The Republican journal., 1910-06-16
Girls wanted at the shoe factory.

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"The American Navy" will be published next
week.
Horace Chenery is stocking Tilden Pond with
trout, and received last week two cans of trout
fry from the Monmouth fish hatchery.
Lancaster & Staples have leased the City
Feed Stable on Main street, lately vacated by
E. B. Lunt, and are occupying it as sales
stable
Notwithstanding the unfavorable weather
last Sunday 46 people went on board the
steamer Castine for the excursion to Bangor.
The run home was made in three hours and
ten minutes.
County Commissioner Edward Evans has a
dog that is seventeen years old this month. Al
though his sight and hearing are somewhat i'm
paired he enjoys good health and frequently
takes long walks around the farm.
Russell Thomas, who was indicted at the
April term for single sale of intoxicating liquor
and for whom the officers have been looking
was arrested last Thursday and taken to Jail.
He gave bail Friday in the sum of $500 for his
appearance at the September term of the S. J.
Court.
"ALoNG A MILITARY HIGHWAY" In this is
sue Mr.. Frank w. Gowen of Waterville COM
pletes his story of "The Queen of the Kenne-
bec," in which our readers have manifested
much interest. He now has in view much
more important series. 1t is his intention to
60 to Europe again next season, and after at
tending the sessions of the Worlds Good Tenn
plar convention in Hamburg, Germany, he will
make tour over the military highway of Ham
nibal's march from Spain to Italy. Meanwhile
| he will devote much of his spare time to a
careful reading of everything relating to Han
nibal's invasion.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. The following schooners
have chartered to carry stone from Frankfort
to Stonington: Chase, Capt. Elwell; James A.
Webster, Capt Webster Oracle j. Capt. Hen
bricks. The stone is for the New York NUM-
cipal building, and the vessels will continue in
this service during the season. Sch. Robert
w., Capt. Hendricks, has also chartered to
carry stone for this contract, her run being be-
! tween Frankfort and the Rockland Granite
Works. Other vessels will be put on the Rock
land route as soon as they be obtained. 80.
Sch. Annie B. MITCHELL Capt. E. S. Mcdonald,
sailed June 9Th for Halls Quarry to load paving
for New York 1t vas the sch. Ella M. Storer,
not the Lena R., which arrived here last week
from Bucks harbor to go On the marine rail-
way. Sch Willis & Guy, Capt Pattershall
is loading box boards at Lewis wharf for
Chelsea, Mass.
The baccalaureate service of the Belfast
High school, class of 1910, was held in the
Baptist Church at 10.45a a. M Sunday, June 18th
The class, teachers, superintendent and mem
bers of the school committee were seated near
the front and the attendance was good despite
the unfavorable weather The platform was
decorated with potted plants, ferns and cut
flowers, and the class colors light blue and
gold, were used as far as possible in the color
scheme Rev. Arthur G. Roberts, the pastor,
preached excellent sermon based on the
parable of the rich young man who came to
Christ asking what he would have him do The
central thought was for unselfishness; to share
with others the benefits derived from labor.
At the close of the sermon Mr.. Roberts ad-
dressed few remarks to the graduates as a
class.
CHAUTAUQUA ALUMNI. Mrs. James F. Nc
Keen entertained the Chautauquan Alumni at
her pleasant home on High street, Thursday
afternoon June 9th. Although the shower
prevented some from attending this meeting
many of the members were present. This is
an organization of Chautauquan graduates who
have completed the four years course of c. L.
S. c. study and have received their diplomas.
the summer vacation. Aspecial Garnet Seal'
course of study is selected for each year. The
meeting was called to order by the President,
Mrs. Mary Robertson, and the opening exer-
cises and business of this session were follow
ed by the study topic which completed the
work for this year. At $50 p M, the company
were invited to partake of the Chautauqua
feast. A social hour followed. The meetings
will be suspended until September
| DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS. The Democratic eau
Gus to elect delegates to the State, District and
County conventions was held in the Court
House last Saturday evening, with Wayland
Knowlton chairman and Eben F. Littlefield
clerk. Delegates were elected as follows:
To the State convention-George B. Dyer,
True C. Hayford, Charles E. Stevens, Abner G.
Gilmore; Elmer B. Decrow, Wayand Knowl-
ton, Fred W. Brown, Francis X Pendleton,
Frank E. Grady; alternates Percy Redman,
Elisha Sherman, G. G. Abbott George Leavitt,
Fred A. Holmes, Leslie E. Elms, Frank H.
Mayo, Enoch c. Dow, Herbert J. Kimball.
To the district convention-Ralph L Cooper,
Abner G. Gilmore, Giles G. Abbott, Adrian c.
futile, John R. Dunton, Fred W. Brown, Frank
G. Mixer, True C. Hayford, E. S. Pitcher
To the county convention-Fred w. Pote,
Maurice w. Lord, Arthur w. Burden, o. J.
Dickey, Frank H. Mayo, Dexter T. Clement,
Leslie E. Elms, Sanford Howard, Robe Smith,
True c. Hayford, Eugene L. Cook, Ralph OAR
by, Henry Staples, l. v. Miller, Elmer White
head, Frank A. Greer.
The delegations were not instructed.
The HOSPITAL. Work was begun last week
on the second story of the wing occupied by
the maternity ward at the Waldo County Cen
eral hospital in which will be typhoid ward
a schoolroom, dressing room for the surgeons
and an extension of the diet kitchen. This
work is made possible by the bequest of $500
from Miss Elizabeth A Barns of this city, and
whatever additional funds may be needed tc
finish and furnish the rooms will be contributed
by the nieces of Miss Barns, the Misses Isolene
and Harriet Barns of Bristol, R. who are man.
ifesting much interest in the hospital and are
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