Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-10-27
BELFAST

BELFAST
county has there been such change IN
the owner ship Of real estate. in Belfast
as well as in the farming sections. This
in par. at least il due to the tnvasion
Ct out fthe State farm agencies which
have advertised the county far AMI
near. doing more in one year TO bring
IN rev citizens than has been accom-
plished in several years by local organi-
cations. The result is the influx of fam
lies from South, East and West, and
many and varied are the pursuits these
people are bent upon.
The old Stock Farm. SO called. IN
East Belfast, is TO be turned into wild
and wooly ranch and already has taken
on the look OF miniature range. with
some 40 or 50 Western horses roaming
about. The new owner is r. r. Hans
come from Omaha. a ranchman to his
finger tips. owner of a large cattle
ranch In Morristown. South Dakota.
Mr.. Hanscome recently received a car.
lead Of horses from his ranch. horses
wh CHI have never before left the range
md has been breaking them at his new
B. fast farm. Both Mr. Hanscome AID
his wife are expert riders. the latter
having already attracted much atten-
ton riding her cow-pony about the city
J. H Lord OF Knoxville. Tenn, felt
The call Of his native State and has re-
turnei to Maine. He has bought the
fine farm a few miles from Belfast.
owned BY the late William H. Hall and
more recently by his son. Virgil l.. Hall.
VINO sold it to Mr.. Lord. He will take
pos sion in the spring and will raise
NooGel stock. Mr.. Lord looked at
farms all over Maine before he found
Just what he wanted down in Waldo
county.
NJ J. Batcock Of Ismay. Mont. LEFT
a ranch Of 80 acres in the West and has
bought the Pease farm in Searsnont.
where he viii raise a variety of crops
drouths in the west is the cause OF this
farmer returning East. These Western
ers Sly that if the farmers in the East
work as hard as they do in the West
they ccnnot fail 10 be every bit as sue
cessful for the climate is more in their
favor. Where orly about every third
year IN the West yields good crop aai
many crops are tota! loss owing -
droughs IN Maine such a thing as TIE
entire crop Icing failure is hardy
known.
Real estate in WALDO county. notwi:h-
standing this big changing Of hands.
cola f0p than
and many Of these purchasers are in
vestors. Joseph A. Paquette. Y. II. c.
A singer. who returned some time ago
from France. recently bought piaoH
in Brooks. He paid s2ooo for the farm.
equipment and some stock and in two
months has sold apples worth $500.
John Kell Of Halifax has bought the
Bradford honest in Knox. one Of
the finest equipped farm in the county
with a harm finished throughout in hard
wood. He paid $3.50 and has since been
offered A5oo. He plans to go into dairy.
ing on an extensive scale.
Lee c. Black of North Dakota has
bought the Hiram Hustis place in Mon
rec. including stock and equipment. He
will sell some five or SIX hundred dol
lars worth of apples this year. Mr..
Black is going into hog raising.
Other Cut-of-the-stAte purchasers Of
: Waldo county farms within the pas,
few months are David Bourne of South
! Carol ne, who will do general farming;
Thomas Roberts OF Plasterock, y. B !;
u. W. Bingham Of New Jersey: c. W.
Jakes OF Chicago; Eugene P. Treworgy
ct Lawrence, Mass, who will raise
sheep in Searsmont: William Davis o!
Halifax; the Jameson brothers of Phil
ade.phia; Emil Lheunault, and Mrs
Loui Nelson. New York; Dr.. Curtis
Carter. Mr.. Fitzgerald, Mr.. Crocker. all
Of Boston; Albert Madore Of Canada;
! Private Peterson of the regular army.
and two New Hampshire purchasers.
Very fine Roosevelt exercises were
held at the assembly room Of the
high school Friday afternoon when
the following program was given:
Singing, America the Beautiful"
Roosevelt as a Naturalist. Thomas
Lothrop; Roosevelt in the West. Rena
Dutton; AS Police Commissioner,
Karl Smalley: singing. America for
Me-; His Literary Works. Doris
Allen: AS Soldier. Royce Miller;
Roosevelt Abroad, Bernice Hartman;
singing. Star Spangled Banner"
There are six surgical patients at
present at the Waldo county hospital,
during the last 10 days. eight opera
tons having been performed. Miss
Edna Curtis is at present doing
night duty.
Frank D. Hazzeltine Post Of the
American Legion held a business
meeting at Memorial hall Friday eve
ming with an address by Hon. H. C.
Buzzell. The Office of adjutant was
resigned by Wilbur Colby and. Will
liam L. Luce was elected to fill the
vacancy. Marthon Doak was elected
war risk officer and DR.. Stacey
Noyes was elected employment off,
Ger. Plans were made for the dance
which the Post will give in the ar
mory on Nov. II. 1t will be known as
the Armistice Carniva. the date be-
ing the celebration of the armistice.
Music for the affair will be furnished
by Mckeen's orchestra. A committee
was appointed to have charge Of
arrangements as follows: William L.
Luce. Earl Braley and Lloyd Nc
Keen. Tickets will be on sale the first
OF the week at Luce's music store
and by the American Legion mem
bers. The Legion is perfecting plans
for large mass meeting 10 be held
in the armory on Sunday afternoon,
Nov. 3. at o'clock. There will be
special music and an address by H.
E. Dunnack, State librarian Of Au.
gusta