The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-08-21

iheatre, Belfast, Monday, Aug. Is. See
advertisement.
The BOARD of Trade will hold regular
meeting tomorrow, Friday, evening when
plans for entertaining the State Board of
Trade here in September will be taken nm
James c. Robertson of the construction
crew of the Telephone Company is CON-
tined to his home on Main street on ac-
count of injuries received to one of his
ankles while climbing a telephone pole in
Searsport.
Inc friends of Rev. Arthur A. Blair,
former pastor of the Belfast Universalist
church, extend congratulations and best
wishes on his marriage August 9Th in
Nashua, N. H., to Miss Mary Walker of
Manchester, N. H. His bride is very
we'll known here, where she was for sew
eral years frequent visitor.
"A suit for damages on account of an
auto collision has been brought by James
Z. Durham of Belfast vs. Arthur Lane of
boston. The affair occurred on the State
highway in Northport between Ford
driven by Tolford Durham and a Packard
driven by Mr.. Lane. The case will be
heard at the September term of the S. J.
Court.
A program has been received from the
Harvard summer school now in session
giving a list of the special lectures at
Amrita Island, Cataumet, Mass That
for August Both is on "Some Things the
Germans Have Taught U.s." by Alfred
johnson, A. NJ, Lift. D. Docteur d'Uni-
versite de Paris, student at Kaiser Will
helm University, Berlin, and Welfare
Officer with u. S. N.
The Maine State Highway Commission
have recently erected new danger signs
along the Maine State highway between
here and Rockland which are of great as
Slstance to motorists. For a time the
bushes have been allowed to grow much
have been number of accidents, especial
| ly at the junction of the road this side
Saturday Cove. The new signs are credit
to the Highway Commission and should
save much trouble.
Envoy Chas. Dyram OF Portland. rep
| resenting Major A. E. Widgery, the head
| of the Salvation Army in northern New
England, has been IN town several days
forming a committee to put on a drive
for that organization, and has succeeded
in securing the services of several public
spirited persons. Mr. T. Frank Parker of
the Waldo Trust Co, will be treasurer
When the drive will take place is left to
the committee
S. s, L. Shute, the local express agent,
with his assistants are doing all they can
to meet the demands of the public at this
season of the year when there is so much
baggage for summer visitors in addition
to the regular work. Mr. Shute takes
this opportunity to caution all to use
special care in placing labels and tags of
time 1900 pieces of personal baggage had
to be sent each month to the various
"No Mark bureaus Of the express com
pany, throughout the country, because
the address of the owners were totally
missing or inaccurate.
MUNICIPAL COURT TRIALS. Judge
Clyde R. Chapman of the Municipal
Court has beer busy the past week with
cases concerning out-of-town parties
Sears Nickerson of Swanville, a man of
about 90 years of age who has been liv-
ing n Belfast for some time, was charged
with alleged rape, night officer Percy S.
Edgecomb being the complainant. The de-
PENDANT practically admitted the charges,
but it is alleged his testimony indicated
an unsound mind. Judge Chapman found
probable cause and bound him over to
the September term of the Supreme
Judicial court, and he was committed to
jail..... George Hurder of Lincolnville
was brought into court for examination,
on complaint of Ansel L. Kelley of that
town formerly of Belfast, who claimed
that Hurder had threatened to kill him.
, The complainant, it was alleged owed
money to Angie Thomas, who accom-
panied by Hurder went to collect it. kel-
ley attempted to evade the debt and
Hu-der, it was alleged said to him "if you
owed me money | would break your
neck" Judge Chapman gave the respon-
dent some advice and placed him under
bonds to keep the peace.....W Willis Pierce
of Liberty has been before Judge Chap
man charged with the assault of Freder-
lex w. Chapman, Civil War veteran, a
member of the National Home at Togus,
who spends his summer furlough at Lib
erty. The defense claimed that Pierce,
man of about so years of age, became
angered while talking on the street with
Mr.. Chapman and struck him over the
head with cane. Pierce in his own de-
Tense claims that Chapman struck him
first. Judge Chapman found Pierce
guilty and ordered that he pay the costs
of court in addition to being placed under
500 bonds to keep the peace for one year.