The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-20
The News of Belfast.

The News of Belfast.
Orrin ]. Dickey will have his first Togus
excursion Of the season Thursday, July 9th.
The Universalist Ladies' Aid will have pub
lie food sale at their church vestry this, Thurs
day, afternoon at o'clock.
The Univ rsaist Sunday school will hold its
annual picnic at the park tomorrow, Friday,
afternoon. Everyone is cordially invited.
The lady who took by mistake silk scarf
from the Opera House last Tuesday will con-
fer favor by returning the same to Mr.. Cliff
ford.
Orders for food for the Arts and Crafts sale
next Saturday afternoon will be received by
Mrs. Ralph H. Howes up to 10 o'clock Friday
morning.
The Improvement Society will meet at the
office of Dunton & Morse Monday, July Oath at
Up. m. Members are earnestly requested to
attend.
There will be social dance in Knowlton's
Hall, East Belfast, next Saturday evening.
Elijah Howard will be floor director and Stimp-
sons orchestra will furnish music.
Mr.. J. F. Wilson has raised this season in
his garden at Northport on one-eighth of an
acre, 26 bushels of peas. They were planted
in rows four feet apart between rows of
Strawberries
Mrs E. A. Mudgett has bought out the
Lothrop and 10 cent store and taken posses
sion. The stock will be increased and other
lines of goods added. Mrs. Mudgett will also
carry her line of pattern goods.
Trinity Reformed Church and Society
planning for their annual summer sale, supper
and entertainment, which will take place about
August 18th. Transportation will be furnish
ed o all from this side who wish to attend.
Unclaimed letters remaining in the Belfast
post office fer the week ending July 18th:
Ellen Hanlon, Mrs. G. Owen, Miss Mae Somers,
Chas. Bressan, ]. H. Blanchard, James Bost-
wick, Adrian A. Duhame, Frank H. Foster,
William G. Hill, Ernesto Marini, Charles Plum
er, w. E. Reynolds, F. S. Walker.
The steamer Castne will leave Lewis wharf,
Belfast, next Sunday at 1.30 p. M, Northport
at 2. p. M, for sail to Castine and up the
Bagaduce, with stop of one hour at Castine
and one hour at Northport the return ar
irving at Belfast about $50 p. m. This will be
a delightful sail Tickets, 40 cents.
| Mrs. Hamlin Burkett was delightfully."- sur
prised on her list birthday, last Monday, when
party of neighbors and friends called to
offer congratulations and present tokens of
love and esteem, including many beautiful
flowers. Her daughter Mrs. Selwyn Thomp-
son, planned the surprise and served ice cream,
cake and coffee. 1t was very happy event.
| NORTH BELFAST. DR.. F. c. Gay and family
of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Mr. and Mrs Wilburt
N. Brier of Detroit, Mich, arrived last week
to spend their vacation at their summer home,
the Brier homestead -. Everett S. Hatch, who
was SO badly burned July 4th by the explosion
OF fire crackers in his pocket, is nearly recov-
cred from his injuries. He was skillfully treat
ed by DR.. E. l.. Stevens. Fred Holmes had a
private telephone installed at his place of busi-
ness last week -. The Sunday services at the
church are well attended, and Rev. C. E. Walsh
receives the undivided attention of his au-
diences as they listen to his able and interest,"
ing sermons.
HIS SKULL WAS FRACTURED. Lester Hale of
East Belfast and Clifton c., son of Mr. and
| Mrs. Isaac E. Staples of Northport avenue
were injured last Friday in the stable of Mr.
I. S. Thompson, their employer, in East Bel
fact. They were wrestling and fell near one
of the horses, which became frightened and
l.; al JJo1a
and slightly injured but Staples received a
serious fracture of the skull and was taken at
once to the Waldo County hospital, where he
received prompt attention The blow was re-
ceived on the center forehead and the frac-
ture was bad that it was necessary to re-
move piece of bone "A of an inch SQUARE
The patient rapidly regained consciousness
and apparently has suffered little pain. He is
progressing rapidly toward recovery. Hale
was able to return to his work the first of the
week.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The stone soop Yankee
Girl arrived last week from Vinalhaven with
large granite monument, which Hon. F. S.
Walls has had set on the family lot in the
cemetery at Searsmont The sloop laid on
the south side of the wharf of the Duplex
Roller Bushing Co. and at the end of the wharf
was the three-masted schooner Harold c.
Beecher, craft of 306 tons net, but the sloop's
topmast lowered abbve the schooner's spars
The Yankee Girl is SO tons net and was built
at Harpswell in 1885, (but has evidently been
rebuilt as she looks like comparatively new
vessel. Sch Willis & Guy was on the marine
railway at Brewer last week for recalking
Sch. Etna discharged cargo of coal at Rock
land last week. -. Sch. Sarah L. Davis, from
New York for Rockland, before reported at
Boothbay Harbor with loss of sails during
squall, has been towed to destination The
barge Beckton, carrying LOCO tons of granite,
has sailed from Mt. Waldo dock for New York
city,. Sch, Harold c. Beecher was taken out
on Gilchrists marine railway last week for
painting 80. The barge Schuyhill discharged
coal last week for the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co,
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. earle & Jones can
supply your needs in summer goods from their
stock of dry goods, ladies furnishings, muslin
dresses, auto coats. bonnets and veils,and offer
special values in shirt waists. They also have
a great variety in china, crockery, glass, vel
low, tin aluminium and silver ware, etc.. with
Edison Photographs and Ford automobiles as
specialties. The Norton, Pillsbury Co., have
the largest stock of carriages and harnesses in