The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-07-20

Congressman John A. Peters and Frank E
Guernsey were in Belfast Tuesday calling on
| friends.
Misses Florence Kimball and Ethel Saver
of Belfast, Mrs. Olive Stewart of Montvlle
and Miss Marian Atkinson of Searsmont ar
attending the summer school in Castine. Miss
| Atkinson visited her aunt, Miss Inez L. Bar.
| ker, district nurse in 1slesboro, route t.
Castine. and they were guests over Sunday of
| Mrs. A. P. Gilkey
HELPING THE BAND. In personal lette
from Bozeman, Montana, the writer says: 81
have wondered if a plan recently carried out
here would not work in Belfast. The bane
here is giving weekly out of-door concerts
and was in need of new music. but hesitateC
to appeal to the public for subscriptions or
account of numerous other calls, and their re.
cent appeal for funds for new uniforms They
nut I'D a contribution box on prominent
corn er the night of the last concert. advertis-
ed it's purpose in the paper beforehand, and
realized enough from its contents to get a
good supply of new music. People gave-or
didn't give-as they chose, but the results
seemed very satisfactory"
PooR's MILLS. During the shower Monday
morning July 18th the buildings of Leslie Pay
son were struck by lightning, damaging three
rooms. going out on the telephone wire and
running on the wires to the Msaley u Wilson
house. entering, crossing the dinner room and
oo;no ont by the window IN the kitchen, doing
more or less damage. The farmers nave
nearly all begun haying and most Of them will
have much larger crop than last year. Mr..
Allen Daggett and family spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. George Daggett. Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin Jackson attended the funeral of their
uncIe Allen Simmons of Waldo, last Sunday.
Albert Wentworth of Clinton is helping his
brother. Henry Wentworth in haying.
STEAMER NOTES. Flags on the Eastern
Steamship Corporations boats, and on the
wharves at Belfast Rockland and Camden,Were
at half mast last Saturday in honor of two
veteran steamboat captains who were being
laid at rest. In Rockland the funeral of Capt,
William Sawtelle, long commander OF the
steamship Mt. Desert, took place at the home
of his daughter. Mrs. A. Walker Brewster, Rev
E. s. Ufford officiating. The bearers were capt
John H. Holmes, Myrick N. Nash, E. A. knowi-
ton and r. Norman Marsh. Burial was IN
Seayiew cemetery. At Camden the funeral OF
Capt Ezra W. Curtis, ex commander OF the
steamship Camden and other craft took place
Rev. S. E, Frohock oficiated.
THE LIGHTNING STRIKES. The thunder
shower early Monday morning did consider
able damage in the vicinity If Poor's Mills
Lightning struck the Manley o. Wilson resi-
dence, tearing the picture molding from the
dining room, splitting the window and dool
stills next the chimney in the kitchen, started
the door casing, damaged the frame OF the
kitchen window, blackened the wall paper ane
tore piece out of beam in the cellar. Mr.
Wilson had just closed the kitchen window
when the crash came. The lightning also
broke glass in the residence Of Leslie A. Pay
son, tore a hole in the roof and split window
and door stills in the room where Mr. and Mrs
Payson were sleeping. Several telephone
poles were struck and split and the phones il
the Wilson, Payso Henry Ii. Wentworth ant
j. +, Sheldon residences put out of commits
sion. Our county correspondents report thu
lightning striking in various places, but fortu
nately no one was injured and no bu idng
were burned.
THE WoMAN's CLUB LUNCH. The publ
luncheon of the Belfast Womans Club, to b
given in Memorial Hall at l p. M, July 2Hth
promises to be pleasant midsummer even:
Covers will be laidlfor 125, and seats may b
reserved on application to Miss Isabel CHM
the clubs treasurer. The menu will consist O
melons, chicken salad, hot rolls. olives. straw
berry short cake and coffee. Mrs. William {
Crawford of Allston, Mass, a prominent clu
woman, will be the guest of honor and wi
give an address on Women's club work i
general. An informal reception will be give
Mrs. Crawford at the close of the address,
Music will be furnished by the Edison phone
graph from earle & Jones. The luncheo
committee is Mrs. Essie P. earle, Mrs. Ber
Hazeltine, Mrs. J. c. Durham, Mrs. Robert
Coombs, Misses Isabel and ENERGY GinI
Mrs. F. G. Spinney, Mrs. Charles Bradbur.
Mrs. l. 7. Dinsmore, Mrs. C. W. Wescott, Mr.
James S. Hartman, Mrs. Charles E. Rhoade
and Miss Helen Kittredge will have charge
the young ladies who will serve.