The Republican journal., 1911-08-31

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Eugene R. Spear, manager of the Waldo
Telephone Co.. has been appointed general
manager of the Knox Telephone Co. in addition
to his duties here, which will necessitate spend.
ing part of his time in Rockland. Mr.. Spear
has been in the telephone business for Is years
and has been very successful in building up
the business in this city and county. 1t is
hoped he will continue his residence in Belfast.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post Office for the week ending August 29th:
Miss Vera Mclaughlin. e letters,) Mrs. Ger
trude S. Noble, Mrs. Joseph Phair, Carrie B.
Simpson. Mrs. Mercie H. Thomas, Mrs. C. D..
Weeks, Mrs. Vera M. Walker, Elmore A. Day,
Courtney Foster, F. L. Haskins, VIM. j. Kerri-
Bert Mckinney, J. J. Mahoney. J. Mahoney,
Otis Morey, G. E. Spear.
The corn factory is all ready for business
:, and will begin the seasons work in few days
Steam was on last Monday to test the machin-
cry. The plant consists of very neat and
substantial set of buildings. They are painted
white. the roofs are covered with corrugated
AIOH anu lie RTOuuuS are eNClOSeU by n wire
fence, the posts of cedar, painted white. On
the gable of the street end of the husking shed
you read: "Saco Valley Canning Co.. Packers
of Yankee Cream Corn"
| The meeting of the Waldo County Veteran
Association will be held on the Vaughan shore,
East Belfast, day, August S1st, and will be
in place of the regular September meeting.
! The business meeting will be held in the morn
ing and the regular program will be carried
out in the afternoon. A picnic dinner will be
served on the shore by the ladies' of the neigh
borhood, but all members of the association
are requested to bring cup and plate. Mr..
! Crockett OF Winterport is the chairman of the
| entertainment committee ,
| The course of lectures given in G. A. r.
| Hall the past week by Rev. H. s. Baker was in
deed treat and those who came to learn of
the great truths of the Socialist movement,
and what it stands for, czived the enlighten-
ment they sought. Mr.. Baker is by far the
/ finest speaker we ever lad in Belfast He
| handles his subject in such manner as to
leave no one, however skeptical in doubt upon
a single point He gives his hearers facts not
/ theories and it is facts we are looking for Mr..
Baker goes from Belfast to Hampden Heights,
where he will deliver his course of five lee
tures.-Secy
THE H. 0. ALDEN HOUSE SOLD. The report
current last week that NJ r. Knowton had
sold his restaurant on High street and bought
the Capt. H. Q. Alden house on Bridge street
was only half true. He had bought by verbal
agreement, the Alden house, but had not sold
his restaurant, and as a successful and grow
ing business it is good opening for some one.
The Alden house is large two-story building
with L and stable and the lot extends to the
shore, so that when Front street is extended
to the lower bridge it will have building lots
on that street convenient to the Coe- Mortimer
and sardine plants. The house is noticeable
from having the walls, as well as the roof
slated. The story is that Capt. Alden having
had some trouble with painters got even with
them by covering his house with slate
Rev and Mrs William Vaughan had their
annual cambake on their shore in East Belfast
last Friday night, and a royal good time was
enjoyed by those present. Clans corn ETC.,
we're cooked in the usual way and partaken of
with the usual RELISH after which games were
enjoyed by the light of big bonfire Among
the out of town guests were Mr. and Mrs.
John Borg and family of Weehawken. N j.,
who are occupying Kamp Kill Kare; Miss
Abbie Stoddard and Miss Rulyard, who are
tenting near by; Miss Edith Strout and the
Misses Tardys, her guests, of Portland; Mr..
and Mrs. Emory F. White of New York; Mrs.
A. B. Staples of Lynn; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Epler of Philadelphia, who guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Kruger; Ralph Shute who is at
home from Waltham, Mass; Mrs. John Owen
of Bangor, the guest of Mrs. F. L. Towle |
LABOR CONDITIONS ABROAD Mr. Alex. !
Lndgren and son Ray arrived home last week |
from their trip abroad which included visits on
the continent and the British Isles At the
board of trade meeting last Monday night Mr. |
Lindgren was asked as to the labor conditions
abroad, and his reply indicated that they were
far from satisfactory, and not to be compared |
with the conditions in this country. The strike
was on in London at the time the Lindgren's I
were there and because of it they cut their
stay short. Mr., l.. went to a strike meeting
and saw big parade of workmen in Trefalgar
square. He said the appearance of the men
and the expression on their faces was very un-
like that of workmen in this country. When
he said that the longshoremen's wages were Is
shilings week (3.75) some one remark ID, "a
don't see how they live" Neither do T. said
Mr.. Lindgren.
BOARD OF TRADE At meeting of the
board of trade last Monday evening the first
business taken up was concerning the represen-
tation of the board at the annual meeting of
the State board in Portland, September 21st
and 22d. The board is entitled to three dele
gates and the president and secretary were
elected and authorized to choose a third. 1t
was reported that the Simon Mfg. Co. of Bos-
ton had been written to with regard to facili-
ties for conducting their clothing business
here, but no reply had been received from
them. The secretary reported that con-
certed effort had been made to secure sub
scriptions to the stock of the realty COM
pany, but he knew of $500 that had been
or would be taken. An experience meeting on
railway. steamer and express rates followed
in which it was stated that freight rates gen.
orally had doubled and that Belfast is discrim
i lated against The present train schedule on