The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-10-09

Despite the heavy rain last Thursday several
automobile parties went to Bangor to attend
the music festivals. others going by train.
William Jell1son has bought Percy Greer's
interest in the restaurant, and will continue
in the business. Mr.. Greer is in Boston. and
Mrs. Greer will join him next week.
The new law requiring postal employees to
do their eight hours work within ten hours has
necessitated an additional letter carrier for
Belfast and Thomas E. Bowker, who has been
substitute carrier, has been appointed. There
are two substitute carriers, and Ansel S. Kelley,
who had previously passed the examination,
has been appointed from Washington to sue
coed MIR. Bowker, promoted. The other sub
stitute carrier is Earl L. Talbot.
When the whistle sounded about P last
Thursday it was taken by many for a fire
aar from box "a; but was intended for six
blasts, meaning mo school. Whether this
was because of the rain the matinee, We
cannot say but a large majority of the pupils
were at the Opera House, where in add ion TO
a program Of feature pictures Capt. Pickard
gave an illustrated lecture life in the L, S.
Navy. A prize of flag for the largest class
attendance was won by the 9Th grade.
Another vegetable curiosity was brought to
The journal office last Thursday by Mr.. Gilbert
Levansellar of Waldo-three old potatoes on
and in which while in the cellar potatoes
had formed. One tuber had three new pota-
toes on the outside and a fourth just breaking
through; another a group of five little pota-
toes that had made their way out of the par
ent tuber, and the third, two some what larger
potatoes part way out. The new potatoes were
reddish in color.
c. F. Hovey & Co., Boston, have taken the
local agency for the Queen Quality shoes and
in this connection the Boston Globe presents
some interesting facts revealed by an exhaust
i've study of the Thomas G. Plant Company
factory at Jamaica Plains. This is the largest
exclusively women's shoe factory in the
world. employing 1900 people. with q value OF
it's business approximately S8,0C0,o00 yearly
and with an output of better than 100000
pairs yearly. The Queen Quality shoes are
sold in Belfast by A. Coburn.
Mention was made last week of the enter
tainment by Miss Harriet Clement Of num-
Der of her Belfast friends at her summer
home, Red Roof Farm, near Afford Lake
Miss Clement bought the old place severa
years ago and made it into a most attractive
summer home, where she spends as much time
as her duties as head saleswonan in the C )a'
and suit department in Fuller & Cobbs, Rock
land will allow The interior is quantity fur.
nished and the place is exceedingly restfu
and attractive, The party were entertained
for the day, enjoying dinner and tea before
their return home.
The home of Edward H. Bates on Uppel
Waldo avenue. with shed adjoining, was
totally dec troyed by fire about noon last Fri
| day. Some of the furniture was saved A
still: alarm was given and Chemical No. l, ane
taking water from well; but the fire hae
made such Roadway that it could not be
checked. 1t is supposed to have caugh
around the chimney. The loss is severe ont
for Mr.. Bates who is an elderly man, and th'
insurance of 5000 would not go far TOWARD
replacing the comfortable home he has lost.
THURSDAYS STORM. The rainstorm las
Thursday was very heavy and was accom-
panied by an easterly gale and an unusual.
high tide that filled the harbor with drift stuff
washed from the shores. The water was near
ly over the lower bridge and some of tn
| a I'D I,,t oil Il
is reported on the water front. The steamerAn
naBelle, Capt. Ben. Arey, made her regular trll
across the bay but the Marjorie remained Le'
up at the wharf here until Friday morning
The Stockton came down river on her regula
trip, but on the return went direct from Cam
den to Bucksport, emitting the Northport an
Belfast landings The auxiliary sloop oWhe
by B. L. futile broke from her moorings Dc
low the steamboat wharf and went ashore o.
the top of the tide, but was not damaged on
was foated Friday by l.. A. Coombs ana to"e
to the dock above the steamboat wharI'
was record high tide all along the coast
FALL MOVING. Daniel H. Strout has move
from the Fletcher house on Main street 10 M
8 Miller street and M. F. Pease, VINO receh'i
came to Belfast. has taken the Fletcher mousse
80. .Eethel Wiley of the Home furhishi.
Companv has taken the lower floor OF tn
pe;rce house on Franklin street and will boar
Mrs. Carrie PIERCE this winter MIS- A''e
P. Carter and son Charles have moved ifo .,
High street to the home Of her father M
WEIGH, on Waldo Avenue ...Mrs' L. ona't
and Miss Florence Libbey have taken room
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Conner ana MI
shales has rented her house on High street 10
the winter to Mr.. C. C. Dickinson OF Boston
who owns a cottage on the South Shore. MI
A. B. Wyllie has moved from the
Block on Church street to the W. M " oou
house on Cedar street in the tenement vaea &c
bv Amos Partridge. who has moved 70 u
tenement over the Jellison restaurant