The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-15
INSURANCE See statements of the follow

INSURANCE Dec StdIC"ChIo u euo ho''o"
ing insurance companies and their local agents.
Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. J Treat.
Jr., agent, Winterport. Liverpool, London &
Globe ms. Co. of Liverpool, England. James
Pattee & Son, agents, Belfast The Standard
Fire ms Co. of Hartford, Conn.,. Frank l. Will
son, agent, Belfast. London & Lancashire
Fire Ins. Co. of Liverpool, England. The
Automobile ms Co. of Hartford, Conn, Dick
ey-Knowlton Real Estate Co., agents. Belfast
Etna Life ms. Co, of Hartford, Conn, Dick
ey-Knowlton REAR Estate Co.. agents. Belfast
Palatine ms Co. of London. England. Mas
| sachusetts Fire and Marine ms. Co. of Boston.
PooR's MILLS The school had been closed
two weeks on account Of whooping cough,
but opened again last Monday with very
small attendance. Mrs. Merriam is getting
better after an illness Of two weeks Mrs.
J. A. Hartshorn has gone to Lincolnville on a
visit. Mr. and Mrs. Foss Rankin of Lincoln
vile were recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Robertson and Mr.. and
! Mrs. Hartshorn. Henry Wentworth. who
got hurt while hauling gravel is gaining and
| able to get out again. =. Capt. o. A. Wade has
returned to Connecticut to take charge Of his
barge, and George Hartshorn and son Merrill
of Belmont went with him.. F. T. Went
worth went to ride last Saturday for the
first time for eight weeks. He is still rather
poorly.
The Junior Alliance Camp Fire Girls met at
the home of Helen W escott last Friday after
noon. All were present except Charlotte
Wadswo, tn, who was detained at home by ILL
ness. The cande-lighting ceremony of Wo-
hello was performed by Helen Wescott, Ruth
Dinsmore and Ida Mariner. The devotional
song, 1.-The Souls Desire" was sung by Mrs
Wescott. Honor beads were then awarded by
the Guardian, Mrs. A. E. Wilson, for the re-
auired work of the month. An orange bead
to each girl who had made two desserts and
memorized the recipes. red bead for tt e
required humber of hours spent in outdoor
sports A bead with the national colors to
each one who had attended the class in Red
Cross bandaging and practised it at home. An
article on the work of the American Aubu-
lance in Paris completed the program. The
circle voted to Sc nd two dollars to the Belgian
children alive one month. A picnic supper
was served.
SALE OF THE SARD1NE PLANT. The Booth
Fisheries Co. of Wilmington. Del, formerly of
Chicago, has bought the local plant of the
Lubec Sardine Co. The Booth Co is one Of the
largest in the country and recently bought
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same company and the Grady plant at East
port, including all property used in packing
sardines. J. C. Pike was in Belfast the pas,
week to meet Mr. Wheeler of New York and
Mr.. Wheeler of Boston, attorneys for the
Booth Co. The lease of the land on which
the Belfast plant is built was renewed with
the B. & M. r. R. Co. Mr. r. J. Peacock of
Lubec, will continue with the new COM
pany. The plant will be enlarged and new
fittings and improvements added 1t is re-
ported that the Booth company will build a
$4,000 cold storage plact here. Charles A.
Haycock, manager of the St Andrews, N B.,
plant OF the Booth Fisheries Co arrived Tues
day. accompanied by Mr., N F. McFall, and is
taking an inventory Of the supplies and raw
material at the local sardine plant.
Boy SCOUTS. There was good attendance
of the Boy 5 couts last Thursday evening. al,
though many of the youngsters were assisting
at the Mcclellan school fire in the early even
ing. where they saved many books and schc Of
property. The program was carried cut as
planned, and Tolford Durham was elected as
chairman Of the meeting this, Thursday. even
ing. Scoutmaster Dickey will be out of the
city, but the boys will have their weekly pro.
gram just the same, which will include His.
tory of the Flag" by Frank Downes: "What
to do in Case Of Fire." by Rudolph Cassens
General Directions for First Aid to the In,
jured." by Walter Whitehead; stories by
George Randall. Thomas Knight. Nathan
Read, Ralph McCabe and Donald Knowlton
The debate will be on "Steamships or Rail-
road. Which is Most Needed? Lubert Smed
berg and Roy Bradford for the affirmative
and Byron Greenlaw and Murray Keene fol
the negative. Every member of the Belfas
Scouts has received with the compliments O.
Henry Ford of the Ford Automobile book en-
titled. 1.-THE Case Against the Little Whit
Slaver." story on the cigarette habit.