The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-05-07

Inc =. / y. VIII meet with Mrs. Alice
Cannon, Cedar street. tomorrow. Friday after.
noon at 80 o'clock.
There will be dance at Silver Harvest
Grange hall. Waldo. tomorrow, Friday NIGHT.
The public is cordially invited.
Many tons of rock have been t.k.n ont If
the travelled way on Franklin. Spring and Mil
Ter streets the past week. Some Of the rocks
were quite large and dangerous To vsh;c,e.
aud automobiles. but had been left und;.tnrh.
ed for years.
Miss Elizabeth A. Kelley was the hostess
last Thursday evening of the Universalist
Social Aid auction bridge party. There were
seven tables. Homemade candy was served
by the hostess. assisted by Miss E. Frances
Abbott.
Richard Knight of Cliftondale. Mass Who
was employed by Alfred M. Ferguson in his
drug store there, arrived Monday to assist at
the Ferguson Poultry Farm during the sum-
mer, succeeding Arthur Elwell of Northport.
who was obliged to leave on account of illness
Monday evening, May 18th, Mrs. Eta Dodge.
senior past president of the Woman's Auxil-
larry of the Sons of Veterans, in behalf of the
Auxiliary, will present the Sons of Veterans
with beautiful silk parade flag one of the
best in style and material The division Of
ficers of both orders and other prominent
guests will be present.
The Belfast Band minstrel show at the Colo
NAL Theater Monday and Tuesday evenings.
May 18th and 10Th, will be treat to amuse-
ment lovers and without doubt will draw
crowded houses. Go and get your moneys
worth, and something over, and give the band
boys substantial benefit They deserve it.
c. D. and C. l.. Hartman and Chas. H. Sim
mons have installed Human Milking Machines
at their dairy farms and are enthusiastic in
praise of them,not only as labor saving devices
but also because of their protection of the
milk by excluding the barn air and dust, Mr..
Hartman says it is possible with this machine
to milk Is cows in an hour, but he will be sat-
isfed if he milk his herd of sixteen cows
in that time, as it takes good man to milk
seven cows in an hour by hand.
THE SARDINE SEASON. At the end of the
second week Of the sardne season the East
port Sentinel reported the capture of about
half hogshead of herring in a weir at Deer
Isle, which were used for bait. None of the
factories had started up, but fish were hourly
expected. Large quantities of herring had
been reported off Matinicus by members of
| the Eastern S. S. Corporation steamers The
Sentinel says: "Fish are never received in any
great quantity in the spring and well known
boatman said Monday that fishermen running
boats never made more than their actual rum
ming expenses until August" The local fac
tory of the Lubec Sardine factory received
several lots of fish last week.
The little foxes exhibited by Mr. Irving l..
Perry at his market last Saturday afternoon at
tracted much attention. Mr.. Perry says that
at least one thousand people came to see them.
A litter of eight were born on his ranch, where
he now has forty eight foxes and is advertis-.
ing for more. Those in the window were cute
little things and liked fondling as well as pup
pies, which they greatly resembled. Mr..
Perry is fond of pets of all kinds and takes
great interest in his colony of foxes. So many
have expressed regret at not seeing the little
foxes that Mr.. Perry will exhibit the same
family and several only two weeks old in his
store window next Saturday from to p. m
still alarm Wednesday afternoon, April
29th, was for grass fire on the Fletcher farm
in East Belfast which had got beyond control.
detail from the fire department went over
and remained until the danger was over. Sum
day another still alarm called the firemen to
the East Side and a crew went over in an auto
mobile. A fire had been started to burn up
some rubbish and had caught in the grass and
burned over about five acres. The fire was
within ten feet of John Sanborn's cottage.
At 7 am. Sunday the fremen were called to the
Hartman farm on Belmont avenue by Chin
ney burning on and Chief Shute and one fire.
man put out the blaze with chemicals, although
the house was somewhat damaged. The CHM
ney contained an old fashioned fire place
which had been closed Tor some years and con-
tanned several barrels of SCOT which burned
briskly A heated bearing in the drying house
at Mathews Bros mill called out the fire de-
partment by a still alarm last Tuesday morn
ing. There was much smoke, little fire and
slight damage.
A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE. Thursday, April
Both, was the 86th birthday of Mr.. B. B. Tooth
aker, and he was given surprise party at the
home of his son, Fred L. Toothaker, on Bel !
mont avenue, at which four generations of the
family were present. They were: Mr.. Tooth
aker, his dau zhter. Mrs. George E. Dyer, her
SOD, Raymond B. Dyer and his Is months old
daughter Susan. The guest of honor enjoyed
the occasion as much as his juniors, received !
some nice gifts, and best wishes for "many
happy returns" The evening was spent 80
cially and with games and music, the latter
furnished by Mrs. Raymond B. Dyer, pianist
Sandwiches, cake, coffee. tea and candy were
served. The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred L. Toothaker. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F.Tooth-
aker, Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dyer, Mr. and
Mrs Raymond B. Dyer and daughter Susan,
Harry roothaker, Mrs Abbie Toothak Mrs.
Fannie Simpson, Mrs. Hannah Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Leslie P. Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Sanker and children. Hoyle and Alice; Carrie,
Howard and Katherine Newcomb Levi Camp
bell and Miss Annie McLain of Appleton