The Republican journal., 1909-08-05


bier rose about town, and particularly hand
some red one at the home of w. H. Clifford on
Northport avenue attracts the attention
OF all passers-by. A pink Rambler at the
home of j. K. bennett in the w. J. Clifford
house on Union street is very handsome. by
actual count there were IS blossoms IN one
cluster.
The FARMERS OF BROOKS. Charles +. Swift
accompanied by his brother, w. A. Swift, drove
to Brooks last Sunday by invitation of friend
there to see what some of the farmers in that
section are doing, and returned enthusiastic as
to the growing crops seen and the up-to-date
methods followed by the Brooks farmers. While
some of the potato fields in Brooks have been
mentioned, the fact that Charles Bowen has
eleven acres planted to these tubers has been
overlooked. and Mr.. Swift says he never saw
handsomer ones Will Swift, who lives on the
farm where Moses w. Rich of this city was
born. has large piece planted to potatoes,
and another to yellow-eyed beans. which make
fine showing. E. A. Carpenter leads in the
acreage of potatoes, having q acres, and
Charles Lane also has a goodly number of
acres. These and other enterprising men of
Brooks and vicinity demonstrating that
| farming pays.
THE GIRLS HOME. When the improvements
now in progress at the Girls Home on North
port avenue completed the institution will
/ be better equipped than ever before for its
special work. The raising of the main house
Is inches has given needed head-room in the
cellar, and the additional light and air have
improved the sanitary conditions. The add
ton, which takes the place of the former l.,
more than doubles the capacity of the Home.
1t contains eleven rooms, in addition to pantries
and bath rooms. 1t is two stories in height,
corresponding with the main house, with an
| extension on the north and south sides. On
the first floor is the play room, dining room
and kitchen, land on the second floor eight good
sized, well-lighted bed rooms. While the work
has been going on seven of the seventeen in
mates of the Home have been cared for by
friends outside of the Home and Mr.. and Mrs.
Wiley, the lanitor and matron, have utilized a
disused hen house as a kitchen. Moses w.
Rich of the real estate committee is giving
personal attention to the work. Contractor
Aborn had the building ready for plastering
last Saturday
WALDO COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. This is
the name of a society organized in this city
July 18th, having for its object the promotion
of good fellowship among the county doctors
and to enable them to become members of the
Maine Medical Society and of the American
Medical Society, the one being stepping stone
/ to the other DIR. Campbell of Augusta and
DIR. Bunker of Waterville were present and as
/ sisted in organising the society. The following
officers were elected President, DR.. A. f. Kill
gore of Brooks; vice president, DR.. Eugene L.
Stevens of Belfast; secretary, DIR. Jesse Cook
of Unity; treasurer, DR.. 0. S. Vickery of Bel
fast. A board of censors was appointed to re-
ceive applications of members, composed of
/ DIR. A E. kilgore of Brooks, DR.. c. R. Hines
of Searsport and DR.. D. P. Hurd of Thorndike
Committee on bylaws Drs. Adelbert Millett,
Vickery and Stevens. Meetings will be held
quarterly unless specially called. The first
regular meeting will be held in the council
room, City building, on August 18th. During
/ their visit in Belfast DR.. Campbell and Dr.
Bunker visited the Waldo County hospital and
expressed themselves as very much pleased
with the institution.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Dinsmore Store
is offering tan shoes at new price-shoes for
men and women at prices that will bring buy
ers. They are also offering bargains in other
lines of footwear. Their windows "tell the
e. q, Do,,l how
the best of everything in fancy and staple
groceries; also fresh fruit and vegetables, for
picnic, camping or fishing parties. 80. Now is
the time to buy coal for winter USE and the
Swan & Sibley Co. can supply you with the
best quality and deliver it where you want it.
$50, Maynard S. Bird & Co., IA School street,
Rockland, offer for sale some very desirable
bonds paying from to $40 per cent -. F. N.
Slavery, East Belfast, has grocery wagon for
sale 49,. The Bracket Prntery, No. 10 Main
street. is prepared to do all kinds of printing
and makes some special offers for work in that
line. go. Read the advt. of The City Nationa
Bank ~ The directors of the Home for Aged
Women publish card of thanks. :. See notice
of city tax collector, John S. Davidson. The
Langl printing office has been reopened and
is prepared to do fine book and job printing in
the usual satisfactory manner and respectfully
solicits the patronage of the public. Custom
ers are assured of good work and fair prices at
rs Main street, Belfast. The preserving sea-
son is at hand and earle & Jones have all the
approved makes of fruit jars in all sizes. To
any one buying two dozen fruit jars August
5th 9Th or 7th, will be given free one dozen tin
top jelly glasses.
SHIPPING ITEMS Sch. Irene E. Meservey
arrived July 29th from New York with coal for
the Belfast Gas & Electric Co., and discharged
at Lewis wharf. :. Sch. Julia Day loaded lum-
Der at Little River last week for Crockett &
Blackington, who have been numbering in
Northport the past few years. The lumber is
for boxing granite and two cargoes are to be
shipped, one for Hurricane and the other for
Vinalhaven. Sch. Annie B. Mitchell Capt
Mcdonald, has chartered to load paving at
Vinalhaven for New York Sch. M " B.
Chase, Capt. Holbrook, has chartered to load
random stone at Green Island, Stonington, for