The Republican journal., 1915-08-05

I John F. Libby. Prosps:t. (P. o. Stockton
Springs. R. F. D.. No. b has been rsappoint
ed justice Of the peace.
Mrs. John Gunner and daughters. Doris ant
4 Cicily. left Saturday to join Mr.. Gunner in Bos
ton. where they will make their home.
Misses Martha Knowlton and Maude Fields
are learning the wires at the Central Telephone
office preparatory to taking positions for the
summer.
William R. Roix Of Presque Isle was in Bel.
fast the past week to remove to his home the
household goods of his grandmother, the late
Mrs. Rachel R. Roix.
Robert Holt of Limerick was called to Bel
fast last Thursday by the critical illness OF
his wife and the death of their infant son.
Mrs. Holt is now out of danger.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E HOFFMAN, Mrs. l, S. Hills
and Mrs. R. H. Howes motored to Searsmont
Thursday and spent the day at Camp Quantaba-
cook, guests of DR., and Mrs. o. S. Vickery.
Mrs. Roy H. Southland, bookkeeper for
Pierce, Billings & Co., has been spending q
vacation at her home in Northport. Her
mother. Mrs. Annie Farrell of Lewiston. has
been her guest.
Government inspectors recently visited the
Waldo County hospital and took measure
ments of the rooms and obtained other data to
determine how many wounded soldiers could
be accommodated in case of war. This is in
line with a nationwide canvass of hospitals.
Alice Edith. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
D. Southworth, celebrated her seventeenth
birthday Monday with party of ten young
Misses All attended pictures at The Colonial
Theatre, then went to the Southworth home
where sandwiches, cocoa, and a birthday cake
were served from the dining table handsomely
decorated with basket of red roses. The
evening was spent socially with music, stories
and recitations.
1t has always been said that warm night, as
we'll as warm days. were needed to mature a
corn crop, and as thus far this season we have
had neither warm days nor warm nights it
seemed as though the corn crop must be a
failure. Yet we are told that S. A. Parker,
field agent for the Saco Valley Canning Co.,
IN tour of the county found corn looking
well. This is certainly good news.
1t will be good news to the many friends
here of Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie c. Follett that
they are to resume their residence in Belfast
about the middle of this month, when Mr..
Follett will enter the employ of the Thomp-
son Mfg. Co. He has been employed for
some time by the Chalmers Motor Co. of Bos-
ton, making his home in Belmont, Mass.
Charles A. Harmon, who has been with the
Thompson Mfg. Co, for several years, will go
to Portland Sept. LIST, where he has employ
ment.
SOCIAL AND SUPPER AT THE SHORE. The
Ladies' Circle of the Universalist church was
entertained Thursday afternoon at the futile
cottage on the Harbor street shore by Mrs.
B. L. futile, assisted by Madam futile and
Miss Kathleen futile. The afternoon was a
social one, spent on the porch and shore, and
at O'Clock picnic supper was served, in
GLIDING clans roasted in shore fire, hot
coffee and other good things. About rs were
present and enjoyed the outing thoroughly.
COME TO THE FAIR NEXT WEEK. Three en-
tries in the motor cycle race for the three
days fair to be given August 10th, 18th and
18th, by the Waldo County Fair Corporation,
have been made, all from Bangor. J. W. Crispi,
W. W. Dugan, ]. W. Brennan. All are we'll
known in Belfast and will be big drawing
card. Mrs Thompson of St. Louis, lady
motor cyclst. will race the aviator, Chauncey
Redding, each day of the fair mile around
the track, while the aviator circles in the air
above the track. Some IS horses have already
been entered for the horse races, an unusually
large number at this time. There are four
prizes for the colt race on exhibition, each of
the local jewelry stores having presented a
large silver cup. The cups are of nearly the
the same value, are seven inches tall, gold
lined, and have an inscription. Some Of the
newspapers have gotten the dates of the fair
mixed, and the management wishes it under
stood that the dates are August 10th, 18th and
18th.
ROAD INFORMATION. The hill at Prospect
where considerable road work has been done
during the past few weeks, was closed to au-
tomobiles last week Heretofore cars have
been allowed to go up over the hill, says this
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and this has interferred with the workmen.
i The detour route via Winterport, Monroe and
the west side of Swan lake is good road
through picturesque section. The informa.
ton in the last bulletin of the club is varied
and of value to the motorist. Other items
which will interest tourists and local automo-
bilists are: To Bucksport: The river road to
Bucksport, which has been undergoing repairs
at various points, is now in good condition. The
Robinson House and The Wardwell both make
a speciality of meals for auto parties Except
for sandy stretch in Penobscot, the road to
Castine is all right. From Castine to Bluehill
and thence back to Bucksport gives a fine
drive over roads for the most part good. In
Searsport and Stockton road work is going on
which means rough travelling.
A TIN SHOWER. The Rockland Courier
Gazette says of "shower" for bride-to-be
whose married life is TO begin in Belfast:
Misses Esley Bicknell, Maude Knowlton,
Gertrude Knowlton, Mary Harrington. Beatrix
Flint, Helen Mcbride and Mabel Lamb of this
city and Mrs. H. H. Randall of Auburn were
guests at tin shower given for Miss Bicknell
by Miss Ethel Weeks at Ashmere Tuesday.
The story of the shower is thus described in
rhyme:
When maid is happily married,
No matter how long she may have tarried,
| One of the yerV first things she wishes tn do