The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-27


Charles B. Sampson of Freedom was held in
the grand jury room at the courthouse last
Monday.
Norman White, Jr, of Brookline, Mass. ia
keeping sharp lookout for sharks near his
fathers summer home at Saturday Cove
Northport. He buys refuse beef in the Bel.
fast markets with which to bait hooks on lines
set along the shore.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following letters
remained uncalled for in the Belfast postoffice
for the week ending July 25th: Ladies-Mrs.
Henry Eaton, Mrs. N. A. Mcdonald, Mrs. C. M.
Stevens. Gentlemen-P. S. Billings, John
Dodge, Claude Frederick, Frank Jipson. Rich.
ard Pattee.
Miss Mary E. Pierce, proprietor of the
Pierce school of stenography. Boston, will ar.
rive next Saturday for her annual vacation.
With her mother and sister, Mrs. Sarah R.
Pierce and Mrs. Essie P. Garlic, she will spend
the coming week at the Wells cottage. near
Little River.
At directors meeting of the Liberty and
Belfast Telegraph & Telephone Co. July %.
1916. Willis J. Greeley was elected treasurer to
fill the unexpired term of J. C. Carey. resigned,
and James H. Cilley was elected business man.
ager to fill the unexpired term of ]. c. Carey,
| resigned.
Mrs. H. E. Mcdonald went to Rockland july
goth to visit her brother, Henry Billings of
Little Deer Isle, who was injured at Islesboro
| few days ago and is now in the Knox Hospi
| tai. Mr.. Billings was telling trees when he
accidently cut off the middle finger of his left
| hand. He will be in the hospital for about
week.
The Rockland, Thomaston & Camden Street
Railway on July goth granted another increase
of wages. First year men are to receive ST. 80
day instead of $1.S0; second-year men are adj
| vanced from So to $40 and third year men
are advanced from 500 to So 25 The raise
was made voluntarily, as was the increase
granted by the corporation last February.
Messrs. H. A. Peters, H. C. Buzzell, P. W,
Murphy, George H, Darby, B. L. futile, ]. F.
Sylvester and Martin W. Weber were guests
over Sunday of Mr.. George Holt of this city.
formerly of Warren, at his cottage on Gays
Island. The trip to and from South Cushing
was made in the Buzzell and Peters cars, and
to the island by power launch. The shore din
ner. principally lobster, was greatly enj eyed
The following committees will have charge
of the tables at the Universalist fair to be held
in the church vestry August Sd: Fancy
work, Mrs. A. A. Blair Mrs j. g. Paul and
Mrs. L. T. Shales; utility table, Mrs Frank Fl,
Mayo and Mrs. Frank G. Mixer; ice cream,
Mrs. Sarah F. Knight and Mrs. Frank l. Will
son; food, Mrs. Charles E. johnson and Mrs
Geo. A. Leavitt; aprons, Mrs. Fred Racklitf
and Mrs. A, l.. Thayer; candy, Mrs. A. W.
Morse and Mrs. Chas. H. Crosby. Table doiles
and fir pillows will be on sale. If stormy
Thursday the fair will be held the next fair
day.
Mrs. Horace B. Sellers and little daughter
Mildred arrived last Friday noon from Long
Branch. N. j., accompanied by Mrs Sellers
sister, Miss Mabel F. Ferris. Because of the
prevalence of infantile paralysis in New York
it was necessary to secure permit to pass
through the city and it was obtained with
some difficulty. The part y left New York in
| the late afternoon Thursday, expecting there
would be dining car on the trap, but not I'M
til Waterville was reached did the diner APP
pear, and then it was decided to wait for arriv-
al in Belfast to break long fast Mr. Sell
lers, who left Long Branch with his family.
stopped over for day in Boston. arriving by
boat Saturday morning.
THE BELFAST FAIR. The races and purses
at the Belfast fair, to be held August 18th,
10Th and 18th, will be as follows:
First day:
3.minute class, trot or pace; purse, $125.
Free-for- all matinee, one-half mile.
Waldo county horses; purse, 100 bushels Of
! oats.
2.2U class, trot pace; purse, $125.
Second day:
2.3O class, trot or pace: purse $125
Greenhouse, trot or pace, mile heats; purse.
$50.
Free for all, trot or pace; purse, $3.50.
Third day:
240 class. trot or pace; purse, $l25.
Farmers oat race, trot or pace>4 mile heats,
for horses that have never started; purse so
bushels of oats
1924 class, trot or pace; purse $l25.
THE TRAVELLERS CLUB FIELD DAY. Mrs.
John R. Dunton and Miss Margaret A. Dunton
entertained the Belfast Travellers Club at
! their annual field day last Thursday afternoon
al the Dunton summer home at the Battery
At short business session Miss Grace H, Hall
was elected delegate to represent the club
at the meeting of the Maine Federation of
Womens Clubs to be held at Kineo in Septem-
ber Mrs Fred w Brown read her prize story
recently published in the Lewiston Journal
"a glimpse of Belfast Under Names First
Governor" which was greatly enjoyed. Mrs.
Cramer, president of the Roslindale, Mass,
Community Club of 800 members. spoke of her
clubs activities, particularly of the work of
their district nurse. Miss Mccarthy, secre-
tary of the Civics department of the Rosln-
dale club spoke of the work for the boys. Miss
Helen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred W.
Brown, gave a charming rendering of The
Quest of the Riband, and responded to an en-
core with Carlotta Mia. Mrs. F. w. Chase of
the Newtonville, Mass. club was a special
guest. Miss Carrie M. Cutter. Mrs. George S.
Mills and Mrs. W. R. Howard, honorary mem
bers of the Belfast Travellers Club, were pres
ent. A picnic supper was served at 80. with
the gentlemen present. The Dunton cottage
was decorated with roses and garden flowers.
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