The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-05-27

AT Inc meeting OF tne school D0Af0 next
Monday evening the election of teachers for
the year will take place.
There is nothing new to report in the mat
ter of the sale of the railroad. The PROPOSE
ton from the city will be considered at the
meeting of the directors of the Maine Central
June 9th.
There will be public meeting for all inter-
ested in the welfare of the boys at the Metho-
dist church Monday evening, May 31st, when
preliminary action will be taken for forming a
Boys Scout Company.
Rev. Horace B. Sellers of the Methodist
church addressed the pupils of the High school
last Tuesday morning in the series of COM
munity work talks, speaking principally on
what Benefit is Your Work to the Commu-
nifty Life?'
DR.. Edith F. Kidder. accompanied by Dr.
Nora Brown of Waterville. attended the New
England Osteopathic Convention at the Hotel
Lenox, Boston, May 14th and 18th. They
visited relatives over Sunday and arrived
home May 18th.
A porch and veranda have been built on the
front of the Charles C. Glover residence, 80
High street. The first floor is undergoing rem
ovation and will be occupied by Frank l. Will
son and family, Capt and Mrs. Glover retain.
ing the second floor.
Work is progressing on a large two-story
building at the plant of the Lubec Sardine Co.,
to be used for storage and the making of cans.
The cans used have been made elsewhere and
their manufacture here will give employment
to quite number of workmen.
AT the meeting of A. E. Clark Camp and
their Auxiliary last Monday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert I. Gay were presented iron cross
es, the emblem of the orders, as their recent
past commander and past president. Both
made brief and appropriate responses. There
was short program of songs and readings.
Dickey & Knowlton, real estate agents,
have sold for Everett N. Prescott the Leroy
Staples farm in East Belfast to Mr. and Mrs
Colin E Redman of this city. The farm will
be occupied later by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E.
Redman. Mr.. and Mrs. Prescott are moving
to Unity, where they have bought another
farm.
4. The new road machine is doing excellent
work, and doing it expeditiously. An auto
owner says Northport avenue is now in better
condition than it has been for years. Court
street.which Was made one track road few
years ago,has been restored to its original
mansions, an improvement as regards travel
and looks IS well.
Mrs. Marion E. Brown presided at the meet
ing of the North Church Guild in the church
parors last Tuesday evening 1t was voted to
assist the Ladies' Circle at a midsummer fair
to be held in August. At the next meeting
meeting will serve, Mrs. V. L. Hail. Mrs.
Oscar Wilkins and Miss ENERGY CHM.
The Boys Band, which has been under the
instruction of Mr.. j. Lee Patterson for some
time. had practice play at the ball grounds
last Tuesday evening. They will make their
first public appearance on Memorial Day, when
they will escort the school children from Me-
mortal hall to the lower bridge, where flowers
will be scattered on the water in honor of the
sailors who gave their lives for their country
in the Civil War. The children are to assem-
BILE at Memorial hall at g. As a. m.
SADDLE ISLAND LITIGATION. Clerk of Courts
Heating received Monday the decree of the
Law Court in the cases of Frances L. Lazell VS.
Justus c. Strawbridge and Grace Tibbetts,
in Equity, VS.. Heirs of Charles Croker, ct al.
Supreme Judicial Court to determine the own
ership of an island in Penobscot Bay, known as
Saddle Island and were sent to the Law Court
on report last September, with the agreement
that they should be argued together. The re-
scripts are as follows: Plaintiff in the writ
of entry, non suit; bill in equity dismissed
with costs"
There was a hearing Wednesday NOR ling in
the courthouse before Judge Warren C. Phil
brook of Augusta in the case in equity of c.
Edward Britto VS.. his wife, Grace A. Britto, of
Stockton Springs. Merritt A. johnson of
Rockland appeared for DR.. Britto and Arthur
S. Littlefield of Rockland for Mrs Britto. The
action was brought to recover the plaintiffs
interest in land and buildings in Stockton
Springs. their home. May, 1912, DR.. and Mrs
Britto bought the home jointly, Mrs. Britto
paying $1,000 in cash and placing $500 mort
gage on same. DR.. Britto paid $500 in cash
and agreed to pay for changes, repairs, in
surance, taxes and interest on mortgage
April 9. 1914, the place was damaged by fire
and Mrs Britto recovered $1,000 and convert
ed the same to her own use. and has refused
the repeated requests of her husband to give
him his proportionate part. DIR. Britto enter
ed suit for divorce at the April term of the
J. Court. The hearing closed at 80 D. m, and
Judge Philbrook will announce his decision
later.
A LOCATION FOR THE New HIGH SCHOOL
BUILDING. AS it is practically the unanimous
opinion that the proposed new High school
building should not be placed on the lot where
the present building stands-more room being
needed to meet modern requirements-the
question of location is now uppermost Mr.
K. P. Chase. who is taking much interest in the
matter, suggests getting an option on the
Cunningham lot, so-cslled, on Miller street,
now the property of H. M. Kempton of South
Orrington. The lot has frontage of 525 feet,
or about the same distance from the Uni
tartan fence on Spring street to the easterly
end of Dr. Eugene L. Stevens house on Church
street, and is about 300 feet deep. This land
would seem to meet the requirements as to