The Republican journal., 1916-08-24

Mrs. Frankel of the New York Bargain
Store left Monday for New York to select her
Fall line. She will return in about two weeks.
Miss Annie Anderson of South Portland,
who is employed in Belfast, was operated on
atithe Waldo County hospital last Saturday by
DIR. Eugene L. Stevens. assisted by DR.. Carl H.
Stevens and Dr. Samuel Fsirchild.
Miss Lena Nye entertained at a clambake
at the City Park last Saturday afternoon in
+ honor of her guest, Miss Henrietta Gilkey of
Searsport. Those present were Mrs. c. E.
Read, Mrs. T E. Bowker, Mrs. H. L. Seekins,
Misses Alice E. Simmons and Amy E. Stod-
dard.
Judge Maurice W. Lord entertained at the
Lord cottage, at Little River last Thursday
afternoon. A shore dinner was served, pict-
ures taken, and the time was spent socially.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Kari Mcdonald,
Mr.. and Mrs Leslie c. Follett, Mr.. and Mrs,
/! C. E. Read. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert L. Seekins
Mrs. John Beckwith and Miss Amy E. Stod-
dard.
Harold F. Cobb of Searsmont, a graduate OF
Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn, a
teacher of experience, has been engaged as
sub-master of the Belfast High school.
Arthur St. Onge, who was elected to this po
sition at a recent special meeting of the
school committee. has accepted the principal
/ ship of the Richmond High school,
| The Courier Gazette finds it necessary at
! this time, in common with all newspapers, to
revise its mailing lists and eliminate the cop
les that for reason another have got
upon its free list. The recent increase in the
price of printing stock adds several hundred
dollars year to the cost of issuing this paper.
and our friends will appreciate the necessity
laid upon US of economizing in this direction
Rockland Courier Gazette.
The Journal, previously announced, has
for the reason given by our Rockland
contemporary, begun a like revision of its
mailing list, cutting off exchanges, reducing
its free list, and accounts of delinquent SUBJ
scribers who have failed to respond to bills
sent them will be placed in other hands for
collection. The conditions confronting news
paper publishers today necessitates economic
ing in every direction possible.
SOUVENIRS OF CUP DEFENDERS. Gen. Charles
]. Paine, who died Aug. 18th in Weston. Mass,
at the age of SO years, was the organizer of a
syndicate that in 1885 built and sailed the sue
cessful cup defender Puritan, and was the
owner and builder of the cup defender May
flower in 1886 and the Volunteer in 1867, both
successful in retaining that coveted trophy,
the Americas cup, in this country. The
Mayfiower was visited by the writer when she
was fitting out at Lawley's in South Boston,
who brought home piece of the white pine
used in wedging her mast, and giving piece
to H. j. Locke advised him to make it into
iewelry as the Mayfiower was sure winner
The next year, after the Volunteer had sue
cessfully defended the cup and hauled
out at Lawley's to be cut in two and length.
ened (she was built of steel plates) prepare
tory TO changing her rig to that of schooner,
bolt head was secured as a souvenir. When
in commission as a schooner she was, in the
opinion of the writer, the handsomest yacht
of that class he had ever seen.
i The DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN. A Democratic
/ rally was held in the Opera House last Tues
day evening, with the Belfast band in attend
ance. and a fair sized audience present. Seat
ed on the platform were DR.. Adelbert Millett,
! Messrs. Peter Harmon of Thorndike and
| Arthur w. Leonard of Morrill,. Judge James
i Libby of Unity presided, and after extolllng
the Democratic nominee for U. s. Senator,
i Hon. Charles F. Johnson, and speaking in de-
rogatory terms of the Republican candidate,
| Hon. Frederick Hale. he introduced as the
| first speaker of the evening. Hon. Frank
Haskell OF Portland. former Republican. and
later Progressive, who spoke on State condi-
tions, past and present. Hon. ). Ham liton
Lewis, Senator from the State of Illinois, was
then introduced and spoke on national issues
but very adroitly evaded most of the vital
questions. He has been famiarly known as
Jim Ham Lewis and distinguished for MS
"pink" whiskers, la Dundreary. and his gor-
geous toilets, but is a of ability ana an
entertaining speaker. He expressed his al
mration for the grand old State of Maine, as
they all do; it is part of the stock in trade OF
the campaigners in the Pine Tree State, ano
we can all agree with them on that point.