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The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
BELFAST in 1903.
The Journals Annual Review of Local Events

The wear 1908 marks the fiftieth ami
versary of the history of Belfast as
city, and the event was appropriately
celebrated in Old Home Week, from
August 9th to August 18th, inclusive.
Union religious services appropriate to
the anniversary were held in the Uni
tartan Church Sunday evening, August
9th. Special music was rendered, with
solos by visiting musicians. Anniver-
sarv addresses were given by Revs.
Harry Lutz and George S. Mills. Rev.
G. E. Edgett, A. A. Smith of this city,
and |. b. Mower Of South Berwick as
sisted in the services. Special Old
Home Week services were held in the
various churches in the forenoon. The
Y. S. training ship Essex was in the
harbor during the week and was visited
by many. All the public buildings, a
large proportion of the business places
and many residences were gally deco
rated during the week. Semi-centennial
exercises were held in the Belfast Opera
House Tuesday evening, with music by
the Belfast Band, and addresses by
Mayor Elmer Small; Augustus Perry,
Belfast's first city treasurer; Charles
s Bickford, chairman of the school
committee: ex-Mayor RF. Dunton; and
vi
of the Belfast High School was held in
Odd Fellows Hall and Lodge Room
Wednesday evening, with music by the
Belfast Band orchestra, brief addresses,
refreshments and a renewal OF old &C
quaintances. Thursday was the gala
day of the week and everything passed
off perfectly. The procession was large.
and included the usual officials OF the
parade, police, etc, the Belfast and
Camden Bands, two companies of APP
prentices from the training ship, uni
formed knights of Pythias of Belfast
and Pittslield, uniformed Odd Fellows,
fire department, city officials and others
III carriages, decorated buckboards fan
TASTES, and other features. The streets
were thronged with spectators. A yacht
race was held in the harbor in the after
noon from to 3 o'clock. The Improve
ment Society held reception from to
j in Memorial Hall for the officers of
the Essex, who were the citys special
guests. The Camden Band gave con-
cert on the school common at 5. A
handsome display of fireworks was
given in the Allyn field in the evening,
accompanied by music by the Belfast
Band. Visitors came to town from all
parts of the country to visit the old
home and help observe its semi-centen-
NAL, while people from the nearby
towns crowded the trains and boats or
drove in by teams. Three games of ball
were played during the week Wednes-
day, Belfast 7, g. S. S. Essex 6; Thurs
day, Belfast 4, Camden 3; Friday, Bel
fast Is, Boomer Girls 8.
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leaves opened April 18th; apple trees
April 24th rock naples April 30th. The
moon was ec!ipsed the evening of April
11th-sky perfectly clear. Field stra ~
berries were in bloom May 21st, li!ac>,
violets and lilies of the valley May 23th.
Much damage was done by frost May
oath and 25th and June LIST. Straw berry
blossoms were badly bligbted. A drouth
of two months duration ended June Stl,.
The total precipitation in April was As
inches and in May 1.S5 inches, a total
for the two months of $50 inches The
average precipitat on for April and May
for II years past was 6.22 inches. Field
Strawberries fully ripe were reported
prevailed June 18th and 18th, delaying
the Boston steamers and doing consid-
cradle damage to 6 all boats. A brisk
shower, accompanied by thunder, light
ming and hail, passed over July 18th,
doing great damage to growing crops.
There was a killing frost Sept. 10 The
mercury reached the freezing point
Sept. 3OtE. A variety shower" passed
over Oct. goth, giving us rain, snow.
hail, thunder, lightning and a. gale of
wind, all within an hours time. Very
brilliant northern lights were observed
Oct. 31st. The first snow in quantity
enough to measure fell Nov. 9th.
Strawberries, raspberries and black
berries continued to ripen until very
late in the season, and many were f, und
long after the frost had killed some of
the more hardy vines.
The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
BUSINESS CHANGES.

