The Republican journal., 1910-06-23

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We owe an apology to Washington Hose
company for neglecting to express in last
weeks Journal their thanks to Mr. James H.
Howes for cashing their pay checks in advance
of the July meeting of the city government.
the roll of accounts not receiving passage at
the June meeting. The omission was due to
the forgetfulness of the writer.
The old Read orchard on the back road to
Northport is now filled with lumber piles,
boards and planks, the product of James c.
Durhams steam saw mill, whose smoke stack
is in sight from the road. 1t is good looking
lumber, too and will be used for box boards
and other purposes in MIR. Durham's wood
working factory.
The Boston ivy on several of our public build
ings adds greatly to their appearance. 1t is
growing well on the city building. the court
house, and covers completely the rear of the
public library. The only private residence on
which this vine is seen at present is the W. E..
Marsh house on Church street The Mcclellan
house Primrose Hill and the Unitarian par
sonage on Church street, and several other
residences, have luxuriant growth of Virginia
creeper
July Sth Edward H. Frye, the celebrated
monologist. will appear in the Baptist church
under the auspices of the Ladies' Sewing Cir
Gle and for the benefit of the church. Among
many good notices of Mr.. Frye is this from
Harrisburg, Pa:
All of the leading impersonators have ap-
peared in our "Star Course" during the past
seven years, but none have exceled Mr.. Ed
ward H. Frye, of Boston, in his mastery i'm
presentations. 1t was one of the most satisfac-
tory entertainments ever given under our aus.
pices. The association, press and public Of
Harrisburg unitedly endorse Mr.. Frye, and we
shall certainly want the pleasure of hearing
him again.
BAD ROADS. man who has driven about
| the city and suburbs of late says that he never
saw the roads in worse condition at this season
of the year than at present. Northport avenue
is certainly very unsightly, due to the use of
the road machine last year. when the graveled
way was covered with mud from the bitches.
During the recent wet weather this mud was
edt up into ruts and then the and wind
hardened the surface and the result can be
better imagined than described. Just this side
of the house of Isaac Staples there is a miry
place in the center of the road in which brush
has been stuck and near by are deep ruts and.
holes which should have been filled with gravel
The practice of destroying graveled roads by
coating them with mud from the bitches has
been generally followed. Mr.. Howard F. Ma
son built some fine roads in the park, Is feet
wide, gravelled them well and gave them a
sufficient crown. The road machine was set to
work on them last year to make them 80 feet
wide-an unnecessary width, and unsightly also
and the gravel was covered with earth, in
which weeds and grass have grown. If the
purpose was to dsfgure the grounds it could
not have been more successfully accomplished
in any other way.
STEAMER NOTES. When the Camden tied up
at her wharf in Bangor at 10 l6 a. m, Saturday it
was discovered that she had broken the record
for the turbiner trips from Boston to Bangor
She left Boston at p. m. Friday and the rec
ord went by the board by about four minutes
The passage down was through heavy rain
mist, a three-quarter fog, and Capt. Brown was
congratulated upon the rum. .. The Belfast
made the first stop of the season at Northport
last Monday and landings will be regularly
made there until the close of the season..
The new steamship Millinocket, built especially
to ply between Cape Jellison pier, the Bangor
& Aroostook terminal in Stockton harbor, and
New York, sailed from New York Saturday
and arrived at Stockton Tuesday She will ply
regularly between Stockton and New York
taking passengers as well as freight. She will
displace the schooner Northand. While. she
will handle everything offered, her freight
west bound will be mostly paper from the
Great Northern Paper Co. The Millinocket is
modern steel freight steamship of 2,Os3 tons
net tonnage and was launched from the yards
of the Maryland Steel Co. at Sparrow's Point,
April 23rd.
THE FOURTH. Manager Dickey of the Fourth
of July program committee desires all persons
who will take part in the horrbles or any part
of the street parade to communicate with him
at once. Liberal prizes will be offered to all
who contest in any part of the program. The
young people in East Belfast have agreed to
present some floats and horribles from that
part of the city and it will be remembered that
they distinguished themselves in that line in
one of our Old Home Week celebrations. The
Thomaston boys band has been engaged to
assist the Belfast Band in furnishing music
The steamer Castine will bring an excursion
here from Camden and other excursions will be
arranged for. Among the new features of
the celebration will be an exhibition by the fire
department of its work in case of a serious
fire. An alarm will be sounded, the engine
and hose carts with the hook and ladder
truck will be hooked up and run made to the
schoolhouse common, where an actual demon
stration of all the work required of the men
will be shown. The steamer Castine will be
on hand to take people out to the |arship in
the harbor. Full program next week.