The Republican journal., 1915-09-16

: Charles A. Harmon and Fred Rackliff. re-
Gently of the Thompson Mfg. Co. of this CITY.
have engaged in the manufacture of clothing
in Portland under the firm name of the Fidel
ity Clothing Company, starting with 20 ma
chimes.
A report in a daily paper of the sinking of
the steamer J. T. Morse in Stonington harbor
said: automobiles conveyed many of the
passengers to Bar Harbor. and from there
they vent to their various destinations"
They must have been automarines,
/ The Society of Equal Rights will hold a
baked bean supper and entertainment in
Peavey's hall. Citypoint, Saturday evening.
Sept. 25th There will be guessing contest
and social time will be enjoyed after the
entertainment. The public is cordially invited.
At the last meeting of the Belfast CITY Gov
eminent the matter of allowing the Belfast
Base Ball association to lay out regulation
ball diamond on the Mcclellan property, owned
by the city, was informally discussed 1t was
decided that the property is too near the
Waldo County hospital for such a purpose. and
that it would be disturbing to the patients,
/ No formal action was taken.
AT the meeting Sept. 9th the directors of
the Home for Aged Women extended vote
of thanks to all who contributed to the SUCCESS
of the lawn party, the net proceeds of which
were SITS Sc. Mrs. Helen A. Taylor and Miss
Nellie P. Coley were admitted as life in
mates. Mayor Charles R. Coombs was made a
committee to select the colors and attend to
the painting of the buildings, which was made
possible by the gift of S160 from the King 8
Daughters.
FRANKLIN STREET IMPROVEMENT. A not
able improvement in the city streets is that on
the section of Franklin street between post
Office square and Court street. Ten or more
years ago there was no better piece of street
IN the city. 1t was well drained properly
rounded and entirely free from loose stones
Then one spring the road machine, compare.
lively new thing here, was run over it when
the ground was soft. 1t did not 20 into the
ditch, but made another ditch and its wheels
left deep ruts. There was heavy rain soon
after and five distinct streams of water were
running down the street. The work of disin.
tegration has been going on ever since and ex.
cept for work done by the AUDITORS in clearing
the cutters, etc. practically nothing has beer
done to remedy this condition, and the heavy
rains this season took away what was left OF
the surface covering down to bed rock Afte,
CARLOAD or two of loose stones had beer
hauled off the cutters were cleaned out and
the earth and sods used to build up the road
Then a coating of coarse gravel was applied
and that was given coating of sand, and
when that works in there promises to be not
only more slightly street but one easier to
travel over.
WALDO COUNTY TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
The three days session of the Waldo County
Teachers Association closed at noon Friday
The sessions on that day began at 9 a. m. and
closed at 1890 p. M, with hour periods for
each topic instead of one-half hour as on the
two days previous. This was done that the
teachers living out-of-town might leave for
home by the afternoon train or boats. The
sessions were unusually well attended by the
city and county teachers, who formed classes
for practical teaching by the three State In
stitute instructors, Misses Helen M. King of
Portland and Florence M. Hale of the State
Normal school at Presque Isle and Mr.. N. L.
Mower of Auburn. The evening sessions
Wednesday and Thursday were more of a Soc
ial nature and very enjoyable. Thursday even
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge S. Pitcher, Belfast's
music teachers, were present and presented
several historic musical selections on the High
school Victrola. Miss King of the Nathan
Clifford school, Portland. successful teacher.
took arithmetic as her specially, illustrating
her ideas and manner of teaching by plack-
board drills. She had the happy faculty of
drawing questions from her listeners, making
her instruction of more practical value. Her
Thursday afternoon talk on common and deci-
NAL fractions was of much merit. Miss Hale,
a rapid and entertaining speaker and born
teacher, we'll trained, spoke on the beginning
of the Rural school, 1.-THE Use of the Mother
Tongue" "Some Practical Aids to Success and
the Ministry of Humor." Her talks we're
very practical and in many instances her criti-
cisms of the rural school teacher were very
severe. She forcibiy illustrated the necessity
for the teacher to remain in the school room
during the noon hour if the pupils are obliged
to bring lunches. Mr.. Mower spoke exclusive
ly on Elementary School Music.'' His thorough
! knowledge of the best and latest methods of
this comparatively branch of teaching
I made his address of practical value to the
! teachers, all of whom are obliged TO conduct
classes. even if the school in which they teach
has special teacher. The after questions
and discussions added to the real value of the
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