The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-02-27

Is a horse worth more or less after feed?
Hay ard oats are high today; shall wait to-
day and feed him tomorrow!
That's now men do about painting their
bo,,ses and barns and fences. Paint has been
high for several years; and so they have wait
Cd Paint is high vet: they still waiting;
thousands of EN- are waiting for paint to fall.
Their property drops tritle year and the
next lob Of paint creeps-up, creeps-up, creeps-
I'd; it'll take more paint by a gallon a year;
thew don't save cent, and the property goes
on suffering. DE'oE
Mason & Hall sell it.
Two books. "1he White Shield" and joel, a
Bow OF Galilee" are missing from the Baptist
Sunday school library. Any one knowing of
their whereabouts will confer favor by re-
turning them or informing the librarian where
they can be found
Mr.. W G. Preston. secretary of the Waldo
County Agricultural Society wishes The Jour-
nal to state that the statement made in the
daily papers that Ralph Hayford had resigned
as president and Mr.. Preston secretary was
premature, as their designations have not been
rendered.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers r. NAMED uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending Feb. 25th. Ladies'
Marguerite Cragg, Mrs. Tena Varney, Mrs.
Edw Whit. Gentlmen-John Coffin, Prince
Kinds, q etters,) Frank Larrabee, Otis Stu
art, W W. Wood.
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the handkerchiefs at The Journal office.
The PAUL RANCH. NJ. 0. Wilson has sold
his farm in Searsmont to Alfred K Paul and is
looking for a smaller farm nearer the market.
This deal adds one hundred acres another
dwelling and several large barns to the Paul
Ranch. Mr.. Paul lives in Boston, and is an
expert &C countant, hut looks forward to spend
ing his last days in Searsmont, and in the
meantime keeps in touch with his interests
there His brother Will owns the original
Paul farm, and A. K has been buying and i'm
proving land until the Paul Ranch now in
cudes what had been six separate farms. The
last purchase is under good cultivation and
connects properties already owned. The
strawberry fields on the Wilson place a
good asset.
A FARMERS BANQUET. At the Boafl of
Trade meeting last Monday evening it was de-
cded to give farmers banquet March 18th
der the management of the following COM
mittee Ralph D. Southworth, NJ L. Slugg, E.
B. .Gilchrest, M. w. Lord and E. S. Pitcher.
The transportation committee is James H.
Howes, B. D. Field. Ralph D. Southworth, H.
H. Coombs and Charles F. Hammons. c. E.
Embree of Bangor, General Manager of the
Farmers Union of Maine, will be present and
deliver an address, and Guy johnson of New
York, representing the Bull Steamship Co,
will speak in the interest of freight line be-
tween New York and Stockton Springs 1t
was voted to send invitation to the ten
Oranges in the County to have five delegates
each present at the banquet
The Women's Alliance of the First Parish
(Onitarian) will meet at the. home of Mrs.
James H. Howes, High street, this, Thursday,
afternoon at 2.30 o'clock The following pro-
gram will be given under the direction of Mrs.
E. S. Pitcher, Miss Charlotte w. Colburn and
Mrs. Ralph H. Howes:
Vocal duet. "Serenata," (Mefstofele) Boito
Mrs. E. P. Frost, Miss Caroline Hatch
l1ano Solo, ''Valse Briliiante," Chopin.
Mrs Leon Beckwith
Reading, Selected,
Miss Alice Simmons
Violin Solo, Italian Melody Carl Bohm
Miss Hazel Doak
Song, "Fledgelings," Rev James M. Leighton
Mrs. E. P. Frost
Piano Solo, .'To the Evening STAR
(Tanuhauser) Wagner,
Mrs. Elon B. Gilchrest
The D. M. SusI POWER Co. The organiza-
ton of the D. M. susi Power company for the
purpose Of supplying gas and electricity in the
towns of Troy, Unity, Thorndke Burnham and
Freedom was recently reported in The Journal.
This corporation is named for a resident of
Burnham, who located there several years ago
when he assumed charge of engaging and
experimenting the large crews of Italians who
were engaged to build the dam about five
miles below Burnham village for the Sebasti-
cook Power company, which was few years
ago sold to the Central Maine Power company.
Since locating in Burnham Mr.. Susi has bought
two very desirable residences, the one he oc-
cupies on Hartland avenue, bought of Emery
Barnes, and the house on Main street ho,1oht
of Mrs. Julia Parks and now occupied by J. N.
Swazey and family. He also possesses some
very desirable farm properties in the south
part of the town. Mr.. Susi is very public
spirited and is always ready to contribute to
worthy charitable cause.