The Republican journal., 1919-09-11
The News of Belfast.

| ana Mrs. Raymond b. Dyer recently called
on their husbands, who are with Company
{ of the Third Maine Regiment at Camp
Aeyes, Augusta.
Mrs. Annie Mathews of Northport
brought into The journal office Monday
an immense cucumber, one OF many of a
like size raised this year by her father,
Frank Dickey of Northport 1t was l6
inches long, 10 inches in circumference
and weighed four pounds.
] The Burgess Job Printing Office will be
closed on Friday night of this week and
will reopen ON Monday, September 22nd.
Marshall o. Knowlton, the manager, has
not had real vacation for about twenty
five years, and will spend a week with
his daughter, Mrs. Frederick Graham, in
Greenville, Maine.
Ms. c. E. White of this city received
Monday by parcel post Bartlett pear
from her brother, Charles E. Fogg of
Placerville, Calf. The pear weighs 10
ounces, is IL inches long and 10 1 inches
in circumference. Mr.. Fogg was a former
Brooks boy and now owns fruit ranch
He has been offered S4,50O for his pear
crop On the trees.
s Mrs. Harriet P. Adams observed her
91st birthday last Thursday at her home
with Mr., and Mrs. Sumner Bridges
Waldo avenue. Mrs. Adams bears her
years very lightly and was happy with
her birthday cake, the gift of Mrs
Bridges; also with many letters, cards,
dainty presents and gifts of money. She
believes in being happy and in making
those about her happy.
THE SCHOOLS. The city schools open
ed Monday with good registration. The
High had 156 Monday with several 9TH
ers to enter later. Only one teacher,
Miss Eva Wentworth, remains of last
years faculty The others were reported
when elected. Supt. E. E. Roderick ex-
presses great deal of satisfaction at the
prospects of the present faculty AT the
Mcclellan school there were 167 register
ed, Miss Lila Sprague is substituting
for Miss Frances A. Sargent in the first
grade and Miss Ola Redman in the Sec
ond grade for Miss Julia Leary, who is
ill.,. At the Peirce school about 200 reg
istered. Mrs. Charles A Townsend of
the first grade succeeds Miss Alberta
Wadsworth as principal and Miss Sar-
gent will teach the fifth grade Miss H.
A. Foster will succeed Miss Florence M.
Cross and Miss Florence Keen will teach
the sixth grade in the Peirce school
FALL MOVING. Capt and Mrs
George Sawyer, who recently sold their
residence on Upper High street, will
move the 10th of September to the resi-
dence they recently bought of j. f. Shell
don on Cedar street. Mr.. and Mrs. Shell
don will move this week to their new
home on High street at the corner Of
Pearl Mr.. Sheldon has placed the house
in fine cor rdition and later will ado a pi-
azza to the 'front.'. Mr.. and Mrs, Leslie
A Payson will move Early in October
from the Frost house on Church street
/ to the Sheldon house on High street..
DR.. and Mrs Harry L. Kilgore, who have
been living few months in one of the
hittredge cottages on Cottage street, will
take the apartments vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. Payson.. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Quincy
will later move from Thorndike to their
new home, recently bought of Capt Saw
year. Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. F. Kent will
move from he Swift house on Cedar
street to the johnson house on Church
/ street.
Mr. Paul D. Sargent, Chief Engineer of
tie Highway Commission, was in Belfast
/ riday of last week to address our citizens
on the subject Of good ROADS. Dr. W. l..
! West presided at the meeting and in a
fitting manner introduced the speaker.
! Mr.. Sargent he'd the close attention of
his hearers by the plain and convincing
manner in which he presented not only
the great advantages which good roads
bring to every community, but the ad-
want ges which would accrue to the
whose state as result of securing Fed
eral aid, as proposed, by az additional
issre of state bonds He also gave an
outline history of road building under the
! direction Of the Highway Commission
and explained the aims and policy of the
! commission in conducting further opera
tions. Mr.. Sargent was conservative in
MS statements, but was vitality earnest in
presenting the subject under considera-
ton. Those who heard him obtained
much information concerning good roads
and their maintenance.
! ACCIDENTS George H. : obinson of
"A Union street, a hneman OF the Wes-
| tern Union, was seriously injured at noon
/ Saturday while at work on the wires at
the pole on the junction Of Bridge and
High streets He was struck and knock