The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-04-30

Tas Waldo County Veteran Association win
meet in Frederick Richie Grange hall. Waldo.
May It'll. II stormy, the first fair day.
The parcel post business Of the Belfast post
Office has been steadily increasing end Monday.
April 9th, was . record-breaker in the num-
Der Of packages handled.
Clarence Snyder, the little boy who recently
underwent critical operation for appendicitis
at the Waldo County Hospital. has returned
home and 10 improving rapidly.
The programs for the Living Pictures at the
Colonial Theater Tuesday bore an attractive
picture of Miss Marguerite Owen, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs Charles E. Owen. as 1.-THE Colo
NAL Girl" in colonial costume.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
for the week ending April 18th. Ladies-Mrs.
Arthur Boloit. Nettie E Dyer, Miss Florence
Gray, Mrs. Lewis P. Kingsbury, Mrs. s. H.
Stacy. Gentlemeu-Charles Ripley.
Mrs Charles C. Chapman was hostess at a
picnic supper given last Friday evening by
Osceola Sewing Circle. at which forty MEM
bers were present. Music and whist were en-
joyed during the evening. Mrs. Thomas B.
Flanagan received the first ladies' prize,
fancy hair-receiver, and Maurice E. Davidson
the first gentiemen's prize. pack Of playing
cards. The consultations went to Miss lola
Meservey and Walter Clements.
The journal is indebted to W. W. Merrill for
copy of the Industrial edition of the Hudson,
Mass, News-E Enterprise. Hudson has just
claims to being considered zone of the best
towns in New England for business, residential
or commercial purposes" proof of which is
furnished in this handsomely illustrated edi-
ton of the News Enterprise; and we can fur
Their testify to its attractiveness, having gone
through the town in automobile two years
ago, hoping to see "Will" Merrill on the way.
The Journal has received from Fred ".
Angler copy of the National Publicity Edi
ton of the San Jose Mercury Herald, compos-
ed of innumerable pages and hundreds of illus
tratlons, in which are set forth the attractions,
industries ETC., of the fair and fertile Santa
Clara valley in which the fourishing city of
San Jose, California, is located. This is the
his two sons now actively engaged in the
raising and shipping of fruits which have
found worldwide markets. We notice that
San Jose, has had cleanup week, in which her
citizens co-operated to make the place put on
an attractive appearance, as well as improve
sanitary conditions.
A still alarm last Saturday afternoon was
for fire in the rear of the Elmer A. Sherman
house, Church street. 1t had caught near the
side Of Court street. and running in the
dry grass in the direction of the cedar hedge.
that separates the Sherman garden from the
back lawn, and had just reached the hedge
when Mrs. Sherman discovered it. An alarm
was given, but Mrs. Sherman and girl had
done good work with fire extinguishers in
checking the fire when the firemen arrived
with the hose carriage. All of the Court
street hedge and fifteen feet of the lawn
hedge was destroyed. The garage on the
Court street side not injured, and the
gasolene house, which nearer the hedge
also escaped.
WAITING FOR HERRING. The first week of
fish being received at any of the factories in
PASSPORT and Lubec The factories all
ready for business and it is said that chances
were never brighter for prosperous season in
the sardine business as the market is very
firm and the demand excellent, with but little
of last years pack on hand. 1t is reported at
Eastport that the fishermen will demand Sis a
hogshead until July 1st, when the price will be
lowered. Locally no herring are reported as
yet the factory at this place having made en-
quiries at weirs in this vicinity. This factory
will start up as as fish can be had and
has boats already on the fishing grounds.
contract has been made for an addition on the
southern end of the present plant, 102 by 60
feet and of the same stye as the main build
ing. Harry Babbidge of islesboro is expected
to begin work to day on the underpinning.
BASEBALL. The opening game of the sea-
son was played last Saturday afternoon on the
Congress street grounds, when Belfast High
de feated E. M. e. S. by score of to Z. The
visitors led at first, but the home team got
busy and won the game. The score:
BELFAST HIGH.
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