The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-09-30

| O'CLOCK.
Next Monday noon Dickeys annual Montreal,
Quebec excursion tour will leave for a seven
days outing in Canada and the White Noun.
tains. Bookings have been very good and the
party will enjoy days ride through the White
Mountains mid autumnal foliage.
Somebody-perhapsm more than one--has been
raiding the gardens on the east side, taking
vegetables of all kinds and large quantity in
the aggregate. Wednesday night, September
22nd, all of John Crosby's hens were taken
Robbing gardens seems to be about the mean
est kind of thievery and hen roost robber Is
pretty low down.
The SHARP BUYERS. Journal readers have
learned that it pays to consult the advertising
columns of their home paper when thew want
to buy anything. There they may find where
the best is sold and often can pick up bargains
they would have missed if they had not looked
over the advertisements. When business
man has something specially attractive in quail
ity or price he makes use of printers ink in
these days, and it goes The sharp BUYERS
know this and they watch the ads The mer
chants know they are watching, and that's why
they advertise.
PooRs MILLS. There will be a social and
supper at the hall this, Thursday, evening.
c. A. Mckinley was at home for few days
recently. 49,. Richard Merriam had his hand
hurt in a threshing machine last week. MIR.
and Mrs. Herbert Jackson and son, visited Mr..
Jackson's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jack
son this week. Mr.. Jackson is quite ill at this
writing. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Foss are visiting
MIR, and Mrs. w. A. Monroe. Mrs. Annabell
Underwood was in Lewiston the past week..
Mr.. and Mrs. F. T. Wentworth spent last week
at Temple Heights, with friends. The an
nual meeting of the Poor's Mills Benevolent
Club will be held at the Poors Mills hall
Thursday evening, October 7th, at s o'clock.
POCKET PEDDLERs PUNISHED. The three
pocket pedders caught red handed at Monroe
fair were taken before the police court in this
city last Thursday and got what was coming to
them. One who gave the name of James
White and his residence as Portland, pleaded
guilty to single sale and was fined $50 and
costs and 80 days in Jail with 80 additional in
default of fine. He went to jail Frank Rob-
bins of Old Town was arraigned on the same
charge and received like sentence. He ex-
pected to get bail. Roscoe Harding of Hamp-
den was arraigned on two single sales, search
and seizure and common seller. He waived
examination and pleaded not guilty. He was
fined and received the usual Jail sentence in
each case, appealed and furnished $500 bonds,
with Fred E. Stevens and Walter F. Condor of
Monroe as sureties
A LOG CABIN ON BEAVER TAIL. Avery at
tractive little log cabin is being erected on
Beaver Tail near Citypoint by Messrs. Leslie
Gardner and Ralph and Roy Cunningham.
The spot chosen for building is an ideal one,
commanding view of the beautiful Passages
sawakeag river with its bit of picturesque
scenery, its gorgeous sunset effects and the no
less gorgeous autumnal coloring of the sur
rounding woodlands. The cottage will be shell
tered from chilly winds by the hills in the rear,
while feature of its architecture will be
good sized fireplace, built into the bank at its
back, for heating and good cheer. A fine spring
of water very near the cottage will add to the
convenience of housekeeping in this model
establishment, while the fine beach for bath
ing the well known facilities for clam bakes
and corn roasts, the beauty of the river for
boating and canoeing, and the fascinating pos
sibility of some day unexpectedly unearthing
in their own front yard the iron bound chests
containing Captain kidd's treasure will make
the summer home of these young men place
to be regarded with admiring and longing eyes
by their many friends, who eagerly await an
invitation to their house warming.
THE LINE STORM. Though somewhat de-
layed the storm which set in last Sunday morn
ing is generally accepted as the equinoctial. 1t
rained more or less steady during the day and
at night the rainfall was unusually heavy and
accompanied by a southeast gale More rain
fell in the first "a hours than in any previous
storm this year, and the total rainfall during
this storm must have exceeded that for all the
preceding months. And it was needed Wells
were dry in many parts of the county, and the
streams and ponds were low. Before the rain
the water in the water works pond at Little
River was four feet below the top of the dam.
foot deep. Of course so heavy and so long
continued a storm must do some damage. 1t
interfered with harvesting the potato crop and
other farm work and the high wind brought
many apples to the ground. Leaky roofs made
their defects unpleasanty manifest and in
places the roads were badly washed. The
most serious disaster was the derailing of an
engine on the Belfast branch of which details
are given elsewhere The wind had lost much
of its force before reaching the harbor and no
damage is reported on the water front. There
was some speculation as to how the storm
would affect the wreck of the schooner Alice
E. Clark in the eastern bay, but she is report
ed all right The schooner Etna, which was
fast to the wreck, is said to have broken adrift
Tuesday night, but was boarded and both
anchors dropped and she brought up off the
Lime Kiln.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. earle & Jones have
taken the agency for the famous "Prntzess"
garments, advertised in all the leading maya
zines. The cloth used in these garments is of
the first grade, their style and fit all that could
be desired, and their wearing qualities second
to none. Friday, October 1st, representative
of this firm leaves for Boston and New York,
and on the return will have an unusual show