Fruit Liver Tablets, the medicine made from fruit juices and valuable tonics, is doing a wonderful work in bringing health to sick people. 50c. a box, 6 for $2.50, trial size 25c. At dealers or from FRUIT-A-TIVES Limited OGDENSBURG, N. Y. for their excellence. Another widely known product of the State is blueberries, the canning of which is one of its im portant industries. In the manufacture of paper and wood pulp, based on the amount of capital in vested and the value of the product, Maine stands first in the States of the Union today. It also does an enormous business in the manufacture of cotton and woolen goods, as well as in leather products. The finest snowshoes, canoes and woods equipment in the world are made in Maine. The canning of fish, vegetables, fruits, berries constitutes a tremendous industry and the State is in ternationally famed for its shipbuilding. The manufacture of lime is important. Hundreds of different articles are made in Maine, in the manufacture of many of which the State leads. The list of even the principal ones is too long to enumer ate in this brief article. It is only nec essary to say that Maine has a wonder ful future in industry and agriculture be cause of its location so close to the great centers of population, its splendid system of transportation to these centers as well as throughout the State, and the fact that it possesses such a bountiful supply of the raw materials for the manufacture of many staple articles. The State also has the finest of transatlantic steamship service to many parts of the world through the port of Portland, as well as two transcontinental railroad systems. Certain it is that Maine whose past has been a glorious one has an equally splendid outlook for the future. This is not only true in commerce and agricul ture, but it is becoming one of the great est summer resort sections in the Union. Last year it is estimated that 700,000 tourists visited the State, leaving ap proximately $30,000,000 and this year it is expected that the Centennial Celebra tion will greatly increase this number and make it the greatest season Maine has known up to the present time. One of the great factors in this connection has been its wonderful system of new State highways which is growing rapidly each year and which now traverse nearly i every section These are of the highest type of construction and are being splen didly maintained. ! In conclusion it may be interesting to i quote from an address delivered by Hon. | Thomas hi. Keed many years ago, and which contained this toast to his native ! State: “Here’s to the State of Maine, set tled mostly by the blood ot Old Eng land, but always preferring liberty to ancestry; a strong, old democratic State, yet among the first to help give liberty to the slave. May her mture be as noble as her past. Here’s to the State of Maine, the land of the bluest skies, the greenest earth, the richest air, the strongest, and, what is better, the sturdiest men, the fairest, and what is best of all, the truest women under the sun.” WHITE’S CORNER, Winterport Tyler Conant came from Hebron Acad emy for a week-end recently Mr. and Mrs. L. E. White of West Winterport were callers at L. A. White’s May 30th. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Curtis of Hampden were guests of C. C. Clements and family Sunday, May 30. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Ames and little daughter of Orono were recent guests of A. R. Wellman and family. Mrs. A. G. Larby is not as well at this writing. Dr. Henry Chapman of Bangor was called to see her May 30th. Mrs. Edna Harquail, who teaches in the Grammar school at Castine, was home for the brief holiday recess. Mrs. Sylvanus Ward of Bangor has been at the home.of her sister, Mrs. Larby, caring for her in her illness. > Guv Nealey, who has been in Bangor for several months, has returned home to assist his father during the summer months. Mrs. Josie Smith of Framingham, Mass., and Mrs. Lloyd Simpson of New burg were recent guests of Mrs. C. W. Nealey. L. A. White and F. P. Clements attend ed a convention of the Cantons in Rock land, May 31, and received the degrees of that body. Miss Edna Conant, a student at Colby College, accompanied by her roommate, Miss Mildred Collins of Berwick, spent the holiday recess at her home. