The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1922-06-15

Mrs. Essie P. Garlic is having an addi-
| ton built on the north side of her resi-
dence on Cedar street at the corner of
! Grove. 1t will contain a sleeping room
, and bath on the ground floor.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Wilder ar
rived home Thursday afternoon from
| their wedding trip including a house par
| ty at Brant Rock, Mass. The brides
| friends planned surprise reception for
I her including a picnic supper. Many
gifts were awaiting them with the most
cordial congratulations and best wishes
The guests at the party were Mrs. BENZ
| II. Mudgett, Mrs. Basil K. Allen, Mrs
Small, Miss Mildred Sanborn, Mrs. Bet
sey NJ Seldom, Miss Leverne E. Whit
ten.
The Belfast Chamber of Commerce is
planning to have series of band con-
certs at the City park Sundays during
! the summer from a. 80 to 5 80 p. IN. The
| first is scheduled for next Sunday, when
! a collection will be taken to defray eX-
penses Work of cleaning up the streets
in the Park, of removing the rubbish left
on the surrounding walls, putting the
bath houses in condition for use, repair
! ing the pavilion, arranging for a supply
| OF good water and putting the lights on
the gate posts into commission is now
! going on. 1t will make fine place for
auto parking and picnicing.
| Enoch c. Dow, one of Belfast's most
/ prosperous farmers, met with a severe
loss Thursday evening in the burning of
his buildings on Waldo avenue extension
: ri tod in hor
| lighted with electricity and Mr.. Dow
! heard some kind of an explosion shortly
before he discovered the fire. He went
to the barn, but did not succeed in get
ting out any of his stock. Eight cows,
two horses and seventy-f five hens were
| burned with quantity of food and far
ming implements. The only thing saved
was the furniture in the main house,
| which the firemen assisted in getting
| out. The new apparatus went immedl-
ately on their call but the notice was
too late to give any assistance. There
was no water in reach and the fire was
beyond control when Mr.. Dow discovered
it. There was some insurance on the
buildings.
AUTO ACCIDENTS Frank Warren, a
young man with a wife and three small
children living in the Frye block on
Court street, was seriously injured Sat-
urday morning while autoing with other
young men on the Linconville road The
car was overturned, when Mr.. Warren
received bad fracture of the right leg
and fracture of the right wrist. He also
had a bruise on his forehead. He was
taken to the Waldo County Hospital
and his condit on is very serious
Charles L. Littlefield, young man en-
ployed in the Norton Garage, was in the
Hospital Saturday for treatment for the
laceration of his left hand, which was
injured Saturday morning while working
on the Roy c. Fish car in the garage,
which was on the secon floor. In some
manner the car instead of backing &C.
cidentally started forward and went into
the elevator with rush. 1t was fortu-
! nate that there was not more trouble al
though the auto was badly wrecked.
! Lester, the young son of Mr.. and Mrs.
and Mrs. Melville Knowlton, escaped Sc
rious injury while returning home from
! the B. H. S., graduation last Wednesday
evening. He was knocked down and
caught under the car of Fred A. Marrl-
ner of Belmont, who was driving near
the sidewalk on Church street. Testers
legs were badly bruised and he received
shock to his nerves. Mr.. Mariner took
him to his home on Union street.