Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-07-28
BELFAST.
Two Automobile Accidents Sum-
day but With No Serious
Results-Other Lo-
cal Notes
CLUB NOTICES AND SOCIAL
EVENTS SATURDAY

Belfast, Me-, July 27.-(SpeciaD.-
Sunday was beautiful day and very
few if any automobile owners resist
ed the temptation to pass 1t in the
open. The cars were going in all d.
reetions, many of the local ones WIS.,
iting other cities at some distance,
while up river and down river cars
passed through Belfast continually.
Along about o'clock car from Ban
gor owned and driven by E. II. Col
lett, president of the Kenduskeag
Trust Co, collided with the Mercedes,
owned by the Louis j. Penningtons of
Newark who are at their summer
place at Saturday Cove. The two
cars came together near the Windsor
hotel on High street, the Ford own
Ell by Mr.. Collett, having both wheels
on enc side, with its gear, badly dam
aged The other car sustained only
cracked tense in one of its lights The
accident was one of those unavoidable
ones and fortunately both were driv-
ing slowly and none of the occupants
of either car werei injured.
On the Bluff hill in Northport car
occupied by Rockport people, two men
and two ladies, had trouble with it's
brekas and ran back down the hill
and into the ditch where it tipped
over. The occupants while badly shak-
en- up, were not injured. The big Fiat
Il ~ Tao ho III
about the time of the accident and
took the ladies to Rockport as they
were bit timid about riding in the
other car
A party of 10 started early this
morning from the Battery summer col
ony, on a real Gypsying trip. With an
auto truck to carry supplies, the party
started tramping and expect to camp
first at noon today at North Searsmont
where they will have their dinner
They hope to reach Marshall's shore
tonight, where they will pass the
night They will sleep on the ground
with no tents, and will be real Gyp-
sizes for the entire trip
Louis and Gene Cannon entertain
ed friends on Saturday night at their
home on Congress street, in honor of
their cousin, Miss Veta Astle of Houl-
ton, who Is their guest. Music and
games were enjoyed together with nice
refreshments and the evening pleas
antly passed. The guests were Misses
Helen H. Kittredge, Mildred Randall,
Bernice Holt, Edna Curtis, Perley
Tibbctts, Leroy Coombs.
Mrs. Richard p. Whitman of Cam
pello. who has been the guest for three
weeks of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Howes, entertained at the
Belfast Women's Club room Saturday
afternoon, dainty menu being served
by Mrs, Ada Larrabee Wildes, who
has charge of the tea room this sum-
mer. Covers were laid for seven and
the following dainties were served:
Grape fruit cocktail, lobster salad, |
rolls. salted almonds, olives, ice cream |
cake, damn tasse. The guests were: |
MRS. Z. c. Pineo, Havana, Cuba, Miss |
Margaret o. White, Miami, Fla; Miss |
Margaret Cahill. KALAMAZOO; Miss
Cora S. Morrison, Miss Katherine C. |
Quimhy, Miss Marian Mazeltine.
The members of the Waldo Coun-
ty Hospital Club and friends win pic
mic tomorrow afternoon and evening
at City park. Supper will be served |
about O'Clock.
Friends 70 Maitland B. Smith of
Hartford, CT, owner Of the Pearl
Brook farms and tobacco plantation,
and of the Pearl Brook cigar manu-
featuring plant in this city, will be
sorry TO learn that he is critically i'll
at his home in Hartford, suffering
with nervous breakdown. Mr.. Smith
is one of Belfast's self-made men and
has amassed something of a fortune.
and has large business interests In
Maine and Connecticut
Rev. Charles B. Ames preached his
last sermon as pastor of the First
Parish Unitarian church Yesterday
MS resignation, rendered some months
ago, to take effect Sept 1, at the closesl
OF his vacation. Mrs. Ames. formerly
Miss Marian Wells, rendered a So
prano solo, her beautiful voice adding
to the impressiveness Of the service
MIR. and Mrs. Ames will pass the
month of August at Quantibacook
and will probably leave Belfast some
time In September. Their plans have
not been made public. The church
will be closed for August and Septem-
ber after which an attempt will he
made to fill the vacancy.