The Republican journal., 1915-06-24

ono eueuWooro.
The Monroe Fair v,ll BE- held this year Sep
tembsr 7tb. 9Th and 9th.
"Ths Scotch. Irish in America" new book
Of local interest. 10 In the Belfast Free library
The first native Strawberries of the season
Wade farm on Waldo avenue and sold for q
cents.
A. E. Clark Camp s. Of v. Auxiliary viii
entertain the Auxiliary of Camp Anderson Of
Rockiand Monday evening. June 2sth. AL
members are requested to be present.
Weather and the condition Of the roads per.
hitting. DR.. Elmer small will leave in his car
today for Jsckman on q fishing trip. to be
gone over July 4th. Good luck to you, doctor.
Ralph W. Peavey is moving the Hartford
Shute barn, which he recently bought, across
the street and has had stone foundation
made for it and will thoroughly repair and
paint it.
Devonia, Lillian and Elizabeth, the triplet
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Delaney Of
Chicago, have been ill with the measles. It is
hoped they will be able to come to Belfast
later in the season.
The State tax has been assessed upon local
institutions, as follows: Belfast Savings bank,
s5.052 81; Searsport Savings bank, $66730;
Waldo Trust Co.. $763 81; Belfast Loan &
Building association, $l.46.
The Belfast band was out for practice Mon
day evening. going down High to the foot Of
the square, up Church to Grove. over Court to
Miller, to Cedar, to Main and to the band hail.
A large crowd followed to enjoy the unusually
good music.
Veterans, attention! The Waldo Co unity
Veteran Association will hold their July meet
ing in Brooks July LIST. If stormy, the next
fair day. Brooks is patriotic town and We
expect full house and jolly time.-A. Stin-
son, Sec'y.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers remained unclaimed in the Belfast post
Office for the week ending June 21st: Ladies'
Mrs. A. N. Roberts, Miss Georgia M. Thomas
Gentlemen-Messrs. G. E. Fert Co., Ltd Mr..
L. W. Mccartney, Alonzo Wentworth.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held with Mrs. S. Adams, 13
Northport avenue, Monday afternoon, June
28th The roll call will be Current Events
from 1.-THE Independent" The lesson, a re-
view of the C. L. S. c. book. "Your Child of
Today and Tomorrow"
Friday evening about seven o'clock Charlie
Marsano with number of girls in his Ford
car ran over and killed little fox terrier be-
longing to Karl Smalley, who lives at the
corner of High and Peach streets. 1t was
purely an accident and the Smalley family are
mourning the loss of their pet.
A cable was received June 18th from Capt.
Jerry o. Hayes of the schooner Pendleton
Sisters, announcing his safe arrival in Lisbon.
Portugal, after passage of 81 days from Nor
folk. Capt. Hayes carried a cargo Of coal and
stated before he left that under favorable con-
dtions he hoped to make the trip in 25 or 26
days.
There is great deal of interest over gravel
ling Northport avenue from the foot of the
square to Little River and $500 have been
raised by popular gu description. the city to ap-
propriate an amount equal to the total sub
scribed. Friday six teams were at work haul
ing beach gravel and the work will be pushed
to finish.
F. S. Jones of Philadelphia, for many years a
summer resident of Islesboro, came to Belfast
Tuesday with party in his auxiliary schooner
yacht Astra. The Astra is Is tons net and
was built at East Boothbay in 1914. Since
coming to Maine for the summer Mr.. Jones
has owned number of yachts. The first one,
the Lillian and Helen, was built for him by
George Williams at Crow Cove, Islesboro.
The out-of- town alarm at 1910 a. m. Tues
day was for a fire in the old Read house on
Northport avenue. Mrs. Mary J. Lowe, who
owns the house. was burning rubbish in the
fireplace preparatory to getting it in readiness
to rent, and the fire caught on the south cor
ner. burning up to the roof. The fire depart
ment responded promptly and soon had the
fire under control, the about sounding at 1890.
The damage was slight.
Cable advices received June 18th announced
the safe arrival at Kirkwal of the Boston
steamer Seaconnet, which sailed from New
York May 3lst for Gothenburg and Copen-
hagen. When in the coastwise trade the Sea.
comet was commanded by Capt. Alzo M.
Carter, formerly of this city, and he is sup
posed to be still in command. The steamer is
chartered for the transatlantic trade at $50.
600 month.
The old bark Matanzas. at one time COM
handed by Capt. B. F. Rice of Prospect, re-
Gently foundercd off Bermuda, coal laden fr ON
Newport News for Cadiz. Capt. E. H. Nuss
and his crew of nine had only just time to get
into the long boat, in which ten days were
passed, and when the schooner Bayaru Barnes
came to the rescue there were but three sur
vivors, Capt. Nuss, the steward and one sailor,
The Matanzas was owned at one time BY the
Pendleton Brothers.
The summer schedule of the Bangor &
Aroostook trains went into effect Monday,
June 21st. Trains leave Bangor at 8.15 q. M,
the same as at present, for Frankfort, Stock
ton and Searsport, and at p. m. instead of
| so D. m. J., for these places. Trains arrive at
Bangor at 40 a. M, same as at present, from
Searsport, Stockton and Frankfort, and at 81
D. m instead Of q. m. The afternoon trains
| between Bangor and Searsport will run into
and start from Bangor instead of Northern
Maine Junction.