The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-07-14

street, Wednesday, July 9th. More part;o.
ulars will be given next week,
The fact that Rockland is to have GOOD
amateur base ball team this season ia 49,,
practically assured. A league is to he forn,.
ed between Rockland, Camden and Tbomas
ton, and with other games with the teams
representing Bath and Belfast some bot
games may be looked for. [Rockland Sta
The work on the city sidewalks this ra.r
will include new concrete on Church and
Main streets in front of the SAVINGS Ron,-
block and on Church street in front of Hav-
ford block. The brick walk on Main street
| below Moody's corner, will be relaid. Ex.
tensive repairs are being made to the plank
walks throughout the city.
Ernest, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adelhart
| Wescott, received severe cuts, while at work
in the hay field Monday afternoon He was
riding moving machine and in reaching
| forward to lock the cutter-bar, he fell in
front of the knives. The fieshy part of both
legs was cut about six inches below the
knee. 1t required seven stitches in each
wound The wounds bled very freely. but
the patient is now doing we'll.
NOVEL FRUIT GROWING. Fred A. Griffin
is raising strawberries this year by new
process which he saw described in Farm and
Home. He takes large barrels and bores
a number of holes in the slaves, in rows
around the barrel, the holes alternating in
the rows. One of his barrels has lust 100
holes, bored about s inches apart each way.
He Il lis the barrels with earth up to the tirst
| row OF holes, lays on the plants with one
plant protruding from each hole, and then
| ii lis to the next row, and so on until the bar
rel is full. Plants are also set on the top of
the barrel. When the vines are grown the
barrel is completely covered. Moisture is
| secured by setting porous drain tile on end
| in the middle of the barrel and filling it
| with sand. Water poured upon this sand
will penetrate to every part of the barrel.
One barrel thus prepared yielded several
quarts the first season, but another a later
variety, has not yet been gathered. Mr. and
Mrs. Griffin pronounce the plan a success
CELEBRATING THE VICTORY. A celebra-
| ton in honor of the recent naval victory at
| Santiago de Cuba was held in this CITY
| Wednesday evening, July 18th. Col Elmer
Small was marshal and Maj, Ralph H
Howes aid. Belfast Band headed the pro-
cession The Sons Of Veterans, Belfast
| Company, U. R., X. of P, and Canton Pal
las, ?. NJ, L. 0. o. F., appeared in uniform
and a number of citizens in carriages and on
foot made up the procession. The route
was long one. Tue procession formed on
| High street, the right resting on Main
marched down High street to Church, up
| Church to Franklin, up Franklin to Cedar,
down Cedar to Grove, up Grove to Con-
| gress. up Congress to Main, down Main to
| Waldo avenue, over Waldo avenue to Field.
down Field to High, down High and Church
TO MAN, down Main to High, where the pro-
cession broke ranks Many of the resi-
dences and lawns along the line of march
were handsomely decorated and lluminat-
| ed, and fireworks greeted the procession as
| it passed.
The Non Partisan W. c. T. Alliance re-
Gently held their convention and field day at
the residence of Mrs. c. A. Pilsbury on
| Northport avenue. The day was fine, as
| many expressed it, ''made to order" Buck
| boards and carriages arrived until about
| fifty assembled to add another link to the
| chain that binds US together. Officers were
elected for the ensuing year. Mrs. Fred A.
Griffin was unanimously elected president
after which the other officers and superin-
| tendents were chosen the same as last year.
| Matters of business We're discussed then the
meeting ad journed. Tables We're spread on
| the spacious veranda where delicious
supper was served, and many expressed
the wish that they could partake of til cir
| food every night in such cool, delightful
place. The thanks of the society are due
and are hereby rendered to Mrs. Pilsbury
and family for their cordial reception, gem
erous hospitality and pleasant entertain
ment rendered.
FLAG RAISING. A flag raising and recep
ton was held Monday evening by Miss Ida
| B. Carter at her home on Northport avenue
| The grounds We're very brilliantly illumi-
mated with Japanese lanterns and the house
was tastefully decorated with flags and
| bunting. AT about o'clock the flag was
run up to the top of the tall and graceful
| pole, recently set to support il, while choir
Pitcher sang "Good Bye, Sweet Day."
by Kate Vannah, and Mrs. E. P. Frost sang
Come to Me, by Benburg Preston Carter
gave several selections on the violin,
and Mrs. Geo. o. Hatch gave Scotch dia-
| lect recitation. Mr.. E. S. Pitcher sang a
solo. after which the choir again assembled
and sang "The Red, White and Blue"
The large company present was then in
vited into the house where ice cream was
served. After partaking of the refreshments,
dancing was announced and those who wish
ed engaged in that recreation either in the
house or on the lawn, as they preferred, to
music led by Emery Cottrell. The occasion
was enjoyed by all. The southern end
of Northport avenue now floats a handsome
| flag on one of the loftiest flag stats in the
city.
GROVE CEMETERY. This beautiful resting
place of the dead was never more beautiful
| than this season, and still further improve
! ments are to be made The cemetery is
| low under the charge OF board of trustees
consisting of Messrs. James f. Mckeen,
| Dana r Southw Orth and w alter G. Hatch