The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-15
IN GENERAL

January 18th the newly elected High
Sheriff, Frank A. Cushman, called at all
places where liquor was supposed to be
sold and gave notice that he should en-
force the law without fear or favor, and
he has done so.
The Belfast Food Fair opened Feb.
18th and closed Feb. 18th. 1t was large
ly attended and success in every respect,
Emery Danforth beat his wife to death
at their home in East Belfast March goth,
took poison and then jumped from the
lower bridge. Many believed that he had
fled to escape the penalty of his crime,
but his body was found below the bridge
on the East Side June 4th.
In March the Belfast Wafer Company
bought rs acres Of land of G. e. Abbott
and G. Nelson Wight and had previously
bought the Bunker place, preparatory to
building a new revervoir. The dam is
lust above the bridge in the Perkins
neighborhood and has been completed.
Sunday. March Both, Lauriston w. Mank
attempted to kill Miss Cordelia Young
at the rooms of her sister, Mrs. Effie
Wentworth, Nam street, and took poison
with suicidal intent. Both recovered.
Mank was arrested and held for the Su-
preme Court. He was tried at the
April term and sentenced to three years
in the State prison at Thomaston.
The Gun Club entertained the Castine
Club April End and on Thanksgiving Day
at their grounds on Allyn shore.
Velma May, the 15-year-old daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. 1ngersoll eloped
with Charles Tenney, April 2lst. They
were located in a camp in lslesboro and
brought home and later were married.
The first cases of small pox was re-
ported May 9th by DR.. A. G. Young of
the State Board of Health.
At the annual meeting, May goth, of
theChildren S Aid Society the secretary's
report showed 80 girls cared for during
the year, with II then in the Home.
A base ball association was formed In
May and joined league composed Of
the Easterns of Brewer, Dover-Fox-
croft and Belfast. Old Town was to
have joined, but did not show up. Bel
fast HAD good team and won majority
of the games.
Frank l. Wilson compiled directory
of the City of Belfast and delivered
them in June.
The annual meeting of the Improve
ment Society was held in June and no
regular meetings were held after that
"A
the society's work at the city park and
another committee had charge of grad
ing the Lincolnville avenue side of the
CHUCK" the cost of which was met by
popular subscription.
Sawtelie's circus showed in Belfast
June 9th, and DoWne & Wheelers was
here June 18th.
The Penobscot Bay Realty Co. was
Incorporated with Louis Goldberg presi-
dent, Jos. A. McKeen manager and Mrs.
McKeen treasurer, to deal in real estate.
The corporation has large lot extend
ing from Upper High street to Waldo
avenue, and began laying out streets in
December. Water will be furnished
from artesian wells and houses will be
built to be paid for in installments.
The Belfast band gave their regular Sc
ries of concerts on school house common.
They went to Castine July 4th.
Beautiful weather, unusually good veg.
etable exhibits, fine poultry and good
races and ball games is the brief history
of the Belfast Fair, Aug. 18th, 10th and
21st.
Labor Day, Sept. LIST, was not observed
In September the political pot in Waldo
County boiled furiously and speakers O.
all sizes were in Belfast, including Sec
rotary VIM J. Bryan and Senator Bever
age, but the Republicans had glorious
time in celebrating the election of Hol
John A. Peters as Representative tt
Congress from the Third Maine District
The second volume of Williamson
History of Belfast, edited by Alfre'
Johnson, and printed by Houghton
Mifflin & Co., was published in Septem
Der.