The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-06-10
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The W. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Ida F. Aborn Friday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock.
The Universalist League will serve
public 5O-cent supper in their vestry
Wednesday, June 10th.
Mckeens orchestra went to Brooklin,
Maine, Wednesday to play at a High
school graduation.
The Waldo County Veteran Associa-
ton will meet at Morrill, June 18th. If
stormy the next fair day, not later than
| Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton E. Howard have
rented the Gilmore house on High street.
Mrs Howard is i'll at the Waldo County
Hospital, but is improving.
Patterson & Sylvester have curiosity
in their window in the form of a petri-
fled potato 1t was dug up near their gas
oline tank at the foot Of Main street.
The Sons of Veterans Auxiliary will
observe Flag Day next Monday evening
at an open meeting when the children
will take part. The program will begin
at O'clock
The Salvation Army drive has been
completed under the direction of the COM
mittee with DR.. w. L. West chairman.
The amount raised was S522, which is
S22 over the allotment.
The Dickey- knowton Real Estate
Company has rented for Albert c. Will
Jams of Chelmsford, Mass, their cottage
home in Searsport to Mr.. and Mrs. r. P.
Upper of Jacksonville, Florida, who
took possession June first for the season.
Mrs. Nellie H. Griffin of Boston, for
merly Miss Nellie Harmon, a Belfast
girl and later a teacher IN the High
school, is having a window put into the
church at Unity in honor of her father,
the late Ralph |. Harmon.
There will be special meeting of the
Woman's Hospital Aid Friday at p. m
at the home of the President, Mrs, Cecil
Clay, to make arrangements for the fair
in July. The chairman of each able
committee is requested to be present and
as many other members as possible.
NORTH BELFAST. Mrs. Harry A. Fur
Dish of Providence, r. l., arrived last
Thursday to pass a few weeks in her
former home. Mrs. A. S. Daniels and
son, Rev. Harry Daniels of Caribou, ar
rived last Friday. Mrs. Daniels is to
sell her property here and move to Carl
bou to make her home in the future
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Roberts, who
have been in New Hampshire for some
time, arrived home Saturday to remain
indefinitely 80. Mrs. Mary Crockett and
daughter Barbara, who spent several
months with Mrs. Annie B. Pitcher,
went to Appleton a short time age to
live with Mrs. Crockett's brother, Henry
Davidson. :. Miss Airline Walton, teach
er in private school in New Haven,
CT, arrived home Tuesday and is with
her father, W. II. Walton, for the sum
mer.
THE BRIDGE ACCIDENT. About IT, 80
a. M, Saturday, a four ton auto truck.
owned by Charles NJ Foster and driven
by Ralph Libby, both of Bangor, went
through the draw at the lower bridge into
the river channel. In speaking of the
accident Mr.. Foster said the truck was
on the draw when he felt it settling in the
rear. The east section of the draw went
down first giving them chance to Jump,
one on each side. How Libby got ont
from under the wheel was mystery to
him. The truck contained films belong
ing to the Universal Film Co.. Marke ct
street, Portland. Mr.. German manager
Jesse E. Staples auto truck with 20O0
feet of green humber, said to weigh six
tons. was on the draw and a short dis
lance behind was Bangor truck BRING
ing the Whitman's household goods. all
said to weigh about ten tons, when the
Foster truck reached the bridge. It was
noticed by Staples driver Efforts were
made at once to raise the Foster truck
but it was found necessary to send to
Rockland for lighter and to Bath for a
diver. Both were here ready for work
early Tuesday morning. The car was
found resting on its wheels on the rivers
bed. 1t was lifted to the lighter and
about noon put onto the bridge. A truck
was waiting and towed it Bangor. The
bridge will remain closed as Cyr Broth.
ers arrived Monday from Waterville to
begin on their contract for the new con-
crete structure. The accident hannened
only short time before the arrival of the
Gen. Pershing party.