The Republican journal., 1913-05-29
Practically all the stores, the public bull,

| Practically all the stores, the public build
ings, offices and Library, will be closed all day
tomorrow, Friday, Memorial Day
The fence enclosing the grounds of the Uni
tartan church has been painted an olive green
greatly improving its appearance.
The regular meeting of the Improvement
Society will be held next Monday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. George Z. Bracket.
The regular sessions of the 8th and 9th grades
of the city schools. which had been suspended
for two weeks, were resumed last Monday
morning.
Sheriff F. A. Cushman has had only one
boarder in the county jail for the past two
weeks and he is held for the September term
OF the Supreme Judicial Court,
Last Saturday the following took the civil
service examination at the Belfast post Office
under the direction of Frederick W Brown:
/ Miss Mevina V Parker, Everett A. Banks,
Earl l.. Talbot, Grover c. Dunton, Victor NJ.
Colson, Otis ". Ellis, George Lovejoy, Ernest
Townsend and Ansel S. Kelley.
The third card party for the benefit of the
Home for Aged Women viii be held in the
Arts and Crafts room this Thursday, afternoon
at $50 o'clock under the patronage of the
following ladies': Mrs. A. c. Burgess, Mrs
Helen W. Crosby. Mrs. Amos Clement. Miss
Charlotte W. Colburn Mrs. II. H. Carter, Miss
Sarah R. Gardner, Mrs A. c. Hopkins Mrs. G.
l. Heating Miss Elizabeth A. Kelley, Mrs H.
r. 7 T. al
Parker Mrs. J. C. Swan, Mrs. E. l.. Stevens,
Mrs Joseph Tyler. Confectionery will be
served. The decorations will be pine sprays,
narcissi and yellow and white tulips.
CITYPoINT. MIR. and Mrs 7. E. Dorr Of
, North Searsport have leased the Newell farm
at Citypoint and are expected to arrive there
about the first of June. They will occupy a
part of the house. which is nicely fitted for two
families. =. The bridge at Citypoint is re-
ceiving its annua much needed patching up
and repairs. :. Misses Eva and Lotte Tibbetts
We're the guests o; MIR and Mrs Fair Holmes
last sunday Beverly Staples has been grad
ing the grounds of his residence curing the
past week Ralph Bailey, who spent the
winter in Hartford Conn. has returned home
and Is employed for the summer on the farm
of M. &. Smith in Waldo.
W. C. I. U. NoTEs Remember the county
convention il Monroe, June 18th, and don't
forget to send reports from local unions and
individuals, as the county superintendent cam
not make bricks without straw" Dues also
must be sent, if your union wishes to be
counted. -. Mrs. Deborah Knox livingston,
who will be the evening speaker at the Waldo
County W. C. 7. U. convention is the National
Supt of Franchise, and until her removal to
Maine last winter was president of the Rhode
Island w. e. T. U. Mr. Livingston is now pas
tor of the Columbia street Baptist church in
Bangor. The Parliamentary drill to be
given at Waldo County W. C. T. U. convention
is expected to afford great entertainment as
well as profit.
THE New EosE CARRIAGE. The firemen are
feeling elated over the acquisition of the new
hose carriage 1t certainly was a great bar
gain; practically as good as new. when it cost
$3.50, and it cost the city but 5000. only So more
than the adding machine bougl by the mayor
for the city treasurer. There was no rake off
or manufacturers discount on the hose carri-
age. 1t is larger and somewhat heavier than
the carriage in use. but on trial is said to hau
as easily. In compartments on each side are
500 feet of hose, and the top OF these compart-
ments which run lengthwise eff the carriage
with space between, make seats for the fire.
men, and there ie room for carrying additional
hose if needed The wheels have hard rubber
tires and no part of the carriage SHOWS signs
of wear 1t was sold by the city of Worcester
Mss because its place had been taken by
motor carriage.
SHIPPING ITEMS The four-uasted schooner
Edward T. Stotesbury of 1446 tons gross, built
al Verona in 300, was wrecked in 1910 on the
Florida coast and her name does not appear in
the government lists for l9l1-.2 Pendleton
Bros. bought the wreck and after considerable
difficulty fioated her and she was lowed to New
York and after undergoing extensive repairs
has again gone into commission with her name
changed to Blanche c. Pendleton The second
Oldest vessel under the American fag-the
Polly holds the first place-was in port last
week. This is the good schooner Hiram of 81
tons net, built at Biddeford in 1919 and now
hailing from Calais. 1t is safe to bet chat
when built she was rugged as topsail schoon-
er.. The fishing schooner Gladiator, Capt.
John Miguel, cleared from Bucksport Nav
22nd for the Grand Banks, after Goldfish. This
ia the second of Capt. T. M. Nicholsoa's feet
to clear this season, and he has several more
fitting out that will clear for the Banks in a
few days.