The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-11-14

The government rulings on the Christmas
tree business from Maine does not affect ship
ments to Boston and cars are now loading here
Our friends were good to US last week, and
Partridge stew
Deer meat, too,
Graced the menu
Charles M. Conant of this city and Monroe
recently placed in the hands of Ralph Burrll
the local trainer his five-year old gelding BY
Sultan Wilkes. His dam was known as the
Wood mare, afterwards owned by the late
Thornton Lyford of Bangor. and hardly ever
headed in the road races. A popularity OF
this mare and foal is that they are dun O,
buckskin color The dam is one of the best
known mares and this trotting gated geldine
seems to be following in the line of his dam
Although not of an especially fashionable
color he is said to be one of the best fiye-year-
olds owned in this vicinity-Bangor Com
mercial.
WHO OWNS THE PARK The Improvement
Society some time ago complained that gravel
was being hauled from the beach in front of
the park and the city government passed an
order forbdding the practice and special Of
fcer was detailed to see that the order was en-
I preparing
to move into his $4,000 mansion on Northport
avenue many carloads of gravel were hauled
from the park beach and placed on the drive
ways. The attention of Alderman Littlefeld,
chairman of the committee on highways and
bridges, was called to the matter, and last
the committee, accompanied street commits
sioner Burgess to the park and found the
mayor engaged in leveling gravel which team
was hauling from the beach in front of the
park. Of course it is now generally recogniz-
! ed that we have had for years one-man city
government and the order forbidding taking
gravel from the park beach could not have
been passed without his approval. 1t would
seem that he considers said order does not ap-
ply to him; that he is law unto himself, and
the wonder is that he did not go farther and
stock his conservatory and embellish his
grounds with plants and shrubs from the park,
The Noon lNTERMISSIoN AT SCHOOL Many
hundreds of children of Maine are accustomed
to eat their MONDAY meal at school. Teach
ers and the public both recognize that the
period Of the noon intermission constitutes a
possible source of physical or moral injury to
the pupils. The proper regulation of pupils
during the noon hour is a serious problem of
school administration. In recognition of this
the teachers of Washington county recently
passed the following series of resolutions,
which have already excited much favorable
comment:
Whereas, the noon hour In our rural schools
has been, and is, moral menace to such
schools, be it resolved:
(a) That Superintendent be urged to re-
quest or require, in engaging teachers, that
such teachers are to remain at the building
during the noon hour, and that remuneration
be given for this extra work.
~ That teachers be urged to exert such
influence over both parents and children that
wholesome lunches be provided; that the
teacher prepare hot cocoa or something SINH
lar for the children and teach them simple
lessons in courtesy, neatness and hygiene
during their participation in lunch.
(c) That the teachers closely supervise the
play ground, and that the children be urged to
bring to school dolls, toy: and games, for use
during the noon hour, when the weather for
bids outdoor play"
THE N. E. o. P.'s 18th ANNIVERSARY Bel
Protection, celebrated thu 25th anniversary of
the order last Monday evening. Belfast Lodge
is only two years the junior of the parent
order and was organized Dec. 80, 1887, and all
these years the original charter members have
kept the faith and twelve of the CT arter
members were present at this anniversary.
Several of the grand officers were expected to
be present, and were on the program for ad
dresses, but at the last moment notified the
program committee that they were unable to
attend After brief busir ess session in the
anteroom Mr.. William Stevens, master of the
lodge, called the open meeting to order. He
spoke of the failure Of the Grand officers to be
present and asked Mr.. jefferson F. Wilson, g
charter member, to give the address of well
come. Although unexpectedly called upor
Mr.. Wilson was equal to the emergency He
gave a cordial welcome to all present ant
spoke briefly and convincingly of the benefits
derived from cooperative insurance. Rev. d
B. Phelan, for % years a member of the order
was then called upon and spoke for about 81
minutes. He was not prepared to give an ad
dress, but commanded the close attention O
Oil PfeeeuI' nc paul kloWlnR tribute TO tn
order, and told of many instances that ha,
come under his observation where it had dom
great good. He compared this method of in
surance with that Of the merchantile com
panies. claiming many advantages for the for
mer. and closed with fervent words of ap
proval of the work of the New England Orde
of Protection for the brotherhood of man an
of its care of the widows and orphans. 1t may b
added here that the Belfast lodge has paid out il
the past Is years as death benefits of its 26 de
ceased members $51. 900. After Mr.. Phelan's ad
dress, Charles R.Coombs rendered amiscellane
GUS program on his Victor machine and Mis-
Alice E. Simmons recited two selections fror
James Whitcomb Riley and one from Joseph
Lincoln. each time responding to hearty en-
cores. Asocial hour followed, when ice crear
and cake. fruit punch and waters, were served
1t was an occasion enjoyable alike to member
and guests.