Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-08-12
Speed Motor Boat Burned
In AaIbor Monday.
Man Badly Burned---AII Hands
Obliged TO Go Overheard.
Waldo FalrFor Sept. $40 Promises
To Be Best Ever Held.

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valuable speed boat belonging to the
| Duplex Roller Bushing Co. of this city
| was destroyed by fire about p. nj.
| Monday. The boat, with Manager
Chas. A. Norton and Elon B. Gilchrlst,
| q salesman and another man on board,
were sailing up from the Northport
campgrouud and when off the Condor
shore near Belfast. flames suddenly
| burst out Gilchrist tried to shut Oft
| the gasoline tank and was badly purn-
ed, both arms being scared to the ell
| bows and his hair and eyebrows slnged
| slightly. The men at once Jumped INTO
| the water and started for the shore.
| A man on the beach seeing thefn
| started for them in his boat and they
wer rowed to the Duplex landing MI
| Giichrest had his arms dressed anu
| bandagcd at once and does not expect
| to suffer any serious results. Inc
cause of the fire is unknown. although
it is suppose that a broken pipe ana
| broken wire caused the leakage ana
| subsequent fire.
Cant Guy Bennett of the schooner
Stockton on the RuckspOrt- Camden
Line has been receiving Congratulations
for the past few days on the arrival
of a son at his home in Bucksport
Having two little girls the young cap
| tain welcomes the future Captain
Bennett in his household.
| The wedding Of Miss Letitia Belle
Wood of Belfast and John Joseph En-
ery of South Brewer took place Sunday
| <>f a
Rryanton. Rev Mr.. MacLaughf1in OF
tho Methodist church officiating. Miss
Wood was daintily gowned in white
and was attended by Mrs. Rrvanto"
while the groomsman was John Hry-
anton. Mrs Eugene Wood, slster-hi-
law of the bride. and Mrs. Nelsoh ol
Belfast were present.
Mrs. Alice Dickey and daughter. MISS
Panno. who spent the week end WIN
Mr. and Mrs Jas. Hartman, nave re-
turned to their Rockland home.
| The Yacht Zaim Of Ellsworth Is IN
the harbor for a few days with Tie
following party on board: Wllnam NC
Donald. Pittsburg, Pa. Happy leach'
Arthur Parcher and William Morrison
E,lsworth: Henry Stockbridge Los An
COLES. Cal. The young men are cruis-
inc along the coast. Mr.. Mcdonald Is
not a stranger to Belfast BENG
nenhew of Henry and l.. F. McDonaid
of this CITY and during his -boEhooo
srent much of his time here. To-Day
| tho gentlemen gave a sailing party I"
Poc<land to attend the Old Home week
celahra tion. in the party being Mrs.
Van Dollif Havener Mrs. Grace Gent
nor freeman. Mrs Edward r. Esta-
Brooks. Mrs Daisy Skay Bliss, MISS
| Gertrude Meads.
Miss Ruth Sexton of Nashua, n. H.
Is the guest of her school frleno' MISS
EVELYN Morrison. The young ladles' 70
eether with Miss Cora Morrison, Will
occupy the Cotrell cottage, Iak-et-eZy.
for week and will entertain much OF
| +be time Miss Frances. Howes, MISS
FLORENCE HILL Miss Elizabeth Qulmpy
and others.
/ M and Mrs. Charles M. Craig ana
daughters. Mabel and Margaret. are
occunving the Pottle cottage at the
| 1,.++ery for the month of August.
Kenneth Lord, son of Major II. NJ.
Jord of the United States army. is
guest at Judge Reuel Rogers cottage
on the Searsport road.
The fair of 1908 Waldo County Agrl-
cultural Society will beat any vet CIV
on if the present prospects are fulhli-
~, The trustees held meeting the
other night and decided to give people
| +beir money's wonth and more by III
| troducing between the heats many
FREQ attractions such as foot races.
,reased mig race, band concerts ana
many other amusing and entertaining
features. A ball game will be played
ON the grounds each day and merry
ro-round with an organ has engaged
snace Other falkirs have already en-
gagged room and there will probably be
Io,oe list of them. The "D1p to
Dooth" is an attraction seldom seen
in this section and is performed !"
midair by an artist who hangs by the
teeth and then slides down an lficine"
wire to the ground. The program Tor
the races:
FIRST DAY.
a1a class. nurse 5000; 227 class. purse
$50.
SECOND DAY.
or class. purse 5000: 2s2 class. purse
$3.50: 2.45 class, purse $3.50.
| THIRD la
Free for ALL purse $500: 2.21 class.
purse 5000: 237 class, purse $15O.
rntries to close Sept. 4. Records
made Aug. 25. constitutes no bar.
The dates of the fair are Sept. ., )
and 10. The management has engaged
the services of H. H. Lee OF Augusta
as starter. which announcement speaks
for itself Mr.. Lee is well known
among the horsemen of the State and
is always fair and square, treating men
and horses fairly.
The trustees are: f. r. Conner, E. G..
Norton, E. Z. Babcock. ]. w. Jones,
F.. G.. Pendleton, Harvey S. Cunning
ham, S. G.. Norton, w. H. Arnold. II.
F.. Mason, d. c. Greenlaw, F. A. Gray,
Joseph Tyler, Fred Townsend, Selwyn
Thompson and G. G. Abbott. Presi-
dent, DIR. ]. B. Darling; vice presi-
, dents. Arthur Ritchie. Ralph Hayford:
secretary, Q. J. Dickey; treasurer, w.
A. Mason.