The Republican journal., 1910-09-22

Capt. A. A Daley is fitting up hoop-shav-
ing shop on Beaver street using the machinery
OF his own patenting. He has been located III
VInalhaven for some time.
At $50 o'clock last Sunday afternoon an
alarm of fire was sounded from box 25. The
second hand store of H. W Baker III the Opera
House block was filled with smoke. Both
Washington and Seaside companies and the
Hook and Ladder company were soon at the
scene. The glass in the door was broken and
entrance forced. On investigation it was
found that the smoke came from the Curtis
bakery and had worked its way into the Baker
store. The same circumstance happened one
Sunday evening about year ago and the fire
companies responded then.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Walden and Mrs.
Wadens mother, Mrs Electa Stone, moved
last week from the Horace Chenery house at
the corner of Franklin and Cedar streets to
their fine new home on Court street, which
they recently bought of the Elizabeth Barns
estate. The house has been greatly improved
in the interior and fireplace added to the
living room. colonial porch has been built
SAiS AVA
the south. The trees have been trimmed up
and large maple in front removed. The lawn
has been graded and the premises present
fine appearance.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Robert A. Snyder ar
rived last week from Baltimore with fertilizer
material for the Coe Mortimer Co. Friday
steamer Massasot arrived from New York
with more material for the company :. Sch
Gen. Adelbert Ames has discharged a cargo of
clay at Portland and is loading granite paving
blocks there for New York 1. The Shenandoah,
which less than year ago was the largest and
fastest wooden sailing ship in the world, but
which is now a prosaic coal barge, arrived in
Providence September 18th from Norfolk on
her frs. trip since being Converted" She
brought 5095 tons of COAL She is now the larg-
est coal barge a1oat, and draws more water
than any vessel that entered the port
She was towed by the Mary F. Scully, the
largest steel tug ever built =. Sch. Francis V.
Sawyer has sailed from the Mt. Waldo wharf
for New York with cargo of cut stone for the
new municipal building, and sch. Sadie is load
ing paving blocks there for New York. =. Sch
Alien STeeu Is iOduluS paving at MOSQUITO
Mountain wharf for New York
AN EARLY CALL FROM BURGLARS Mrs.
Lizzie H. Smalley of Chelsea, Mass, who re-
Gently returned home from visit to Belfast.
under date of September It'll writes: Last
Sunday we went to Ipswich in an auto and did
not return until $50 p. m, when a neighbor
told that something was wrong at our
house and that the police had been notified
Just then the police arrived and found that the
burglars had been through the house from top
to bottom. They forced window in the din
ing room came through the living room and up
the front stairs to the chambers. Boxes,
drawers, clothing and every thing were left in
heap. From one room they took gold watch
from others they took Masonic charm, sill
yer purse filled with silver, pair of pearl ear
rings, box of coppers and other small things
They did not visit my room, if they had they
might have made big haul. They were
frightened away about that time by neigh
Dor ringing the telephone. They entered two
other houses in the neighborhood have had
police inspector here but we have as yet
found no clue. We nervous family at
present and are sleeping in the top of the
| house."
! HER 99th BIRTHDAY. Mr.. and Mrs. Wayland
Knowlton Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall o. Knowlton
and Miss Idella Knowton went to Liberty last
Thursday to attend the celebration of the goth
birthday of Mrs. Knowlton's mother, Mrs. Sal
! lie Reed Wentworth, who makes her home
with her daughter Mrs. Mary c. Baker of Lib
erty. Many guests called during the day to
extend congratulations and best wishes to Mrs.
Wentworth and general reception was held
all day. Mrs. Wentworth was in her element
She is in full possession of all her faculties,
reads without glasses, and is as alert and
ready to take joke as young person. She
received many gifts including money and also
received over 100 cards from friends and rela-
tves all over the State. Her four children
were all present: Mrs. Knowlton of this CITY.
Mrs. Sarah Lord of North Vassalboro, Elijah
Wentworth of Knox, and Mrs. Baker of Lib
erty- Many of her grandchildren were also
present. the guests numbering in the hundreds
and coming from Union, Montville, Belfast.
Vassalboro, Liberty and other towns. Mrs.
Wentworth is the widow of the late Freeman
Wentworth, and is widely known and much
loved by all who know her. She was recently
presented with the Boston Sunday Post cane,
as the oldest resident of Liberty. Mrs Went
worth thoroughly enjoyed the day yesterday,
as did all her guests.