Leander Staples, who had manufac.
tured halters and harnesses in the Hara.
den building, Custom House Square, re.
turned to Monroe in January and Chas.
E. Stevens has since carried on the har.
ness making business there.......H. w,
Healey sold his bowling alley to Fred
Staples in January.....Dr. j. C. Ham
moved from Odd Fellows block to
the McClintock block in February.
d. G. Davis returned from Montviile in
February and re-opened his blacksmith
shop in the rear Of the Windsor House
stable. He subsequently formed part.
nership with Henry M. Staples, continu.
ing at the old stand. ..Stephenson & Per.
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WEATHER,

The first snow to block the roads in
the winter of 1923 was Feb. Sth. The
snowfall was but inches, but it drift
ed badly. The storm of Feb. 18th block
ed the roads enough to delay trains and
stop the mail stages. The rain storm of
March Oil was very severe and washed
the roads badly. Ice came down the
Passagassawaukeag river the 18th and
carried away the draw of the upper
bridge. There was but one snow storm
in March, and one in which rain, hail
and snow were combined. Wild geese
passed over March 7th; ice left Bangor
the 9th; robins were plentiful the 10Th
and bluebirds the 18th; ice broke up in
the ponds the Goth. The snow was all
taken off by rain March sth, and not
enough to measure fell after that date.
except about inch the goth, which was
taken Oft within two days by sun and
rain: From Feb. 18th to March 31st,
Al days, the total snowfall was but 3
inches. Frogs were heard April LIST; elm
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at 50 Church street by Rev. and Mrs. J

at So Church street by Rev. and Mrs. j.
A. johnson.
Christian Science meetings, with Rev.
Il. 5. Fiske as first reader, were held
Sunday forenoons at Mr.. Fishes resi-
dence, No. IS Cedar street.
Rev. Fir. j. E. Kealy held Catholic
services at st. Francis church monthly,
and assisted in other fields, including
Dark Harbor, Madison, Pittsfield and
other places.
The usual holidays were observed by
special services. Easter services were
held in all the churches, with special
decorations, music and sermons. Union
services, participated in by all the city
pastors, were held in the Unitarian
church Thanksgiving evening. The ser
mon was by Rev. Ashley A. Smith.
Christmas services, with appropriate
decorations, were held at the various
churches Sunday, Dec. Goth, and Christ
mas trees, concerts, etc, on Christmas
eve, Christmas day or evening.
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Iry between them was intense. Neither
touches at rastina

The Silver Star did large business,
both in passengers and freight, on the
Castlne, Islesboro and Belfast route.
She made two trips per day during the
summer and one trip per day the re-
malnder of the year. She extends her
trips to Dark Harbor, near the southern
end of the island, on Fridays.
The Castine had successful season
IN the excursion and towing business,
and was hauled up late in the fall on a
railway in Islesboro built by her own
ers, the Coombs Brothers, to be put in
thorough repair for the next seasons
business,
The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
LOCAL INDUS JRIES.

