The Republican journal., 1919-06-19

for establishing novelty store here.
Mrs. Herbert o. Brier has entered the
earle dry goods store as an extra clerk
during the summer season,
The work of placing the keel founda-
ton and cutting out the 17O-foot keel
pieces has begun on the four masted
schooner in the Pendleton shipyard.
Mrs Esse P earle and her clerks en-
joyed their first outing of the season
Wednesday evening, which they spent
on the shore of the City Park. A basket
lunch was served at p. m.
Members of the Junior Alliance and
Blue Birds with Mrs. Arthur E. Wilson
their Guardian, and several ladies' of the
parish, had delightful outing Monday at
the Oaks at Murphy's Point, the euests
of Mrs. Ben Hazeltine. After the picnic
lunch the members of the Junior Alliance
repeated by request an amusing dialoeue
"a Love of Hat"
The twenty scholars in the Pitcher
school gave a very pretty party FRIDAY
evening at their school building. The
room was decorated with white creme
paper cut in ribbons and with red crosses.
The program was we'll done and at the
close they sold ice cream and cake taking
$l1.75. After paying costs they had left
rs for the Junior Red Cross, of which
they are all members.
The Y. P. s. C. E. credit trip to France
5000 miles, was finished at the Bantist
church last Sunday evening. The indie.
pendence, captained by William T, Nor
ris, won the race, with 5000 credits.
while the Victory, captained by Miss
Gladys Michaels, came in with FITS
credits. Each credit signified a mile and
were given for attendance and taking
parts in the services A supper will be
given the Independence crew some time
next month
POOR'S MILLS. The Ladies' Sewing
Circle met with Mrs Lester Wilson last
week. Refreshments of cake and lemon
ade were served. Mrs j, A. Hartshorn
spent last week IN Lincolnville visiting
friends, returning Monday. Mrs. Still
man Flood has been quite i'll, but is better
at this writing. Her daughter. Mrs. Jack
son from Auburn, has been caring for her.
1.-The school finished last week with a
grand picnic in the woods. . Mr. and Mrs
Ernest Marsh and Mrs. Brown attended
the Olson-Marsh wedding last week.
The City National Bank, anticipating
its need of more floor space within a few
years, has recently purchased the Col
burn building. When the time comes to
extend their rooms the old building will
be replaced by an extension of the pres
ent City National Bank building. It is
expected, however, that no change will
be made for at least two years. Within
a few months the bank has been Obliged
to move its bookkeeping department on
to the second floor; but for the immediate
future expects to be able to take care of
its present growth of business within its
present space.
CAMP QUANTABACOOB. DR.. O. S,
\ickery will open his boys school at
Camp Quantabacook on the shores of
Lake Quantabacook, Searsmont, about
July list, The Camp was not open during
the recent war as his associate, Capt.
Herbert Bergamini, has been in service
overseas for two years IN DR.. BIake's Red
Cross Hospital, No. 2, Dr.. Bergamini will
arrive previous to the formal opening,
He recently sent to the Camp a large box
the July 4th celebration at Camp There
is large number of boys On the lis{ to
arrive early in the season from Boston.
Hartford, New York, Pennsylvania and
New Jersey. The Camp Council will in
clude Merrill L. Strong, physical director
of the Brown School at Hartford, Conn.
Jack Mckinney of Montclair N. j.. of
the Taft School, Charles Howard of the
Horace Mann School, New York CITY.
This camp is not only well directed as to
studies, etc, but is ideally situated for
field and water sports. DR.. Vickery's
family will occupy their cottage OIL the
grounds greater part o. the season, the
Doctor coming IN daily for lis practice.
A REVISION OF RATES The case of
the Eastern Bay Steamboat Company VS..
B. 0. Norton, heard at the April term of
the Supreme Judicial Court, attracted
unusual attention at the time and many
who have been looking for the result of
the defendants appeal will read with in
terest the following from Augusta rem
dered June 18th:
A decision was rendered Wednesday bv
the Public Utilities Commission in the
case of Bernes O. Norton and others.
compliments against the E stern Bay
Steamboat Co., ordering that the Eastern
Bay Steamboat Co., within 80 lays, to
revise its schedule of passenger fares by
providing that the round trip from Bel
fast to 1slesboro may be mad for so cents
plus any war tax, and that the return
journey may be made within 80 de- VS. and
that it revise its schedule of freight rates
SO as to provide for the carriage of sheep
I at the following rates: Five or less at so
cents each; next 10 above the first five.
35 cents each; next 20 above the first Is,