The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-08-26

Capt. Leroy A. Coombs with party of eleven
made the trip Sunday in the cruising launch.
Jennette. formerly Red Gables. to Camden and
thence to vilalhaven. arriving home at g. Is p.
1 m.
The Waldo County Teachers Institute will
be held in Belfast September 9Th. 9th and
10th. The program will be arranged by the
State Department. Anyone who would rent
rooms at that time to teachers coming from
out of town is requested to communicate with
Supt. Woodbury..
Miss Alice Written has returned from visits
in Union and Rockland. Misses Laverne and
Bertha Written, who with their auto have
been On trip. having as guests the Misses
Lena and Winnefred Sanborn and Miss Carrie
Greenlaw. have also returned. The young Ia
dies were gone two weeks, making their head
quarters in Union and taking daily trips.
Mrs. Camilla A. Hazeltine entertained last
Thursday at Porcupine Lodge Pitchers Pond,
Hon. and Mrs. j. P. Taliaferro, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. W. Lane and sons, James Taliaferro and
Edward w., Jr, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbard and
Mrs. T. v. Porter. all of Jacksonville, and her
| Elinor and Ben, of Springfield. Mass.
Montana paper gives an account of the
christening of two millionaire babies at Hotley
Idaho, the home of the mother of the children,
in which it says: "A daintily appointed lunch
con preceded the occasion and after the service
the guests were conveyed by automobiles to
the Guyer Hot springs, distance of Is miles,
where sumptuous seven-course dinner was
served at the Guyer hotel" The Guyer Hotel
is the home of Mrs. George w. Chase and her
daughter, Mrs. Guyer
James Henry Burgin was injured last Thurs
day about $50 p. M. when driving to his home
on Lincolnville avenue. His horse became
frightened and Mr.. Burgin was thrown out on
Church street in front of F. W. Pote's house
and the knee joint of his left leg was broken.
Ben D. Fields auto truck was in the vicinity
and he was taken to DR.. E. l.. Stevens house
and then home. The horse ran to the corner
of Miller street. where he colded with tree
and cleared himself from the carriage. which
was badly damaged, and was finally captured
ION Main street.
SEARCH AND SEIZURE. W. 0. Matthews of
Llncolnville was before Judge M. W. Lord of
the Municipal Court Monday forenoon charged
with keeping hard cider for tipping purposes.
Sheriff Frank A. Cushman searched his place
Sunday and found several barrels of hard
cider. Matthews found guilty and SEN
fenced to fine of $10O and costs and 60 DAYS
IN Jail. He appealed to the September term
of the S. j. Court under $500 bonds. Joshua
A Marshall, who is charged with the murder,
Aug. 2lst, OF his brother-in-law Edward C.
Higgins was the principal witness and testified
to buying three gallons of hard cider of Mat
thews. asTs
Z. s. BICKFoRD TRUSTEE OF THE U. OF M.
On. William R. Pattangal, attorney general
of Maine, has rendered to Gov. Curtis bis re-
signation as member of the board of trus-
tees of the University of Maine, to be acted
upon at the next meeting of the governor and
council. Mr.. Pattangall was appointed
member of the board by Gov. Plaisted in 1912
and has served efficiently since that time. He
gives as his reason for resigning that he has
not the time to give to the work of the board
which should be given by member. Gov.
JULIUS las uOmludleQ SndEleb ., blCkIOrO OF
Belfast to fill the vacancy. Both the resigna-
ton and the nomination will be acted upon at
the meeting of the council August 3lst.
We congratulate both Mr.. Bickford and the
University of Maine on this appointment, Mr.
Bickford has not failed to attend every COM
mencement since his graduation from the U.
of M, and may be depended upon to give to
L. l,k,a,
ton
The MALLARD. The sloop yacht Mallard
H. Oh tons net, 81 feet long, was built at Chi
cago. ILL.,, in 1888. Some years later she was
owned in Bangor and was in evidence one sea-
son in the fleet anchored off the North Shore
during campmeeting at Northport. She was
high-sided craft with straight stem and
long bowsprit. When next heard from she
was laid up at Boston, where Charles R
Coombs bought her and she was brought to
Belfast and after general overhauling and
reftting was used for pleasure purposes by
Mr. Coombs for several seasons. He then sold
her to Leroy A. Coombs, the boat builder, who
took off the iron keel "a to tons) installed a
gasolene engine and substituted schooner
pole rig for her sloop rig. Various changes
were made in the cabin and for time the
Mallard was employed in carrying passengers,
taking parties down the bay on fishing trips,
etc. Then she was engaged in towing at
Vinalhaven in charge of Mr.. Coombs, and
later he sold her to parties there and she con-
tinued in the business until her owners de-
cided that boat with less draft was needed
and are having one built. Mr.. Scott Tolman
of Boston, who has been spending part of the
summer here, was in Vinalhaven recently and
bought the Mallard and had her brought to
this city and she will again become q yacht,
and it is said her new owner will 20 south in
her this winter.
THE BERRY SEASON. We believe this to
have been the poorest berry season on record.
There was short crop of Strawberries, and
short season, with high prices to the end.
Usually they get down to ten cents at preserv-
ing time, but only occasionally, when the ber-
ries were carried over a day, were two boxes
sold for quarter. Because of the cold, wet
/, weather and absence of sunshine the berries
lacked their usual sweetness and flavor. Rasp-
berries were abundant, but when ready to
pick heavy rains washed them from the bushes
and the markets were scantily supplied. The
| greatest surprise of all was the almost total