The Republican journal., 1906-09-06
The State convention of the W. c. T. U

will be held in Dexter Sept. 1921 Let
every union in the county send delegate.
Half rates on the railroad and entertain
ment for delegates. The worlds conven-
ton will be held in Boston, Oct. 1928, and
the national in Hartford. Ct, Oct. 26-31.
Charles E. Bicknell, the Rockland lumber
dealer and builder, has contract to build
a new canning factory at Port Clyde. The
building will be two stories, 104 feet long
and 46 feet wide. The work will be com
pleted and the building ready for occupa-
ton by the first of the winter. 1t will be
devoted to canning clans and fish.
The out-of-town papers are working up
an old bit of news concerning a gold miEe
in Belfast The Journal published last
spring the assay in detail of metal-bearing
rock found on the farm of William Crandle-
mire on the Poor's Mills road, and there
has been no development since to warrant a
rush of gold-seekers or to hold out visions
of wealth to property owners in the vicinity.
The MAINE REGISTER. A representa-
tive of Grenville NJ Donham of Portland,
! puUllSutI VI Vic VudlnC AsOSioGCls wac III
Belfast recently delivering copies of that
indispensable annual to subscribers This
publication grows with the State, is better
and better with each successive issue, and
no Maine business man can afford to be
without it. 1t gives a vast amount of in
formation of the kind that every man OF
affairs has occasion to know and presents
it in concise and convenient form. 1t is
the Maine business mans manual, and has
the reputation of being far superior to SIM
liar works gotten out from year to year in
other States.
The annual meeting of The Travellers
Club, postponed from June last, was held
Aug 31st at the home of the presidents
Mrs. Edward Sibley. The following officers
were elected for the new year: President,
! Mrs. Edward Sibley; Vice Presidents. Mrs.
/ Robert F. Dunton, Mrs. Walter G. Shaw :;
secretary and treasurer, Mrs George E.
| Bracket; Topic committee, Mrs Amos
! Clement, Mrs. Edward j. Morrison, Miss
Margaret A. Dunton. After the address of
| the president and report of the secretary,
Mrs Henry Hoyt Hilton, by invitation,
read very fine original paper on Wagner.
The club will continue to study Germany
the coming winter. Several invited guests
were present and refreshments of ice
cream, cake and candies were served.
| NORTH BELFAST. The members of the
| Sunday school and others spent Wednes-
day, Aug Doth, at Beavers Tail and had
| an ENJOYABLE time. Mrs. Edith Holm, nee
| Ladd, of North Dakota, arrived Aug. 29th
and is visiting her mother, Mrs. f. c. Mer-
ram. Hiss Sara A. Russ, who spent her
vacation at home, returned last Saturday
| to New Bedford, Mass, where she is a
teacher in the public schools. Mrs Car
RE Burns and children of Chicago, who
spent their vacation with her father, Robt.
F. Russ, returned home Saturday. Miss
Ethel Rogers went to Chicago Saturday to
spend the winter. Chester Wiley of Law
renee, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
| Mrs. E. Wiley.... Miss Leona Bucklin went
| to Boston Saturday....E. C. Merriman and
son Victor went to Boothbay Saturday for
short visit with Henry B. Ladd.
OLD APPLE TREES. We read recently
| in an exchange of an apple tree so years old.
There are apple trees in this city as old as
that and probably some older. In 1875 the
| writer bought of Daniel G. Kinds a lot of
land on Northport avenue on which there
| were number of apple trees. Mr.. Kinds
| said that he knew these trees had been
| there for so years; how much longer he
could not say. They apparently had never
had any attention, carried much dead wood
and were surrounded by suckers" These
were cut down, the dead wood removed,
the loose bark scraped off the trunks, and
this attention was given the trees year after
year. They soon began to put out new
wood and the apples (natural fruit) to in
crease in size and improve in quality. One
or two of the trees were too far gone to be
| renovated and were cut down, but the
others still stand and with proper care are
good for many years yet. On the Read
! farm near by are many trees that may be
even older than those mentioned.
| ELECTION DAY. The election for State
and county officers occurs next Monday,
| Sept. 10th, and the polls will be open from
| a. H. to 5 D. m. The offices to be filled and
| the ma" eS of the candidates which have
| been put in nomination appear on the official
ballot which is published on page of
! this issue. The method of marking the
ballot is the same as for several preceding
elections but our subscribers are recon-
mended to read the ballot carefully and,
familarze themselves with its provisions.
The requirements for marking the Austral-
ian ballot so that it will be counted accord
ing to the intention of the voter are very
simple, but Notwithstanding this great
many defective ballots are cast at every.
election. Belfast voted at its annual meet
ing in March to have its ballot booths con-
structed according to the provisions of the
Morey amendment, so called, and the neces-
sary number of booths have been made,
ready for use on September 10th, The new
voting booths are similar to those previous
ly in use but are provided with door
which screens the voter to such an extent
that no one can see how he marks his ballot
This makes the balloting entirely secret, as
was doubtless the intention of the original
trainers of the law.
A PLEASANT EXCURSION. Over one hun
bred people from Northport and Belfast