The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-07-22
The News of Belfast.

.e;re pictures keep the visitors interested.
and Mrs Arthur Crane and daughter
-,ret of New York were recent guests y
-, Wsyside Tea House.
o5n1unication from Mr.. Ebert Wheeler,
..srsr of the Belfast Water Co., relative
natter tax on summer residents, is print
Ion the 2nd page
-..o. White Barker Tent, D. of ", will
.,s their July meeting at o'clock Wednes-
~ 1aly 2sth in Memorial hall. birthday
.,prer i'll, be given.
o, spd Mrs. Ernest S. Weber have taken
sfel henson cottage at the shore near the
4 Condon street for two weeks and the
- will close his dental rooms for a needed
-ssa
The Journal is indebted to Mr.. W. R. Towne
s--. cupy of the Seattle Times of July 18th
.-tauing an account of the death of Col.
rz,heu brief obituary was published in
r4- I5arual last week.
The sdies International Bible class and the
as., ny Hand society of the Baptist church
ali have a penny social and picnic supper at
,- para next Friday afternoon, weather per-
u-,.7g. Each one is requested to bring a
4 -r aud spoon.
The Mains of the Belfast Water Co., have
x.euded to the foot of Condor street and
..lr.at will be placed at the top of the first
- -rsa he shore near the residence of Frank
q r..rs, The water will also be carried to the
both Of ho
greet
-- ..IsED LETTERS. The following let
...--a.alned uncalled for in the Belfast post
l=e he week ending July goth: Ladies'
NJ. 5. Bird, Miss Mildred Cobb, Mrs.
t-s Noon, Mrs. c. F. Pendleton. Gentle
-.l W Daley. Wilbur B. Leach, Harold
Hi. Sen York.
ia. Inird concert on schoolhouse common
las. thursday evening was largely attended
aid tae selections rendered were most enthu-
:.-g.alty received. The selections from the
N.giy were timely, as the opera is soon to
he resented here by local talent, and when
y7u Wore a Tulip and l Wore Red, Red
Rose sung by the band, called for several
.pt footing of the auto horns.
| Through misunderstanding regarding ar
-snssments relative to the F. H. Maxfeld
meetings. contradictory announcements were
sell to the two local papers last week. The
blowing is the date upon which Mr.. Maxfield
wi sqeak in Belfast: July 22d, 8 80 p. m. at
-- new theater.' The remainder of Comrade
aseie}d's time while in this city will be de-
...sj 10 the work of reorganization. Z
COOP CHARTER. The barkentine Mabel l.
Gegers, Capt. C. N. Meyers of Searsport, now
ii b.r bados has been chartered to load lumber
g. Boston for Buenos Ayres at S21 per thous-
anl which is double the ordinary rate, and
several years ago lumber was carried to the
River Platte for s675. The Meyers will load
tG. cargo of new crop Barbados molasses
fur rtland, after discharging which she will
% to Boston to load lumber. She will bring
20 Portland one of the largest cargoes of mo-
asses to be landed there for many years,
Wallace Chase, Prnci pal of the Bigelow
school, Newtonville Mass. is working over
he Wight farm on Lincolnville avenue. With
assistance he has drilled an artesian we'll 55
feel through ledge, getting an abundant sup
ply pure water, has vegetable garden that
Is FINISHING peas, etc, for his table, is re-
modelling the old home, adding a new L.,
'ersndas, porches, dormer windows, etc, A
dt77@ay has been built and the grounds
shout The the house will be graded. With all
&. work on hand MIR. Chase finds time to take
The tamily out in his new auto.
LEMONS AND PRUNEs. In looking over a
-iy Of the New England Grocer at A A.
H.Fes Co.'s the other evening we read that
SICILY LEMONS had been selling in New York
d ~ 10 60 cents Dox. The oversee growers
s--l.llng this country with lemons, and under
Tie Democratic free trade legislation they
-a'- argely increased their exports. only to
NEE, with ruinous losses. The condition of
u. lemon market naturally lowers the prices
. 'a= California product, and the cold, wet
"es'aer has lessened the usual consumption at
17 5eason. One reason for the low price of
Die sicily lemons is said to be that they
afe goorly packed-not sized as are the
,s- rnia lemons, but with top layer of
gog- looking fruit and inferior fruit in sue
2sec.ng layers. Then as to prunes. The New
ttE.and Grocer tells us that there are many
enquiries and large foreign orders for Cali.
lgFala prunes and that the prices of all grades
are aivancing. Buy your prunes now.