The Republican journal., 1916-04-13

At the annual meeting of the Pythian
Building Association, April 18th, Messrs. R. F
Dunton, Clifford j. Pattee, James c. Durham,
VIM. H. Hall, M. R. Knowlton, Sanford How
ard, VIM. H. Bray, E. P. Frost and Ralph H.
Howes were elected directors; Mr. Howes
president, and Mr.. Pattee, secretary and treas
urer.
THE L. & B. BASE BALL TEAM. The Leon
ard & Barrows Athletic Association held a
meeting at the factory last Saturday after
noon after the factory shut down for the week
for the purpose of dealing with base ball the
coming season. The Association heard the
report of Manager Peters, which showed the
team was equipped with fifteen uniforms,
gloves, mask. protectors. etc., costing over
500; that all bills are paid and that the team
ended the season with $69.40 in the treasury.
Mr.. Peters and the other foremen feel that
the team this year should be run by the mem
bers, and while they intend to stand behind it
in all ways they do not want to take active
part. The team this year will be better train
ed, will start early and have time for prac-
tice. and has been strengthened through the
winter by new players that ought to make a
good team, especially Mcclellan of last years
town team, who will pitch for L. & B. A. A.
this year. The team expects to open the sea-
son in Belfast about May Both with the Bel
fast band, ETC., and hopes to give every body
their moneys worth. The following officers
of the baseball club were elected: President,
Chas. Rhoades; secretary, George Darby; d.
rectors, M. L. Weber, Roscoe Black, Henry
Brown; manager, H. B. Ladd; captain of team,
Mcclellan.
FEEDING THE BIRDS. The recent heavy
snowfall was hard on the birds and the bird
lovers in different sections of the city spent
much time feeding them. Edmund Wilson,
who lives at 40 Congress street, spent practi-
cally all day Monday preparing feeding places
for the birds. He began to shovel snow about
$50 q. m. and continued, regardless of blister
ed hands, until he had cleared patches about
10x20 feet, over which he scattered large
amount of chaff from nearby stables, about II
pounds of chicken feed. large quantities of
crackers, Franklin rolls. shredded wheat bis
cult, etc. Then the birds began to appear in
pairs and in focks, until from their windows
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson saw feeding on their
grounds the fox, song. chipping and English
sparrows, robins. juncos, purple finch, even
ing grosbeaks, chckadees, blackbirds and COW
birds. the latter very rare in this vicinity.
About four o'clock they would have been fully
repaid. if that had been any consideration. in
the concert the hundreds of feathered song
sters gave as they gathered for their evening
meal. Sunday morning plump robin was
seen to dive into the snow. about 8 inches
deep, at No. Northport avenue and bring out
large sized angleworm, which made the
birds breakfast.
STEAMER NOTES. The spring schedule of
the Eastern Steamship Corporation for it's
Bangor, Mt. Desert and Blue Hill lines went
into effect April 10th. On the Bangor Bosto on
line the steamer rs Belfast and Camden are now
making four trips week, leaving Boston
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at
p. M, and leaving Bangor at II a. m. on Mon
day. ednesday, Thursday and Saturday On
the Bar Harbor line the steamer Boothbay
will leave Rockland Tuesdays, Wednesdays,
Fridays and Saturdays at SIS a. M, returning
will leave Bar Harbol Mondays and Thursdays
at 10 a. M, and Tuesdays and Fridays at IL
noon. On the Buehill line the steamer Cath
crime will make trips the same as last year.
The Camden went up to Bangor April 9Th. in
command of Capt. Brown. remaining in that
port over right and leaving Thursday fore
noon on her trip out. On arriving in Boston
Friday morning she went into dry dock for an
overhauling, coming on the route again Mon
day. The Belfast. Capt. A. E. Rawley, arrived
at Bangor last Friday from Boston and left
Saturday on her return. :. The Belfast was
prevented from sailing from Bangor for Bos-
ton on her regular trip Monday. her engineers
leaving her in obedience to an order from the
Marine Engineers Beneficiary association, a
strike having been declared owing to dis.
agreement over wages. Other steamers of
the Eastern Steamship corporation were de-
layed at Boston. The difficulty was adjusted,
at least for the present. and the Camden left
Boston at the usual HOUR Tuesday, arriving
here yesterday morning. and the Belfast left
Bangor at II q. m. yesterday for Boston.