The Republican journal., 1914-05-14


John sanborn. who has been 1t his One John
Cabin at Swan Lake for some time. celebrated
his 66th birthday by landing seven fine fish.
Miss E. Frances Abbott u temporarily am.
ployed in the City National Bank. Mi,s MYRTLE
Jenkins of the bank force is visiting in Boston
and vicinity.
There was no quorum at the meeting Of the
Society of Prevention Of Cruelty to Animals
at the home Of James H. Howes Monday even.
ing and it was postponed to tomorrow. Friday,
evening.
There is one place in Belfast that did M,
call for cleaning up on Cleanup Day. and tina,
is the home of William Haugh, Federal street
Its conspicuous neatness compels the atten.
| ton of every passer by.
The management of the Saco Valley Canning
Company have secured good acreage of corn
for the 1914 season. Messrs. F. M. Inpersol]
and Elijah Richie are distributing the seed
corn to the farmers who have contracted with
the company,
The members of the Universalist Sunday
school will hold May party and supper in tie
vestry tomorrow. Friday. They will assemble
at o'clock and enjoy themselves with games
and music until $50. when supper will be
served, with ice cream, etc.
Edward B. Lunt and family have moved to
the Cousins place on Northport avenue, which
he recently bought. 1t was originally owned
and occupied by Capt William Carter and
I,t k,-E II
occupies the Howard Murphy place adjoining.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers remained uncalled Tor in the Belfast post
office for the week ending May 18th Ladies'
Mrs. Evelyn F. Fellows, Miss Nellie Gray, Mrs.
E. H. Harris, Miss Lillabel Warren. Gentle
men-Belfast Go.f Club, Robert Brean, Mr.. E.
M. Edwards. Geo. E. Moody.
Arthur Condor, who recently came from
Greeley, Colorado, and has been visiting his
sister. Miss Alice Condor, took his eight-year-
old niece, Eliza, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Ira
Condor, to the Portland Eye and Ear Infirm-
airy last Saturday for treatment. The child
has become partially blind and it is hoped tina,
treatment may restore her sight
AT the home of Mr. and Mrs James L. James
on Main street last Monday evening Fred W.
Brown, ESQ.,, united in marriage Elijah L.
Knowlton of this city and Mrs. Amila Eheret
of Belfast, formerly Of Redruth, England, but
recently of Jersey Ci y, The single ring SER
vice was used, and the couple were unattend-
ed This is the fourth marriage of the BRIDE
groom, who is 80 years of age. and the second
marriage of the bride, who is 60.
G. E. Patti of Camden recently finished an
artesian well at the ]. T. Nichols farm in Bel
mont. The we'll is down so feet in a ledge and
after pumping five hours it tested so gallons
per minute and could not be lowered A we'll
driven by Mr.. Patt at the Roscoe T. Cross
farm in Morrill, is 81 feet deep and tests twelve
gallons per minute with a temperature of
Al degrees. Mr.. Patti thoroughly understands
the business and makes speciality of deepen
ing old wells.
The steam yacht Aria, owned by Hon. E. H.
these waters, has been launched from the
marine railway in South Boston and is to go to
New York soon to have new boilers installed.
She is captained this year by Charles E. Little
field of Hartford, Conn, formerly of Winter
port, who succeeds the late Capt. Samuel Con-
ley of Orrington, who was at the helm of the
Aria for several years. Capt. Conley passed
away last winter.
SUICIDE IN BELMONT. Elizabeth Moores,
wife of Roscoe C. Jackson of Belmont, near
by taking Paris green. She had been in ill
health for years and was discouraged. Mrs.
Lucy j. Knight, a neighbor, who called at the
Jackson house about $50 p. M. Monday on her
way to Belfast in response to a request to do
an errand for Mrs. jackson while in the city,
found her dead and notified the town authori-
ties, who called DR.. 7. N. Pearson of Morrill,
and Coroner Charles R. Coombs of Belfast. 1t
was clear case of suicide. Mrs. Jackson had
been alone for a week while her husband was
cup, un6ressed, and had laid down on the bed.
She was born in Belmont "a years ago, the
daughter of the late James and Jane Flagg
Moores and is survived by her husband and
two sisters, who are married and live in Colo
RADIO. The funeral was held from her late
home Wednesday at 10 o'clock, Mrs. Martin
Gray of Belmont officiating.
BASE BALL. Belfast High defeated the
Bucksport Juniors in an II inning game at
Bucksport May 7th by the score of IL to 9.
There was some heavy hitting on both sides
and it took four pitchers in all to play the
game. Bucksport outbatted the boys from
down the bay but luck was rather against
them, Smith and johnson did the twirling
for Belfast. with Cottrell on the receiving
end, while the Carpenter brothers and Heath
did the work for Bucksport. Heath of Bucks
port led both sides with the stick, getting five
hits in six times up. After Bowdoin had led
up to the seventh inning. Colby batted out
an to 1 victory in a Maine college cham
pionship game at Brunswick May 9th. Colby
got a home run, two doubles and three singles
in the last three innings. Double plays by
Crowley, Campbell and Nutting in the fifth
and eighth were features. -. The game of Bel
fast High with Thomaston High of Thomas
ton, scheduled for last Saturday. was cancelled
because of the rain. The remainder of the
schedule is as follows: May 18th, Thomaston
at Belfast May 2Srd, Belfast at Camden; May
Both, Vir alhaven at Belfast; June 9Th, Cam
den at Belfast. "A meeting will be held in