The Republican journal., 1915-09-23

day and Thursday Sept. 18th and 30th. Manager
Clifford says: II do not even expect to break
even on this film because>Qf the great expense,
but like to see something good occasionally
and the patrons of my house will have chance
to see something good. too"
| CHANGES AT THE CITY BUILDING At meet
| ing of the committee on city property and the
engineers of the fire department, held Wednes-
day night. Sept. 18th, it was decided that the
room originally fitted up for the hook and lad
der truck but which had been used for the past
two or three years by the street department
should be turned over for the exclusive use of
the fire department. in which to keep the new
hook and ladder truck. door will be, cut
through from the northerly side of the build
ing into the lookup the police will take
their prisoners directly into the lookup through
one door, instead of having to unlock two
doors, as has been done. This change should
meet with general approval. as the High
street side of the city building has presented
all summer most untidy appearance with the
many tools and machines of the street de-
partment scattered about
A KITCHEN SHOWER. Mrs. Maine Hills and
Miss Marian M. Head entertained few
friends Wednesday evening, Sept 18th, in
honor of Miss Louise ]. Read whose marriage
to Charles Brown of Belmont is announced for
early In October. The dining and living rooms
were beautifully decorated in green and pink
principally with asters and dahlias Lunch
was served at $50 from the dining table with
center piece of PINK ssters. The place cards
were handpaintec and appropriate. The host
ess was assisted by her sister, Miss E. Louise
Head of Boston. in serving chicken salad. hot
rolls, olives. coffee, ice cream and cake. At
the close of the luncheon the bride to-be was
surprised with pink crepe paper basket filled
with kitchen linen for use in her future home.
MISS Read gracefully acknowledged her pleas
ure and surprise. Auction followed in the liy-
ing room The first and second prizes-crepe-
de-chene Observation-Disclosures won by Miss
Read and Clara b. Heating. The other guests
were Mrs. E S. Weber. Misses Nellie Brown.
Florence and Marjorie Shaw, Belle Keatjne
and Hazel Doak.
SOME WEATHER, What may be in store for
Us IN the way OF weather must be left to con-
lecture and the goosebone prophets, but Thus
far 1t has broken the records for wet. cold and
latterly, excessive heat. The almost eontinu-
GUS rains deferred planting in many places.
made hoeing impossible, and protracted hav-
ing into September. Low lands were flooded
most of the season, and the conditions were
aptiy described by correspondent who said
that cat with bog shoes could not cross his
garden. There were two storms when the
rain came down with such force as to seriously
damage farm and garden crops and the roads
were so badly washed IN places as to he i'm
passable. When it did not rain it was fooov
and there wereEonly one or two warm nights
during what should have been summer. VIM
ter clothing was essential to comfort most of
the time and overcoats were worn in every
month. September brought the only pleasant
weather of the season and last week the record
for heat was broken. Locally, the mercury in
dicated 80 in the shade Sept. 10th and 18th
with unusual humidity for this section. This
neat wave extended over most of the country
and in the cities caused many deaths and more
prostrations. Schools and factories were closed
and at night people sought the parks and laid
upon the ground. The sufferngs in the crowd
ed tenements were indescribable 1t is worthy
of note that Sept. 18th Bar Harbor was the
coolest point in New England. For about an
hour the mercury stood at 81, then the tenn
perature fell to 70 and at 9 p. m. was CO. P. S.
More weather. What must pass for the cline
gale" arrived on time Tuesday. 1t began to
rain about noon, continued during the after
noon intermittingly, and about $50 D. m.
fierce gale sprang up that seemed to blow from
all directions at once and the rain came down
in torrents. tree that blew down on High
street broke the electric wires and put the
lights IN stores and houses out of commission.
the street lights dying little later Repairs
were quickly made, however, and the lights
were soon on again. The heavy rain must
have washed the roads badly and done other
damage.
THE LITTLE RIVER BRIDGE MATTER. The
County Commissioners met at Little River
bridge Monday. Sept. 10th, for a hearing on
the petition of Charles R. Coombs and others
for change in the location of the road over
Little River. The location was changed by
the county commissioners on petition from
c. o. Dickey and AZ others. dated June 6, 1918,
to point just above the present location, and
the city of Belfast and the town of Northport
were given one year from the close of pro-
ceedings to build the new road. As the road
was not built within the time set Mr.. Dickey
petitioned the county commissioners to ap-
point an agent to do the work as the statue
provides; but this agent was not appointed as
1t was understood that Belfast and Northport
would attend to the work. The petition on
which a hearing was held Monday was to
change the road back to its present location
but the petition was dismissed by the commits