The Republican journal., 1910-12-08


A petition IL bankruptcy has been filed with
the clerk Of the United States district court by
Caroline E. Rowell, Liberty; debts. $2S9. Prin-
cipal creditors, James A. Rowell. Attorney,
r. w. Brown, Belfast.
| The Travellers Club will meet with the
Misses Field Primrose Hill, Tuesday, Dec.
18th. Program: Paper, "Peter the Great" by
Miss Mabel R. Mathews; readings, Tsarskoe
Selo and Peterhof to be supplied; Mini Nov
gorod by Mrs. Amos Clement.
| A new Belfast basket ball team has been or
ganized, with Albert Mudgett manager. Henry
Cunningham, Wilbur Colby and Harold and
Herbert Dickey will play. They have engag-
ed the dining room in the Pythian Block for
| practice work and some interesting games may
| De looked for later in the season.
Prof. W. C. Chapman will bring to Belfast, to
appear in a concert January Path, three New
York artists it will be delight and privilege
to hear. They are John Barnes Wells. tenor;
Estelle Harris, soprano; Hans Kronold, cello
list. The concert will be under the auspices of
the Belfast Musical Society.
Miss Ivy Babbidgs Of Dark Harbor will en-
ter the New England Telegraph office for sew
eral weeks instruction. Miss May Pendleton
of Dark Harbor has returned home after sew
eral weeks practice in telegraphy at the Bel
will have charge Of the new telegraph branch
at Dark Harbor in connection with the central
telephone Office.
DEXTER, Dec. 2. Dexter people are learning
with interest and pleasure that the office OF
the Western Union Telegraph Co. in Dexter
will, in the future, be located in the New Eng
land Telephone and Telegraph Co.'S offices,
Masonic building in Main street-this change
to take effect on December 9Th. Linemen are
expected here today to make the necessary
change, and it is reported that an operator
from Camden will have charge of the Office
and the regular hours will be from o'clock in
the morning until o'clock in the evening.
The above is from the Bangor News Of Dec.
End. The manager of the new office is Miss
Alice Thorndike of this city, who left here for
Dexter on Saturday, Dec. 3rd, after having
enjoyed a few weeks of vacation and much
needed rest at the home of Mrs. G. F. Ryan at
the Upper Bridge For about two years Miss
Thorndike has done practically all of the work
in the Camden Western Union office, where
during the summer months very heavy and
important business is handled, and by her I'M
failing patience and courtesy has won many
words of praise and appreciation, both from
the townspeople and from the summer resi-
dents. The people of Dexter are to be con-
graduated upon having secured so faithful and
painstaking an operator for their new office,
and Miss Thorndike's many friends in Belfast.
where she learned telegraphy, and in Camden
where she has done such conscientious work,
will wish her success and happiness in her new
position. Miss Thorndike is especially pleased
to have been appointed to this office as she has
a sister living in Dexter in whose family she
will now make her home.
DEATH FROM GAS POISONING. William H.
Staples. Jr., an employee of the Penobscot Bay
Electric Company, met his death by asphyxia-
ton on Main street in front of Odd Fellow
block about 4 o'clock last Saturday afternoon.
At o'clock Saturday morning he began to
pick the frozen earth for repairs on the gas
pipe running parallel with the street crossing
The excavation had been made over the leak
and after getting below the frost small tun-
mel had been cut and Mr.. Staples was at work
on the pipe at the end Of the trench. Mr.. A. D.
Smalley in passing on his way to DR.. S. W.
Johnson's office in Odd Fellows block no.
ticed the gas odor and on returning to the
street FIVE minutes later, thinking it strange
the trench should have been left open, went
out to it. Seeing Mr.. Staples bending over the
pipe he asked if he had got it fixed and receiv-
ing no reply repeated the question. By this
time he realized that something was wrong
and getting into the trench lifted Mr.. Staples
up. John McCauliff, = clerk in A. A. Howes
store, went to his assistance and together they
got the apparently lifeless body out of the
trench. Assistance was called for and DIR. E.
W. Tapley was at his side in very few min
utes and rendered all the aid possible The
gas was SO strong that DR.. Tapley suffered
from its effects while working over its victim
street and later to the Waldo County hospital, |
where it was hoped that by the use of oxygen
animation might be restored; but it was hope |
ess case from the first. Staples had been at
work with Scott Gray, another employee of the
company, who had left few minutes before
to shut off the gas and had instructed Staples |
to wait until the trench was free from gas be- |
fore doing any more work. 1t is rule of the !
company that man must not work alone on a |
leak, to guard against such accidents as ended |
the life of young Staples. An examination !
showed that Mr.. Staples had removed the cap |
from the pipe at the end of the trench and was |
working on it when he became unconscious |
and fell. The deceased was the son of William |
H. and Myra c. (Dickey) Staples and lived on
Bridge street with his parents who with the
brothers and sisters survive him: |
Lillian j., wife of Oscar Lawry of Vinalhaven, !
Dana, Jesse L., James D., Otis V. and Gertrude |
E., all Of Belfast. This tragic death was a |
great shock to the community, occurring as it |
lid when the streets were filled with people.
The funeral was held at the late home at 2 p.
n. Tuesday, Rev. Adolph Rossbach officiating.
500 BARRELS to be given away at PERRY'S
CASH MARKET during the next three weeks.
DO YOU WANT ONE? If so, CALL and we
will show you how you can save the BARREL
full of MONEY.