The Republican journal., 1919-12-11

ne Home for Aged Women and the
Wits Home have received checks of $3.50
rom the estate of the late Edwin Belden
Vi rrentlss. Mr.. Belden was former
Iesloent OF Palermo and gave by will
portion OF his property to Waldo County
institutions. He also made beuuest to
the Waldo County General Hospital,
A New BUSINESS FOR BELFAST The
G u OF organization of the Belfast
reueral System of Bakeries was recorded
in the Waldo County Registry of Deeds
| NOV. END. The amount of capital stock
is $4,000; common stock, $40, pre-
| ierred stock, nothing; capital stock paid
IN, none; par value of shares 500: Mary
T. Sweat of Belfast, Warner Brooks of
Portland and Harry S. hergan of Oak
land, Calf, have one share each of COM
mon stock. The above are directors,
W arner Brooks is president and Mary C.
Sweat, clerk and treasurer The corpo-
ration Is located at Belfast and can man
ufacture and deal in flour, bread, pastry
and all other articles of food and all other
articles of merchandise which NAV be
manufactured, bought and sold under the
laws of the State of Maine, to own and
operate facilities for carrying on the
above described business. Mrs. Sweat
is the widow of Harry Sweat, who re-
sided here for several years. She arriv-
ed IN Belfast several weeks ago and is
with her sister, Mrs, Walter B Dutch,
The company has leased the Lancaster
store on Main street, at one time occu-
pied by the Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
lie business will be under the direction
of Mrs Sweat.
AS the Christmas holiday season is ap-
preaching, the Post Office Department
suggests to the public the urgent need of
mailing their Christmas parcels early.
1t is anticipated by the department off
Gals that the Christmas mail will be I'M
usually heavy this year, and that in order
to secure the best service possible from
the parcels post that parcels should be
securely wrapped, plainly addressed, and
bear the sender's name in the upper left
hand corner, and mailed early, thus
avoiding the inevitable congestion of
mails which will surely occur if every
body waits until the last day or two be
fore Christmas. The department also
! urgently requests that senderS of parcels
should not attach adhesive seals or stick
ers, other than lawful postage stamps, to
the address side of parcels. Parcels pre-
pared for mailing in accordance with
these instructions are sure to receive the
best service that the post office DEPART
ment can afford Tor prompt Christmas
holiday delivery. Parcels may be mark.
ed Not to be opened until Christmas" or
with a similar direction. AUSTIN W.
HEATING, Postmaster
THE BOARD or TRADE. The annual
meeting of the Board of Trade was held
last Friday evening IN the City building
with far attenCanc3. 1t was voted to
change the name from the Belfast Board
| of Trade to the Belfast Chamber of Com
merce, the action tc take place q t the
January meeting. Communication was
received from the Wnterport Board of
Trade IN regard to the withdrawal Of the
steamers of the Eastern Steamship Com
pany from the Boston Bangor service for
The winter and 1t was voted to communi
cate with other Boards of Trade on the
river and with Bangor and Rockland and
see il d freight line could be established.
1t was voted to contribute the sum Of S25
toward the Good Roads fund, the com
mittee having a deficit in that depart
ment The annual report of secretary
Orrin j, Dickey gavo summary of the
| Boards activities for the year, of its
growth, etc. The most important fea-
lures were tie entertainment of the
State Board of Trade and the Waldo
County Boys and Girls Clubs. Mr..
Dickey has served the Board as secre-
tary for the past six wears. The follow
ing officers were elected: President, Bert
L. Davis; vice presidents, 4 P Goodhue,
( M K. knoWiton and Norman A Read
secretary, William /. Luce; treasurer, T.
Frank Parker; Board Of Directors, K. f.
Dunton, Orlando E. Frost, G. W. Wes-
colt, Ben D. Field, j. c. Durham, W K,
Keen. Fred D. Poor Maine Hills, Lin
/ WOOD B. Thompson, irwin I. Dinsmore,
OTrn J Dickey. Pres. LAWS is one of
the younger business men Of the city and
will bring to the new Chamber of Com
meTce the enterprise That has made his
personal business d great success. He
believes In advertising IN his home paper
and recently inserted an adyt that has
later been copied, not only into many of
the New England dailies but was also
seen in recent Pennsylvania exchanges.