The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-26

store Of the Belfast Farmers Union last Tues
day morning ~ clerk.
The Maine Library Commission has 26s
travelling libraries. according to the report OF
Rev. Henry Dunnack of Bangor, the secretary
OF the commission. There are four in Waldo
county.
ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following let
ters remaining uncalIed for in the Belfast post
once for the week ending April gath: p S
fillmore. Frank L. McAvery, Mr.. H. E. Snow
James M Shaw, J. F, Marden.
E. L. Macomber went to North Islesboro
april Goth to supervise the launching of the
motor launch Akbar of the G, w. C. Drexel
neet' which has been taken over by the govern
ment presumably for the coast patrol service.
captain and engineer have arrived to take
charge of her. The Akbar is rs feet long. has
ooo n. p. engine and can develop rs knots an
hour or better. She is well adapted to patrol
outy' peing staunch and able She was listed
by federal officer who looked over the Drexel
Meet early this month. The Akbar cost s32, =
OOO and it is reported that the government
pays $23.OOO for her. 1t is probable that
others of the Drexel feet may be taken.
Morris l.. Slugg. president of the Belfast
BOARD OF trade. returned from Bath April 18th
where he conferred with W. H. Hand, Jr., as.
sstant in the United States Shipping Board, IN
regard to the prospect of building vessel
here for government use Mr.. Slugg states
that Mr.. Hand assured him that Belfast would
be given ship to build, if yard and men
could be furnished The old Cottrell yard is
available and can readily be put in shape, and
Is or more ship carpenters can be had at once.
An effort will be made to have Capt George A.
Gilchrist. v no has just launched schooner at
Thomaston, to return here and take charge of
the yard. The craft it is proposed to build
here will be an auxiliary steam or motor, 28O
feet long. so feet beam, % feet draft with
carrying capacity of about $500 tons.
THE BEST "SPRlNG TONIC" "Rhubarb,"
says writer in the May Womans Home Com.
paniop, 'is one of our best spring tonics 1t is
cheap, it is plenty. Anyone with bit of
back yard can grow few plants. 1t can be
used in variety of ways and what cannot be
used at once can be packed away in cold water
in sealed glass jars ready for winter. Nothing
is more acceptable than the first sauce dish of
stewed "pie plant" Rhubarb can find place
anywhere on the menu, from a cold rhubarb
! soup. rhubarb cocktail with white grapes, a
sauce to serve with fish, or conserve with
meat, jellied rhubarb salad with mayonnaise
to desserts without number (hot or cold) in
GLIDING ice cream with strained rhubarb sauce
There is course in which it may not appear
though in only at a meal Remember
there is great difference in the quality of
the fruit, so to it that you select fine-
grained, tender variety"
SOUTH BELFAST. The schools in Northport
began the spring term Monday, April 9th.
with the following teachers: Brainard, Miss
! Doris Shorey; Beech Hill, Miss Jessie Young;
Browns Corner. the town superintendent,
Mrs. Harriet Whiting; Saturday Cove, Miss
Warehouse; Woods, Miss Eulalia Greenlaw
.... Harold Fletcher of Northport, went to
Boston last week. where he hopes to find en-
ployment... Carl Colcord of the city was
week end guest of his uncle, B. F. Colcord. =.
Mr.. and MIRA. H. L. Curtis went to Watervile,
last Saturday to visit friends. Mr.. and Mrs.
Allen Roberts and Miss Eulalia Greenlaw.
spent the week END in Waterville and Vassal.
boro, the guests of relatives and friends.
Raymond Roberts, Of Brooks, did the chores
for Mr.. Roberts during his absence. Miss
Airline Wadlin. who is employed by the N. E.
Tel & Tel. Co.. is spending a two weeks vaca-
ton with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ A.
Wadlin. in Northport.
THE RED Cross CARD PARTY. The benefit
card party in Memorial hall on the afternoon
of April 18th for the benefit of the Red Cross
fund, was successful in all particulars. There
were about 40 tables of auction, including
few of plain whist and thimble party of 40
assembled in the Post room, which had been
attractively furnished for sewing room.
There were no prizes for the game, Eut Mrs,
Maina Hills made the highest score, 2, 1913. and
Mrs VIM. K Keene the second highest, 2.013.
At 5 L. M sandwiches and coffee were served
by Misses Katherine Brown, Ruth Dinsmore,
Katherine and Elizabeth Kittredge and Ethel
Dexter, Mrs VIM. H. Hall was chairman of
the committee in charge, and was assisted by
Mrs. Irving 7. Dinsmore, Mrs. Elon B. Gil
christ, Mrs. Morris L. Slugg and Miss Clara B.
Heating. The use of the hall was given by
Thomas H. Marshall Post, G. A. R.. and Chas
R Coombs loaned the chairs. The score cards.
given by Geo. H. Robertson. were decorated
with red crosses There we're donations of
coffee and cash, and some sent their admission
fee who were unable to attend The gross
receipts were SOL. so. and as the expenses we're
very light it is expected to net at least $685.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The Journal acknowl-
edges the receipt of an invitation from the
Pendleton Bros Inc. Agents. to attend the
launching of the auxiliary schooner Virginia
Pendleton on Saturday, April e. 1917. at 8 80
o'clock a. M, at the shipyard Noank. Connecti-
cut. Vessel designed and built under new
form of construction by Mr.. F. 5. Pendleton.
The Journal was unable to be represented at
this launching. but hopes to have the pleasure
of attending one later from the Pendleton
yard in this city. As an illustration of the
high rates being paid for vessels of various
trades, the three IL asted schooner Charles
Noble Simmons has just been chartered to
load cargo of lumber at Jacksonville for
New York at Sl2 per thousand feet with the
option of port in Long Island Sound at $l3.
This is more than double the rate paid before
the European war. 1t is not uncommon now