The Republican journal., 1912-05-09
THE NEWS OF BELFAST

afternoon at o'clock, &
Song service and business meeting of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union at the
Home for Aged Women, Cedar street, tomor-
row, Friday. at 23U p. m. All come!
Undertaken Charles R. Coombs received
telegram from Lawrence, Mass, yesterday,
asking him to meet the p. m. train today,
Thursday, which will bring the remains of John
l.. Page. Mr.. Page was born in East Belfast,
but had lived in Lawrence many years. He is
of this city.
The Knox Wooden Co., Camden, is getting
ready to build another large addition to their
mill. 1t will be an extension of the north
wing, 70 feet in length and the same height and
width as the present wing, and will give great
ly increased facilities for carrying on their
increasing business.
Gov. Plaisted has filed his petition for nomi-
nation as governor. The local signers are Eben
F. Littlefield and SO others of Belfast, North
port, Knox and Belmont; Ira G. White and SO
others of Winterport and Frankfort; James M.
Palmer and So others of Montville, Jackson,
Troy, Knox, Thorndike and Unity.
An interesting article on the Duties of
Supervisor by Miss Margaret E. MCGEE, super
visor of the Bangor Exchange of the New Eng
land Tel. & Tel. Co. appears in the May num-
Der of New England Telephone Topics. The
article won first prize in supervisors contest
for the best outline of the duties and RESPONSE
bilities of supervisor
SPRING FLOWERS AND BIRDS. 1t was plan
ned to spend May 9Th at Stoney Point, Guam
tabacook, but most of the day was spent on
the drive and in the nearby woods searching
for the early spring flowers, although the lake
and camp piazza had their attractions. One
little "Devil Diver" swan in near the shore to
make call, and the summer birds, including
the red winged black bird and the friendly lit
tie wrens. were seen. The following list of
flowers for May 9Th is remarkable: Strawberry
blossoms. Quaker ladies, hepaticas of the three
shades, blue and white violets, bell wort and dan
delions. The season is unusually dry and well
advanced and the starting of the fora common
to June indicates an early spring,
A SUNDAY SCHOOL SUPPER. picnic supper
was given last Friday evening by the officers
and teachers to the members of the Baptist
Sunday school. bountiful and appetizing
supper was well served, the primary depart
ment having their three little tables on the
platform and receiving the best of attention
After supper there was social hour and the
following program:
Piano Solo, Flossie Heal.
Recitation, A Smack in School,
Mr.. A. K Braley.
Recitation. Darby and Joan,
Mr.. Wayland Knowlton
Stories were told by Mrs. Fannie Hopkins,
Miss Bertha Royce, Rev. H. W. Rhoades,
Benz. and George Robertson, Mr.. B. B.
Greenlaw and Gardner Harmon.
Boys Chorus. Jolly Boys.
Solo, Spanish Cavalier,
Earl Talbot with boys chorus
Saxaphone solo, Vernon Titcomb
ARBoR DAY. Gov. Paisted has issued procla-
nation designating Friday, May 18th, as Arbor
Day. The text of the proclamation is as fol-
lows:
Pursuant to the statutes of our State, /,
therefore, designate Friday, the 18th day of
May, as Arbor Day, and recommend that it
be observed by the people of our State in the
planting of trees, shrubs and vines, in the
adornment of public and private grounds,
places and ways, and in such other efforts and
undertakings shall be in harmony with the
general character of the day.
l especially suggest the importance of teach
ing the children to love the trees of Maine.
Love for nature, for the birds and flowers,
should be inculcated in the youth of our State,
and | trust that in our schools the teachers
will on this day impress upon the minds of the
boys and girls the many ways in which they
can do an important part in givi..g our State a
greater charm in making it more dear to all
its people. The planting of the tree and the
sowing of the seed should be followed by ex-
ercises that will make the day distinctive in
the lesson that it teaches.
A Boys BIRTHDAY. Carlton, the little son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Read, celebrated
his sixth birthday at his home on Congress
street, May End. The guests came directly
from school and remained until o'clock,
spending the time on the lawn with games and
sports and in Cartons tent. Refreshments
were also served on the lawn, Mrs. Read cutting
the wonderful birthday cake and Mr.. Shire
serving ice cream. Later Mrs. Read arranged
a nibble table with fancy crackers, cookies,
ETC.. from which the guests served The
little host had many of the gifts that boys de-
light in and was correspondingly happy Just
vited in to listen to selections on the graphic
noa. The guests were Katherine Frost, Ruth
Partridge, Verna Jellison, Cicily Gunner,
Margaret and Dorothy Drinkwater, David
Hoxie, Blair and Donald Wilson, Gordon Nc
Kenney, Herbert Rogers, Paul Graisby, Carol
Pottle and Charles Wright.
BUZZ WAGONS The following automobiles
from Waldo county were registered at the of
fee of the secretary of State during the past
week:
No. 1851. Jessie E. 'Nickerspn, Searsport
touring car; gasoline power; horse power, 40;
predominating color, maroon.
No. 2,670. James F. Sheldon, Belfast; runa-
bout; gasoline power; horse power, l21; pre-
dominating color, red.
No. 1857. H. c. Buzzell, Belfast; touring
car; gasolene power; horse power, 2211; predom-
mating color, black.
No. 2,711. J. B. Darling, Belfast; roadster;
gasoline power; horse power, 16; predominant
ing color, brown.
No. 2,s43. Henry G. Ames, Unity; touring
car; gasoline power; horse power, 221; pradom-
mating, color, black
No. 1882. James o. Pillsbury, Unity; tour
ing car; gasoline power; horse power, 80; pre-
dominating color. black.
No. 1907. l. L. Perry, Belfast; touring car;
gasoline power; horse power, 80; predominant
ing color. blue.
No. 2,909. Edward Evans, Waldo; runabout
gasoline power; horse power, IL; predominant
ing color, red.