The Republican journal., 1906-07-12

ton or quincy ADAMS SAW! vel III tic OpOis'
House last Tuesday evening. The COM
pany was an excellent one, the scenery
good. and the evening one of thorough en-
joyment.
David Walker was before the police court
last Thursday afternoon charged with an
assault on George Wentworth. penSloner'
who lives with Fred Gray 1t was very
evident that Wentworth had been assaulted
by somebody and Walker was convicted
and fined $40 and costs. He appealed.
Wentworth then swore out a warrant
against Walker as a common seller OF In
toxicating liquor, alleging that the accused
had kept him supplied with liquor for
which he charged an exorbltant price
In this case also he was found guilty, and
sentenced to pay fine of 500 and costs
and 60 days in jail He appealed and was
held in $500 bonds for appearance at the
next term of the 5. J. court.
The Fourth was quiet .day in Belfast
and there was much favorable comment on
the fact that City Marshal Kimball was
successful in not having single bell rung
the night before. 1t is the first time in
wears that such peaceful night had been
spent on the Sd of July. The rain of the
morning prevented number of picnic
parties from making as early start as had
been anticipated, but the pleasant late
afternoon and evening gave many the OPP
portunity for at least brief outing A
number OF people visited stockton and
took in the celebration there. In the even
ing there were quite number of private
collections of fireworks, but the brillancy
of the moon rather detracted from their
shoWiness
Alonzo ]. Knowlton, who was elected
superintendent of the Belfast schools at a
meeting Of the school committee July Sd, in
place of Herbert f. Ellis. resigned, is a
native of Swanvlle, a graduate Of Castlne
and Bridgewater, Mass, Normal schools,
and has had fifteen years experience III
school work. His last position was as IN
strrctor in the Presque Isle Normal school'
The committee voted to re-eStabliSh the
"I7ujon school" so-called, in which Belfast.
Searsport and swanyille are Jointly inter-
ested, and which has been suspended tor
lack IF pupils Miss Lillian Spuney 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 a special
meeting to he called soou,
A FAMILY REUNION. a recent family
reunion Of the four sisters Of the Rev, Is. [.
Wentworth at Old orchard was most in
teresting and delightful, occasion. The sis
fer, names are Mrs. g. F. Dunbar Of this
town. Mrs H. w Pitcher of Belfast, Mrs
John Jones of Warren aud Mrs, A. H.
Wentworth of Searsport The reunion
took place at the home Of the Rev. b. I.
Wentworth and wife, and others present
were Miss Ethel, their daughter, who is a
charming young lady and member OF the
class Of %, Syracuse University, and their
son, Rev W c. Wentworth, who has been
a missionary on the east side OF New ork
and is now preacher at kittery. The family
gathering was made a most Joyous one anu
was enliyened by the singing of the songs
of childhood days and the relating of stories
OF years gone by. The Rev B. I. Went
worth is presiding elder Of the Portland
district Thomaston Herald.
FIRE IN JUNK SHOP. An alarm from
box %, at the corner of Main and Pleasant
streets, about p. M, July 9Th, brought the
fire department and more than the usuai
number of citizens to lower Nam street,
where a one-story shed, owned by the FRED
KnoWltOn estate, and used by Charles
| Row E as A junk st0rehouse. was N flames.
The fire was well underway when discover
ed, and if the fire company had not been
PROMPT and efficient d serious fire would no
doubt have resulted, as a number OF the
buildings in that vicinity are Of wood. and
their contents particularly iniamabIe After
a few minutes of hard work the flames
wer,. under control, though the ''ali-out'
did not sound for some time The bUlIdIng
was filed with rags and all kinds Of junk,
ami spontaneous combustion : supposed 10
have been the cause. Loss about 5000,
SHOOTING SoNG BIKpe Complaints
having reached Game Warden Walter l..
Neal that the Italians employed on the
stockton water works were shooting song
birds and doing so much shooting on sun
DAYS that it was hardly safe To venture out
of doors on that day, he went over to Stock
TON Springs last Saturday to investigate.
Sunday morning he started out accompanied
by policeman William Staples OF that town
and soon found an Italian in the woods
with a gun. They took the gun and az
rested the Italian and placed him IN the
lock-uu. He had three robins 4 his pockets
About 80 Italians had gathered meanwhile
and threatened to shoot the officers, but
, evidently thought better Of it, Monday
morning the prisoner, who gave his zane
as Percy Paulo, was given trial, found
guilty and sentenced TO fines and costs
amounting to 1924 which he paid, Dor
rowing part of the amount from his COM
rades. His gun was contiScated. Warden
| Neal. who has charge Of five counties, is
| kept busy the year around. He went to
Unity Monday afternoon to investigate a
| deer case.
! STEAMER NOTES The Eastern Steam
| ship Co, to avoid a repetition of the recent
! collision at sea between the steamers
| CITY of Rockland and City of Bangor,
has issued orders changing the courses
between Boston and Itochland so that at