The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-08-06

The sardine factory is having good supply
of fish and it is expected to continue until the
end of the season Mondays pack was 1.35C
C ases.
The Northport Ladies' Aid will have sale
of cooked food, aprons etc at E. H. Haney' s
store. Bayside. Northport, next Thursday
August 18th, beg inning at 10 a. m.
The H. H. Coombs Co. has plac ed some very
attractive signs advertising their millinery and
dry goods departments across the base of the
show windows of their store in Masonic Tenn
pie. They are of ebony with gold lettering,
covered with glass and mounted with brass.
A. B. Stantial is building storehouse for
fruit and vegetables "a by 80 feet, at his truck
farm on Waldo avenue. He reckoned this
seasons strawberry crop at one-fourth the
normal, but the berries have held out longer
than expected and he will have half crop.
He supplied Ben d. Field with Strawberries
every day last week.
Some excellent photographs of the 14O acre
potato field at Pearl Brook farm show what
may be done in this line in Maine. The ground
is covered and the plants reach above the
knees Of the two men standing in the field.
The views show 70 to IS days growth. The
Stockbridge potato fertilizer and Bradley's
fertilizer were used. These fertilizers are
sold by Jackson & Hall of this city. to whom
we are indebted for the photographs
At the meeting of the Belfast Woman's
CI,,h LODI off
Hartman, Mrs. Essie P. earle and Mrs. j. C.
Durham were made a committee to ascertain
what terms could be made for leasing the
Robbins house, at the corner of High and Mil
Ter streets, for club house. The location is
excellent and the house one of the oldest in
the city and ideal for the purpose The COM
mittee is to report at meeting called by the
vice president, Mrs. Essie P. Garlic The
president, Mrs. Amos Clement, came up from
Seal Harbor to conduct the meeting.
FOREIGN MONEY ORDER RATES. Postmaster
Carleton has received notification from Wash
ington regarding a change in foreign money
order rates. The reduction is made in order
to secure greater uniformity in the scale
of fees charged for money orders issued on
information Il forms and in the interest of better
and cheaper service to the public Such fees
will be effective on and after August l. 1914,
to $780, 20 cents; 500 to $780, 30 cents; $50 to $40,
40 cents; $40 to $50. so cents. on each $40 the
rate increasing 10 cents. Patrons should bear
in mind that the rates on domestic orders will
remain the same as formerly.
A SWAN LAKE COTTAGE BURNED. ]. Austin
McKeen's cottage at Swan Lake was totally
destroyed by fire about 2.3O a. m. Saturday.
Mr.. McKeen was alone at the cottage and was
sleeping on the veranda in front of the open
dining room window. He had left lamp
burning in the diningroom and it is thought
to have exploded. When he discovered the
fire he ran to the Lake House to give the
alarm and on returning to the cottage found it
in a blaze. People from the hotel and cot
tages came to his assistance, but of the fur
nishings only a couch, chair and stand were
saved and McKeen burned mis- arm in saving
the couch Most of the furnishings had be-
longed to Mr.. McKeens mother and were
priced beyond their intrinsic value. The cot
tage was his home, contained his personal be-
longings, and was one of the best at the lake,
built of the best material, with hard wood
floors and the roof, which included the veranda,
covered IS by 40 feet. There was 81, 100 in
surance on the cottage and $500 on the con-
tents. Fortunately it was calm at the time and
the fire was confined to this cottage.
A SUCCESSFUL LAWN PARTY. The Baptist
lawn party, given last Thursday afternoon and
Northport avenue, was a very pretty affair.
The attractive grourd DIS were enclosed with red,
white and blue bunting and in the eveningwere
lighted with electricity. During the afternoon
food ice cream. punch and fancy articles were
sold, The tables. made attractive with floral
decorations, were in charge of the following
ladies: Food, Mrs. Sarah Ellingwood and Mrs
Fred T, Clements; ice cream, Mrs. ]. G. Aborn,
Mrs. Gerald w. Howard and Mrs Fred E.
Howard; fancy work, Misses Frances A. Sar-
gent and Bernice Holt; candy, Misses Mary
Hayes and Doris Clifford; punch, Mrs George
Holt; flowers, Mrs. L. c. Putnam. In the even
ing the following programmes given: Piano solo
Mr.. Harlan Dawson of Wolfville, N S.; reading,
Miss Helen G. Brier, Kent's Hill, IA; vocal solo,
F. w. Chase Of Newtonville. Mass; violin solo,
Russell Cook of Somerville. Mass, vocal solo,
Mrs. Kempton B. Craig; reading, Claude Nut
ter; soprano solo, Mrs. Charles B. Ames, who
kindly consented to assist, owing to the fall
ure of several who were to take part to be
present. Owing to the death of his wife's
brother. Emery F. White of New York was
unable to sing, and William Lower, clarionet
soloist, and Arthur johnson. tenor soloist, who
were down on the program, were unable to
take part owing to the postponement, which
interfered with. previous engagements. De-
spite the postponement from Wednesday, me-
cessitated by the rain on that day. the fete
was successful and enjoyable in all its features
You have noticed that the Pearl Brook s and
10 cents cigars are darker than other cigars.
That means quality. Imported clear Havana
cigars are dark but mild and aromatic,