In ,ufa +bo er,, IF oouord G, Rar
~o,,-. No., do;nrr - sl,oa n,an,,factnr;nr
t,,,s;,'ess IN S1id51ehnro Mass honohf
tSo rr,9bi,,aru a,1d stnct and 1aased fhe
h mi din, Of tha Ralfast shoe factory
snd a+ mo haoinnina If tba vaar 1o0s}
v'ad q t,onrishing I'M hnsiness Established
Iara vii q dailT oJ,tnI,t Of 2 o00 nairs
al sboas and with more than 200 hands
ot no nav ron TIE volume of business
and th4 numher Of hands emnloved has
Inen Vent M and MANY imnroveme1,t is
rn.slIn in tha factorv Tine Cnndvea1
work vas removed ia Njddieboro when
Leonard & Rarrows took charge and
earIv IN 190a ali NE Mckay work Of the
Ann WAS transferred to Relfast Later
-he C,oodvear was returned to this fac.
+orv ana hnth kinds nf work are nov
done here I'm July. NJ 4 Berry s,1per
intp1tde1t of the Bpfast factory re-
sionnd ia acrant a ,,osition in a factoTv
IN Rornpster X y and was Succeeded
Inv Walter shay Of Flmwnod Mass
line ,nnrnvnmel1ts durIno tlIe YEAR in.
rludpd a rr-arrlIl,,inu of tbp blowe,
sysfem MANY new and imnroved ma.
chimes in several departnents and
changes IN fine advancement of work in
r,.,s,.i,,g throngh tha shnn 4 lnca1
hr5nal ~ tha Pot &, She Vrnrlyars,
f+',inn was oroarizpd hara in Fahrnary
with 100 charter members
Mathews Rrothprs ENLARGED and
e',jn ana Nd a yearof nor, tI,.,, ,,c,,n3
,1ro , , THev hui1t stow vIl add;
HON uivino non Foot n,nra ~ Annr
rnnn e., asoh anor aud n.ead m '' 10
t.hot wall,, ~ nrov4.nf tho staano ~ f, .no
snrp,aiua t',ropnh the ir, Mod I'm IL,
he Yard The aatar nart of no Naar,s
work was an orders for the nic ..,o Grade ,s"L
of intar;or and s,xtor;nr t,,ish e.. s',,,
,nar residences chnreHas non,t bo,,aas
school honses iihr.,,ias o' sto >''e''
Tie cIothinp factor;os continued ~,
about the same hasis as in the nrev;o us
yesr INC Eostar Est,hroolls bo1
q aoo., ,vnar,s ,nor1 ,,r;nninaIly ~, Gov 49,
ernment contracts and has LARGE nrders
IN hand ,rha Thomnson lIannfoctur
mo 20 Eant . fuI crew, an'nIovad d,,r
mo- the vear On workina.nan!s snits and
Epae n,nts Tho VI n nodao Glotb ,;,a
90 Moved from NJ n g hnnsa ~ +ie
formar D.lton Sarsanar;ila h,,;1d; rmo
and continues to mt off MEMS cloth;pe",
~ he n,ada + Pr nod no and IN nv
IittleliaiG 70 a.oh oonf;Ima 70 VIZ" ~ ~ ~
worL wv o''o'' WIN ''A''' W pun ou'
The The comino r. Ra,f,s+ of tho n,r,ov
pa,l t1 eI U,au " D VI Vno DupieA
was an imnnrtant o Event for W o m~m c;tn
TIE cnmmanv Mas ornan; .o i'm IN , u.o9
VIII cap p} s+oeb of 600 ono ~ - aooo'
,,fsn+nra and so,l roi,e s h,,o,;n w , gu
uasse,s, h1 .. 'i nuutnd Nv NJ w III
WeIlman of Re,mont Ne ~ Tha hob h,, W. ~
wa 1ii ndonta n hu tba W ane uuslia,e
for ,sa an Tho yosse,s of y 3he neun noa,
enne marina liabtbonse hoard '" ato . and
the comnanT Nc arna or uI"na, o ov.t anu
w. on hand FROM The so IVES ~ CIV,
he i,nnlex Rnler 'i Bnsbinn ~ ~ ho Apti1
tbe Raltast i Maol,in nsnl Tg n1 uo G ~
Man re p end hs Maeilhe FOUNDRY 20.
ad il 'i nronartH 'o FL m,s. soe
dry and ma p.H sho, Woo lp raoda au
lew p hnidina 9 ,0p f nete .ei h;t
the lat nnnos;ta fhe fo,'n ars o ud IN IN
n]ant wen tp INTO o y H. M n,u '1l e
addition to m .H the rn,i h WY III
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STEAMER NOTES.

