The Republican journal., 1915-04-29
Mrs A. B. Spencer of Wateruira has he1.

Spending few days In the city visiting rieads
and looking after business interests.
THE HOSPITAL CLUB Misses Maude and
Clara Steward entertained the members of the
II 'spital Club last Friday night at the home of
Mrs. c. A. Pilsbury, 4 Court street. Some 20
or more were present and the evening was de-
lightfully spent il sewing and playing bridge
The affair was one of the popular dime"
parties and one of the largest given during tt g
winter At eight O'Clock refreshments were
served in the dining room, including fruit
punch, cheese crackers, little cakes. etc. Mrs
Hills and Miss Anne M Kittredge poured, the
hostesses serving. The table was daintily ap.
pointed. large bowl of pale pink roses and
carnations forming the centerpiece.
The CORN CANNING OUTLOOK Edward Ev-
ans, local agent for the Saco Valley Canning
Co, has received letter from Mr.. Fenton
Tomlinson, president of the company, saying
that it would be agreeable to them if the
farmers who furnish the corn to the factory
should select their weigher. In past seasons
E. B. Lunt, L. F. Simpson and Arthur w.
Coombs have done this work. Mr. Evans is
receiving pledges of small acreages of corn
but the total to date is not up to the require
ments of the company. After three unfavor-
able seasons it is reasonable to expect good
corn crop here this season, and it is hoped that
additional acreage may be pledged at once
Mr.. Tomlinson is expected here the last of this
week or first of next and the question will be
definitely settled whether or not the factory
will be opened this season.
COMMUNITY BUILDING. A movement is on
foot in Belfast to start work in community
building under the direction of the Y. M. C. A
This will require the services of trained man
who will be provided by the State organization
to devote all his time to Belfast and vicinity.
The program is to include work along the lines
of physical, social, educational and religious
improvement This is not pioneer work. 1t is
proposed to adopt plan that has been tried
and proven success in other towns of the
State. The first step will be to make careful
survey of the city to discover the actual num-
Der of men and boys and record their preferen-
ces in regard to music. athletics, religion, etc.
After the survey it is purposed to begin work
along the hyscal lines by the organization of
baseball, tennis, basketball, cricket and other
out-of-d doors sports with the new athletic
field as base. This line will also include agri-
cultural clubs for potato and corn raising, and
poultry clubs. Clean games and sports will be
introduced into the recreation hours of the
school children. The social work will include
musical clubs reading and debating clubs, hikes
to the country, trips to the cities and other
points Of interest Educational work will pro-
mote evening classes for the men and boys,
gymnasium work, etc. Religious work will pro-
mote clean speech, high standard of morals,
clean sports, and all that counts in high stand
ard of citizenship. This, in brief is the plan
and the public help is needed. Everybody
must feel an interest in the boys and girls Of
Belfast, those who will in short time become
the citizens of the city The cost of the project
will be. about $4,000 annually and to meet this
expense the committee needs: 10 contributions
of $780, 10 contributions of $50; IL contributions
of $685. SO contributions of $40; 40 contributions
of S.. No more worthy object than this will be
presented to the citizens of Belfast and it is
hoped that those who are willing to contribute
will assure the committee of their willingness
to do SO.
IMPROVED ROAD MACHINERY. In looking
over the equipment for work on the roads and
the expense of this necessary work, the city
officials were convinced that better work could
be done, and at less cost, by improved ma
chinery, and last week they had conference
with Messrs. Edwards and Dempsey, repre-
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Chicago, with regard to traction engine and
road grader. Friday Aldermen c. W. Wescott
and B. L. Davis and Cou ncilman E. C. Gross
went to Skowhegan. where this equipment had
been used last year, and found that it had given
perfect satisfaction and that everybody spoke
well of it. In 60 days l65 of Skowhegan's It's
miles of road had been gone over at an aver.
age daily cost of R10.62, and the roads were in
fine condition this spring. The engine and
grader will do as much work in day as six
pairs of horses and two road machines, and do
better work. The grader does work that the
road machine cannot Go; gets farther into the
bitches and rolls the road, leaving it in better
condition. After inspecting the work done in
Showhegan the committee returned home feel
but at less expense with this equipment, and at
special meeting of the city council last Satur.
urday evening, after hearing the report of the
committee. the following orders were passed:
Ordered, That the city of Belfast purchase
traction engine and that Charles R. Coombs.
mayor. and c. w. Wescott, chairman of the
finance committee, be and they are hereby au-
thorized to make such purchase. the sum to be
charged to the appropriation for highways and
bridges.
Ordered, That the city of Belfast purchase o
Giant Road Grader and that Charles r. Coomba,
mayor, and c. W. Wescott chairman of the
finance committee, be and they are hereby au-
thorized to make such purchase, the same
to be charged to the appropriation on high
ways and bridges.
Monday the representatives of the Inter.
national Harvester Co. were in this city and an
order was placed with them for one Inter-
national Harvester Mogul kerosene engine, to
be delivered in ten days, or as soon thereafter
as possible. The price is s2256, less per cent
| for cash in ten days. Tuesday the committee
bought the grader. al authorized by the above