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Libby and son Lewis were in Bangor recently to call on Miss Louise, who underwent an operation for appendicitis at the E. M. G. Hospital, where she is a student nurse. Her many friends are glad to know that she is mak ing a satisfactory recovery. Mrs. Nellie H. Griffin, formerly Nellie Harmon of Unity and Belfast, is having a memorial window put in the church at Unity in memory of her father, Ralph J. Harmon, who died in Ely, Nevada, some time ago. Transfers in Real Estate The following transfers of real estate were recorded in Waldo County Registry of Deeds for the week ending Msy 28, 1920: Jonas W. Jewett, Jackson, to M. Susie Edwards, do.; land in Jackson. Ira W. Bowden, Brooks, to Percy H. Leonard, do.; land in Jackson. Calvin C. Wyman, Troy, to Eugene Sullivan, Plymouth; land in Troy. T. N. Pearson, Morrill, to Annie Dyer, Knox; land in Morrill. Minnie M. Rand, Waterville, to Ida J. Proctor, Troy; land in Troy. E. B. Hunt, Unity, to CharlesA. Ware, do.; land in Thorndike. Emma Haskell, et als., Rockland, to Bernice M. Whitney, Thomaston; land in Lincolnville. Annie Cross, Morrill, to Hattie J. Paul, do.; land in Morrill. Daniel H. Perkins, Winterport, to Chas. W. Littlefield, Frankfort; land and build ings in Winterport and Monroe. Marcus C. Brown, Liberty, to Olive H. Brown, do.; land and buildings in Liberty. Rose R. Blanchard, et al., Stockton Springs, to Susie E. McGee, do.; land in Stockton Springs. Joseph G. Stimpson, Brooks, to John Loon, do.; land in Brooks. Clarence E. Hamlin, Erooks, to Tilton A. Elliott, do; land in Brooks. Flora A. Dunton, Monroe, to Clarence 1 R. Dunton, do.; land and buildings in Monroe. James S. Harriman, Belfast, to Merl B. Annis, do.; land in Belfast. Lorenzo Patterson, Belfast, to W. L. West, do.; land and buildings in Belfast. LeRoy D. Littlefield, Searsport, to Mil ton B. Hills, Lincolnville; land in Sears port. John Andizejesski, Searsport, to Lilia Marie Nickerson, do.; land in Searsport. Ida A. Duncan, Searsport, to Jbanette M. Buck, do.; land and buildings in Sears port. Annie L. Burgess, et als., Belfast, to Harriet Wren, Bangor; laud and buildings in Belfast. Domenik Cranchetta, et al., Pittsfieid, to Everett E. Libby, Detroit; land in Burnham. George E. Spear, Belfast, to Clyde R. Chapman, do.; land and buildings in Montville. Stockton Yards Inc., Stockton Springs, to Robert C. Sawyer, Norcross; land and buildings in Searsport. Maria Jane Waterhouse, Quincy, Mass., to Herman U. Curtis, Searsport; land and buildings in Searsport. SOUTH MONTVILLE. Mr. S. P. Colby is in poor health and had an ill turn recently. Mr. E. S. Megill of Belgrade preached at the church May 30th. Mrs. Eva N. Ripley attend the Grand Lodge of the O. E. S. in Portland re cently. Mrs. O. P. Fuller of Camden spent the week-end recently with her sister, Mrs. ; E A Dinslow. Orville Gross, wife and son Stephen of Uamden called on the Adams family one day recently. Mr. Enos Hatch ol Belfast spent a few days recently with his daughter, Mrs. John Sukeforth. Mrs. C. M. Howes was called to Ap pleton last week by the illness of her aunt, Emeline Hall. Mr. and Mrs. Etene Clement of Pitts field are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Ramsey. George Gerald, wife and three children of Unity called on her aunt, Mrs. A. V, Martin Memorial day. John Q. Adams, wife and little daugh ter Helen visited his aunt, Mrs. O. P. Fuller in Camden recently. Edna Davis, who is attending school in Bucksport, has been spending a few days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. j Davis. