The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-29
The News of Belfast.

All members OF A. Il. Clark camp, ). OF w.,
are requested to be present next Monday
evening for drill.
Jerry E. Hayes and crew of linemen of the
New England Tel. & TEL are running lines on
port exchange.
The schooner Pendleton Sisters. Capt. ]. O.
Hayes arrived at st. Thomas. W. l.. last week
from Lisbon, Portugal. and was ordered to
Chester, Pa, for charter.
An automobile party from Belfast composed
of Miss Louise Hobbey. Boston. Miss johnson
of Washington. D. c., Miss Hazetine and Miss
A. c. Crosby was registered at the Bangor
House Friday.
John F. Fnnigan. field secretary of the Ban
gor division of the Metropolitan Life Insur-
ance Co., is in Belfast for about two weeks
He is accompanied by Mrs. Finnigan and they
are visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J.Cnnord and daughter,
Miss Doris, motured to Winthrop last Friday
and brought home with them Ralph Clifford,
who had been at the Y. M. C. A. camps at Lake
Cobbosseecontee for several weeks.
Fred Brown. one of the patients who recent
ly escaped from the Bangor State hospital. is
now back at the institution, having been return
ed last Friday from Swanville, his former home,
which he reached day or two BEFORE
Several of the Bangor horsemen are planning
on attending the races at Pittsfield and Water
vile under the management of Col Morrill,
Many of them will go to the Belfast fair after
the Pittsfeld meet-Bangor Commercial.
Announcement is made at the office of the
State superintendent of public schools that a
qualify for certificates of superintendent
grade will be held at the State House, Augusta,
on Friday, July 30th.
C. E. Embree, general manager of the Maine
Farmers Union, reports that there have been
number of new applications received for ad-
mission to the union, including one from Milo
and another from Kttery. The union is about
to erect new elevator and potato house at
Waterville.
Mrs. John W. Jones has rented her cottage
Windanspray, on the Condor shore, to Mrs.
James A. Dunning of Bangor, who arrived last
Thursday from Searsport with her children,
her niece, Miss Garland, who will remain for
the summer, and Miss Martha Jordan of Ban
gor, weekend guest.
The Hit or Miss Club made their annual visit
to Northport last Friday and were guests of
Mrs. l. S. Hills. The trip was made in the
Perry and Norton cars. A delicious chicken
pie dinner was served, followed by auction on
the screened porch, covered with beautiful
climbing roses. Mrs. ] L, Sleeper Mrs. l. L,
Perry, Mrs. E. R. Conner and her guest, Miss
Edith Conner of Cheboygan, Mich, were also
guests of Mrs. Hills.
Last Thursday evenings train was late in
arriving because of wreck on the main line
The second section of freight No. 4S, due in
Watervile about p. m., was wrecked about
mile east of the Benton station by the burst
ing of an air pipe hose about 20 cars
back from the engine. No one was injured
but the track was Uttered for some distance
and all traffic was held up for about three
hours. Many cars were destroyed ard the
damage is estimated at $4,000.
Miss Myrtle Frost, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Portland to accompany Vida, the 8-year- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Fowles They
were met in Portland by Miss Frances A. Sar-
gent of this city. who took the child to the
Children's hospital. The child met with an
accident about three years ago, injuring her
shoulder, which has continued to trouble her
ever since. 1t is hoped that treatment may
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afternoon and was met in Waterville by her
parents, who motored over.
REACHING FOR TRADE. The Belfast &
Brooklin Steamboat Co., local organization
under the auspices of the Belfast Board of
trade, has bought of Capt. Ben. w. Arey the
steamer Anna Belle. which has been running
between Belfast, Castine and Brooksville.
The steamer has been hauled off for thorough
overhauling and repairing, and when repairs
are completed will be placed on the Belfast.
Brooklin route in command of Capt James
Staples, making daily trips between the two
places, calling at all way landings, includ-
ing Hewes' Point and Ryder's Cove, Islesboro
The steamer will leave Brooklin in the morn
ing, returning in the afternoon. giving all the
time possible in Belfast for shopping and other
purposes, and at this end of the route every.
/ thing will be done by uhe Board of Trade to
insure good values and the courteous treat
ment of visitors.
A BIRTHDAY PARTY. Miss Martha Knowl.
ton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward H
Knowlton, gave a dinner party last Thursday
night at her home on Northport avenue in oh.
servance of her 18th birthday. The decora.
tions in the dining room were in green and
gold, Miss Knowlton's class colors, while red
roses were used in the living room. In the
center Of the dining table was a. big birthday
cake, with 10 lighted candles. Music was en-.
joyed on the lawn after the dinner, then ali
attended the band concert on the common anG
later the hospital dance in Memorial hail. Miss
Mildred Stevens of Brockton, Mass, was the
guest of honor, the others being Miss Mar.
guerite Owen. Miss Blanche Jennys and hel
guest, Miss Eopkins of Jonesport; Miss An
nette Holt, Miss Helen Kittredge, Miss Ger
trude Coombs, Miss Jessie Hart, Miss Nildrs
Randall and Miss Lillian Knowlton
STEAMER NOTES. The fine weather last
week caused quite an increase in boat trave
and nearly every night the steamers of the
Eastern Steamship Corporation sailed from
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