The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-24

0. E. Frost has bought the 1918 Haynes s.
passenger touring car advertised by Horace
Chenery and has sold his Maxwell to Ralph
Darby.
Mr. and Mrs. George W. Frisbee's family
horse Kate, was put to rest last Sunday. She
had been ailing for over year and everything
possible was done for her relief She had been
their pet for about sixteen years and in her
day was fast one of blooded stock and for
merry owned by l.. L. Gentner.
! Nothing could be more absurd than the idea
advanced by some haf-sports Thursday that
| the Belfast ball team did not try until the
| eighth inning Everybody familiar with base
ball knows that both teams were wrought up
| to nervous tension. One might as reason
ably say that Rockland's errors were purpose
ly made. We venture the belief that the Bel
fast fans are shaking hands with themselves.
| -RocklaI Courier-Gazette.
Miss Grace E. Walton gave thimble party
Tuesday afternoon, July 18th, at her home on
Lincolnvlle avenue in honor of Mrs. Gertrude
Sargent of Brooklyn, N. Y, the author of The
Masters Treasurer, book on Odd Fellowship
who is the guest of Mrs Samuel Adams. Sup
per was served at o'clock, and the guests
besides Mrs. Sargent were Mrs. Samuel Adams,
Mrs. William keene, Mrs. Edwin S. Bowker,
Mrs. John Bowker, Mrs. John A. Fogg and
Mrs Eugene L. Cook.
1t has certainly been hard season for
farmers-"the worst for many years." as one
of them expressed it. The drouth in June was
far-reaching in its effects. 1t reduced the
feed in the pastures, cut down the hay crop
fully 25 per cent. necessitated much repant-
ing and will shorten the potato crop. Then,
when haying was begun almost continuous
rain set in, with hot muggy weather between
the showers, SO that much of the grass cut
was spoiled more or less damaged before it
could be made Farming is good deal of
lottery after all.
THE FOUNDRY REoPENED. Until the Du-
plex Roller Bushing Co. went out of business
few years ago Belfast had not been without
a foundry since the early 40s. The first found
cry was located short distance below the
Head of the Tide bridge and in 1S49 it was
taken over by the Belfast Foundry Co., cap
| italized at S25 900, and moved to Front street,
where a brick building, 80 by 40 and three
stories high, had been erected on the site of
| what was later known as the Dana building.
! The foundery building was burned in 1851 and
was replaced the following year by one two
stories high, which was burned in the great
| fire of 1878. A wooden building was then
erected, and later the foundery was moved to
its present location on the opposite side of
| Front street. The foundery is in charge of
| Mr.. A. R. Leadbetter, an experienced man. and
is we'll equipped for doing business. Those
who have been sending orders out of town can
now have them filled at home.
| POLITICAL VISITORS. Waldo county was
| toured last Friday by party of prominent
| Republicans in the interest of the coming
campaig ign in the third Congressional district.
| They came in autos and made short call in
Belfast, dining at the Windsor Hotel. The
| following towns we're visited: Winterport,
Frankfort, Stockton. Searsport, Prospect, Bel
mont, Searsmont, Liberty, Palermo, Freedom,
| Knox Brooks. In the latter town an evening
/ meeting was held at the York House, with a
! large and enthusiastic attendance. Wherever
| the party went they found strong senti-
I VI 'SA
the candidate for nomination as congressman
; from the Third district Hon. John A. Peters
of Ellsworth, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Hon. Forrest Goodwin. The party
included Hon John A. Peters of Ellsworth;
Col. Frederic H. Parkhust of Bangor; William
E. Lawry of Augusta; Senator c. M. Conant OF
Winterport; Hon. Albert Pierce of Frankfort;
~ West and
Arthur Richie, Esq, of Belfast.