Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-03-05
BELFAST
Needs of County Farm and In
Urinary i Italian Baron
Passes S1st Birthday.

Shall Waldo County have a coun-
ty farm and infirmary where it's
poor and dependent shall be taken
care off, with proper hospital
treatment when necessary? This is
the question which the PC towns will
be asked to vote upon at the March
town meetings and also to send a
delegate to a county conference to
be held in Belfast later in the sea-
son. Already several towns have
voted to support such a project and
it is expected that others will do so.
At the present time each town
looks after its own poor. In some
cases there are not more than two
or three dependents and these are
boarded in private families. It
would be cheaper, it is contended
by those in favor of the county in
Urinary movement, to house them
all under one roof, each town to pay
for its own. AS it is now, there is
no place for the diseased. if the
keepers of the town or city poor
refuse to accept them. There are
no adequate quarters for female de-
pendents, and no suitable place for
children. At present children are
sent from this county to the State
institutions where the towns or
county pays one half of their sup
port.
The. plan which Chairman w. X.
West, of the Belfast Overseers of
the Poor, has devised and in which
he is supported by Mayor C. w.
Wescott. is to have a county farm.
on which there may be suitable
building for housing the dependents
of the whole county, including also
an infirmary where proper medical
attendance may be given. It is es-
timated that there are in the coun-
ty greater part of the time at
least GO dependents who need medi-
cal care. These alone. If paid for
by the various towns from which
they come. at the rate of five dol
lars week, would make an income
of $500 per week, which would go
a long way in running such an in
stitution. On the other hand MANY
of the dependents would be able to
pay their way in the work thew
could do on the farm, and every-
thing would be made as pleasant as
possible for such.
AS soon as the towns in the Conn.
ty take action in the matter. a
meeting will be called in Belfast to
see what can be done to carry out
the project.
county farm or infirmary is the
plan in many of the states already
and said to be working out to the
advantage of all concerned.
Sylvester j.. Arau, American citi-
zen from choice but an Italian NO.
bleman with rank of Baron. nv
birth, passed his S1st birthday at his
home in Sea street on March 18th. |
While he is not as young as he was
when he fought with the great
Italian leader, Garibaldi, Cavalier
Arau is still hale and hearty and
hardly day passes that he does NOT
spend many hours in his shop. for
THIS American differentiation Noble
mainland eX-fighter is and has been
FOR more than 90 years a barber ana
his shop is one of the best known
In Camden. Not only does he walk
70 and from his shop. but he also
makes a garden and cares for n |
every season and looks after the
grounds OF his residence, one of the |
most attractive in the town.
The newly completed radio stu.
ton OF the International Radio Co
is now receiving and sending mes
sages and among them one from
San Diego, Cal. A crew of 20 men
are employed clearing the land |
on the Congress street property and
several operators are on duty att
headquarters.
Al the annual meeting of the
Dorcas Guild Methodist church. the
following officers We're elected
Guild Mother. Mrs. C. B. SWEET.
Mrs. +. f. Roderick. president.
Mrs: John Dow. vice president. |
Miss Abbie E. Poor. secretarv. NJ.