The Republican journal., 1908-07-02
Wayland Knowlton, Giles G. Abbott, w. E.
Jones, II. Fair Holmes, Enoch G. Dow,

Amos ColcOrd. On motion of F. A. Greer
the delegates were instructed to support
| Hon. Obadiah Gardner Of ROckland fol-
governor. The following delegates were
| chosen to attend the county convention: f.
S. Pitcher, John R. Dunton, F. W. Brown,
Fred w. Pote, G. B. Dyer, EnOch c. Dow,
Selwyn Thompson, e. W. Rogers, Francis
x. Pendleton, Orrin j. Dickey, Elisha
Sherman, Asa Sholes. James Libby oil
| Unity has accepted an invitation to preside
at the county conYention and Hon. Obadiah
| Gardner of Rockland and W. R. Pattangall,
editor of the Waterville Sentinel, will be
present.
| A BELFAST MANS SELF SACRIFICE. w.
| Fl, Burrill of Hartford, formerly OF Sears
| port. delivered the Memorial address at
Rockville, Conn, and it was stirring and
| patriotic and worthy of the occasion. In
| the course of his address he paid this trib-
| ute to Belfast citizen, John I. Frost:
| John Frost, private of a Maine regiment,
| was captured on June 10, 1854, ana was
| taken to Ahdersonville. His particular
| friend and prison chum was private of an
Indiana regiment. This comrade had been
| in the prison for long time ana was last
| wasting away from disease ana exposure.
| 1t was known that on certain morning a
| list of names would be read of for ex-
; change. John with his chum went forward,
and were eager listeners for their own
names as the list was proceeded with.
| EARLY in the reading came the name "John
| Frost" but John made no answer. When
the reading was completed, 1t was found
that his dying comrade was not among the
fortunate ones. Turning to him John said :
! Slim, you go up and answer to my name
| if you stay here week longer you Will die.
| ] am younger and stronger than you; Will
| stay and hold out and believe can pull
through" His chum answered to Johns
name and went forth a free man and in
time recovered his health John remained
| for seven long months and his exchange
came none to soon. He could moi have
| stood it much longer Weighing $50 pounds
| or more when he went in, when he came
| out he was reduced to 80 pounds, mere
| skeleton Or shadow of his former self. Was
there ever greater self-sacrifce displayed
| A BOAT LANDING. One of our local
power boat owners has started a movement
for establishing public boat landing and
has assurance of support from other boat
owners and from citizens. The following
paper has been prepared for circulation:
We, the undersigned, interested in the
| welfare and prosperity of Belfast, as an in
centive to trade and for the convenience of
our out of town patrons of our local stores,
also for the convenience of a constantly in
| creasing number of our local boat owners,
| believing that the City of Belfast should
have public float at which boats may land
at all stages of the tide, hereby agree to con-
| tribute the following amounts set against
our respective signatures for the purpose of
| maintaining landing float on the northerly
| side of the steamboat wharf.
The plan proposed is as follows: The
Dickey Bros. do not intend to engage in
the business this season and will contribute
their float and landing stage, which need
only slight repairs to be ready for service,
| and an additional float will be provided, SO
that the landing will be available at the
| lowest run of tides. The location is a con-
venient one. easily accessible by teams. and
just alongside the wharf of the Eastern
| Steamship Co. The wharf is the property
| of Pendleton Bros and as the landing would
| be useful to them as well as to the genera
public their cooperation can no doubt be
secured.