The Republican journal., 1915-06-10

The feet of steamers owned by the Eastern
Steams hip Corporation had their colors half
masted F riday in respect to Hon. Charles F.
Libby, one of the directors of the company,
whose death occurred at his home in Portland
June I'd.
Mrs Elsie Jones of Waterville has arrived
at the Priscilla cottage at Temple Heights
owned by B. M. Bradbury of Fairfield, and
will occupy it during the summer months
Mr.. Bradbury and Mr.. Samuel Strickland of
Bangor spent few days there the past week.
Misses Katherine Kittredge. Lillian Dexter.
Edna Curtis. Geneva Stephenson and Grace
Mitchell are spending the week at the Pottle
cottage at the Battery. guests of Miss Natalie
Nj. Pottle. They are chaperoned by Mrs. E.
S. Pitcher, and Mrs. Louville J. Pottle has
spent several days with them.
Mrs. George l. Heating entertained three
table auction party Thursday evening, in
GLIDING members of the Octagon Club,in which
she has frequently substituted. The pre-
scribed refreshments were served-conf lection
cry. Miss Louise H. Ferguson won the first
prize, potted fern, and Mrs. Wilmer J. Dor
man the consolation, a needle emery.
L. F. French of Winterport the well known
and popular hotel man, has leased the Temple
Heights Inn for the season and arrived there
last week to get it in readiness for opening.
Temple Heights is most attractive place.
easily accessible by the cars of the Maine
Transportation Co, and the steamer Islesboro,
is on the much travelled shore road between
Belfast ami Rockland, and the new inn under
so experimental caterer no doubt will be lib.
orally patronzed.
The midsummer carnival and Fourth of
July celebration which was to have been given
in this city with the Johnny ]. Jones Carnival
Co. of New Y ork city, by the Belfast Fair AS
ISOLATION, under the management of Messrs.
Orrin j. Dickey and Walter ]. Clifford, has
been given up because of the lease of the fair
grounds to other parties. The carnival com
pany carried five car loads of fittings and
thirty horses and it was intended to use the
fair grounds for evening shows during the
week of June 2Sth to July 5th.
SPECIAL MENTION FOR WALDO COUNTY
GIRLS The annual exhibition of manual train
ing, free-hand drawing and sewing by the pu-
pills of the Augusta city schools was held June
Sd in the assembly hall of the Cony High
school. The Kennebec Journal says the exhi-
bit of drawing and painting was exceptionally
good this year and specially commends in the
stencil work applied to cloth goods "a tulip
design on a pillow by George A. Mckinney of
Grade 9, rose design on table runner by
Miss Marian Hatch of Grade 9, and a flower
design on a bag by Miss Agatha NJ. Hatch of
Grade g." The Misses Hatch are sisters, for
merry of Montville, daughters of Rev. and
Mrs. E. ]. Hatch. AS there were over fifty
girls in the class and these were the only ones
to receive special mention the distinction is one
of which their parents may well feel proud.
FARMERS UNION The Belfast Farmers
Union held their annual meeting at Equity
Grange hall W Wednesday, June End, and elected
officers as follows: M. o. Wilson, president;
H. l.. Seekins, clerk; Fred L. Toothaker, vice
president; L. A. Payson, treasurer; M. o. Will
son, F L. Toothaker, H. L. Seekins, L. A. Pay
son. Ralph Hayford, Cnas. Waterman and j.
H. Sanker, directors. There was good at
tendance Nj. O. Wilson and L. A. Payson
will attend the annual meeting of the State
Union in Bangor June 29th and Both as dele
gates. This meeting will be of much impor-
lance as there are over seventy local unions in
the State and arrangements will be made to
concentrate the buying, and the proposition for
establishing fertilizer plant and securing
better banking facilities will be discussed
A LIQUOR SEIZURE. Sheriff Cushman was
at the steamboat wharf last Thursday morn
ing and having his suspicious aroused as to the
contents of two barrels consigned to Thomas
Berry he followed the team to the Phoenix
House and when the barrels had been landed
there called upon Mr.. Berry, the oprietor,
to open them. Both barrels had beer at the
top and bottom that was said to contain less
than per cent alcohol, but one also contained
80 quart bottles of whiskey and the other 60
pint bottles of the same liquor. The liquor
was seized and Friday morning Mr.. Berry was
arraigned in the municipal court charged with
having liquor in his possession with intent to
sell. He pleaded not guilty but put in no de-
fence. He was sentenced to fine of 500
and 60 days in Jail, from which he appealed
and furnished bonds, with Fred W. Curtis of
Swanville and Abner G. Gilmore of Belfast as
sureties.
FIRE ON THE PITCHER ROAD. The house of
Charles W. Stephenson on the Pitcher road
was entirely destroyed by fire Wednesday
night, June 2nd, about $50 o'clock. Help was
asked from the fire department. and Chief
Shute with few men went out by automobile,
but little could be done, as there is no water
near there and the fire had already gotten be-
yond control. The Stephensons, who have
several small children. lost practically every
thing they possessed, getting out only few
things. The loss was not covered by insurance
The buildings were of small value, but it is
q big loss to the ;ephensons. At fire inquest
last Saturday night the value of the Stephen
son house was estimated at $500, contents
5000; both total loss with no insurance. At
the same time an inquest held on the fire
at the S. G. Cottrell house on Pearl street.
May 9th. The house was valued at 800, esti-
mated damage $500. insurance $500; estimated
value of contents 5000; estimated damage,
, total; insurance $780, Origin of fire in both
cases unknown.