The Republican journal., 1918-04-04

Supt. E. E. Roderick was in Orrington
the past week to bring his household
goods to this city.
ADVERTISED LETTERS The following
letters remained uncalled for in the Bel
fast post office for the week ending
April 2, 1918: Ladies-Miss Betty Docke,
Mrs. John Jenness, Mrs. Albert Nc
Keen. Gentlemen-C. M. CUNNINGHAM
Clark A. Wyman.
~ A letter from Bozeman, Mont, dated
March 21st says of the weather condi-
lions: "We are having spring weather
these days. The snow is almost gone,
robins and blue birds are here. The
lawns are beginning to show tinge of
green. Everyone hopes for an early
spring on account of wheat planting"
PooR'S MILLS. The Ladies' Sewing
Circle will meet this week with Mrs.
Flood. The entertainment given here
last week was we'll patronized go. Mrs.
M. O. Wilson has been quite sick for
week, but is some better at this writing.
Mrs. j. A. Hartshorn had an i'll turn
last Friday night, but is improving ......
May Daggett was taken suddenly i'll last
Saturday in the night, but is able to sit
up now.... Mr.. and Mrs j. F. Sheldon
have moved to the city, Mr.. Sheldon
having business in town for couple of
months . Mrs. Lester Wilson has gone
to Augusta to visit her daughter Evelyn.
.....Will Ryan and family have moved
on to Maurice Woods place. The young
people gave Stella Flood birthday party
last Saturday....Mr Jane Cole has re-
turned from Rockport, where she spent
the winter. We are all glad to have her
back again.. Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Russ
have baby girl, born March oath.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Buy Ground
Grippers and insure foot health and pre-
vent corns, bunions, etc. For sale only
at The Dinsmore Store. ..M Mrs. A. B.
Wyllie gives cordial invitation to all to
inspect her line of late styles of dress and
sport hats.....Save coal and wood by
using an electric radiator to make your
room cozy. Price ST. so at the Penobscot
Bay Electric Co... Leroy A. Coombs has
a six-horse power International Harvest
er engine for sale at bargain.....A farm
of Is acres in Searsmont with buildings,
farming tools, cows, ETC., is offered for
sale at bargain Inquire of E. w. Wiley
Route 2, Morrill,, Maine. See notice of
sealed proposals wanted for sprinkling
the city streets......See adv. of pocket
book lost. Reward will be given if left
at Ben d. Fields store....See free offer
of Fred D. Jones for next Friday and fol-
lowing six Fridays of L. v. dust cloth,
if you buy 5O-cent bottle of Liquid
Veneer
The ice is fast disappearing from the
harbor. Late yesterday afternoon it was
clear on the east side up to the monu-
ment, with only narrow strip on the
west shore. 1t is rapidly breaking up
around the wharves, and there is much
open water in the upper harbor. Belfast
is indebted to the efforts of the Pejepscot
Company, who put their staunch tug, the
Peiepscot, Capt. Hackett, into the ice
Monday, when the government boats had
failed and turned back. She kept strug-
Cling with it all day Monday and reached
the shore near the foot of Allyn street at
dark that evening. Tuesday she reached
her wharf and little later went to Cam
den for two coal barges. One had an !
thracite for the Consumers Co. and the
other bituminous for the Pejepscot Co. |
As soon as they are discharged they will
be sent down east to begin on the pulp !
wood transportation for the company. |
Capt. C. B. SWEET says the work of
breaking up the ice injured the tugs rud-
der, strained her planking and over
worked her engine. She was sent to |
Camden for repairs. Wednesday barge
arrived with phosphate for the Coe-Mor-
timer Co. and two were sent to Sears
port in order that they might hasten the
The Boston and Bangor boat
is expected to reach her Belfast wharf
next Saturday for the first time since
January. The light house tender Zizania
came in Tuesday in the wake of the Pc
iepscot and assisted /. in widening the
channel.