The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1916-03-23
SEARSPORT.

The schools in town closed Friday for two
weeks vacation.
B. F. Colcord attended the good roads con-
vention in Bangor last week.
L. H. Rogers attended the blacksmiths' con-
vention in Bangor last week.
Mrs. c. M Nichols left last Monday for
short visit with relatives in Boston.
H, E. Bangs, Esq, returned Friday from
Dover, where he had been attending court.
Barge Marion arrived Monday from Phila-
delphia with 1900 tons of coal to the P. c. &
w. Co.
Barge Spring arrived Monday from Phila-
delphia with 5000 tons of coal to the P. c. &
W. Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Small and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Davis visited Mr.. and Mrs. H. P. Clifford
in Brooks last week.
The selectmen will be in their Office on Main
street April LIST for the purpose of assessing
taxes for the coming year.
Mrs. J. B. Ames, who underwent an opera
tion at DR.. E. D, Tapley's hospital in Belfast,
returned home Saturday.
Steamer Meteor, Capt. Burranger arrived
Monday from Newport News with $500 tons
of coal to the P. C. e. W. Co.
MIR. and Mrs Ibra Williams of lslesboro
were in town last week, the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. W. Gilkey on Water street.
Alfred St,son and George S. Sargent have
been drawn as traverse jurors to attend the
April term of the Supreme court in Belfast.
Miss Iona M. Nichols, teacher in the public
schools in Milo is spending the vacation with
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. C. M. Nichols,
Water street
News was received Tuesday of the death in
Maiden, Mass, Monday, of Sarah, wife of Au-
gustus S. Prescott. The remains will arrive
Thursday for burial in the family lot in the viii
lage cemetery.
The steamer Kanawha, which brought many
cargoes of coal from Newport News to Mack's
Point to the P. C. & W. Co., foundered recent
ly on the passage from Norfolk to Rio jane
rio; crew saved.
Ansel Fletcher of Greenwood, Mass, who
garet Fletcher now in her 9th year, died at
the home of Capt Wilson N. West, Warren
street, Monday afternoon after short illness
of pneumonia.
AT Republican caucus held March 4th the
following delegates were chosen to the State
convention: James B. Parse. A. E. Trundy, +.
|. Mortland; alternates, James P Nichols,
John Frame, W, R. Gilxey; District conven-
ton, W Nj. Parse, C. o. Sawyer, B. F. C1l-
cord; alternates, DR.. S. l.. Fairchid, M. F.
Parker, A. H. Nichols. The delegations were
authorized to fill all vacancies.
March up to date has been the most dis
agreeable month of the winter. The blizzard
on the 18th and 10th from the northeast piled
up drifts and left the roads in bad condition,
continued cold weather the snow giving but
little under the rays of the sun. The year 1916
was very cold in Maine, with snow and frost
in about every month of the year. Here is an
item on the weather in Waldo County that
year:
In Jackson Me, the day of June was terror
There was "a most violent and heavy storm
from west northwest blowing very hard and
accompanied by heavy cold rain and snow"
which, had 1t been entirely snow, mig ut have
made inches or more" On the 7th there
was half an inch of ice and severe frost,
which destroyed young corn and nipped the
evening the atmosphere was SO intensely cold"
wrote correspondent of the Sentinel, THAT
the small birds, our annual visitors from the
southwark sought for shelter in peoples houses
and barns and many of them. with the swallows,
were found starved and frozen to death on the
morning of the 8th."
Your correspondent has received from Fred
erick r. Sweetser of New London, Conn,
note in which he says: Il am sending you
copy of bright little poem written Oh Annie
Louise Carey after her return from St Peters,
burg (now Petrcgrad) and just at the time
she sang for Miss Clara Nickels in Belfast.
wonder if you could have it reprinted in The
journal, for l sure it would interest many
who heard her" Of Miss Carey he says: al
have known her for many years and have
found her great inspiration" The verses,
entitled Napoleon Bonaparte's and Miss
Carey's visits to Moscow" were printed in the
Northern Border, and are follows:
Napoleon went to Moscow
The Russian bear to tame;
Miss Cary went there also,
To add unto her fame.
He went with sword. and spear, and gun,
She with Apollo's arts
He went to break the Russians heads
She went to cheer their hearts.
He studied how to win the game
At bIood-stained Barodino;
She strove to higher raise her name
And higher pile her "rhno,"
While Bona caused their wrath to boil.
Miss g. admiration;
She raised mighty homage blaze,
He caused contlagration.
One kindled love-the other hate,
Yet still there's this connection,
None can deny that both received
very warm reception.
The following account of a tragedy in New
York is from a paper of that city of March
llth
John Boyle, heir to. an estate of 100000,
killed his wife yesterday morning and then
killed him self. He was thirty four years old,
his wife twenty-six.
The tragedy occurred in the apartment of
Mrs. e. Stanhope on the seventh floor of the
Wilmington, at No. 230 West Ninety-seve,th
street.
Owing to Boyle's physical and mental con.
dition the couple occupied different rooms
Tenants of the apartment heard him pacing
the hall during the night. Shortly after
o'clock Sallie Jones, cook, heard muffled shot
and saw Boyle coming from his wifes room at
tired in bathrobe
"My wife has shot herself" he exclaimed
"No that's not right shot her myself" HE then
started to return to the room. Mrs. Cousins
mother of Mrs. Stanhope, heard the coioquy
and sought to restrain him. Boyle broke ner