The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-12

week after an illness which had threatened to
develop into pneumonia.
thinkers" caught in the weir of Arthur E.
stantlal, East Belfast, were on sale at the
Bramhall market last week,
All members of A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of
Veterans, are requested to be present next
Monday evening for drill.
Joseph E. Saunders has taken the contract
Tor large summer cottage at Mark Island,
near lsiesooro Fred Lufkin and Winfield Dow
are putting in the foundation.-Deer Isle Mes
senger.
Remember your contribution to the annual
lawn party, a benefit to the Home for AGED
Women. Thursday, August 10TH Mrs Robert
r. Dunton, Mrs. Charles A. Pisbury and Mrs.
Sarah f. Pierce are the general committee.
Albert {. Burgess came in Monday from
Pitchers pond, where he had been for six
weeks repairing and renoyating his cottage
Mrs. Burgess and their son Kenney A. had
been with him the greater part of the time
Mrs. Burgess has also visited Mrs. George A.
Gilchrest in her cottage at Kelley's Cove
Northport.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
tiers remained uncalled for in the Belfast post
office for the week ending August 10th: La.
dies-Miss Margaret Coe, Mrs Henry Hart
man. Mrs Jennie Wilson. conference.-the, C,
D, Burd. Samuel Collins. John H. Davis, W.
Donigaw, DR.. A. ]. Neal, Don R. Hussey.
One of the citys pair of gray horses had a
severe case of CHAMBERS last week and Mavor
Coombs wrote to the State Live Stock SAM
tary Commissioner for advice. He was told
that the disease was very contagious and the
horse was killed last Thursday and buried in
the Warren pasture. At meeting of the
municipal officers held Saturday afternoon it
was voted to buy new horses for the city.
The Lewiston Shriners returned last week
from their trip to the Pacific coast and one of
them closes an account of their journey in the
Lewiston Sun as follows: Here is the dis
lance that the kora special travelled on their
trip from coast to coast: eight thousand eight
hundred and sixty-eight miles, touched
twenty-one States and two provinces, and
rode onseven different railroads"
The open air band concert last Thursday
evening was pronounced by many the most
enjoyable of the season thus far and DESPITE
the unfavorable weather there was good at
tendance. The medley of familiar songs, the
vocal solo by Charles F. Hammons. LAS the
Days Go By" with chorus by the band mem
bers were much enjoyed. "Tipperary' was
repeated and enthu siastcally encored.
notice ia pOstad Of tbo posfoHoo ..,@;.~
that sealed proposals will be received by the
custodian until one p. m. August 81, 1915, and
then publicly opened, for repairs at that build
ing in accordance with drawings on file with
the custodian, and specifications, copies of
which may be obtained from the custodian
reserved. Austin W. Heating, Custodian
HELLO! The Waldo Telephone Company
has issued new directories for the Belfast
Rockland district and it is urged that subscrib-
ers use the new books all possible owing
to the many changes which have been made.
There few which were too late for the
book: New--Otis K. Ryder, 1862; Sturgis
Dexter, 246-4; E. F. Hanson. 267-11. Changes,
R. M. Carter changed from 117-4 to 126 8;
George Robinson changed from 246-13 to 1872
10; Miss Katherine E. Brier, 246-14 to 332-l4.
THE REACH ROUTE OPENED. The steamer
Anna Belle, Capt. James Staples, arrived Tues
day from Camden, where she had undergone a
complete overhauling and renovation to fit
her for the service between Belfast and Brook
lin and intermediate landings. Yesterday at
l 80 p. m, she left Belfast for Brooklin on
her first trip and will run as per time table in
our advertising columns. Morris L. Slugg,
president of the Belfast Brookln Steamboat
Co., made the trip to interview the local
agents and interested parties with view to
giving good service at all landings People
down the reach" will find it both pleasant
and profitable to come to Belfast on the Anna
Belle to do their trading.
A Posi- CARD FROM SWEDEN Just as The
journal was going to press last week post
card was received from Capt. Alzo M Carter
of the steamer Seaconnet dated Gothenburg,:
Sweden. July 81, 1915, Capt. Carter writes
"Have got thus far all right Expect to get
away next week for New York This is a fine.
clean city with lots of parks, which are kept
in fine shape, and flowers everywhere. Am
mailing you a paper; perhaps it may interest
YOU" The card has fine picture of the
steamer. Amidships in large letters, extend
ing over nearly one-third her length: "Sea-
comet, U. S. A., 'and at the bow and stern are
painted the Stars and Stripes. The paper Capt
Carter mailed has just been received and has
a picture of the Seaconnet, but as it is print
ed in Swedish we are unable to quote from it.
The Seaconnet is probably now at sea, home.
ward bound and we hope she will 20 clear of
German mines and torpedoes.
THE BANGOR FAIR. This years Eastern
Maine State fair, Aug. Path, 25th, and 18th. is
to be continuous performance from the time
gates are opened. at six in the morning, until
IL at night, for after the program has been
carried out during the day, and after vaude-
vile and fireworks in the evening, on Wednes-
day and Thursday evenings will be given a
dance, music for which will be furnished by
the Bangor band, under the management of
the fair, at the auditorium, this spacious struc-
ture having room for 400 dapcing uples, while
the gallery and floor will seat 400 copies more.
In connection with the dance, at about 10. 80 D.
M, an exhibition of modern and society dane
ing will be given by Miss Alice Pinkham of
Rochester, N. H., who has been under the per-
sonal instruction of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Cas-
tie of New York City, and her partner Mr.