The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-05-25

Inc grocery storees "aIA etb, etc., will be
closed as usual all day Memorial day. Nav
Both.
Messrs Edwin A. Jones and T. Frank Park.
err returned Friday from Portland, where thew
took the Copsistory degree of the Masonic
order.
Supt W. B. Woodbury. ordered last Monday
Of the J. L. Sleeper Co., Victrola for the Nc.
Lellan school.
Rev. Costello Weston of Readfsld who
supplied the Universalist pulpit last SUNDAY
in the absence of Rev. Arthur A. Blair. was a
classmate of Robert P. Chase in the Eaton
school at Kent's Hill.
warranty deed recorded in the Waldo
County Registry Of Deeds. transferring
land and buildings in Islesboro from the e.
tate of Louise Minturn, late of Manhattan.
Ny, to Samuel G. Dixon of Philadelphia. Pa.
required $1,000 in revenue stamps.
The Crosby Place on Franklin street has
been rented for the season to Mr., Parsons of
Stockbridge. Mass. Mrs. Horace Chenery.
her daughter and son, will spend the summer
at 100 Main street with her mother, Mrs. H. A.
Lloyd of New York who will arrive soon.
Mr. and Mrs. George L. Bowman. who snen+
the winter in Boston, will remain there nn+;,
after June LIST to attend a play at Jordan hall
May 18th, in which Miss Bernice Rogers takes
part; Madam Bowman's anniversary Nav goth
and the Haydock- Harrington marriage Nav
3lst in the Arlington street church. The
bride-elect is a cousin of Mr. Bowman. a Vim
cent Club girl and q member of the Sewing
Circle.
FIRES AND FIRE INeuEsTs. Wedne sday at
p. alarm was sounded for blaze started
in the DR.. o. S. Vickery house, AZ Church
street. Mrs. Lizzie Owen McCabe, who occu
pies room in the house, was using an alcohol
stove, which blazed up and caught the cur
tains. This was the only damage. About $50
p. m. the same evening an alarm was sounded
from box rs, and later from box l6 This was
for a fire in small house at 40 Bay View
street. owned and occupied by Charles E. Pick.
ard, we'll known retired barber, who lives
alone, and was at one of the local theaters at
the time. The fire was not discovered until the
building was in flames and it lighted up the
sky so that it appeared as if from large
building. 1t was dangerous fire as the wind
was blowing gale and blazing shingles were
carried into the city and as far up as High
street. Prompt work by the firemen and the
rainfall during the day averted what might
have been disastrous confagration Mr.
Pickard lost everything but the clothes he had
hIS oaf 10 sod 70 b,x,
the flames. He had an insurance of 5000. At
a. Saturday the Waterman at Leonard e.
Barrows shoe factory discovered fire in the
barn chamber at the Commercial House. own.
ed by Orman A. Hopkins and occupied by Geo.
E. Benson. The fire is supposed to have start
ed from an oil stove in brooder, As the
Leonard barrows shoe factory is just
across narrow street from this stable great
anxiety was felt, but the firemen were quickly
on hand, directed four streams on the roof
and soon had the fire extinguished Damage
to building estimated at $25 and the same as
to co tents. An inquest on the fire which
damaged the house of Mrs A. J. Morrison. al
Court street, was held May 18th. Estimated
value OF buildings, $4,000; damage $500; in
sured for $1,000; estimated value of contents,
$2,ooo; damage $475; insured for $500. Cause
OF fire unknown. Inquests on the Harry
Toothaker and Charles E. Pickard fires were
held May 10Th. Estimated value OF Tooth
aker building $1,000; insured for 1000; esti-
mated value of contents. $500; damage $500;
no insurance. Cause of fire unknown. EST.
mated value of the Charles E, Pickard house.
S275; insured for 5000; estimated value of con-
tents, $500; no insurance Cause of fire I'm.
known.
CLEAN UP WEEK IN BELFAST "The rainy
weather lnterfered quite seriously with the
work Of the Cleanup Campaign last week.
Nevertheless much valuable work was accom-
plished and it is sincerely hoped by the Clean
up committee that the WORK will not end with
the effort of last week. Fire Chief Shute re-
ported an unusual cooperation this year in the
work of fire prevention, which is fundamental
to the safety Of our city. The enthusiasm of
the school children was manifested in street
parade May 18th, when led by the Boys Band
they marched through our city streets carry
ing hoes, brooms and rakes, and appropriate
transparencies. Throughout the week many
of the boys and girls assisted in Cleanup
work in their own homes and neighborhood
and thus earned the Brownel Town Puzzle to
be given as reward for four hours Cleanup
work. The Boy Scouts took part in the cam
paign for cleanliness. but owing to Mr.
Dickey's enforced absence last Saturday they
failed to render some service which was plan
ned for that day. The committee hereby
wish to thank the citizens of this commu-
nifty for their interest and cooperation in the
effort for cleaner Belfast, also to express
their appreciation to the Boys Band, the
schools, the city government, and all other
cooperating societies or individuals who have
in any way contributed to the success of the
campaign this year, and we trust that the
brief emphasis given to the campaign this
year may so stir the local community pride
that greater good may be accomplished next
year, and meanwhile that every citizen may
feel interested to make of our city a cleaner
and healthier community in which to live and
gain a livelihood" The foregoing statement
was received from the Local Committee, and
we add the folio wing: The school children be-
came interested from the first and did much to
assist. Stephen S. l.. Shute, chief of the fire