The Republican journal., 1912-07-18

point. July oath. with music BY Keves. ~
chestra.
The woElen of the First Methodist En;sco.
pal church will serve dinner Thursdav hi,
25th, at Memorial hall from II i =, :. o.
p. m. The public is cordially invited 70 cow,
and have dinner.
Next Saturday the Belfast ball team w;r
play the Easterns on the Congress street
grounds and a hot game may be expected The
local team hopes to retrieve their de feat b.,
the Easterns last Saturday.
There are no new cases of diphtheria and the
| five cases in quarantine are rapidly convalesc.
ing. 1t is thl ught that the disease is now nm
der control and if there are no new cases the
quarantine will soon be raised. All the cases
have been light.
Papers have been sent on to Washington. D.
c., by Clarence E, Mcintyre, requesting the
permission of the War Department to extend
the wharf of the Daniel Lane property at the
foot of Main street, which he recently mr.
chased, out to deep water.
Elmer Mason is getting good catches of ale
wives in his weir at the mouth of Goose river
and has taken some thinkers, but we hear of
none caught on the hook. There is no mar
| ket for alewives, while herring are in demand
for canning, but continue scarce.
The Baptist Sunday school picnic at the citv
park last Saturday afternoon was we'll attend.
ed and greatly enjoyed particularly by the
little ones, who went into the water several
times during the afternoon. The steamed
clans found ready market and the improve.
ments made in the oven were appreciated,
The park is improving in appearance with the
growth of the trees and shrubbery.
The return engagement of the ever popular
Downing Stock Co. to Belfast Opera House for
three days beginning Monday July22d promises
to be one of the events of the summer season.
Search where you WILL you will not find more
for your money. Think of it. the play (chang-
ed every mighty vaudeville acts, and reels
of the pleasing pictures. Prices will be the
same as before. Admission 10 cents Re-
served seats Is cents. All new plays will be
offered.
The report published in out of town papers
that the decomposed remains of a man had
been found in Little River, the source of the
city's water supply, was entirely without foun-
dation. The whereabouts of the man alleged
to have been missing since July 4th was read
lily ascertained. People were naturally horri-
fled on reading this unfounded report and Cor
oner Coombs telephone was kept busy answer
ing enquiries.
The entries for the three days racing to be
held t the Central Maine fair grounds, Water
vile. under the auspices of the Kennebec
Driving club, July 30, 81 and Aug. l, have been
completed, and comprise 1893 horses. The Pas
lures (Chenery) have the following entries:
IS, trot and pace, Orta, b. M; 2.25 trot and
pace, Dan Bonner, bl. S.; 300, pace, Thrust, CHI.
e.; 2.22, trot and pace, Juanalita, b. g.; 40,
trot and pace Estelle Mark b. g. 2.30, trot,
Yankee Girl ch m.
NORTH BELFAST. Misses Madge and Marie
and Masters Malcolm and George Brier Gay of
of Brooklyn, N. Y, are visiting their grand
mother, Mrs. r. S. Brier. DR.. and Mrs. Cliff
ford Gay, their parents, will join them next
Sunday. Mrs. Lucy R. Lewis of Roxbury,
Brier of Detroit, Mich, are visiting their
mother Mrs. Relief Brier. -. The Ladies' Aid
will hold their annual fair in the church YES
try July 31st.
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE. A full board was
present at the meeting of the School Commit
tee last Monday evening. The salary of Miss
Melvina V. Parker. an assistant in the High
school, was raised from $500 to $3.50. A petit
ton presented asked for 5000. Miss Florence
Cross OF Morrill, was elected teacher in Grade
at salary of $500. A petition was pre-
scented asking for an increase in the salary of
A. D. Hayes, principal of Grade 9, but no
action was taken. VIM. L. Hall and Orrin J.
Dickey were made special committee to buy
office supplies of Mr.. A. J. Knowlton, former
superintendent, for the use of Superintendent
W. B. Woodbury., and Orrin j. Dickey and Giles
G. Abbott were made committee on school
house repairs.
BUZZ WAGONS. The following automobiles
from Waldo county were registered at the
office of the secretary of State during the
past week:
No. 6,391. William S. Jones, Palermo; tour
ing car; gasoline power; horse power, &c. pre-
dominating color, black.
No. 6,466. Lewis Pennington, Lincolnville;
touring car; gasoline power; horse power, IA;
predominating color, red
No. 6,471. William H. Quimby, Belfast; rum
about; gasoline power; horse power, 80; pre-
dominating color, black.
No. 6,562. George R. Stevens, Stockton
Springs; touring car; gasoline power; horse
power, so; predominating color, blue.
No. 6565. D. G. Wing, Saturday Cove,
Northport; touring car; gasoline power; horse
power, 60; predominating color, green.
No. 6,570. P w. Jaquith Montville; tour
ing car, gasoline power; horse power, l6; pre-
dominating color, black.
SHIPPING ITEMS. On another page is an
interesting account of model of the famous
Bath built ship Shenandoah, of 3,4O6 rs tons.
A sister ship, the Roanoke, of 3,539 O3 tons was
built at Bath two years later, in 1902 -. What
was left of the schooner Sallie ron after the
fire at Portland was taken out on the marine
railway last week and it was found that there
was considerable lumber in her hold That was
taken out and an examination made of the
hull which was found damaged beyond repairs.
The Sallie ron was built at Searsport in 1854
and was owned by the Pendleton Bros The
wreck of sch. Independent on Caicos. one of
the reefs of the Bahama islands, was report
ed last week. The schooner was bound from
Jacksonville to Colon with cargo of lumber