The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-13

The annual meeting of the corporators Of
the Belfast Savings Bank was held April 18th
at 10 a. M, and R. F. DuGton, James H. Howes.
arthur l. Brown, Ben. D. Field and Ralph M.
Johnson were chosen trustees; Robert F. Dun
ton, president; Wilmer J. Dorman, treasurer:
Elon B. Gilchrest, assistant treasurer; Robert
+. Dunton. James H. Howes and Ben. D. Field,
investment committee.
WEST BELFAST. Herbert Hills arrived from
Portland Tuesday night to visit his father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Hills. i. Raymond
Dyer has gone to work in Fogg & Coombs'
market. Herbert Seekins has between five
and six hundred chickens He is building an
extension on his hen house an ] expects to keep
a thousand hens next WINTER. Mrs. William
klmball underwent a surgical operation at her
home last week and is doing nicely.
Hamiton's greenhouse is bower of beauty
with its abundance of Easter flowers. There
are about double the usual number of plants
ready for the Easter SALE Easter lilies, tulips,
Jonqulis, narcissus, hyacinths and azalias in
pots are banked on all sides of the display
house and gorgeous lunches of pinks and roses
NIL Jardinieres and refrigerators. Call and see
them.
YOUNG AT SEVENTY FIVE. Mrs George w.
Lewis celebrated her 18th birthday April 10th
at her home, 107 Waldo avenue. She gave a
luncheon to friends; covers were laid for seven.
The place cards were the work of the hostess
and were the dainty spring flowers, the form
and coorlng showing an innate love for flow
ers and practiced hand. They will be treas
ured as souvenirs of happy event. Mrs.
Lewis was the recipient of many lovely flowers
and dainty gifts and received callers curing
the afternoon and evening"
The SARDINE PLANT. In digging a trench
at the sardine plant in which to start a cement
foundation for the building the bed logs CT an
old wharf were struck and it was necessary to-
cut through them. There were hemlock logs
nearly two feet through and others of spruce,
and the wood when cut was as bright and fresh
as II just from the woods. Part of the bottom
OF an old flat boat was dug up with the trenails
sticking through the planks, and these also
were sound. Capt. Babbidge is making good
progress with the wharf outside of the sea
wall. The steam lighter Sophia has brought
load of gravel for the concrete work. Instead
of filling in under the building the company
may decide to make the floor of reinforced
concrete, which would be great saving in
time and expense. The company has already
leased several weir privileges in the river and
harbor.
WARD HICKS ESCAPED Ward Hicks, a pris
oner in the Waldo county Jail for COW stealing,
escaped last Monday morning at seven 8 clock
He had been assisting about the house and was
asked to do an errand in the cellar, and said he
would as soon as he had watered the cow He
did not appear, however, and search was at
once made for him. He had asked tramp to
water the COW and had then evidently taken
his departure, and had about twenty minutes
start of the officers. Master Frank Waterman
reported to them that he had seen Hicks going
toward Citypoint, and at p. m. Tuesday two
girls saw him going up the railroad track. He
is tall, about SIS years old, wore lumbermans
coat of blue with black stripes, blue pants, and
a winter cap about two sizes too large. In
former escape from Jail Hicks stole COW in
Orrington and it is thought that fear of arrest
for this offense when his present sentence ex-
pires may have prompted this second dash for
liberty. The officers are looking fol him, and
any information that may lead to his capture
will be paid for by Sheriff jenkins.