The Republican journal., 1913-09-04

Inc local board OF registration began its
sessions Tuesday to add to and revise the list
of polls for the election of member of Con-
gress Sept. 9Th.
The stores and business Offices were c,osad
and the factories shut down Labor Dav Navy
went out of town and there were two hall
games on the Congress street grounds.
H. W. HeaIey and family returned last Sun.
day from trip to Montpelier, VT, in their
Metz runabout. They passed through Is cities
and towns and Mr.. Healey did not have occa-
sion to use wrench on the run of $50 miles.
The W. c. T. U. will meet tomorrow. FRIDAY
at $50 p. m, with Mrs. Gerald Howard. Con
gress street. Please bring lunch and invite
your friends. The roll-call will be responded
to with How spent my vacation,
The Waldo County Veteran association will
meet today on the Vaughan shore, East Bel
fast, by invitation of Rev. VIM. Vaughan. who
has been their host on former occasions. A
rations and the people of East Belfast will
welcome the veterans.
After the long continued drouth. when II
rains it pours, and that describes the storm
last Saturday morning. 1t was attended by
lightning and heavy thunder. but no reports
have been received of damage by lightning in
this vici nifty. The roads were badly washed
but many of them were in such poor condition
that they were not much harder to travel on
than before.
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES. More than three
thousand applications for State certificates
were filed, under the provisions of the new
law. during July and August State Superin-
tendent Payson Smith has announced to local
superintendent that this very large number
of applications will necessitate delay in the
issuing of certificates, which will probably be
sent to teachers during October
Announcement is made in our advertising
columns by State Treasurer Joseph ". Simp-
son that bids for the State highway bonds will
be received at the Office of the State treasurer
on Oct. 1st: The value of the bonds offered at
this time is, in the aggregate, 100000, to be
issued in demon nations Of 500. $500, $500 ard
$1,000, maturing serially from one to 40 years
and bearing the date of Sept |. 1913.
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following let
tiers renamed uncalIed for in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending Sept. End. Ladies
Mrs. c. II. Armstrong. Miss Marion Ragey,
Mrs. Flora MeGovern. Miss Frances Hodgdon,
Mrs. G. G. Miller, Mrs Rose Page, Mrs Thos.
T. Stockton. Mrs. Clarence F. Titcomb. Cen
t'emen-C linton V. Brown. Mr.. and Mrs
Frank E Chase, Horace Claiming, Thomas
Flawth, Geo G. Miller, j. ". Nicholl, Nicolaon
R stopaner, Robert Byron Williamson, J. 4.
Winslow & Gon.
BERRIES Blueberries are out of the market,
but when the late f. c. Freeman drove the
Camden stage he kept bringing them in until
late in the fall There is over supply Of
bac berries. They yielded abundantly this
season and everybody mas them. The straw
berry crop this year not more than half
the average and the season was very short.
Ras pberres were in scant supply and while
the stores were paying IS certs, and could not
get enough to supply their customers, we hear
of man out of town who shipped a quantity
to Boston and received only ten cents quart
THE TELEPHONE TAX. The New England
Tel. & Tel Co., according to the assessments
of the State assessors returned to State Treas
urer Joseph W Simpson, is the company IN
Maine assessed the largest amount, S1s,o96-4o
with the Aroostook Tel. & Tel. Co. second
assessed S4,0l099 The local companies are
taxed as follows Center Lincolnville Iee-
phone Co, s31 80; China Telephone Co., $3.50;
TT o.
Liberty & Belfast TeI. & Tel. Co., S45 80; Mon
roe & Brooks Telephone Co., $500; Unity
Telephone Co., SiO4 70; Waldo Telephone &c.
se3s07; Waldo & Penobscot Telephone Co.
$3l68
MS Hall F. Hoxie of Watervilla, who is
occupying the Salmond cottage at Little River,
gave supper and porch party last Friday
nigh: in honor of her guest. Miss Avis NJ.
Morrison of Belfast and Mrs. J. Harveg Self of
New York, who with Mr. Self is occupying
the Elwell cottage nearby The guesrs were
all old school friends Of the hostess and the
evening was one of great enjoyment Those
present were Mr. and Mrs. Charles s. Biekford
Miss Grace Hall, William H. Hall, Miss Annie
l.. Barr, Miss Margaret Haze.ine and her
guest. Miss Rodman, Mr.. Zion 3. Gicirest
Miss Caroline W Field, j Harvey Self of New
Y ork and Mrs. Charles Ha 7cock of Chamcook
N. B., formerly Miss Lou LttefelG of Bel
fast.
THE UNITY FAIR. The air of the Unity
Park association will be held in Unity Sept
23d and oath There will ne $500 offered in
purses, and entries will close Sept. 11th The
racing program is as follows;
First day, Tuesday. Sept Esd, at p. m 2.-22
class, trot and pace purse sl5o; ESQ class. trot
and pace, pu-se 500.
Second day, Wednesday. Sept 24th, 10 a m.
Carriage horses, purse. IS; matched horses,
purse, IS; at o'clock 2.18 class, trot pace,
purse, 5000; 2 20 class, trot or pace. purse
500; green horse race, trot or pace. one-half
mile, purse, $40.
One of the attractions will be baby show,
and among the prizes is cup offered by j. F.
True & Co. of Auburn. Orrin J. Dickey of
this city is assisting in the management and
will act as secretary during the far.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt. F. Whittier of the
schooner John Bossert, who is. taking short
vacation at his home in Berwic! VIII lie his yes
sci makes trip, writes The Journal as fol-
lows: 81 notice in your last issue report OF
the sale Of the schooner josephine. You are
mistaken. The schooner !ou allude to is the