The Republican journal., 1912-05-02

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of officers. Mrs. B. H. Conant, Mrs VIZ
Quimby and Miss Evelyn p. Morrison are the
nomin ating committee
Fred Ingersoll of Portland. local superinterd.
ent of the Saco Valley Canning COMPANY 40.
sisted by Elijah Richie, is distributing tho
seed corn for the seasons plant to those ,,,ho
have contracts with the COMPANY. Tive.
hundred and seventy-fv acres have been
promised and ever ything looks favorable for
busy season.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained unclaimed in the Belfast post Office
for the week ending April Both: Ladies-Mrs
Newell Trim, Miss Lucy Villains, Mrs. William,
Payson. Gentlemen-Sias D. Brown. Belfast
Golf Club, F. A. Howard & Son, Fred Hipo-ns
Mr.. J. 1ngersoll, Rev. Albert Morris. Eldoras
F. Mahoney, H. A. Norton.
Some people might have supposed # !
Locke & Son had added line of dairy nroducts
to their stock of jewelry, etc., on seeing in
their handsome show window last Monday
nursing bottle filled with the tactical fluid Rut
it was only bottle "Sam" had picked up in the
street and placed in the window hoping it
might attract the owners attention.
| The last in series of public whist nart;es
was held at Seaside Grange hall, Thursday
evening, April 25th. There were 16 tables of
plain whist. Mrs. G. Parker Cook won the
ladies' prize, sweet grass basket, and Fred
1ngersoll of Portland the gentleman's prize.
card case. The consultations went to Mrs. A.
b. .Wylie and Frederick Johnson Following
the game ice cream and cake were served and
then the hall was cleared for dancing. Stimp-
sons orchestra furnished music
Messrs. R. F. and j. R. Dunton, who bought
the McClintock house and adjoining brick
blocks on High and Spring streets, have had
the dead limbs removed from the elm trees on
their property and one tree that had rotted so
that it was liable to fall cut down. This needs
to be done in other places in the city and MANY
trees within the street limits require attention
The stately elms that line our streets are a
great attraction to visitors and furnish well
come shade in summer and should not be al.
lowed to perish.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be with Mrs. Frank Mayo, North
port Avenue, Monday afternoon, May 9Th.
The lesson will be from the April number of
the Chautauquan magazine, "Our Social Prob
lens" and American Engineering" Roll
call, favorlte quotations, paper, "The Social
Problems of Our Own Locality" book reviews,
"The Workers East and West" Summary of
the winning of Barbara WORTH" original
short stories by several members of the Circle.
cordial invitation is extended to all who are
interested in C. L. s. C. work
| There was serious break in the main pipe
of the city water system near the gate at the
station early last Sunday morning This ne
cessitated deep digging, and the work of re-
pairing was difficult because of the inflow of
water, Superintendent J. D. Walker and crew
of seven men were at work on the break all day
and at pm. the pumps were started. When the
break was discovered there was only 20 feet of
water in the standpipe and that was drained
by 5 o'clock. Fire Chief S. S. L. Shute took
every precaution in case of fire. The city
horses were hitched to Hose No. l; j. H. Nc
Keen's span to Hose No. 2 and E. B. Lunt's
horses were on the engine, and twenty five
men were on duty at the rooms. 1t happened
that the general fire alarm system was out of
commission at the time account of repairs
on the boiler at Mathews Mill. There were
two still alarms, one for chimney fire at
Walter j. Clifford's, Northport avenue and the
other for a fire in rubbish at the rear of the
johnson block. both readily extinguished.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. The schooner James Slater
was taken out on Gilchrests marine railway
last week for painting, etc. -. Local charters:
Sch Edward Stewart to load lumber at Isles
boro for New York; sch. Anna B. Mitchell to
load paving at Roberts Harbor for New York;
sch. General Adelbert Ames to load lumber at
Windsor N. s., for the Sound or New York.
sch. Brigad Ter to load stone at Stonngton for
N ew York; schs. Mary E. Morse and NJ V. B.
Chase to load stone at Green Island for Prov1-
dence; sch. Carrie A. Buckman to load the car
go of lumber of the wrecked British schooner
Adeline at Boothbay Harbor for New York,
Sch. Susie P. Oliver is loading cement at Hud-
son. N. Y, for Bangor. Sch. Mary L. Cros-
by arrived at Calais April 25th from Philadel-
phia... Sch. Annie B. Mitchell, Capt E. S.
Mcdonald, discharged 300 tons of coal at Mt
Waldo last week and sailed for Rockland to be
taken out on the railway for calking and paint
ing. She is chartered to load stone at Roberts
Harbor for New York Sch Harry w.
Haynes has been chartered by the Mt Waldo
Granite Works to carry a cargo of cut stone
for the new Jersey City post Office building.
WALDO COUNTY Auros. The following au.
tomobiles from Waldo county were registered
at the office of the Secretary of State during
the past week:
No. 2,A8-Ella N. Gordon, Brooks; runabout:
gasolene power; horse power, 16; predominant
ing color, blue.
No. 2,256-Frank G. Mixer, Belfast; touring
car; gasolene power; horse power, ga; pre-.
dominating color, black.
No. 2,3l2-George A. Leavitt, Belfast; tour
ing car; gasolene power; horse power 2S; pre-
dominating color, green.
No. 2,572-George E. johnson, Belfast; rum
about; easolene power; horse power, IL; pre-
dominating color, red.
No. 2.S45-Charles B. Simpson, Freedom;
touring car; gasolene power; horse power, 30:
predominating color, wine.
NJ. 2,346-Aaron P. Mcfarland, Montville:
surrey; gasolene power; horse power, "a; pre-
dominating color, green.
No. 2,3t7-Charles B. Simpson, Freedom:
roadster; gasoene power; horse power, 20; pre-,
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