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Houlton Times, July 31, 1918 AROOSTOOK TIMES WISE TfWN OF April 13, 1860 AROOSTOOK COUNTY To Cary Library TIMES December 27, 1916 HOULTON, MAINE, WEDNESDAY, JULY 24, 1918 VOL. LVJII No. 30 AROOSTOOK BANKS PROMINENT CANADIAN STAKE RACES RECEIVE INSTRUCTIONS COMMUNITY OFFICER IN TOWN FAST TIME MADE AT HOULTON FAIR HOME SERVICE Major C. G. Pincombe of the Cana­ At the meeting of the Banking in­ HOULTON. July 12-The list of en­ dian Army who has been acting Pro­ terests of Eastern Maine, held in Ban­ CHAUTAUQUA tries and nominations for the stake vost Marshal with headquarters in AT HOULTON SECTION AMERI­ gor last week, Charles A. Morss re­ races at the Houlton Agricultural So­ St. John, has resigned from this ‘work j t r a c k presenting the Federal Reserve Bank IN HOULTON N RECORD EQUALLED BY ciety Fair. August 27, 28, 29 and 20, is CAN RED CROSS in Boston, many matters of vital in- ESTING PROGRAMS FOR and taken a leave of absence, arriving THOMAS EARL as follows: EACH DAY in Houlton where he will be for a ■ terest to the people of this section 2.25 TROT, PURSE $400 couple of weeks, working in the in­ INTERESTING MEETING HELD ON were discussed. Sam .McKinin-y, bg.. by Bingara, f\ H. terests of the Red Cross. G. W . Reed, Fort Fairfield. SUNDAY Mr. Morss made it very plain to Extra Heats Before Decision Commencing Tuesday, July Maj. Pincombe was in Houlton in Kalium, brn.. bv Kavoli, 1>. H. & c;, those present that if The banks ex­ M . Reed, Fort Fairfield. May when he spoke in behalf of tilt1 pected the Federal Reserve Bank to 30, Ending August 3 j Bavins, bg.. by Bingara, R. H. Ed- Address By Major C. G. Pin- stand behind them, that it was ab­ Second Red Cress War fund. wards, H; lifa:x, X. s. In an interview with the TIMES. Tile f tlho track: record. | Merlyn, bin. bv San Francisco, ( solutely necessary for the Aroostook ; w. For the third season Houlton peo- I iadndder Jr. Major Pincombe said that in his work'2.12% by T1 Eai■le, and the best . Rockland. combe banks to curtail their loans as much | * >ld GIo- iple will have an opportunity of hear- as A. P. M. he had never yet had the ! racing ever on the local track, y* i•g-. by Bingara, l>e\V’ i 11 & ' 'as possible, to take care of loans Higgins, I’restpm Isle i entered bv j ing some of the best entertainments J. A. A largely attended meeting in the , whJch were nceded for the essentials, necessary office accommodation pro were the feature of the firsT day's 1 1 'e\Vit (.) ever given to the public, at a price Interests of the Home Service section Jn thege timeg of heavy demands, that vided, which was necessary to insure J racing at th ■uit racing her*' on ! Kilwa, 2rul, bg.. by Bingara. P. I >oh- within the reach of all. 1 erty, Sydne y, of the Red Cross was held at the M. i ry loan shoul(1 be carefully inves- him carrying on the work with effi-1 Thursday an lay of last week. It G. B., (nom. bought Of J The winning of the war is the su- W. Me Mu nem<> n.) E. Church on Sunday afternoon. H an(1 it the money was to be , „ , . ciency; neither had any deputy been fook five heats to decide the 2.20 class M o w r> r Pinpnmhp nf thp Cana- a11 , preme task of the people of America. Rosetta McKinney, bm., by McKinney, Major C. G. Pincombe or tne cana | l|ged for the increase of food produc- appointed to assist him in his ardu­ after Bravas was put hack to second Eldon B. Taylor, 1’resque Isle. We owe it to the men in the trenches, dian Army was the principal speaker | ^ QV carrying on work essential to ous duties. This, together with con- for running on the back stretch in the Bradford Man, by The Northern Man, on the ships, and in the sky to strain j si(lerabk, (iifficulty in getting suitable G. M. Golbath, Presque Isle., (nom. and said in part [winning the war, to loan the mini- third heat. Grey Bobbie won the first every nerve and sinew, to put aside bought of J. <\ Feeley.) The thorough and businesslike I mum amount possible but if it was for men for the military police force, has heat of this class, but could not stand Kentucky Jean, bm. by Kentucky manner in which every selfish wish, to forego any un­ the American Na­ made his difficulties all the greater. the hot pace set by Bravas. Todd, ,J. W. Gallagher, Woodstock. N. B. tion Is now working to hasten both non-essentials that the Federal Re­ necessary indulgence, that