The Republican journal., 1914-07-02

| Linwood and Harold Jones are completing
| the cottage they began last summer on the
Condor shore, and will occupy it with their
mother. Mrs. j. W. Jones, for the summer.
The cottage is large and very attractive,
The tax rate in Rockland this wear has been
reduced from PSI mill to 81 mills. The in
crease in valuation in that city is 800 0s9, par
TALLY due to taxation of personal property.
There are Ill automobiles in the city which
are assessed at s4l,3 300.
The Insurance Press reports that Sl7,25O
| was distributed in Belfast the past wear for
life insurance. The largest individual pay
ment in the State was $6l ,426 There were a
number of $4,000. one of $4,000. one of $685.
1925, and one of 1858.
The second meeting of the Hospital Club
was held Wednesday night, June oath, at the
home of the president. Miss Margaret Keene
Northport avenue. Plans were discussed for
! renovating the nurses quarters at the hospital
and it was voted to hold picnic at the pavill-
ion. City Park, last evening
STEAMER NOTES. The summer schedule of
the Bangor Line of the Eastern Steamship
Corporation went into effect June 2Sth, with
salings daily, including Sunday in each direc
ton, between Boston and Bangor. Also on
Monday, June Goth, the full summer schedules
of the Mt. Desert and Blue Hill lines went in
to effect, connecting With the Boston steamers
every day at Rockland
THE BATTERY IMPROVEMENT Co. The GER
tifcate of organization of The Battery I'm
provement Company was recorded in the Wall
do County Registry of Deeds June 10Th. The
purposes of the corporation are to own. lease,
install. construct and operate and maintain
water, light and sewer systems. to own, lease,
buy, sell. improv We and deal in real estate, and
to build and maintain roads, sidewalks and
other utilities of all kinds, either by construct
ing Or by contract with existing producers;
and all personal property necessary or con-
venent for carrying on said purposes and to
conduct the aforesaid business. The amount
of capital stock is $1,000; common stock $4,000;
preferred stock S1,0C0; capital paid in none;
par value of shares $40. E. S. Pitcher, L. J.
Pottle and John R. Dunton have one share of
common stock each The above named are di-
rectors. Mr.. Pitcher is president, Mr.. Pottle
treasurer and Mr. Dunton clerk,
THE PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION. The Waldo
order at the Courthouse in this city at 10 a. M
June 9th. Reuel W, Rogers of Belfast, was
chosen chairman and H. W. Knowles of Thorn
dixie and Sidney P. Sprague of Frankfort
retaries. Thirty-four delegates out of pos
sible 60 were reported present. straight
Progressive ticket was nominated, as follows:
State Senator, H. L. Hopkins. Stockton Springs;
clerk of courts, Sidney M. Weber. Searsuort;
county attorney, Reuel W. Rogers, Belfast;
sheriff, Eugene Rarnes. Prospect; register of
deeds. Sidney T. Sprague. Frankfort; county
treasurer, A. P. Goodhue, Belfast; county
commissioner, H. W. Knowles, Thorndike.
The following county committee was chosen:
Ralph A. Peavey, Belfast, chairman; Sidney
Sprague, Frankfort; j. M. Page, Jackson; B.
W. Knowlton, Thorndike; W. J. Greeley, Lib
erty; Sidney M. Weber, Searsport and ]. F.
Ramsey, M sntvile. At the close of the regu-
lar business Walter C. Emerson of Portland
and E. Maynard Thompson of Augusta, candi-
dates for Congress from the First and Third
districts, who had arrived on the noon train.
addressed the convention for about an hour
and a half There was no adjournment for
dinner as the speakers had to leave on the
afternoon train
Youhave noticed that the Pearl Brook and
10 cent cigars are darker than other cigars.