The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-22
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Brewer will have big school garden
army, more than $50 boys and girls hav-
ing enlisted. The city is not congested,
and the great majority of homes already
have garden spots
All resort business men near Portland
report prospects for record breaking
tourist season this summer, and all the
hotels that have been closed during the
war will be opened Demand for cottages
is more brisk than for several years, and
1t begins to look like an old time season,
the sort which brings material prosperity
to all business interests of the community.
The West Sullivan granite operators
declare that they will have to shut down
their works unless there is readjust-
ment of the wage scale. The demand for
curbing is dull and price low, while the
increase in wages and conditions of out
put it has brought about has taken off all
the margin of profit, they claim. Three
cargoes have been shipped this season,
and three more will be got out, which
may be the last for some time the quarry
owners say.
Col. Frank NJ Hume of Houlton, COM
nander of the l03d Infantry, recently re-
turned from France, in letter to the Bos
ton Post, takes exception to the stories cir
culated to the effect that he had announced
that he would not be candidate for office
of Governor of Maine In the letter he
further states that as matter of fact he
had not made up his mind whether or not
he would seek the nomination, and furth-
er that he had not made any announce
ment on the matter, either publicly or
privately. He added that he would in
due time make announcement Sin regard
to the candidacy"
A peculiar thing in our laws is revealed
by ruling of Justice Philbrook in case
IN the Penobscot county court. A frisky
colt running loose in the highway kicked
some big dents in high priced touring
car which went by him, and the owner of
the car brought suit against the owner of
Ihe colt Tor damages Justice Philbrook
ordered non suit, saying that there is no
law Now on the statute books which pro-
hlblts domestic animals running at large
since the repeal fifteen years ago of the
old .aW providing for putting stray ami
mails into the pound. A little singular
mat such provision should be left out
OF great overgrown volume like the re-
Vlsed statutes
The colors of the 303rd Regiment of U.
S. Field Artillery now rest safely and
serenely in the office of the adiutant gen.
eral CT Maine. They were brought to
Augusta by Mai. Robert H. Gardiner,
Jr', OF Gardiner. The colors were for
mally presented to the State at Camp
DeVens by Major Gardiner and Capt
George Mel. Presson, the adjutant
general of the State, received them for
Governor Milliken who was unable to be
present The 3O3d Artillery was made
up for he most part of Maine men, They
were The first drafted unit formed in New
england and Maine men were the very frat
70 enter the training area at Camp Devens.
Inc regiment served with distinction in
france and returned to this side of the
water less than month ago
In III the first post offices in Maine
were established at kennebunk, Falmouth
and Bath The mails were carried bv
carriers on foot or on horseback and the
average weeks mail did not amount to
tive letters a each office The rates were
high, Ia, IL 1-2, IS 3 a, 25 and 81 1-2
cents, according to the distance the letter
had to be carried and double the rate when
the letter was on more than one sheet of
paper. AS late as 1880 the regular mail
to Bath from Falmouth was brought on
foot by Richard Kmbal. Prior to the
Revolution, Luke Lambert had taken the
mail from Boston on horseback once
fortnight, the mail pouch being strapped
on the horse behind the saddle. In 1871
the m st eastern post office in Maine was
at Wiscasset, to which the mail was car
rled from Portland through Bath twice
week on horseback. In 1893 this service
was extended to Castine, man on foot
carrying from Wiscasset this far eastern
mail,