The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-04-10
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with Mrs. Elmer Small Friday afternoon


with Mrs. Elmer Small Friday afternoon
at o'clock. "oon
THOSE INCOME TAXES. Collector of
Internal Revenue, Seth W. Jones If
Portsmouth, N. H., announces that corA
poratlons and others required to file in.
come tax returns are not availine them
selves of the service afforded them az
they should. Deputies have now been
stationed throughout the district of New
Hampshire. which embraces the States of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. for
several days on this work and from
meager results reported thus far it would
seem advisable to discontinue the service
corporations and others must not DELAY
longer the request of assistance from
deputies and the filing of their income
tax returns. Only limited time is now
available for the assistance by IDENTITIES
and much depends upon the amount nj
service required of them within the next
Jew days as to how much LONGER this
, special service will be continued, Promnt
action on the part of taxpayers is there
fore necessary.
An accident to the out going freight
tram last Thursday morning caused the
service to be held up until 625 D. m
Conductor Gilmore was in charge of the
run in place of Conductor Nelson. who
was IN Portland on business. There were
! twelve cars on the train and when near
Thorndike station spreading rails threw
six of the cars, all loaded, and the caboose
with Conductor Gilmore and two assist
ants. on either side of the road. The
men had very fortunate escape as the
caboose was a total wreck. Four of the
cars are fit only for kindling wood, One
Of the overturned cars was loaded with
cream, which was spilled. Assistance
was sent from Waterville and from Rel
fast 1t was about six p. m. when the
tracks were cleared and the mail and
passenger train reached here at E "a
There were no pictures at the Colonial in
the afternoon as the films were on the
train due in the forenoon. The regular
freight train could not reach here until
about 3. 80 p. m.
THE Y. M. C. A. WORK There was a
| large audience at the Armory last Wednes
day evening to listen to some verv able
addresses on Y. NJ. c. A. work in France
and also to learn what is expected O be
done in our own State. Morris l.. Slueq.
chairman of the Waldo County Drive
Committee, introduced State organizer NJ.
/ " NlOl tOil, WHO VI tCily anu cuItEJdlnlng-
ly outlined preliminary plans, etc Then
came two of the best wartime speeches
ever heard in Belfast by Dr. Addison
Jones, an Albany, N. Y, clergyman, and
a Maine man, Mayor George c. Webber
of Auburn. Both gentlemen had seen the
service in Y. NJ. c. A. work in France
and knew just how to refute the criticisms
/ that are current everywhere of excessive
changes, etc, and lack of sympathy of
! the Y. Nj. G. A. in comparison with the
other organized relief associations. The
journal is pleased to issue with this weeks
edition four page illustrated supplement
, Of reconstruction work in Maine.
/ BUSINESS CHANGES. Lewis F. Mar
den has sold his steam vu!canizing plant
and boiler station, located near the foot
of Main street, to Clarence Z. Mcheen
and Roy Z. Sholes, They have leased
the store at No. "a Main street, occu-
pied for some time by Walter H. Coombs,
and will open the works there this sea
son. Mr. Marden went to Castine Thurs
day afternoon to buy boiler for the new
firm. Ralph F, Darby has sold his con-
fectionery store and ice cream parior on
Phoenix Row to MILFORD Z. and Harold
T. Coombs, who took possession last
week.. William A Banks has sold a
half interest in his drug store, the Be fast
Drug Company, No. Is Main street, to
Charles F Thompson and the store will
be moved the last Of April to that form
erly occupied by B. L. Davis, and at
present occupied ty Mr., Thompson in his
special sales of bankruptcy stocks, etc.
The firm will be known as Banks &
Thompson, 1t will be good news to the
many friends of Mr.. George F. Kent to
learn that he will remain with them.
The store has had a very successful BUSH
ness in the past year, and will retain all
Of its customers in their new quarters,
which is also central The change is
made only for the purpose of having
more room, necessary for additional lines
of goods the new firm purpose to install