The Republican journal., 1914-09-03
The News of Belfast.

chester Braley, who was recently operated
on at the Waldo County hospital. returned home
to Troy Tuesday.
The Woman's Hospital Aid will hold 4
business meeting next Monday afternoon at 2
o'clock with Mrs. Adelbert Millett. Cedar
street.
All members Of A. E. Clark Camp. s. Of ",
are requested to be present at the muster
Monday evening. Sept. 7th. Refreshments
will be served.
The w. C T. U. will meet at 2.80 p. m. to-
morrow. Friday, with Mrs. Mabel How
ard, Congress street. There will be lawn
social and members are asked to bring picnic
lunch. Delegates will be elected at this meet
ing to the State convention in Houlton Sept.
10th to 18th.
Mrs. Fred N. Savery, Miss Ethel Savery.
Vida Savery. Miss Florence Kimball and
Raphnel Leavitt returned last Friday from a
motor trip in the Savery car to Calais, st.
Stephen and St. Andrews. N. B. They were
gone four days, making the run from Calais to
Belfast Friday in the rain. leaving at ga. m.
and arriving at s p. m. Miss Savery drove the
car.
ASK SKIPPER BRADBURY. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Bradbury of Belfast, who are occupy
ing their summer cottage at McKown's Point,
with their guests from Brooklyn, N. Y. are
having the time of their lives. On Wednesday
they embarked in the launch "Doris, Capt. W.
Blake. for deep sea-fshing trip They arrived
on the fishing grounds about 1880 and began
hauling in the big fellows. Mr.. Bradbury got
a monster. arousing the excitement of all on
board. He had mighty struggle with him,
but kept at it, exclaiming: "Come on! l am
as large as you are p and finally landed him.
All congratulated him and pronounced him q
real fisherman. Then all the others on board
had caught barrel and half. You should see
Skipper Bradbury and ask him to tell you
true fish story.-Boothbay Register.
HOME FROM ABROAD. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
p Frost arrived by boat Wednesday morning
and went directly to the home of Mrs. Frost's
parents, Capt and Mrs. C. Y. Cottrell, but
later will return to their apartment in their
High street home. They were happy to reach
Belfast and said New York looked good to
them. They left Naples, Italy, August 18th
and arrived in New York Monday forenoon,
making the trip in the steamer San Giovanni.
freighter converted into a passenger boat.
Their quarters were forward, six people in
room partitioned off with burlap. They were
provided with mattresses and blankets. The
tables from which they ate were improvised
with boards. The food was good and there
was plenty of it. There were $50 passengers
from all walks of life and the trip was filled
with all sorts of entertainment. One of the
passengers was an Italian Count. one of the
Pope's royal guards, who was coming over to
marry an American girl, and he was frightful-
ly anxious about his arrival in time for the
ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs, Frost have promised
further particulars for The Journal later.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFAIR IN BURNHAM
Sheriff Frank A. Cushman and Coroner Chas
r Coombs went to Burnham last Tuesday
morning to investigate the death of John Rem
Burgess The men had bought and drank a
quart of alcohol Monday afternoon. Renco
went away the last of the afternoon, but re-
turned about o'clock, and finding the door
locked, broke in the window. Burgess opened
the door and his son-in-law rushed in and at
the door, Burgess also attempted to get the
gun and in the scuffie it was discharged, the
shot penetrating Renco s heart causing instant
death. Burgess ran to the house of neigh
bor, Eugene Garcelon, and, it is said, declared
that he had shot an unknown man. Garcelon
:%I fba hoJ
turned over, saw that Renco was the victim.
Upon the advice of Mr.. Garcelon, Burgess no.
titled the selectmen and during the night re-
mained in custody of Deputy Sheriff w. l..
Gray. Burgess lived alone about six miles from
Burnham village at the head of Unity pond.
and Renco, with his wife and three children,
had been stopping with friends in another
part of the town. Mr.. Coombs empanneled the
following jury: B. A. Reynolds. foreman; Orri-
son Chandler, Everett Davis. Wallace Edmunds,
Dennis M. Chandler andEugene E. .Garcelon. who
found that "John Renco came to his death on
the night of August S1st, at about 6 o'clock by
shot from a gun in the hands Of Lewis Bur-
CESS at the home of Lewis Burgess" Mr.
Cushman brought Burgess to Belfast on the
noon train Tuesday and he was placed in
;ail Renco was about 80 years of age and
his father-in-lawis ten or more years his
senior.
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. At the meeting OF
the school committee Monday evening" Aug
31st. it was voted to transport the children in
the Pearl Brook Farm neighborhood to the
Head of the Tide school, arrangements to be
made before the beginning of the school year
It was also voted that the City Government
should pay Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall $25 pc,
year for the privilege of the children crossing
his field on the way to the Brick school. The
field has been closed until satisfactory arrange.
ment could be made. 1t was also voted as the
opinion of the board that the City Government
should buy the Mcclellan house for school pur
poses and that temporary repairs and changes
he made for its use this term. This will ac
commodate the North school and the Lowest
Grade on the common. Supt. Woodbury. hal
leased room in the Opera House block fol
the shorthand and typewriting department Of
the High school, in order that these lessoni
NAV be had in the morning session insteae
of in the afternoon, as was necessary
in the High school room formerly used
Several new typewriters have been engaged
for use in the coming term. new register
has been placed in the rooms of the 9Th ane
qtb grades with view to equalizing the tenn