The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-02-18
Yesterday. Feb nth. was Ash Wednesday.
the first day Of Lent.

Yesterday. Feb 18th. was Ash Wednesday.
the first day Of Lent.
SEEING HAVANA. A postcard was received
last Saturday from Mrs J. A. Fessenden. dated
Havana. Cuba. Feb. 9th, She writes: II came
here with some army friends. Stopped at
Palm Beach coming and shall stop at Miami
, going back. am going to dine with the Pineo's
tonight. They came to see me last night. but
we were out. Evening is the time to see the
life Of Havana Carrie MRS. L. W. Pendle-
ton) did not come with US. nor Maud G. Have
been here since Friday" The card has view
of the Paseo de Prada.a broad avenue, parked,
! with two rows of trees in the center and q
driveway on each side. and is outside of the
city proper. It is the fashionable drive and in
the afternoon there is great turn out OF the
wealth. beauty and fashion Of Havana, driving
up and down in open carriages. At least, that
was the case in 1868. when the writer was a
| visitor in Havana. The streets in the city
proper are very narrow, so narrow that vehi-
cles cannot pass in them and are only per-
| mitted to pass through one way. At that time
the gala day in Havana was Sunday, and the
regular program was q cock fight in the morn.
| ing, bull fight in the afternoon and ball in
the evening.
FIRE AT CrrYPoINT. The house, shed and
barn OF Albert Small on the Swanville road at
Citypoint were burned with all their contents
last Saturday morning. The fire started about
| the chimney in the L chamber. Mrs. Small
was up about a. m. with small child and
noticing that the dog seemed frightened open
ed the door to let him out, when the smoke
and flames burst into the room She aroused
the rest of the family and they made their es-
cape from the house about half dressed. Besides
the loss of household goods. Mr.. Small lost his
farming tools. nine good cows, his horse,
colt and veal calf. He had been driving a
milk route in this city and the loss of his cows
and horse has put him out of business. He
had 81 200 insurance, which will not cover his
loss. The Smalls have eight children. One
lives in the family of Mrs John W. Small and
| another has been living with Mrs. Smals
| mother, Mrs. David Seekips, with VIII om the
family have found temporary home. Friends
and neighbors are coming to their relief in the
dire misfortune which has befallen them
The SPRING ELECTION. The Republican
city committee has issued call for a caucus
to be held at the court house at 7.30 p. M,
Feb. 10Th, to nominate candidate for mayor
to be voted for at the annual election March
9Th. Wards l, and will hold their caucuses
at the same place and Immediately following
the mayoralty caucus. Wards and S will
hold then caucuses in their respective ward
rooms Saturday evening. At meeting of the
city committee Feb 18th. it was the unani-
nous opinion of all present that Charles R.
Coombs was the logical candidate for mayor
and his name will without doubt be presented
at the caucus on the 10Th. 1t is understood
/ that Mr.. Coombs will accept the nomination if
assured of good clean, business mans ticket
Mr.. Coombs was born and has always lived in
this city, and has been engaged in business
here for many years. He has never taken an
active part in politics and has repeatedly de-
clined to be candidate for public office. For
| many years he has served as one of the trus-
| tees OF Grove Cemetery, and has given much
time and intelligent attention to the duties of
that office. At the recent annual election of
the Belfast Board of Trade he was made presi-
dent. The mention of his name as candi-
date for mayor meets with general approval,
irrespective of political affiliations. In fact,
we have not heard a dissenting voice. At any
time partisan contest over the city offices is
unwise and unnecessary and with present bust
ness conditions and the urgent need for new
High school building it behooves US to get to-
gether, and work for the common interests of
our city. The chairman of the Democratic city
committee has called caucus to be held at the
courthouse Saturday evening, Feb Goth.
tendance, including several gentlemen, at the
meeting of the reading department of the
Woman's Club Tuesday evening. Mrs. Essie
T. earle, vice president, presided. The paper
OF the evening was on Forestry, S. O., S., by
Mrs. George R, Williamson and was timely,
enter tanning and edifying. 1t pertained prin-
cipally to the trees of our own city and State,
help, and Mrs. Williamson made it clear that
our trees are in urgent need of help to avert
what might result in treeless Belfast She
spoke of the general decay of our shade trees,
of TIE ruthless cutting off of limbs, of trees
damaged and killedby contact with wires, and
of the needless and wanton cutting down of
trees along the highways and elsewhere
Maine leads in the conservation of her val.
liable forests by fire patrol with IS look out
stations from Is to IS feet high, each with a
caretaker's house. Massachusetts cities are
leading in the prize contests for the planting
and preservation of trees, and it is imperative
that Belfast should take some action along
these lines if we are to save the beautiful
trees of which we are SO justly proud She
spoke of the many trees on High and Cedar
streets which stand as monuments to the
memory of the late Augustus Perry, Belfast's
Grand Old Man, and of the great elm on Pearl
street, the special care of Miss Annie M. Bean,
and planted by the late Hon. James Patterson
White. She also quoted from DR.. J. C. Whites
recent book of Recollections concerning the
! groves that once surrounded our city in his
boyhood and other facts of interest in this
connection. If we had no trees, said Mrs,
Williamson, we would have no birds. no flow
ers or gardens as a natural consequence. In
near by woods we have an abundance of accli-
mated trees that should be filled in at little ex-
pense before the old ones are entirely gone.
and April 18th, Arbor Day, would be good