Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-18
BELFAST

/. Fire destroyed the frame dwelling on
Coneress street owned by Fred Wood
and occupied by Clifton Staples and fam
lily Friday afternoon during terrific
north gale. The family were away ana
the house was too far gone to save any
Of the contents or the buildings when the
alarm was SVEN. Mr.. staples lost all
his household goods and 20 in cash which
was in one Of the chambers. Mr.. Wood
also lost some furniture stored in tho at
tic. The building, worth some 500, was
insured. The flames spread to the next
house. u feet away, owned by Charles
Bowen and occupied by Charles Tenney'
but good work on the part OF the firemen
saved II. in spite Of the wind and the long
distance the hose had to be laid. Hose
was laid from the hydrant at Grove street
a quarter OF mile away. Owing to the
extreme cold 1t froxe and burst, and the
fremen had hard fight.
At q caucus held Friday night called
by Chairman H. c. Buzzell Of the city
committee. c. 8. Blckford presiding and
egates to the Republican State conven-
ton were elected: r. !. Morse, II. c..
Buzzell, Charles E. Knowlton, james H.
IIowes, NJ. s. Jellison. W. L. West, W. H..
Hall, Charles r. Thompson, B. o. Norton.
Aiternates: w. X. Keene. F. r. Keene,
T.. d. Tapley, s. L. Boardman. ]. A. G..
Beach, Chas. s. Taylor. c. NJ. Knowlton,
Il. F. Darby, o. s. Vickery. The conven-
ton takes place in City hall, Portland.
March g.
The following city committee was elect
ed: II. c. Buzzell. chairman; r. I. Morse,
secretary; Austin Fernald, c. S. Taylor,
ter. Perley Gray, OF Ward /; George OAR
by, J. Z. Hayes. L. L. Robbins. V. l..
Hall, f. S. Toothaker, B. o. Norton, R.
!. Morse, Ward 2; A. B. Smalley. Scott
Gray. Or. III. L. Chaples, W. W. Blazo, O.
:. Vickery, VIM. Staples. Marshall
knowlton, Ward 3; o. L. Wentworth, H.
3. Ladd, Carleton Doak, Maurice Wood.
j. F. Sheldon, F. NJ. Bailey, Ward 4: j. A.
q. Beach, Ernest Cross Charles w.
Crockett, Fred Robbins. r. w. Patter-
shall. Leroy Robbins
Liberty Bonds and Thrift Stamps, for
raising money for the Red Cross, the
Y. NJ. c. A. and the Liberty Theatres,
for which the Smileage books were
sold. and many people have given lib
orally for each. There are some. how
ever, who have felt unable to give to
any of these or who have thought that
they were, or who have given all that
they could. Now comes a drive that
calls not for money. 1t asks for some
thing that nearly everyone must be able
TO give, second hand books and cloth
ing. The first are for the cantonments.
and the training camps back of the
lines. the huts and dug -outs on the
fighting front. Wherever 1t Is possible
70 place a small library it will be done,
there TO come unexpectedly upon some
dearly loved book of fiction Or poetry,
history or biography or travel after a
nard day of fighting or training for
the fight. Look over your bookshelves
today and pick out the books you found
most interesting, the sort that men
would like, and send them to the Pub =
lie Library. They will be shipped to
headquarters, listed and placed wher
ever needed. Don't pick the uninter-
esting. dry and unrea dable books, send
Your favorites. You can use the pub
lie library. The boys over there have
no libraries except these.