The Republican journal., 1912-04-04


The regular meeting of John Cochran Chap
ter. D. A. R., will be held with Mrs. Frank K.
Woodcock next Monday evening.
The ice went out of the Penobscot river at
%. M, April End, and the port of Bangor is now
open to navigation, having been closed since
December %, 1911.
There will be meeting of the advertising
committee of the Belfast fair at the office of
Orrin j. Dickey tomorrow, Friday, evening at
7 o'clock, to consider matters of impo rtance.
The Belfast Yacht Club will hold special
meeting at their room this, Thursday, evening
at o'clock All member are requested to at
tend as matters of Importance are to come up.
The Universalist sale and entertainment,
postponed from last week, will be heD May
LIST. A special feature of the sale will be the
Maybasket table under the management of
the Girls Club.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel L. Proctor of Camden
came to Belfast last Monday and have taken
rent in the George R. Carter house. Mr.. Proc
tor is an expert plumber and has employment
with Goodhue & Co., "a Main street.
The SALE now on, at the room of the Arts
and Crafts includes many articles suitable Tor
Easter gifts and there is fine display OF beau
tiful and original cards. Tea is served every
afternoon by Mrs. c. M. Craig and there will
be food sale Saturday afternoon.
| Some weeks ago it was announced that Mr..
Frank A. Cushman of Center Montville would
! be Republican candidate for sheriff in the
primaries, and of late rumor that he had
withdrawn has been industriously circulated.
We are authorized to say that this is not the
case; that Mr.. Cushman will file his nomina-
ton papers and is in the contest to stay.
| Herbert T. Field has resigned treasurer
of the Waldo Trust Company to take position
with the M. S. Bird Co, bankers and brokers
/ in Portland IAN will leave May LIST. Wilbur F.
Blodgett. assistant treasurer, will succeed Mr..
! Field in the Waldo Trust and T. Frank Parker,
/ for some years with the Eastern Steamship
, Company, will succeed Mr.. Blodgett. Mr..
! Field has had many years banking experience;
! first in the Belfast National bank, now City
National, and later as assistant treasurer of
the Belfast Savings bank, and has many friends
in this, his native city, who will regret his de-
parture.
Liquor CASES. Rocco Campanella, an Italian
living in Searsport, was before Judge Knowl-
ton of the Municipal court last Saturday
charged with two sales of intoxicating liquor.
The State proved by two witnesses the sale of
beer and whiskey. He was found guilty in
the first case, fined 500 and 60 days in Jail,
appealed and gave bonds. The complainant in
this case was Deputy Sheriff C. o. Dckey, who
seized 80 quarts of lager beer. The second
case, brought by Deputy Sheriff Percy S.
Edgecomb, was for the sale Of, two glasses of
whiskey and two bottles of beer. Found guilty
and sentenced to pay fine of $50; appealed
and gave bonds. Monday evening Deputy
Sheriffs Dickey and Edgecomb searched the
premises of Joseph Rich, an Italian, at Mack's
Point, and found one half barrel and "a bottles
of beer, three empty half barrels and number
of empty bottles Rich was before the court
Tuesday afternoon aid in one case was fined
$500 and costs and 60 days in Jail and, in an
other $50 and costs and sixty days in Jail, and
| in default 60 days additional in Jail. He APP
pealed and gave bonds in each case.