The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-05-22


his cottage at Temple Heights which he
built some years ago to Fairfield parties
who will occupy it this summer season.
James F. Sheldon, who recently bought
the A. S. Heal place on Cedar street, is
doing some very fine work in his home
garden. He has peas several inches
high and stocky. He also has radishes
and lettuce we'll developed.
Augustus c. Knight, formerly of Bel
fast, who has been at the Florida SAM
tarum for some time, writes under date
Of May 10th that he will leave this week
for Boulder, Colo, where he will enter
the Boulder Sanitarium. He can not
stand the climate at Orlando
Charles Bradbury, president Of the
Nortbport Country Club, writes from
New York, that he plans to have the
formal opening of the club week earlier
than usual on Sunday, June goth, with
band concert. He also plans to have the
first dance Of the season Friday night,
July 4th. They will be continued every
other Friday for the season with music
by Mckeen's orchestra. The Golf Club
membership has been increased this sea-
son, with new members from Belfast.
GROW POPPIES RED FOR OUR HONOR
ED DEAD. Lieut.-Col. John McCrae of
Montreal in his beautiful poem, eve
Shall Not Sleep, written while the sec
ond battle of Ypres was in progress. has
lmmortalized the red poppy fields of Elan
ders, where his own body now lies. The
Boston Herald calendar distributed early
IN the year, with its colored picture illus
tratlng this poem also with its text and
brief explanatory notes to be treasured by
all who appreciate the artistic, struck
the key note of using peoples red for our
honored dead. In recent note to Mrs.
F. G. Spinney, Mrs. Charles Bradbury
writes of another happy thought along
this line. Mrs. Bradbury said that she
with Mrs. Kate Bickford Self were guests
of Mrs. John H. Judge, frequent Bel
fast visitor, at card party given by the
Criterion Club of New York At their
table was lady who had conceived the
idea of planting in public and private
gardens all over the United States bed
of red peoples and in its center placing
the Stars and Stripes to show we have
not broke faith with those who died on
Flanders fields. Mrs. Bradbury also re-
quested that the thought be given to the
newspaper in her home city and county.
Arthur P. Barnes, who was recently
heard tefore Judge Maurice W. Lord of
the Municipal Court for using threatening
language, when it was alleged he said he
would kill his grandfather, Albert Harvey,
and burn his buildings, and released on
probation, was again before the Court
Monday afternoon. This time complaint
was made against him by Sheriff Frank
A. Cushman for the alleged larceny of a
watch, suit case and pair of pants, from
Kenneth Conner of Castine, a youth of
| IL years who is employed here in the shoe
| factory, and rooms in the Moody house
| on Spring street. The respondent hired
room of Mrs. Moody on the night of
| May 10th and left the 18th. Barnes, aged
| IL years, was arraigned and plead not
! guilty, but claimed that the articles were
stolen by one, Wilbur Wright, who he
! thought belonged in Burnham, but had
been at work with him at the Hubbard
| fertilizer plant at Mack's Point Mr..
| Conner, Sheriff Cushman and Deputy j.
| A. G. Beach were called as witnesses.
! Mr.. Conner identified his property and
the officers told of finding the respondent
near Holmes Mills Sunday and later at
, his fathers home in Waldo recovering
| the goods. They have been searching
! for Wright for this case and also on the
charge of Augustus Larrabee of Sears
port, who alleges that he took suit of
new clothes and shirts belonging to him
before leaving Searsport Judge Lord
found probable cause to hold Barnes I'M
der $500 bonds for his appearance at the
September term of the Supreme Judicial
Court and he was placed in the custody
of Sheriff Cushman until he could secure
bondsmen.