The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-09-20

There will be public maSQucIdoe Ddf
in Red mems hall Saturday evening
Sept. goth, with music by Mckeen's or
chestra.
Frank A. Bramhall will buy the Chas.
F., Shaw residence on Congress Street
and take possession Nov. 1St. The fami-
ly of Edwin s. Bowker who have been
occupying it will move to the Miles S.
Jellison residence on Church street.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following
letters remained uncalled for in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending Sept.
18th: Ladies-Mrs Bessie M. Hill, Miss
Fanny P. Mason, Mrs. c. &. Merriam.
Ellison Abbot, Dan. Mcleod,
Clarence L. Morrill,, Harry O. Norton,
Walter l.. Pierce, Geo. Wing.
The Belfast High school presented their
former sub-master, Harold P. Cobb of
Searsmont, with wrist watch Just be-
fore he left for the training camp at Aver,
Mass. Miss Melvina V. Parker, in behalf
of the school, presented the gift with
their regards and best wishes. MIR. Cobb
briefly acknowledged their thoughtful
ness and reciprocated their good wishes.
Monday the Blue Birds, with Mrs.
Arthur E. Wilson spent the day on the
shore and had what they call ''stunt"
program in which each little Blue Bird
| art off
telling a story or speaking a piece.
These little folk are at present doing
their bit by rolling trench candles which
Mrs. Wilson has dipped in paraffine and
which will be forwarded to the soldiers.
The senior class of the Belfast High
school have issued invitations to a recep-
| ton of their four new teachers-Louis j.
West, Chester E. Floyd, Helen Brown,
and Alice E. Lawry-at Odd Fellows hall
tomorrow, Friday, evening, from to 10
o'clock. Following the reception there
will be program, including musical num-
bers by a number of local artists. The
committee having the matter in charge
is Miss Roswell chairman, Misses Kath
crime D. Kittredge, Kathleen Colcord,
Eleanor Bruce, Frances Wylie and Theo-
dore Bramhall and William Pendleton.
The September meeting of the Camp
Fire Girls was held on the shore at CITY
Park Saturday morning at eleven, with
luncheon at noon prepared in true camp
fashion over an open fire. Corn was
roasted in the ashes and apples on pointed
! sticks. Sandwiches, cake and fruit brought
in lunch boxes completed the satisfac-
tory menu. The council fire was kept
burning through the business meeting
and program, the girls seated on the sand
in a circle around it. Plans were dis
cussed for the winters work, which, be-
sides seeking to win many new Camp
Fire honors, is to include series of social
entertainments to which boy and girl
friends will be invited. The first of these
will be play with a caste of ten charac-
tiers, ''Her First Newspaper Assignment, !"
rehearSals for which are already under
way; and the second will be a Hallowe' en-
party with "White Magic" directed by
Ava Burgess and Hope Dorman A new
member, Ruth Knight, will be initiated
in October. The Camp Fire Girls and
Blue Birds have knit two wooden quilts
for the Red Cross.
THD 2O-MULE TEAM. EARLY Monday
afternoon the crowd began to collect on
Main street and by 2 O'Clock the section
between High and Church streets was
literally packed with men, women and
children to greet the 2O-Mule Team, the
living trade mark of the famous Pacific
Coast Borax Company. 1t is Just as large
and interesting as advertised and all the
men from the advance advertising man
to the hostler were gentlemanly and
courteous in their dealing with the pub
lie. The mules were sleek and we'll cared
for. They were all led by one-Trilby-
apparently a little better coached thar
the others. Two horses were used on the
pole, the driver Borax Bill sitting astride
the left horse and guiding the mules with
jerk-line. The mules are at present
worth $1,000 per pair. There are two
wagons valued at $1,000 each, water
tank, and drays for the animals. 1t costs
5000 per day to maintain the outfit The
halt on Main street was made in front OF
the grocery store of A. A. Howes & Co.
headquarters for the borax soap supply
in Belfast. Here Tarantula Pete, an edu-
Gated and entertaining speaker, told the
story of the beginning of the company al
Death Valley, Calf, of it's rapid growth
through the merits of their products, Of
the origin and use of this now picturesque
team, and also wildly described this Sec
ton of California which is said to be the
hottest place on earth The team went
from here to Center Lincolnville then tc
Camden and Rockland. Later they will
60 to Boston, from there they will shir
the outfit to New Orleans, where they
will begin their winters work in the
south.
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