The Republican journal., 1906-07-19

the legislature to be voted Tor at the mex
September election of State and county off
GERS. Also to tran act any other business
which may properly come before said eau
Gus. Per order Republican city committee
CHARLES f. KNowLToN, Chairman,
GEORGE f. JOHNSON, Secretary.
Belfast, July Il, 1906
Street Commissioner Wilson has thus fal
this season put on, aud rolled in, on the
Belfast highways nearly 5000 two-horse
loads Of gravel, and the new steel roller
and two road machines have been in con
slant use where they could be used to best
advantage For many years the plank
walks have been large bill of expense tC
the city, and this year Mr. Wilson is re.
placing with gravel such as need extensive
repairs He excavates and fills in with
three different sizes Of stone, topped with
heavy coating of gravel and rolling. tie
has already rebuilt IS rods and has loo
rods more to build. On the business
streets worn out concrete walks will be re-
placed with cement.
The Belfast Improvement Society me.
last Friday evening at the home Of Mrs
Charles Bradbury, the president, and the
members of the city park commission were
present by invitation. Dr.. A. Q. Stoddard,
chairman of the commission, presented a
plan for improvement of the park, which
was adopted in the main 1t was decided to
build driveway tt feet wide from North
port avenue TO the shore. to wind from the
center Of the avenue front, gracefully
among groves Of oak and soft woods, to the
beach Other driveways and footpaths,
groves, pond, shrubbery, etc, are incud-
ell in the plan. The park contains II acres,
and the proposed driveway will be about
100 rods long.
STEAMER NOTES. On her trip up river
Wednesday afternoon, July nth, the Rock
land broke her tail shaft when just below
the coal wharf. The excursion steamer BrlS-
tol came along soon after and took the Rock
land 5 passengers to Bucksport The Rock
land was taken in tow by the tug Bismarck
and brought to Bangor, and went on the
railway in South Brewer for repairs The
Castine took the Rock lands route Thurs
day morning, and the latter completed re-
pairs in time to resume her route Saturday.
go. " Ork is progressing on the new turbine
steamer for the Eastern steamship Co., at
the Bath Iron Works The keel has been
laid the stem bent, and the crew began
bending the frames last week.
Lawn PARTY. A very pleasant and en-
joyable lawn party was given last Thurs
day from / to 2. m. by Mr. and Mrs.
Clareuce NJ. KnoWlton at their pretty home
on Swan Lake avenue Mrs. George Pratt
and Mrs James Burns of Chicago were
the special guests of the occasion. The
lawn was artistlcally decorated with ferns
ana daisies, where We're arranged twelve
attractive and dainty lunch tables. The
mattresses, Misses Marion Perry, Mildred
Strout and Ethel Rogers, were prettily
g0wned in white, each wearing red roses.
At 6 o'clock, Just As lunch was to be served,
there was a slight shower, causing the
tables to be hurriediy taken to the spacious
varanda, where the guests were soon en-
JOY ing the delicious repast served by the
hostess. After lunch musical entertain
ment, consisting of vocal and instrumental
solos, added much 10 the enjoyment of the
evening At o'clock the guests departed,
thanking their host and hostess Tor giving
them one of the pIeasantest events of the
season.
TIE WALDO COUNTY HOSPITAL This
institution has been rapidly gaining in pub
lie favor since it was first established and
has fully demonstrated its usefulness. I'M
provements are now in progress which Will
add greatly to its facilities for caring for
the sick The interior of the stable, d sub
stantial building with slated roof, has been
torn out and kitchen and laundry VIII be
made III the basement. Above Will be
a much needed maternity ward, with
four or five rooms In the main building
maple floors have been laid in all the rooms
and corridors, and by removing the circular
staircase in the front hail, more private
rooms fol- patients Will be made, and they
are much needed. There have been more
patients this year up to the middle of July
than for the entire year preceding. The
training school for nurses, conducted by
Miss Hall, the head nurse, i proving a
great success There are now six in train
ing at the hospital and last week all but one
were out on cases, one having gone to Cas-
tine in response to call. Pupil nurses are
received on probation and if found adapted
to the work are paid small wages while
learning. After a years training and
schooling, when found competent, they are
permitted to go out on cases Last Satur-
day Hon. VIM. b. Swan, president, and
Hon. c. O. Poor OF the experimenting com
mittee, visited the hospital and expressed
themselves as much pleased with the i'm
provements completed and in progress In
addition to other work all the buildings
have been painted
u. S. SHIPS IN PORT. The L. S. S.
cruiser Maryland, Capt. Royal 4. Inger
soil commanding, with the officers and
men of Cos. A. b. c. of Boston and H, of
Springfield of the naval brigade, NJ V. Nj,
on board, arrived in this harbor shortly af-
ter 4 last Sunday afternoon, after being
under way % hours from her anchorage in
Boston harbOr About the same time the
school ship Chase arrived and both anchor
ed in the lower bay. The T. S S. Brook
Ign accompanied the Mary land as far as
Marblehead, where She remained over
night and left Monday morning for Rock
land Snnu after tLA MARYLAND aa mn tn n I,