The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-19
The News of Belfast.


ads store of James H. Howes last Monday
to learn clerking.
,1ord Brown, eleven years old son of MIR.
4 Mrs. Ernest Brown, recently fell from a
-. and fractured his left forearm
Mrs l. Frankel of the New York Bargain
s..-a has gone to New York for her fall and
ter line She will return in about two
weeks.
u-s Charles E Owen entertained the Once
While Club last Tuesday at luncheon at
..,etock at her home in Cedar street, fol-
we'd by porch party.
Miss Marian Hazeltine entertained the fol-
..,.ry house party over the weekend at The
5... Nurphy's Point: Miss Florence Foster
bingham. Mass. Miss Margaret o. White,
y.o, Fla Miss Cora S. Morrison and Miss
Clara Keating.
N,tbing further has been learned regarding
. man purporting to be Fl. l.. Jordan. who
-.esrtly passed some forged checks in Belfast.
H. tired to pass the checks in at least four
.srss but so far as known, only succeeded in
,ga stances.
The Swanville Union Church will be rededi-
lied Sunday afternoon, August 22nd. Special
,,... All interested friends are invited to be
--s-au1. The annual Sunday school memorial
.-s- SEES will be held in the cemetery immedi-
,,sr liter the dedicatory exercises.
The l. A society of Swanviile will hold
t..- annual sale and entertainment in the
.-.r-e hall this, Thursday, evening August
..- Aprons, quilts and other articles will be
4,.sie. An Old Songs concert will be given.
-. ,rsau1 and cake will be served during the
evening.
last Thursday was the first real summer
evening since the open-air concerts began and
.ss Belfast band had large and appreciative
.,5isnce There will be band concert this,
--p-s,iay, evening, as a benefit lawn party at
.-. one for Aged Women, "a Cedar street,
AS zen postponed to Aug. Goth.
There was a lawn party at the Methodist
rs-sJnage, Court street, last Thursday even
ms under the auspices of the Philathea class,
Mr.. Horace B. Sellers, teacher. Misses Eliz-
r-- y
,o1le.made candy and Mrs. Georgia T. Dow.
Misses F. Mabel Ferris, Ethel Rogers and
-be Walsh assisted Rev. and Mrs. Sellers in
serving ice cream, the demand exceeding the
.rpggy The net proceeds were about So.
The Citypoint Sewing Circle had very sue
assf.l midsummer sale in Peavey's hall, Aug.
i.r I ne doors were opened at $50 p, m. and
candy aprons and fancy articles were sold. A
psr5e' post booth was great success fnanci-
.l.r and afforded much amusement. fine
l.tgrsm of singing and readings was given
41a ice cream and cake were OF sale. good
sum was cleared despite the unfavorabe
weather conditions.
Historic CAsrINE. We print on another
gage the opening address at the field days of
de Bangor Historical Society and the Piscata-
aus County Historical society in Castine, by
Mrs. Louise Wheeler Bartlett of that town,
an BIZ courtesy of the editor of The Industrial
Journal, Mr.. E. M. Blanding, it is accompani-
cd her portrait Mrs. Bartletts theme was
The Taverns, Stage Drivers and Newspapers
9lCastine," and she held the closest attention
i err audience and at the close of her ad-
1ress was warmly applauded. Much of this
address is of interest to Belfast people. Scott
Macomber, one of Castines od-time stage
iT3yers was in later years messenger on the
steamers running between Belfast and Cas-
the and was well known and had many friends
Il this city Some of our older readers will
eecolect Capt Horatio Hodgdon of the packet
sqyp spy, and it is a coincidence that in this
ssue of The journal we print an obituary of a
lr50Gson of the David WATSON mentioned by
Mrs Bartlett.
ugLINQUENT CORPORATIONS. A two-page
aiyertisement i'll Saturdays Bangor CONNER
a Contains list of Maine corporations that
have neglected to pay their State tax. with the
amounts due and statement of the conditions
-1d-r which their charters will be suspended
co. tax is not paid before Dec. l, 1915. the
charter will be suspended, hut the corporation
s.l he liable for the yearly franchise tax dur
Iag slch suspension, and any one doing BUSH
ander the name of the corporation thus
slspended will be subject to fine of $500.
The local corporations, with tax due, as given
-4ow are mainly hose that have been out of
BUSINESS for some time: Bagaduce Fisheries
S.; Belfast Livery Co.. $50; Burnham Land
-. Sl5; Dirigo Island Co..S2O Estabrook Shirt
Mfg Co., $40; Frenchboro Land & Fisheries
o. $50; Penobscot Bay Realty Co., S.; Waldo
County Farmers Union (Thorndike) $40; Wa
teryille Sentinel Pub Co., $40.