Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-01-01
BELFAST.
Third Fire Within Two
Days Breaks Out.
New Officials in Waldo County
Take Up Dulles, Today.
Board OF Trade Holds Annual Meet
ing--l0cal Notes.


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The third fire to occur within two
DAYS broke out. this morning. in =
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arnold Harfis helrs oil New York. ana
occupied as a variety store by Mrs. A
l.. Mudgett. The fire broke out at g
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Tue iite department saved the store
and its contents from destruction. The
cause OF the fire IS unknown but it IS
thought 10 have caught under pile
of toys, beneath table in the lower
end of the store, where it worked its
way through the floor To the cellar and
then along the under part of the floor
TO another part Of the store, where it
again came up into the store through
a closet. The damage to the store and
stock is very small.
Owing to the weather and many
counter attractions, there was no
meeting of the Belfast school board.
last night, too few for a quorum be-
ing present, Supt. Woodbury. has re-
ceived telephone message from Miss
Edna Bedell of Auburn, announcing
that she will reconsider her resigna
ton as teacher of the 9TH grade school,
and will return to Eer duties at the
beginning of the term, on Monday
next.
A special meeting of the North
! Church Guild vas held, last night, at
the home of Mrs. Charles f. Owen in
Cedar street Owing to the storm there
was a small attendance.
An Inspection and raising at Phoe
nix Lodge, +. and a, NJ, last night,
brought. out large delegation. The
| work started about o'clock, with five
candidates. AT O'clock, a Chicken
supper was served and the work con-
tlnued until 10 o'clock. Augustus D.
! hayes OF Belfast. ID. d. @. NJ, made
an official inspection.
HERBERT Bucklin has been appoint
| ed as Janitor of the Belfast school
| buildings in place of Henry Collins
| who has held the position for the
| past year.
Although the night was enc of the
| stormiest of the season. there was a
| good attendance at the first parish
| party OF the winter, given by the
| Parish Unitarian in Memorial hall.
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| parish and invited guests. Supper
was served at o'clock followed by
dancing.
| A wire was received, last night.
from Kansas city, stating that Mrs.
| Eugene Rust and son Donald would
arrive In Belfast on Friday, with the
remains OF the late Eugene Rust. who
| died at his home in Kansas City, on
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months. Mr. Rust had many friends
IN this, his boyhood home. who were
shocked to hear of his death. He was
the son of the late William Rust, ed
| itor of the Progressive Age. and when
in Belfast lived in the house in Ce-
dar street now owned and occupied
| by Charles +. Owen. After his mar
riage to Miss Nellie Case of Bucks
! port, when a very young man, he
| went to Kansas City, where he became
a prominent citizen and ammassed a
| fortune. Besides his wife. two sons,
| Frederick and Donald, and an adopted
daughter, Miss Dorothy, survive.
Edwin jenkins, the retiring sheriff
of Waldo county, vacates the house on
the hill, today, and with his wife and
daughter will have rooms in the house
|
| Thombs. They will pass the winter
here, where Miss jenkins has employ
| ment in the City National Bank In
the spring they will return to their
| home in Monroe.
| The new sheriff. Frank T.. Cushman
of Montville, will take possession, to :
night. his term of office beginning at
| II o'clock.
Velmer O.. daughter of Ariel and
| Abbie (Thayer) Calderwood, of Bridge
| street, died, Monday, at the age of Is
| years. She had been ill for some time,
| tuberculosis resulting from an illness
| of rheumatic fever. She was born in
| North Haven and to that town the re-
mains will be taken in the spring, for
burial.
! Bertha E. the infant daughter Of
| Ralph and Elizabeth Thurston, died,
| Monday after a brief illness. The flu
| neral took place, at p. M. today.
| Elon r. Giichrist of the Belfast
! Savings Bank has been confined to his
| home in Church street for a few days,
by bad cold.