The Eastern Steamship Co. had an
unusually good season on the Penob-
scot bay and river route, and continued
the daily trips to and from Boston long
er than usual. The freight business was
unusually heavy. Capt. Otis Ingraham,
the veteran commander and commodore
of the line, died at his home in Rock
land August LIST. The steamers City of
Bangor and City of Rockland were on
the route during the summer, and the
PenObScOt came on for the winter ser
vice. Capt. Howard Arey commanded
the Bangor. Early in the season Capt
Marcus Pierce commanded the Rock
land, but resigned ON account of ill
health in August, and was succeeded
by Capt. VIM. A. Roix, who is now in
command of the Penobscot. The Pc
nobscot ran on Odom's Ledge in Penob-
scot river Feb. 2StE in dense fog The
steamer was quite badly damaged, and
was taken to East Boston for repairs.
The City of Bangor was in collision
with the Frank Jones in Rockland har-
Dor Aug. 10Th, and had her starboard
paddle-wheel sprung, the shaft cracked,
and received other damages.
A serious disagreement exists be-
tween Capt. W. d. Bennett and w. d.
kerSt, former owners OF the M. Il NJ,
and later of the Merryconeag, plying on
the Bucksport and Camden line. In
1902 they differed in regard to extend
ing the route by touching at Castine.
Capt. Bennett tied the boat up at
Rucksport Jan. 8, 1908, and Mr.. Kerst
brought a suit in the U. S. District
Court in Portland to decide the rights
OF the parties. Capt. Bennett continued
on the route in the Golden Rod. The
court decided that Mr.. Kerst could
have the use of the Merryconeag by
giving sufficient bond to Capt. Bennett,
and she was replaced on the route Feb.
9th. A company called the Bucksport
Belfast and Camden Steamboat Co. was
organized May goth, and Capt. Bennett
sold his interest in the Merryconeag to
them. The two boats continued to run
on the route during the year on practi-
cally the same time table, and the rival
The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
THE CHURCHES.

church parlors in accordance with the
suggestions of Mrs. J. NJ. Leighton,
widow of the late pastor. The win
dows were enlarged and the rooms re-
finished. The parish prospered during
the year under the pastorate of Rev.
Harry Lutz. A number of special ser
vices were held, in addition to the regu-
lar preaching, Sunday school, etc. The
Emerson centennial was observed by
union services, May oath, with adj
dresses by the pastor and Rev. A. A.
Smith of the Universalist church and
with special music.
The Universalist society had special
services during the year and maintained
the regular preaching, Sunday school
and Young Peoples meetings, with
good attendance and interest in all de-
partments. Rev. A. A. Smith is pastor.
The Baptists, Rev. E. S. Philbrook,
pastor, had a large Sunday school and
increased attendance at the various
meetings, which included preaching
Sunday forenoon; Sunday school at
noon; Mems meeting in the afternoon:
Women's meeting, Y. P. S. c. E., and
Gospel praise service in the evening,
and the weekly prayer meetings.
brotherhood of Andrew and Philip and
Young Women's meeting on weekday
evenings. The Brotherhood opened a
reading room for boys in February.
Rev. G. E. Edgett was returned as
pastor OF the Methodist church for the
fifth year. The services include the
weekly prayer and class meetings on
week days, preaching, Sunday school.
Epworth League and evening PRAYER
meetings. The year was one of promise
and growth in many ways.
The North Church CONGREGATIONAL
had good attendance and interest at
the regular preaching, Sunday school,
Christian Endeavor and evening ser
vices on Sundays and at the midweek
prayer meetings, under the pastorate
of Rev. Geo. S. Mills. A number of
special services were held, including a
Sunday school institute, June 4th. with
addresses by Mrs. Alonzo Petit of
Elizabeth, n. j., and local Sunday
school workers.
Mr.. R. G. Clapp, a theological student
at Yale, occupied the pulpit at the
Head of the Tide during the summer
and did active work. The Sunday
school was reorganized and much inter
est was maintained.
Rev. William Vaughan has done good
work on the East Side, and as result
of his labors and the assistance of the
local clergy a movement to build a
new church on Searsport avenue has
made considerable progress. Mr..
Vaughan occasionally filled the city
pulpits when the pastors were tempo
rarily absent.
Gospel meetings were held in the Frye
schoolhouse on Miller street early in the
year, but were moved to a tent ON Con-
don street during the summer. With
the advent of cold weather the tent
was taken down and mission rooms op-
ened up town: one at SO High street by
Charles w. Marsh and others, the other
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BUILDING AND REPAIRS.
Horace Chenery built an addition, "a
The Republican journal., 1904-01-07

kodoD Dyspepsia Cure
0Igests what you eat.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-08
WATERFOWL JOTTINGS
A Number of People Attended Smoker
 in Waterbury Saturday Night