the sacri- Out of an establishment of only fortv- In the 2.11 Sirlain was the winner Prince < onstance, bs. by Oakland men and material serve Bank could not accept such across to Europe, Baron, H. W. Kasler. Easton, (nom. together with the magnificent fight­ fiee of those devoted Americans "h°|tbree he has already been forced tojof the first heat, but Sir Patrick Doh- paper. have crossed the sea may not be in bought of A. J. Saunders.) ing qualities displayed by her troops get rid of eight men, and is still erty, the veteran Canadian owner and While, as Mr. Morss explained, this Eleanor Watts, bm., by General already on the firing line, have vain. called twelve under strength. driver, took the next three heats, ne- Watts, O'. M. Hoyt, I'resque Isle. forth the admiration of comes from the Government as a re­ the world, and To this task the entile Chautauqua! .-pbe AI i litary Service Act, he said, j gotiating the second heat in 2.12%, Bnmios, bs., by Bingara, B. I». Tingley acted as an inspiration to the whole quest. it is like many other requests organization is devoted in twenty )bas revealed some astonishing facts ] equalling the track record held by Dan and ] ’. If. Reed. Houlton. of the allied troops. of a like nature, in that, if the request Splan, brg., E. E. Fuller, Newport. Vt., The way in states and in its ceaseless search for S. In the first heat of this class which the minds of the is not granted, it will be made as a in New Brunswick. It would surprist 'm*m. bought of A. J. Saunders.) people of the talent some of the greatest war-lec­ U. S. have been sudden­ many to know the number who can Vanza led to the three quarters pole, 2.20 TROT AND PACE STAKE, PURSE ly diverted from peaceable pursuits, demand. turers of the day and some of the most neither read nor write. In manv but Sirlain. the Nova Scotia horse, $400 to prepare for, and take part in a war Those who desire to do business inspiring musical programs have been | ()f thfl (.oumry (listri(.ts newspapers Alice Homeland, bm., by Homeland, of unparalleled magnitude is simply led at the wire. along these lines with the banks R- D R....1 and G. W. Re.-d, Ft. Fairfield marvelous. secured for our Chautauqua. are seldom read even when they are In the second heat of the 2.20 the should bear this in mind, and under­ Arum Todd, Jr., big., by Arion Todd, To think that within a year or so, In the midst of their great war sac­ received and yet people are expected j finish was dost1, Bravas finally win- I’. H. (J. W. Reed, Fort Fairfield. this mighty change has taken place, stand when details of a loan are ask­ rifices, many hundreds of towns in to know -the current events of the day jning after being forced to go the long Brage, bs. by Baring. R H. Edwards, and that now America understands as ed for that the banks are obliged to go Canada. Australia and the United aml to t,xt,rt.iso lhfl fran(.his( Halifax, N. S. never before, that she has to fight intelli- mile. She was cleverly handled by Into details regarding same, under Geo. Braden, bg.. by Brown Braden, Prussians to a . finish now in Europe, States have within the past year se- Rent]y. In tht. (.(,untrv districts es- Mont Gerow. Miss Agnes won the orders from the Federal Reserve Geo. w. Baehelder. Jr., Rockland. or later on to fight it on her own ter­ eured their first Chautauqua, and have 1KH.iallv appaivntlv the ]aw has n0Ver 2.20. but was bard pushed by Lucky Peggie Hal. Imi., by Walter Hal. I >e- ritory and possibly without an ally Bank. found in it a better understanding of , be,,n t,nfon.0(l wilh reference to the Strike. Witt iv Higgins, I'resque Isle, (entered is a great stimulation to the remain “The war program is enormous said the progress and needs of the war and j workings of the M. S. A., and people Friday's card included the 2.12, 2.10 by J. A. I'eWitt.) der of the allies. Mr. Morss, but it cannot be evaded or Lady Belmar. bm.. by Belmar. J. W. This mighty country with its untold an inspiration for making the heroic1^ allmved to g() an(1 (.0me as thev 2.18 and 2.20 trot. shirked. You may not like some Gallagher, Woodstock, X. B. wealth ana unlimited resources, is effort and sacrifices necessary to win J pleaS(1 without proper (.he(.k things, and may criticise the admin­ without proper check being Summary of Thursday's races: Eearl Milton, chm.
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