The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-07-03

Wyatt Carrow has bought Elon B. Gilchrists
Maxwell runabout.
DR.. O. S. Vckery of this city has been APP
pointed medical examiner for Waldo county.
A report of the outing of Castle North, X
O. K A., is unavodedly deferred to next week.
Mr.. and Mrs D. F. Stephenson and family
moved to their cottage on the Cottrell shore,
last Tuesday.
The Belfast Boot and Shoe Workers Union
contributed the sum Of $25 to the support of
baseball in this city.
The regular monthly meeting of the Arts and
Crafts will be held in the room next Monday
evening at 73G o'clock
About July 10th Mr.. E. R. Conner will open
a moving picture show under canvas on a To-
cation lust north of Northpor. campground.
A. E. Clark Camp. Sons of Veterans, and
Ladies Auxiliary will go to Brooks July 4th to
take part in the parade. All are requested to
meet at Memorial Hall at 6.15 a. m. tomorrow,
Friday.
Last + fluay WAS d ilot udyp hCIc anu Si'S-
where, the hottest day Of the month in many
places, with excessive humidity. shower
in the night brought relief, and the rain was
much needed.
Some of the machinery and materials for
Billings Pierce clothing factory in the knowl-
ton building, opposite the railroad station. ar
rived by boat last Monday morning and prepa-
rations for starting the factory are in progress
The company is advertising for help.
CUSTOMS CHANGES The changes in the Gus
toms service under the new law went into ell
feet July LIST Maine and New Hampshire
comprise one district with headquarters IN
Portland, William T. Emmons, collector Dep
uties are given charge of the ports Of entry
and in all cases where the deputies were under
civil service they have been retained. Inc
local deputies are: Belfast, Bancroft Il. Coh-
ant; Rockport, Lucius H. Lovejoy; Csstine, L.
| Fred Jones; Vinalhaven, Daniel H. Glldden
The department will not announce the salaries
these deputies are to receive.
CITYPoINT A blackboard party from Brooks
| had runaway and a narrow escape from
very serious accident on the curve at the City
point bridge at midnight, Monday. The buck
board Was driven by Mr.. Ed Knowlton and
carried party of lady Maccabees, who were
returning from meeting in Belfast. When
crossing the track near the spring. In the dark
ness the horses evidently got off the crossing
and on the track Mr.. Knowlton struck a
match to get his bearings, when the horses be-
came frightened Mr. Knowlton was thrown
out and stunned, while the horses without
driver ran furiously about an eighth OF mile
towards the dangerous curve, but instead OF
making the curve the horses ran straight
ahead into the pocket from which Beverly
Staples has lately been taking rock IN grading
his grounds The horses fell down and the
blackboard was tipped over, throwing the occu-
pants out but doing no serious damage beyond
severely bruising Mrs. knowlton, who was
caught under wheel. Assistance was sum-
moned from nearby houses. and Basil Newell
with lantern went to their aid. An automo'
bile belonging to the party arrived on the
scene and took Mr.. Knowlton, who was H.
jured, to Brooks, while Mrs. knowlton and the
rest Of the party found shelter in the neigh
borhood until morning. Miss Julia Vaughan
is Wis iting in New Boston, N. H. She visited
her father at Wells Beach and spent day in
Boston en- 70 ute. Mrs. Pearl Danforth ano
sons Clarence and Roger returned Monday to
their home in Castine, after visit with Miss
Harriet Hatch AMI Mrs. R. H. Mosher. Mr.
ard Mrs. Thomas E. Dorr of North Searspor'
have leased the Newell farm and are occupy
ing part of the house. Mrs. Levi Clay and
son, Basil Newell, took q carriage drive to
Bucksport the past week. Mr.. and Mrs
George Havener. accompanied by his mother
Mrs. Gardner L. Havener. took carriage
drive to Pros pect to visit Mrs. L. L. Wood, re-
turning home last Thursday. Mrs. Bradbury
Cushing and Mrs. Arthur Staples and children
Of Lynn, Mass, arrived Tuesday evening to be
the guests of their father Beverly Staples.