The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-21

VI nsS Elln1OI0 Sok uuu UOs8us Now Oa0ssSeSs
The seven -year-old son Of Rev. David L
Wilson at the tea table Sunday remarked that
his father had made = mistake In his sermon
on John the Baptist. In the opinion Of the
lad the pastor ought TO have taken for his text
John the Congregationalist, for they were Of
that sect, not Baptists.- Bath Independent.
The alarm from box IS at l! q. m. Monday
was for a small blaze in the Frank B. Myrick
house, No. River avenue. The all out sounded
ten minutes later. There was practically no
damage. Chemical No. l was called into
action Sunday by brush fire in North Belfast.
Will am II. Quimby and Walter Whitney re-
turned from Portland May 18th. where they
had been for examination Of the latter in re-
gard to an operation on his leg. The special
lists gave very favorable report and the little
fellow will go to the Childrens' hospital in
Portland as soon as room is vacant
Law COURT. The following decision in q
Knox county case has been rendered by the
Law Court:
Frank E. Beggs, petitioner We. Adelaide s.
Coombs, Fred X. Coombs, Mertie Billings, Ora
Roberts and Leroy A. Coombs; parties Of
Vinalhaven. "a. S. Littlefield for petitioner, F.
B. Miller for respondent). Entered at Sep
TENDER term. 1918. Heard at last April term.
The presiding just ce, Hon. Leslie C. Cornish,
now DEGREES that petition be dismissed with
single bill of costs for defendants.
The Woodrow Wilson Independent Demo-
cratic League held its first meeting and organ
lied at its club room in the Coliseum building
May 18th. Officers were elected as follows:
President, F. Hanson; vice presidents, R.
L. Cooper, Thomas W. Lothrop. Frank H.
Mayo; secretary, Maurice W. Lord; treasurer,
Dexter l. Clements. Meetings will be held
every Tuesday evening. About 80 were pres
ent at meeting Tuesday evening, when
oyster stew, doughnuts and coffee were
served. Thomas W. Lothrop gave the prin-
cipal address.
SHIPPING ITEMS Last Saturday was a busy
day on the water front. The tern schooner
Silver Leaf (Br.) arrived after fifteen days
passage, from Turks Island with salt to the
Swan Written Bickford Co.. the schooner John
Bracewell from New York with coal for the
Lubec Sardine Company and the schooner
Catawamteak from Boston with fertilizer for
the Coe Mortimer Co. :. In the shipping news
of an exchange the schooner Annie B. Mitchell
Stonington for New York, was reported as
passing Mobile at $50 p. M, May 14th! May
have been Vineyard Haven. -. The old-time
clipper ship Enos Soule, built at Freeport in
1869, and which in years gone by carried tea
from China and Japan to Atlantic coast ports
and was afterwards converted into a coal
barge, ended her days on Brigantine Shoal, N.
j., on May 18th while bound from Newport
News to Boston in tow of tug Coastwise. The
crew was saved. The barge and her 5000 ton
cargo of coal are total loss.
UNCLAIMED FREIGHT. The Maine Central
and tributary railroads will sell at public auc-
ton at Warehouse, West Commercial St, foot
of Clark St, Portland, Maine, 1000 a. M and 2
p. M, Tuesday, June 16, 1914, certain property
that has been in their possession and unclaim-
ed or refused for a space of six months or
longer. Following is list of articles at the
stations in Waldo county:
BELFAST. l Bdl, (2) Chairs, Box Sand
Paper, Bdl Mop Hdls. Box Marble Empty
Tank. No Marks; Box H. H. Goods, Ethel
Rich; Couch. Matt att'd. H. H. M. Phillips;
Bundle, Box Mdse l Box Notions, l Ham
mock. Roll Lead. No Marks; l Box Hdw. S.
Hunt; Box Scales, No Marks; l Box Drugs,
A. V. Spellman; Box Castings, E H. Gowen.
BROOKS. Rolls T. Rope, ]. P Moody;
Box S. Case, Mrs. H. C. Jenkins
BURNHAM. l Bdl Castings. Geo. E. Bryant;
l Moving Machine Pole, Pateman Mfg Co.
KNOX. II Rolls Wire, No Marks.
THoRNDIKE l Pc. Tile. No Marks: Head
Stone, E. S. Owen; 1 Bdl. az Castings, No
Marks.
WALDO Box Batteries, M. S Brooks Tel
Co.; Empty Meat Box. No Marks.
PROBATE COURT HEARINGS. There was a
hearing before the probate court May 18th,
occupying the greater part. of the day,over the
probating of the will of Henrietta T. Nichols.
late of Searsport. The estate involved is
about $225,00O Nov. 8, 1911, Mrs. Nichols
made will un Ter the direction of her attor-
ney, Henry W. Swasey of Portland, who adj
vised her to have what changes she might wish
made by Belfast attorney. Nov. 26, 1913
Mrs. Nichols consulted Dunton & Morse in re-
gard to changes and new will was made and
sent to her for her signature and those of
three witnesses. At her death, Feb. 26, 1914,
it was found the last will was invalid as it was
signed by only two witnesses, Mr.. and Mrs l..
e. Kane. Later the former will was found
by Mr.. Swasey and was probated with the con-
sent of all of her heirs. F. w. Brown of this
city appeared for one of the heirs and the
estate was represented by Mr.. Swasey....
There will be hearing May 18th on the es-
tate of the late Frank M. Patterson, against
which suits are pending, and several brought
against John R. Dunton, administrator, are
pending. The attorneys are Richie and Harri-
man. Dunton & Morse and Miss Nellie Hanson
of Boston. the latter representing Mrs. Har-
riet Adams of Cambridge. Mass, sister of
the deceased
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