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT Whereas, The Great and Supreme Ruler of the universe has in His infinite wisdom removed from among us one of our worthy and esteemed fellow laborers, Brother John C. Sherman; and, whereas, the long and intimate relation held with him in the faithful discharge ot his duties in thiB society makes it eminently befitting that we record our appreciation of him; there fore, Resolved, That the wisdom and ability which he has exercised in the aid of our organization by service, and counsel, will be held in grateful remembrance. Resolved, That the removal of such a life from our midst leaves a vacancy and a shadow that will be deeply realized by all the members of this organization and will prove a serious loss to the commu nity. Resolved, That Liberty Lodge, F. & A. M., No. Ill, with deep sympathy with the bereaved widow and other relatives of the deceased express the hope that even so great a loss to us all may be over ruled for good by Him who doeth all things well. Resolved, That our altar be draped for a period of thirty days; that a copy of these resolutions be spread upon the rec oids of this organization, a copy printed in the local paper, and a copy sent to the bereaved family. D. H. Mathieson A. F. Barnes Committee on Resolutions NORTHPORT Miss Clara Poor and her mother, Mrs. Ora Poor of Belmont, Mass., have been at the former’s cottage nearly two weeks, returning home last Monday. They had as guests Miss Avis Fowler of Concord, Mass., who was with them a week, and later a son of Mrs. Poor, Mr. Harry W. Poor of Brookline, Mass., night editor of the Boston Globe, who remained several days. I AM GLAD TO ENDORSE! PE-RU-NA Glad to Try Anything “Three years ago my system was in a terribly run down con dition and I was broken out all oyer my body. I began to be wor ried about my condition and I was glad to try aratklng which would relieve me. Peruna was recommended to me as a fine blood remedy and tonic, and I soon found that it was worthy of praise. A few bottles changed my condition materially and in a short time I was all over my trouble. I owe my restoration to health and strength to Peruna, I am glad to endorse It." _Sold Everywhere_ Was in a 'Terribly Run Down Condition Miss Rloka Leopold. 288 Layco St.. Menasha, Wls., Sec'y Liederkranz. Miss Leopold's letter opposite conveys In no un certain way the gratitude she feels for Perunai 'Liquid and Tablet Port The World’s Largest Tire Factory Building 30x3,30x3i and 31x4-incKTires Owners of the smaller cars can enjoy the same high relative value in Goodyear Tires that gives utmost satisfaction to owners of big, costly motor carriages. They can take advantage of that tremendous amount of equipment, skill and care employed by Goodyear to build tires of extraordinary worth in the 30 x 3-, 30 x 31/2-, and 31 x 4 inch sizes. They can secure these tires without waiting, despite the enormous demand, because, in addition to its larger sizes, Goodyear builds an average of 20,000 a day in the world’s largest tire factory devoted to the three sizes mentioned. If you own a Ford, Chevrolet, Dort, Maxwell, or any other car using one of these sizes, go to the nearest Goodyear Service Station Dealer for Goodyear Tires and Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes. n 30x3% Goodyear Double-Cure cn Fabric, All-Weather Tread. ^ — 30x3% Goodyear Single-Cure *1 SO Fabric, Anti-Skid Tread_ ^jLY.— J Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes arc thick, strong tubes that reinforce casings properly. Why risk a good casing with a cheap tube? Goodyear Heavy Tourist Tubes cost little more than tubes of less' merit. 30x3Vi sice in water- a A proof bag.. PROSPECT TERRY Mr. and Mrs. Evander Hariiman were in Bangor on business recently . jj Willard Harding of Hallowell, Maine, called on relatives here recently. Mrs. Ralph Ladd and children of Brew er visited Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Grindle a few days ago. Miss Maud Shute and Manley Shute went to Bangor to attend the funeral of Mrs. J T. Shute. Mr. Otis Ginn and daughter Celia and Miss Angelia Harriman of Brewer motor ed here for the week-end to visit rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens of Friend ship and Mr. and Mrs. Morris Ginn and two daughters of Rockland, motored to Prospect to visit Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Ginn and other relatives for the week end. Miss Hannah Heagan went to Bangor last week to attend the funeral of her n ece, Mrs. J. T. Shute. Mrs. Shute was formerly Miss Mabel Wilson of this place. She had a host of friends here who extend their sympathy to the bereaved family. