The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-08-17

Fred l.. Howard has bought the land anc
buildings of Mrs. Hattie M. Piper on Charles
street extension near the old Edwards house
We omitted to include in our list of houses
built or building this season the modern resi-.
dence built by Jos. A McKeen for his own oc-
cupancy.
There will be dance at Silver Harvest
Grange hall, Waldo, next Saturday evening
and every Saturday evening hereafter, with
music by Townsends orchestra
Jos A. McKeen, local agent for the Stand
ard OH Co., sold 4,2l0 gallons of gasolene on
Monday last About 5000 gallons was taken
by two yachts. A few years ago that would
have been good seasons sale of gasolene.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Shales will take posses
sion September 1st of their house on Congress
street, occupied by Mr.. D. H. Strout and fam.
lily, who will move to the Fletcher house on
Main street soon as it is ready for occu-
pancy.
The Belfast band gave a concert last Friday
evening in front of the Northport hotel on
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ence. They were engaged by the cottagers
and made the trip to and from the campground
il the auxiliary Mallard.
The Baptist Sunday school enjoyed picnic
at the city park last Saturday afternoon. The
day was perfect. the views from the park are
beautiful, and the party had free use of the
Improvement Society's pavilion and mammoth
oven. There were about one hundred present
and barrel of steamed clans with other good
things disappeared as if by magic.
Steamer Massasoit of the Maine Coast line is
undergoing repairs at East Boston, where she
Is receiving new crank shaft, new tail shaft,
thrust shaft and new propeller, in addition to a
general overhauling. The repairs will be
made as fast as possible, as the steamer Mo-
hawk is unable to handle all the freight offer
ing at the present time.
| Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
postoftice for the week ending August 18th:
Mrs. H. M Flagg, Miss Cora Flagg Mrs. Ethel
Higgins, Mrs. Fanny Holmes, Mrs. H. Randall,
Emily Mae Stewart, Miss A. M. Staples, Miss
Anna Sargent Nelson ]. Beaton Ansel Clark,
Elmer Drinkwater, John H. Flagg, George W.
Hatch F. A. Howard
/ DON'T WAIT TO BE SOLICITED. The benefit
lawn party and sale for the Home for Aged
Women will be given Thursday, August oath,
if pleasant; if not, the next fair day This is
an annual event and has been postponed to
give place to other social affairs, and it is hoped
that all interested in the institution will give
this party liberal patronage. Don't wait to
be solicited, but help.
| Journal reader who had been shopping in
Western city writes: 81 had to pay 81 for a
plain pair of pumps for myself. Had an
awful time getting fitted, too. They didn't
have anything narrow enough. 1t jus. made
me sick to see Dinsmores advt. in this week 3
paper, for could have gotten what wanted for
81. By the way l am sending 81 for you to in
vest for me-"
The midsummer sale supper and entertain
ment at Trinity Reformed church last Friday
afternoon and evening was well attended and
the program published last week was success
fully carried out. The supper tables were
well patronized and the entertainment was of
high order. Il included vocal and instrument
tai solos, duets and readings, all the selections
receiving el-merited applause.
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo County
Veteran association will hold their monthly
meeting in the Vaughan grove, East Belfast,
August 31st. If stormy, the next fair day
Comrades, this is an outdoor meeting and the
weather must be fair Bring along picnic
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the shore of grand Old Penobscot Bay. The
good people of East Belfast have always given
US royal welcome, and will do so again.
The following new teachers have been en-
gagged for the city schools: Miss Bertha l.
Wallace of Foxboro, Mass. will succeed Miss
Nellie Hall in the Pitcher school; Miss Esther
Evans of Waldo succeeds Miss Myra Fitch in
the Sixth grade and Miss Hazel Barnard of
Lewiston will succeed Miss Elizabeth A. Quinn
by in the High school. Henry Laid of East
Boothbay will teach at the Head of the Tide,
and Miss Inez Jackson of Morrill, at Poor's
Mills, succeeding Miss Hazel Copeland. The
public schools of Belfast and Searsport will
open September 18th.
City Marshal M. R. Knowlton took two in
sane people to the Insane Hospital in Bangor
last Monday. He made the trip in an auto,
leaving here about o'clock p m. One was
Miss Annie Driscoll of Bathurst, N. B.. who
came here from Searsport August 7th and
who had been confined in the Jail until ar
rangements could be made to place her in the
asylum. She has been raving most of the
time, but seemed perfectly willing to 60 when
the matter was explained to her. The other
was Oscar E. Stevens Of this city, who has
been mildly insane for some time and recently
became violent at his home on River Avenue.
The officers were notified and he was placed in
the Jail until taken to Bangor.