The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-10-29
The News of Belfast.

next Monday, Nov. End.
The next meeting of the Waldo County Vet
eran Association will be held in Jackson grange
hall, Thursday, Nov. 5th.
James H. Howes entertained the clerks in
his dry goods store at his cottage at Pitchers
Pond last Sunday. They report most de-
lightful visit
gregational church are to have candy table
at the parish supper Wednesday evening,
November 4th.
We print in other columns an obituary of
Oramel Murray of Pittsfeld, whose death was
announced last week. Next week we shall
publish fine tribute to his memory from the
pen of Frank W. Gowen.
The heavy rain last Monday night and Tues
day morning was most welcome, but more rain
is needed. Although the rain should have
been sufficient to extinguish the forest fires
the presence of smoke in the atmosphere is
still noticeable at times
There will be Sewing Social" of the W. c.
T. U. at the home of Mrs. W. F. Langill this,
Thursday, afternoon. There will be short
program, including the reading of poem
commorative of Miss Frances Wizards birth
day. Birthday cake will be sold at cents a
slice. All are invited
A New ENTERPRISE. The Read Machine
Works has received sufficient encouragement
to conduct the present machine business in
connection with an up-to-date garage, and a
building to meet all the requirements will be
erected in some central location. Subscrip-
tions will be received by Clarence E. Read at
a Main street.
The High and Grammar schools will be closed
today and tomorrow to allow the teachers to at
tend the State Teachers Association meetings in
Portland. Principal and Mrs. C. W. Proctor, Miss
Caroline W. Field, Miss Melvina V. Parker
and Miss Florence E. Dunton of the High
School and Mr.. A. D. Hayes and Miss Grace A.
Lord of the Grammar school left on this
mornings train.
Aurora Rebekah Lodge of Belfast was we'll
represented at the State Assembly in Bangor
last week. The delegate from the lodge was
5. L.. IT,,
Efie NJ. Harrison and Mrs. Ina Fogg, took the
Past Grand's degree. Others who attended
were Miss Grace E. Walton, who is the grand
secretary, Mrs. Abbie E. Cook Mrs. Annie
Adams, Mrs. Elijah Richie, Miss Emroy CHM,
Mrs. Elizabeth Clarey and Miss Gertrude Pat
terson.
At the meeting of the Waldo County Agri-
cultural Society Trustees last Tuesday evening
one of the bonds of the grand stand, No. 8, in
favor of William A. Mason, was drawn and
paid. Gratuity prizes were awarded to Clar-
ence Chapman, Milton Stephenson, Harold
Jackson and Albert Fogg for exhibits made in
the poultry department. The reports from the
various departments show the society to be in
better financial condition this year than for
many years past.
The tug Stella, rebuilt by Gilchrest, has had
her name changed to E. D. Haley. She is
practically new craft, and, indeed, is better
than when new, as she has II inches more
freeboard and has been heightened five feet
aft The tug has been sheathed with galvan-
lied iron for winter service. She will be towed
turn here for finishing, including the additions
of the pilot house, already built and ready to
be placed in position.
PooR's MILLS Mrs J. F. Sheldon and he
daughter, Mrs. Carrie Wood, have gone on a
visit to kennebunkport, Me-. Mr.. and Mrs.
Cornelius Wood and children have gone to
Massachusetts,. Mr. Wood has let his mill to
Oscar Wentworth Mrs. Don. Higgins
visited Mrs Annabel Underwood last week..
Capt j. F. Mckeen called on friends here last
week. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Ames of Lincoln
vile visited Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Payson Sunday.
....M Mrs. Estele Haley and two sons spent
Sunday with Mrs. Haley's mother, Mrs. j..
Banks. Fred Carter had his eye quite badly
hurt last Saturday while helping grade around
the hall, from rock striking him. :. Mr.. and
Mrs W. S. Wentworth have a ten-pound girl.
Tarratine Tribe of Red Men held rousing
meeting last Monday evening, when the annual
corn feast was given to the members of the
Tribe who gathered in large numbers. One
application was received and others will come
in at the meeting next Monday night. A COM
the organization Of a Degree of Pocohontas,
the ladies' branch of the order. Official notice
was received from the Great Chief of Records,
Wilson G. Brooks Of the Great Council of the
United States Red Men, to the effect that a
Red Men pension had been granted to the
orphans of the late Charles M. Perkins of this
city, Geneva E., and Harriet E. Perkins, during
their minority, of one dollar per week each.
This is the first pension which has been grant,
ed to orphans in this State, although pensions
are granted frequently to orphans and old men
by the Great Council of the Red Men.
FIRE ON NoRTHPoRT CAMPGRoUND. The
alarm from box S6 at lis p. m. Wednesday
called out the fire department for disastrous
fire at Northport Campground. The five cot
tages on the right hand side of Ruggles park
down from the hotel were all burned, with
their contents, and the store and cottage of E.
H. Haney of Belfast caught and were saved
by the efficient work of the fire fighters. The
cottage owned by Charles Grey of Old Town,
nearest the water was where the fire evi-
IDENTIFY started, as it was entirely consumed
when the fire was discovered. The other cot
tages burned were owned by j. L. Hincks of
Old Town, Miss Emily M. Hall of Winterport,
E. s. Sperry of Florida and Mrs. W. c. Tuttle
of Belfast. The fire was entirely under control
when The Journal went to press thanks to the