The Republican journal., 1916-08-10

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Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Wells and Albert L
Wells are at their cottage at Lake Quantaba-
cook.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Knight and son Russell
are spending short vacation at the KNIGHT
cottage, Lake Quantabacook.
| Guy Higgins of Knox was drowned last
Tuesday while swimming in Dunton nond
He was the son of Henry Higgins and was az
years of age.
| Col H. E. Mcdonald, whose faithful horse.
after many years of service, laid down and
died, has bought a cara Buick-and is learn.
ing to navigate it.
Mrs. II. e. Pitcher and her guests, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Ralph G. Pitcher and daughter Adella of
Caribou, are spending the week at Rocky Point
| cottage. Pitchers Pond.
Belfast Commandery, U. o. G. c., will make
an excursion to Temple Heights next Satur.
day afternoon and all members who plan to
| make the trip will meet at their lodge room at
| LIS o'clock.
The program for the Bangor fair will he
found in our advertising columns, to which our
| readers are referred for the many attractions
offered for the entertainment and amusement
of the public.
Much to our regret we were unable to get in
type for this week the Brooks local items. but
this is quite Brooks number just the same
and hereafter we hope to print news of the
| town regularly.
The scarcity and high price of print paper
compels US to follow the example of newspa-
pers generally and cut off complimentary COP
les. papers that have been sent for services no
longer rendered, non-paying subscribers,
(whose accounts will be given out for collec-
tion) and to reduce our exchange list
DIR. Bailey. the summer rector of ST. Mar
garet's church, expresses himself as much
pleased with the attractions offered by Bel
fast and its vicinity. This is his first visit to
Belfast. though he has spent many other sum-
mers in Maine, particularly at Old Orchard
He is confident that many more people would
be glad TO spend their vacations in Belfast if
| they knew of its attractions.
The boys of Camp Quantabacook took q
hike to Mount Percival last Monday and spent
the night on the mountain. They left Tues
day In the Decrow launch Louise for Islesboro
and Castine, where they visited Fort George.
They then went to Penobscot Park and had
lunch and spent Tuesday night in Belfast,
leaving for camp Wednesday morning by auto
mobile. The camp base ball team defeated
the Searsmont locals in a tent inning game last
Saturday
Raymond Young, William Norris, Alton An
drews Keith Weymouth, Award Craig, Carroll
Parker. Joe Perkins. and Donald Hall, members
of the H. H. class of the Baptist Sunday
school, with their teacher, George ii. Robert
son, returned home Tuesday evening from a
two-weeks' camping trip to Mt. katahdin and
Ripogenus. They are enthusiastic over the
country, their hikes. camping. etc, of which
report will be given in The Journal next week.
PooR's MILLS. Leslie Payson has been hav-
ing quite serious trouble with his eyes, but
they are some better now. =. MIR. and Mrs.J A.
Hartshorn attended the veterans meeting in
Waldo last week. Mrs. Elinda Gray of Bos-
ton visited her mother, Mrs. Merriam, and Ter
sister, Mrs. j. F. Sheldon, the first of the week
Mrs. Watts returned Monday from visit
in Camden. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Clune of
New York are guests of Mr.. and Mrs ]. F.
Sheldon. Mrs. Irwin Woods has returned
from visit with friends in Vinahaven
ALI roads will lead to Brooks for the next
week, beginning with the Sunday service at
the Congregational church. when a historical
centennial address will be given by the able
and brilliant speaker, Rev, Thomas H. Martin,
former pastor. now of Searsport. In anoth-
er column is an article calling special atten-
tion to the separate features of the weeks
celebration, and,as will be readily seen, it is to
be the great event of century for the
town of Brooks, such celebration as Waldo
county has never seen, and we'll worth coming
many miles to enjoy. 1t is expected that
! the citizens of every town IN the county will
avail themselves of this opportunity to help
the prosperous little town of Brooks do honor
to its grand one hundredth birthday
THE NEW WALDO COUNTY FAIR This fair
will be held Aug. 18th, 10th and 18th on the
association Egrounds in this city, and it will
be the greatest rs cent fair in Maine 1t will
include baby show, nine horse races, for
which there are 5000 in purses and an uu-
usually large number of entries, includ-
ing some local horses, and the public are
promised the biggest Midway ever. The
Belfast band will furnish music each day
E. L. Colcord who has charge of the poul-
try department has secured the services of
VIM. c, Monahan of the U. of M. poultry de-
partment, who will give educational demon
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such as late methods of killing, caponizing, on
housing, feeding and managing. This is new
departure and will be greatly appreciated by
all poultry raisers
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