The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-27

, Grange hall this, Thursday, evening with music
by Keyes' orchestra.
AT meeting July 21st of the stockholders
of the Odd Fellows Building association per-
mission was given to James H. Howes to build
an annex on Beaver street. 1t was proposed to
put up one-story building to be connected
with the rear of the store now occupied bv
r. Howes, but as the land could not be had
on reasonable terms the project has been given
up.
In connection with the prohibition auto party
these items will be of interest: Mrs. Stevenson.
returned but few months ago from a trip
around the world in the interest of Nat W. C,
I. U. The party will spend Friday night in
Appleton; next pass through Searsmont (per-
haps take dinner there) Lincolnville Center,
the Beach, Ducktrap and Saturday Cove. on
their way to Belfast. Sunday they will go to
Monroe, leaving one speaker at Swanville, an
other at Winterport one at Monroe and per-
haps one at Frankfort. Monday they 60 to
kennebec county. speaking en- route in Brooks,
Center Montville, Liberty, ETC. They will
speak in Belfast from the band stand
SHIPPING ITEMS. The four-masted sch. Ed
ward T. Stotesbury, which was driven ashore
at Pigeon Key, Fla, during hurricane last
October, has been fioated. although she was at
first considered total loss. She is now at
Jacksonville, undergoing extensive repairs,
and will be in commission again in a short
time. The schooner was bought when ashore
by Pendleton Bros. of New York, and will be
added to their large fleet Sch. Willis & Guy
cleared from Bangor July 21st with lumber for
Boston Sch. Donna T. Briggs arrived Sun
day with coal for the Penobscot Bay Electric
Co. and is discharging at Lewis wharf.
MUNICIPAL COURT. Judge knowlton had
three cases before him Monday In the morn
ing William Phillips was found guilty of
assault on Walter Small and fined 81 and costs,
amounting to Sl2, which he paid. Monday
afternoon Emery, the II years old son of Emery
and Blanche Leighton Danforth, was before
the court on complaint of Mrs Isabel R. Trip
for malicious mischief in destroying plants,
vines, etc, and for killing chickens and worry
ing animals. Judge Knowton reserved his de-
cision during the good behavior of the boy.
The third case was the State VS. Rufus N.
Brown of Swanvile for cruelty to animals
The complaint was brought by David E. Walker
of Belfast State agent for the protection of
animals. Evidence was submitted to the effect
that the animal was so years old and very poor
in flesh. Judge knowlton ordered the horse
killed
A SUCCESSFUL CLAMBAKE. Thursday, July
Goth, Is relatives and friends of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert T. Stevens of East Belfast held de-
lightful reunion at the pavilion in the Park on
Northport avenue. The large stove thought
fully constructed by the city fathers was made
use of and after the bivaves had opened their
pearly shells, indicating that the luscious
product were ready to eat, tables were arrang-
ed in the pavilion and the way in which every
member of the party partook of the repast in
Dictated their approval and appreciation of the
outing. A social hour was then enjoyed, and it
is needless to say that this was most pleasant,
atfording opportunity to exchange happenings
of long ago. AT seasonable hour the party
wended their way homeward, not, however
until the light shower which had come during
the dinner hour was over and clear weather
was assured. The party was composed of the
following: Mr.. and Mrs. Albert T. Stevens of
Belfast, Mr.. and Mrs L. W Stevens of Need
ham, Mass; Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Stevens and
two children of New Rochelle, New York;
Mrs. ]. D. McGray of Knox; Mr. and Mrs H.
F. Mason, Mrs. Lillian Kimball and little
daughter, Clara Frances: Mrs. Veda Stratton,
Dot chall md
Belfast-Mr. Robert Brintnel of Medford.
Mass, and Miss Edna Weston of Mattapan,
Mass.
WHERE is WARD HICKS? Ward Hicks is
wanted again. For the third time he has de-
serted his comfortable quarters in the Belfast
Jail and at this writing his whereabouts are
unknown. Under two sherffs he has abeen
treated as trusty, and both have been the
victims of misplaced confidence. He was sent
to jail first for stealing cow in Searsport
and was so meek and docile that Sheriff Garlic
ton allowed him to work about the place, and
one afternoon he took to the woods He was
not heard from until September when a man
was arrested in town north of Bangor for
stealing COW and committed to the Bangor
jail. Ttis proved to be Hicks. He was brought
back to Belfast tried, convicted and sentenced
to year in jail. Then Sheriff Jenkins came
in and he was so impressed with the apparent
trustworthy ways of his prisoner that he gave
him the job of taking care of the stable In
April Hicks made another break for liberty
and was finally captured in Jonesboro where
he has relatives, and brought back. His third
escape was made last week. He had been
complaining for some time of il-health and
Sheriff Jenkins, taking pity on him. had given
him for day quarters the poor debtors room,
which is larger and more airy than the others,
and at night he was locked in one of the regu-
lar cells. At p. M, July 18th, when the
turnkey went to escort Mr.. Hicks to his sleep
ing room he found t. poor debtors room ten
antess and broken bar in the window About
II years ago prisoner had filed this bar off
and escaped 1t had been repaired by placing
iron straps on each side and boiling them to-
gether with IL bolts. Hicks had in some way
removed these bolts, evidently one at time
and made heads and nuts of putty 1t was an
easy drop from the window to the ground. A
prisoner said that he had seen Hicks at 2
o'clock that day, but no one reports having
seen him since. 1t is rumored that he made