A Number of People Attended Smoker in Waterbury Saturday Night. Quite number from here and Oak vile attended the smoker given by the Acorn A. c. in Waterbury Saturday evening.
 There will be two masses in St Johns church every Sunday until fur ther notice, as Father Loftus has the assistance of another priest. Father Loftus said mass in the town hall in Middlebury yesterday at 1O:3o.
 Mrs Wilson Lindsley is on the sick list. -
 Benjamin Gwillym and Thomas Downey of Waterbury were in town Saturday. ~..~. ., .. .5.e-.
 Mir and Mrs Wigglesworth of Naug- atuck spent Sunday at George Trew- ems
 Miss Annie Dunigan returned to New Haven last evening.
 Fred Peck. who is i'll with pneu- nfonia. was able. to sit pp for short time yesterday. -E
 Mrs Peck. the trained nurse. is car measles.
 LOUIS AuaulS Ol WoS HI town over Sunday. The town meeting which is being held this afternoon will probably be the largest ever held in the town, as everyone who can spare the time in tends to be present. MT and Mrs Royal Beers of Beacon Falls spent Sunday with friends in town. ,' ..'"r -s." Wilbur French of Waterbury visited his father George French, who is in poor health, yesterday. Fred Holt, who has been i'll for the past two weeks, returned to work to- day.
 George Schalfer. who in company with Charles Gables, left here several months ago for the south is now liv- ing in Florida Mir Cables is not liv- ing with him at present. William Beers left this morning for Boston. where he will resume his studies.
 Mr and Mrs A. T.. Cook are now dwelling at the McLeary hotel. l John Sepples has left the store of J. y. Kielty. Fred kielty has taken his place.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-08
HOW MEN MAY LIVE LONG.
Geldwin Smith Tells the Secret of His YouthfuIness and Vig0r-Boy-
 hood Habits Helped.

Goldwin Smith, the famous historian, !, educator, journalist and essay ist who is the literary life of Canada, has brought out good deal of comment on the problem of old age, with mental and physical soundness, says the Cleveland Leader, by his own opinion of the in
 huences which have helped him cele- brate his sightieth birthday in good health and able to do brilliant and val, uable work in his chosen field of labor.
 Prof. Smith thinks that he owes much to his freedom from hard tasks, in school or otherwise, when boy. He was a sickly child and his chance of even average length of days seemed poor. But he was allowed much free- dom in boyhood, to roam the fields and play instead>of sticking closely to books or taxing his mind severely. It Is hard ly necessary to say that Goldwin Smith was still young lad, however, when he began to work zealously in school, and at Eton and in the university he was brilliant student. Another point he makes much of is his lifelong habit of working in the early morning rather than late at night. and getting sleep in the hours of darkness natures time for rest He also testifies to his con- stant care as to outdoor exercise and his moderation in eating and drinking.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-08
DRIVES THR PEST AWAY.
Elecfricity as Means 0f Kidding Gar. dens of Undesirable Tenants, and
 Hastening Plant Growth.

