The Republican journal., 1922-08-03

The Republican State campaign is now
in full swing with Governor Baxter, the
four Maine congressman, Senator Fred
erick Hale, Chairman Robert j. Peacock |
of the State committee, Mrs. Guy p. |
Gannett Of Augusta, Miss Betsy Ed |
wards of Indiana, and other out of the |
State speakers on the stump. Meetings |
will be held in Waldo county August II. |
Mrs. Melville T. Marshall of New |
York, formerly Miss Kitty Palmer and |
well remembered here, was the guest of |
honor at a party given last Thursday |
evening by Miss Annie NJ. Knowlton at |
her home on High street. Supper was
served at 80 from three small tables |
with sweet pea decorations. Miss Belle |
Heating, the hostess niece assisted in |
serving. At the game of auction which |
followed Miss Charlotte w. Colburn won
the first prize, a handmade handkerchief, |
and Miss Maude Gammans the second,
vanity case. The other guests were Mrs
Albert c. Burgess, Mrs. George A Quinn
by, Mrs. William B. Swan, Mrs William
j. Colburn, Mrs. William +. HOFFMAN.
Mrs. Albert NJ. Carter, Mrs. Fred I.
Chase, Mrs. George |. Keating
W. A. Winterbottom, traffic manager,
and I. M. Stevens, assistant traffic man
aeer of the Radio Corporation of Ameri-
ca, were in this city from New York Fri
day making an inspection of the local
wireless station on Congress street, which
is owned by that Company. AccompA-
MED by Orrin j. Dckey, who represents
the Company here, they went to Rock
land where an inspection of the Com
pany's holdings an station in that city
was made Just what disposition will be
made of these stations will be determined
on their return to New York. The Bel
fast station represents an outlay of more
than S15O, 900. Both of the above officers
were accompanied by their young sons,
who were making the trip with them.
Two young men, George A. Kelsey of
East Braintree, Mass, age 20, and Donald
Mcdowell of East Weymouth, Mass, aged
10. were in Belfast recently. Poth of them
are members of the Massachusetts Ma
tional Guard and are making an ext tend
ed pedestrian tour for observation and
pleasure Their route from their homes
to Belfast was direct to Portland and then
to Belfast via Lewiston, Augusta, Water
vile and Burnham. They were on the road
about a week when they reached Belfast.
After a short stay here they LETT for BAN
gor and from there they will 60 to Dover
Foxcroft. and to Greenville Junction via
Guilford, Sangerville and other towns on
the main travelled roads. From Greenville
they will 60 to Kineo, having a great
desire to climb to the highest point OF It's
elevation and behold the beauty OF Moose
head Lake and the forests which surround
it as far as the eye can reach. from
Kneo they will follow the railroad track
there being no roads, some 40 miles
through the woods to Jackman. thence to
Quebec and Montreal where they will turn
their faces toward home entering Yer
mont at the foot of Lake Memphremago
on the northern border of Vermont and
making their way through the Green
Mountain State from Canada to Massa-
chusetts. With reasonably good weather
they expect to make the entire trip In ~
days
THE CITY PARK CAMPING GROUNDS.
John C. Scates, executive secretary OF
the State of Maine Publicity Bureau with
Headquarters at Longfellow Square,
Portland, requests the Journal to urge all
who have camping facilities for motor
parties who are travelling with trailers
or other camping outfits to write him in
regard to them The Belfast Chamber of
Commerce, through the energy of its
president, Ralph II. Howes, has provided
free camping facilities at the City Park
free of charge. Mr.. Fred Wood who lives
near the Park, is the care taker and often
does many favors for parties which are
greatly appreciated. There is one of the
best bathing beaches in this vicinity with
good accommodations of bathing house,
a pavilion near the shore which can be
used even in wet weather, a spring of
pure water, stone ovens for cooking pur-
poses, a number of shade trees, abundance
of parking room and above all welcome
and no charge to the tourist. There have
been many parties avail themselves of the
cordial invitation on a large hoard be-
tween the gate posts of the main entrance
on Northport avenue. section OF the
Atlantic Highway. President Howes plans
to call daily and give personal welcome
to the parties. who have frequently
acknowledged their thanks for these un-
usual privileges.
THE "HUMAN FLY" George G. Policy
known all over the country as the "Hu
Hman Fly" name given him about fifteen
years ago by Denver, Colo, newspaper,
was in Belfast Tuesday and Wednesday
July 25th and Goth. He now lives in
Lynn, Mass and was accompanied by his
wife and his advertising gent, Russell v.
Carter of Boston. Mr.. Policy was born
in Richmond, Va, about thirty years ago
and began his daring stuIAs while High
school boy, when he attempted to rescue
precious base ball that was lodged on
the caves of high building. He was
half way up the conductor when it broke
and he clung to the side of the building.
He took his chances of going up instead of
falling to the ground. This practice soon
became a mania with him and his press
notices of we'll known papers all over the
country, with pictures illustrating his
d iring deeds, Indicate that he is entitled o
his sobIiquet, "The Human Fly" Last
Wednesday at 7 D. IN. he attempted to
scale the front of Odd Fellows block on
Main street after a collection had been
taken in the large crowd that gathered to
see the stunts he promised to do. The
building is of polished brick and is about
seventy feet high. 1t has little fancy
finish and what there is has a smooth sur
face we'll mortared TO shed the rain. Mr..
Policy called attention to these facts anD
said it was one of the most difficult he had
ever attempted to scale. He made his
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