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Robertson, Mr. and Mrs A. D. Moody and daughter Iva, Mr and Mrs. Chester Trundy, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Damm, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Nick erson, Mrs. C. R. Nickerson and son Mil ton, attended the Knox-Waldo Festival in Belfast Friday May 28. Swanville was represented in the chorus by Kermit S. and Hazel E. Nickerson. All the students were home over Memorial Day except the Misses Gladys and Margaret Trundy. (in me nci i, un & urns PROPRIETORS. Belfast tvidence for Belfast People. The Statements of Belfast Residents Are Surely More Reliable Ihan Those of Utter Strangers. Home testimony is real proof. Public statements of Belfast people carry real weight. What a friend or neighbor says com pels respect. The word of one whose home is far away invites your doubts. Here’s a Belfast man’s statement. And it’s for Belfast people’s benefit. Such evidence is convincing. That’s the kind of proof that backs Doan’s Kidney Pills. Ask your neighbor? Guy A. Gray, prop, of barber shop, 50 Union St., says: “I suffered from kidney trouble for about four years and tried most everything to get relief, but nothing did me a particle of good until I used Doan’s Kidney Pills, procured from the City Drug Store. There was a deep seat ed pain in my back across my kidneys and I was laid up with this trouble for months at a time My kidneys were in bad shape and the kidney secretions were too fre quent in passage, off color and contained sediment. Doan’s Kidney Pills gave me relief in two weeks and I was eventually cured of all symptoms of kidney trouble. I am now sound and well.” Price 60c. at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kid ney Pills—the same that Mr. Gray had. Foster-Milburn Company, Mfgrs., Buf falo, N. Y. Patterson & Sylvester GOODYEAR SERVICE STATION BELFAST, MAINE. the banks garage Buick and Overland Service Station Let us do your repair work. Satisfaction guaranteed. Full Line Accessories. Open Day and Night. Do You Know r It is as foolhardy to travel along with half enough insur ance as it is to take a half a dose of medicine to economize. You’re after full protection just as you seek absolute cure. Why not place some insurance on vour furniture, your house or business and prepare for protection? Apply to Dickey-Knowlton Real Estate Co. INSURANCE Pythian Block, Belfast, Maine 'l WANTED EXPERIENCED Shoe Cutters Apply in person or by mail Shoe Workers Em ployment Bureau, 81 MAIN STREET, 4tjl AUBURN, MAINE. Special Notice We wish to inform the public that we are doing business all the time and if you wisll to buy or sell real estate of any kind we would be pleased to talk with you. IE. A. STROUT Farm Agency, ROY C. FISH, Local Manager, Room 2, Odd Fellows’ Block, Belfast, Me. tft7 Albert E. Andrews Real Estate-Timberlands WITH CHAPIN FARM ACENCY ROOMS 6-7 ODD FELLOWS" BLOCK Telephone 16-12 . tf30 -- i Smalley’s ROCKLAND,CAMDEN and BELFAST AUTO SERVICE Leave Hotel Rockland daily, calling at j Thorndike Hotel at 7 a. rn. at 12.30 p. m. Leave Windsor Hotel, Belfast daily at 10.30 a. m. and 4 30 p, m These cars connect with McLaughlin’s 1 Bus to Bangor. This sch dule will be run as near on time as possible until further notice. ARTHUR S. SMALLEY Telephone 436-2 ROCKLAND Dr. A. M. Lothrop DENTIST Colonial Theatre Building TELEPHONE 336-3 27tf AGENT WANTED WANTED—Man with team or auto who can give bond to sell 137 Watkins home and farm, products. Biggest concern of kind in world; {1500 to $5000 yearly in come. Territory in this county open. Write today. J. R. WATKINS CO., 5wl9* Dept, 112 Winona, Minn. For Sale Low price second nand parlor and kitchen stoves. J. AUSTIN McKEEN. W L. COOk Undertake Licensed EmbaHei License 377 Belfast, Maine. Notici 1WISH TO NOTIFY that 1 have sold i business on High C. A. Bruce, but in, my GRANITE SHOP STREET, or gone ou as has been reported devoting my whole the quarrying and mar of granite. Yrou will something doing here ty of finished work to A. S. 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