Among the many uses to which elec- tricity is being put in these days the lat est Is the ridding of gardens of their in- sect pests. A European scientist, while drying by electricity an ingot mold bur fed in the earth, noticed that earth worms were coming out of the ground as fast as they could and hsrrrying away from the vicinity of the electric disturb ance, which seemed to excite them greatly.
 Working on this. Herr Halberger tried other experiments to determine the ex- act effect of electricity on earth inhabit- ants. One experiment consisted in bury ing terminal of a 110-volt circuit in the earth, and as soon as the switch was closed every worm and underground in- sect within a radius of yard or two came to the surface and made haste to leave the infested zone. Elaborating again, he placed several electrodes a couple of yards from one another, and in that way considerabl tract of land was cleared entirely of creeping and crawling things
 It has been suggested many times that 1t might be possible to hasten and in- crease the growth of plants by the ap- plication of electricity and if to this can be added the destruction of the vermin which attack the roots it might pay farmers to install electric generating stations for the treatment of their grow ing crops. .. <
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-08
WHILE THE TRAIN WAITED.
There Was a Comm oti0n at the Ticket Window and She Was
 the Cause of 1t.

Her TWO friends had given her up, and when the train was called, they gathered up their baggage and got aboard. They were barely out of sight when she dashed into the station, hair flying, cheeks flushed, valise swaying at one side, a handbox at the other, while a box of caramels was kept in. place, some or the time by an elbow. She gave one distracted glance round for her friends, and hurried up to the ticket window. A man was ahead of her, but she brushed him aside with the bandbox, relatesthe Indianapolis News.
 "I want ticket quick!" she said "The trafn is pulling out now, know 1t isl"
 The ticket agent seemed not to hear her.
 'tOh, please, must catch that train!"
 "As soon as give this man his ticket" said the agent, calmly.
 But I can't wait for him." she walled "The train is going now. can hear it, and my friends are on It.. Oh, please hurry! Do hurry!"
 The ticket agent was talking to the man, explaining some details of the tick ct, and he seemed to have forgotten the anxious young girl entirely.
 If you won't wait on me I'll go with out g. ticket, and I'll report you, too! I'd like to know what you are here for, anyway! Now have only got half minute to catch my train. No, I'm half a minute too late. Oh, l don't know what I am! If you will only give me ticket!"
 The agent turned to the girl. "Now I'm ready for you"
 Give me ticket, just as quick as you can!"
 Where do you want to go?"
 "Oh. goodness! Don't you under stand? To the same place that Helen and Margery are going"
 'I cant do thing" replied the agent, helplessly, "until I know where you want to go. What road is 1t on?"
 Just give me ticket. I don't cars where it's to-
 ITO Wawasee," put in a clear, steady voice. It was her friend Helen, who had come back to take 8 last look for her
 ''Yes, to Wawasee, that's 1t. Oh, Helen, I'm so glad it's you! I don't know where I am" She dropped her boxes and valise and fairly hugged Helen. The agent stamped the ticket and pushed it through the window to his fair but excited customer, who snatched 1t up and started off.
 Here" called the official, where's the money?"
 ''oh, charge 1t to papan she called back; and there might have been fur ther trouble if her friend Helen had not come to the rescue again.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-02-08
THE THEATERS

"The Drawing Room Magician" and How to Become Strong, appear in this number. Other stories which serve to make the paper one of the most interesting that has yet ap- peared are ''rhe Life of Blackbird, the Omaha" an Indian story; Spike Hen nessey." a dog story; "A Crack Mili- tary Company" telling of the Noun tain Springs Rifles; "A Boys Voice and How to Preserve and Train It, Preaching Boys and Girls How to Use Both Right and Left Hands" Qua kers Try to Solve the Doukhobor PrOhlem," Uncle Sam's Young Men in King Menelk's Court" A Winter Enterprise,' "A Prairie Adventure ''On the Little Sweet Water,
 ''Through the Ice on a Duck Hunt The first half of two-part article on How to Make Tackle for Trout and Bass Fishing" by J. Harrington Keene. will attract the boys attention. All the regular departments are well represented. viz: '"The Prize Contests "The Order of the American Boy" stamps, Coins and Curios,' "The Boy Photographer" Boys at Home and School Boy Money Makers and Money Savers" and The American Boy Lyceum," and splendid puzzle $1 per year. The Sprague Publishing Co, Detroit, Mich.