The Republican journal., 1910-09-29

F. G. Currier brought US in this week a ripe.
juicy peach raised in his orchard The tree
stands some Is feet high and certainly no
better favored peaches are raised anywhere
than are these. There were some Is or more
on the tree.--Camden Herald
We can do better than that. MIR. R. t
Rankin brought to The journal office last week
some handsome, richly colored peaches, grown
from seed by Ambrose Stubs of Winter
port. There was about half bushel on the
tree.
PooR's MILLS. Mr.. and Mrs. Mansfield of
New Jersey and Mr.. and Mrs John Simmons
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin Jackson last
week. Mrs. Estelle Haley visited her
mother, Mrs. Elsie Banks, last week Mrs.
F. T. Wentworth and Mrs F. l.. Toothaker
went to Brooksville recently to visit Mr. and
Mrs. Orrin L. Wentworth. Mrs Wentworth
and son Lloyd returned home with them for
short visit. w. S Wentworths little daueh-
ter fell from tree near the schoolhouse last
Friday. She was unconscious They carried
her to the home of Henry Wentworth where
Dr. L. N. Pearson was called. She was able to
be taken to her home Sunday
Mrs. E. S. Pitcher, teacher of music in the
public schools, entertained party of thirty
teachers and ex-teachers of the city schools at
the Pitcher cottage at the Battery Saturday.
The guests began to arrive at $50 o'clock and
spent the afternoon out of DOORS Supper was
served on the veranda consisting of baked
ciams sandwiches, etc. and coffee. After sup
per the party adjourned to the Dunton cottage
to enjoy one of John r. Dunton's famous beach
fires, and corn roast With conversation,
songs and recitations the hours flew until the
time came for departure, when all left after
thanking their hostess for happy afternoon
and evening.
REQUEST TO THE BELFAST FREE LIBRARY
The will of the late Fred G. White of this city
was probated this week. 1t contains the fol-
lowing public bequest:
81 give and bequeath to the city of Belfast,
| in trust, the sum of five thousand dollars, to
be kept safely invested and the income thereof
| to be used annually, as hereinafter provided
| to wit: Said annual income from said five
| thousand dollars shall be used for the benefit
of the Belfast Free Library, under the direc-
ton of its trustees, each year that Edgar F.
| Hanson shall not be member of said Belfast
City Government a member of the board of
trustees of said Library; but if during a Y
| year said Edgar F. Hanson shall be member
of said Belfast City Government or a member
of the board of trustees of said Library, said
annual income for such year or wears shall re-
vert to my estate and be paid by said City of
Belfast to my executor hereinafter named, for
the use and benefit of the residuary egatees
under my will
WALTER CONDOR HEARD FROM. About ff-
teen years ago Walter Everett Condor, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram A. Condor, left Belfast to
go to the Provinces, and enroute was to sell
spectacles for which he had the agency. From
that time his family lost all trace of him. al
though every clue that might lead to his
whereabouts was carefully followed up. 1t
was reported at one time that man had been
found dead in Monson, Me. The father went
there, but found it was not his SON. Last Sat
urday letter dated at Shreveport, La, and
addressed to his parents was received here. 1t
was written by the wife of the missing man,
formerly Miss Martha Houser of Shreveport,
to whom he was married in that city last
August The letter said that Mr. Condor was
WELL was connected with the oil fields and
prospecting. He had simply neglected to write
and was very sorry he had become estranged
from his family. His parents and one sister,
Miss Leonia, have died since he left home.
The letter from Shreveport was taken to his
sister, Miss Alice, who sent an answer imme-
diately 1t was great relief to his sister and
| brothers to learn that he was alive and doing
we'll
THE BAND MINISTRIES. One of the best
minstrel shows ever given by the Belfast Banc
was presented in the Opera House Thursday
evening, September 22nd, before large ano
enthusiastic audience. The director, j. Lee
Patterson, as interlocutor, with fifteen men il
full evening dress formed the circle, and tbs
end men, Messrs. Charles F. and Ross l. Ham
mons, Clarence E. Hall and Walter Clifford
were in black and white plaid trousers, gar
net velvet coats and immense green ties
Reyes orchestra of eight pieces was station
ed in the rear of the circle. The stage set
tings were in red and white. All the minor de
tails were we'll in hand and the usual Ions
waits of the amateur performance were avoid
ed All the parts were well taken and thu
songs went off with snap. In the "sunfiowe
quartet the ends rendered a topical song
with the refrain "Ask Mr.. Dickey," which
brought down the house. Another local hi
was the one on Representative Ralph l. Morse
In answer to the query, "Why is the next leg
islature like an old pine tree?" The answer
was, Because Morse clings to it." Mr.. Morse
who was in the circle, was reelected to the leg
islature on the Republican ticket at the recen
election, despite the political landslide which
defeated all others on the ticket. Charles
Hammons who was the bright, particular stal
on this, as on former occasions, gave mono
logue, on Prohibition which was loudly ap
plauded. He was repeatedly encored during
the evening The other lends" were also ex
cellent and merited and received liberal ap
plause. The specialties were all good, and tn
performance closed with Silver Bell. an lndiar
intermezzo. by the entire band in full uniform
Reyes orchestrs furnished excellent musl'
throughout the evening