Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-06
BELFAST.
Sheriff Carleton Makes a
Big Seizure Of Liquors.
Several Persons Likely to Have
Trouble Over the Affair.
School Matters Political TaIk..-september
Race Entries Personals.

- 'hS icii hiciHptiS pclilS present.
Alonzo j. knowlton was elected
superintendent in place of Herbert E..
Ellis, resigned. Mr.. Knowlton is a
native of Swanville. a graduate of
Castine, Me-. and Bridgewater, Mass,
! Normal schools, and has had fifteen
Years experience in school work. His
last position was as instruction in
fresque Isle Normal school. The
committee voted to re-establish the
| Union school" so-called in which
| Belfast. Searsport and Swanville are
Jointly interested, and which has been
! suspended for lack of scholars. Miss
| Lillian Spinney was transferred from
| East Belfast to the North Primary. to
succeed Miss Hattie kimball resigned
The principal of the High school and
\ teachers in other grades where there
are vacancies will be elected at Il
special meeting to be called soon.
| The time for entries for the stake
races at the Waldo county fair at
Belfast. September !, 5 and 6, is
closed and the 2.22 and 2.29 stakes are
| well filled. The 2.17 and colt stakes
did not fill and are declared off The
class races remain open for entries
until August 25th, but sufficient entries
| are already made to ensure good race $
each OF the three days The races are
PA and 2.25 class and 2.29 stake the
first day go and 24O classes the
second day; 2.22 stake free for all and
go class the third day. The purses
offered aggregate $2,100.
| Sheriff Carleton is up against a new
| proposition in liquor prosecution
Yesterday he learned that suspicious
| barrels had been landed i'm a basement
of concern supposed to be doing a
strictly legitimate business. A search
disclosed four barrels in which We're
| packed Sc quarts. $50 half pints and
| 10 pintS of bottled whiskey. The firm
say that they rented storage room to a
nelghbor who puts in and takes out as
| he pleases. The neighbours team de-
| livcrcd the barrels in question. The
| brand of whiskey corresponds with
| that carried by dealer whose place
has been frequently raided. As the
| owner of the place is liable under the
law for having liquors in poss ession for
| Illegal sale, and the neighbor who de-
livered ii may be held for transporting
| liquors, and the real owner, if he can
| be found is also liable the sheriff
thinks he stands a pretty good chance
of getting somebody. And this re-
minds your correspondent that certain
papers frequently report that there are
numerous open bars in Belfast as
which liquors can be freely bought
There are but two places where any
thing resembling a bar can be found
and these are not open" by any
means. The liquor seizures recently
| made show that the stock comes
marked to persons outside the bust
| ness. and put up in small bottles. The
sales are principally through pocket
| peddlng and even at that the business
| is driven into close corners.
The Fourth opened with a heavy
rain which deferred people from going
on the advertised excursions to the
celebration at Stockton Springs and
| the races ut Camden. No attempt at
celebration was made here.
In order to set at rest certain rumOrs.
coming through a Democratic news
paper. Ex-Sheriff Samuel g. Norton
wishes to state that he will not bc q
candidate for Sheriff or any other
Office, before the Republican county
convention. lie says that party usage,
party policy ana the good Of the public
demand that Sheriff Carleton be re-
nominated and elected.
Considerable interest il; manifested
in the candidates for Register of Deeds
for Waldo county. Geo. ID. McCrilis.
the present official, will be a candidate
in, II t,,hn of
LincoInvile is working to that end.
The Democratic candidate of four
years ago. George /. Heating of Belfast
will come before the Democratic
convention. as will also Albert l..
Mudgett of Belfast and Laforcst Allen
wood of Belmont.
The business of the July meeting of
the City Council was important in
many respects. The roll of accounts
for the month of June amounted to
$4970.94. of which S3,0O7.447 was for
highways. The bond of Chas. H.
Sargent, collector for 1905. was reduced
from $4,000 to $4,000, the amount for
collection in his hands being reduced
i'm that proportion. But one bid was
received on the sewer extension. Chas.
W. Lancaster and I. NJ. Cottrel offer
ing to construct the 1880 feet on Main
Street and 400 feet on Cedar street, as
called for by the plans. for 1927, and
to complete the work in so days. The
bid was accepted and contract is to
be made at once Hiram P. Farrow
was elected engineer for the sewer
construction. The committee on side
walks reported unfavoraby on the
petition for a walk on Waldo avenue.
The city solicitor approved the loca-
ton of the light at the junction of Wal
do avenue and Vine streets. as estab-
lished by the committee of city council
of 1905. objection having been made
thereto and the matter referred to him.
The Belfast Gas & Electric Co. was
authorized to build a wooden store
house for coal and coke in the rear of
their works on washington street.
Nathaniel J. Pottle was elected inspec-
tor of buildings. The committee on
sidewalks was granted further timssen
the petition for a walk on G4len stioG.
Election clerks were chosen as follows:
Republican. G. H. safgen VIM. al.
Thomas, ]. s. Davidson, -. Mason.
A. Knight, J. h Pefk31R. F. Russ.
j.. 7. wentworth henson. F.