Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-06-10
BELFAST.
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Plans for a Grand July
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+ oufih Celebration.
Committees Appointed and Pro-
gram About Complete.
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Baseball News "AdmiraI" Rob.
bins B!fthday-.-A Death.

Belfast, Me, June 9.-(SpeciaU.-An-
other meeting was held last night in
the Association rooms and The fellow
ing program and commuters for The
Fourth Of July was formulated
A parade will form on Phoenix Row
at $50 in the following order: Band:
Uniformed Rank, K. OF p, OF Belfast;
Tribes Of Red Men from Belfast, Sears
port and Castine; Capt. A. E. Clark
Camp. S. OF v; city government in
carriages: band; fire department. Hose
No. !. Engine No. l; Seaside Hose Co.
Hook and Ladder Co.; business floats:
horribles. The line forming on Phoenix
Row will proceed down High to the
loot of the square. up Church to Mar
ket street and down Market to Phoenix
row. where it will disband.
At II o'clock an alarm of fire will be
given and the department will give an
exhibition of how quickly it can put
stream on d burning building. An ex-
i1ibition of the gasoline fire engine will
be given. throwing one, two, three and
four streams.
grounds the following races will take
place: Thre"-legged race, prizes. first,
81; second, so cents: sack race. prizes,
81 and so cents for second; potato race,
prizes 81, 50 cents; 1O0-yard dash,
prizes, 81 and 81; 220-yard DASH prizes.
So and 81; pig race, prize the pig.
The races will end with a Marathon
race, starting at the ball grounds, out
Congress street to Maine, down Main
to Waldo avenue up Waldo to Vine,
down Vine to High. down High to Sal
mond, thence to the starting point to
finish at the grounds. Prizes, Sc and s4
An auto will so ahead marking the
course. Entries for all contests now
open.
At P NJ. ball game will be played
on the Congress street grounds between
the Belfast teams and the best and
fastest team it is possible to procure.
Manager Johnson is now in commune
cation with several teams.
At 80 a band concert will be given
in the bandstand on the schoolhouse
common.
The committees are as follows: O. ].
Dickey, chairman, assisted by members
VI tli' doSoNidtipiI, I(Ni i'ie, w. d. ADtNT.0
ey; fire department, Chief Engineer
Clough. Assistants Shute and Cook;
races, Lee Robinson. chairman. George
Darby and William Brown: subscrip-
tons, Fred Robbins and Lee Robinson;
music, o. J. Dickey.
The Belfast Baseball Association
Tuesday night elected Lee Robinson as
siStant manager to act with Manager
Johnson. Clio B. Marsane resigned from
the heard of directors. owing to press
Of business. K. Il. Clough was elected
umpire. 1t is expected that a game
will be played in Searsport Saturday.
A game will he played on the nome
grounds June IS and the team will go to
South Brewer June % to play the East
erns
Josh Robinson left today for Elein.
H., IL play in the Northwestern
League. Robinson has for several sea-
sons pitched on the New Bedfords.
Don Robbins Belfast's midget. was
so years old a day or two ago. Inc
"Admiral," as he is called, enjoys the
best of health. has a large circle of
friends and enjoys life in spite of the
fact that he is but little over three
feet tall and weighs only about 40
pounds.
News of the sudden death of Miss
May Gem of Bucksport was received
here last night. In apparently the best
Of health she went to pass the night
with Mrs. Frank Pierce on the steam
er Belfast and when Mrs. Pierce awoke
in the morning Miss Gem was dead.
having passed away while asleep. Both
Miss Gem and Mrs. Pierce have often
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs c. w.
Bradbury, Northport avenue. ana
many friends in Belfast are shocked
to haar OF Miss Gems death.