The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-08-27
News OF the City and County.
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that we take Il retrospective view of the past
tWelvemonth AMI note the progress made. Au-
gust 4, 1873, terrible conilagration, driven on
by terrific hurricane, swept over the water
'front.' OF our city, and in the short space of
three hours laid waste and DESTROYED twenty
places of business, fifty dwelling houses, and
rendered seventy families houseless wanderers
III the streets. To-day hardly 4 Yestage Of the
RUNS can be seen. TO 4 stranger it would
seem almost incredible that where tecmin"
business now abounds, and fine DWELLING honses
stan'l, ON" short year ago We're but heaps Of
backened ruins. The spectacle on that ,lay
was most appalling, and there was doubt in
some minds whether we would ever recover.
The aid so generously contributed did Its good
work. Many immediately availed themselves
OF the means, and before cold weather came on
We're comfortably located In new homes. On
the opening Of spring work was resumed In
earnest The indomitable spirit of the "hurnt
cutters TO rebuild was impaired TO others, and
Belfast entered upon season of prosperity
Norkmen from abroad poured in for employ.
meni and in large number Of eases have be.
come permanent residents. New streets have
been extended each way ami are already thick.
~ settled. Old ones have been improved about
the WlaNcs, and the railroad extended along
the water front Nor is this good WORK ended
ouf citAchs nave walked up, and the year 10
come bids fair 10 be As prosperous aS the one
just ended Many believe that Belfast il 10
take that high rank among her sister cities ia
which the many natural advantages entitle her.
Except in few individual cases, those peo-
pie who were burnt cut are better on TO-DAY.
ana the city great gamer. More than $500
900 have been expended in building the Dast
year. glance ut the assessors books shoe
an Increase Of valuation of $4,000. and ..
SUN larger increase for the year 1873 may be
expected. We below give list of the business
places. dwelling houses, improvements, &c.
that are finished and in the process of connie
'Ion' with their. cStimatrd cost--al commenced
since the date of The fire
BUSINESS rLACLS.
bIorh Of four brick stores, iron AMI granite
fronts, Main street. by 8. B. WadHn, l.. X.
PAlmorand J. y. CottrclI, 81 900 eaeh-sl6 ooo
Block of wooden stores. Front street, b.
Swan Siblcy, sG.Oo3; T. W. Frederick & n
Stth--~Ntl
Swan 4, oiilo,. ,,..,,.,,.,.
wharf 81 oOa
Mathews pro, .,.,, ..,.., ,,;...,
ont bnndinos Cro.. s,roo, so -on '''
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house 90 ooo WV anu ''''e
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ono :, ,a.,.or>r.i,, ',ol
yharr % ono
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,yh.rr 80 ,an ~ ' ,o >"'' mousse 4nd
w,.n.
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80 ''''' IT." 'h'iH1r"' 9''"'
>'"P vi 'h'P'ar'' s>"'-
'''r ID, mon "''''i' '-'9' sue sSVV'
'"''' - "lSh'' blacksmith >hop, $500
- ~ 'r"'lt' Darn e"'ooo'
l-'''" Nr"rll' NY Foin'' b'fn' sloo0.
i''' ''N A'lh''' stable s0oo
,'i'''' = ''"I''''' ''''IP' ste''
!" I'''' ~ '''' MY dwellings destroyed
w. '''" -" '-'''e h'Fu ana ~"h>I'nIiAt
''' I'LL ''''t' '''A'''
pNI-AI'lNu H"l SIS.
N';'i'~' Jo'oph' BAY view street, $1,000
Mus NH'iH'n' f'afi street, $1,000
hoafdihlh' t-d.' BAY lew street sl.2hl.
Hrn'e, John, Bay View street, 81 300
BLACK, Mr.. Mary, Union street. $500.
hiI''' 'ohh' mon street, Sl,S00.
'"tireil' L. T. mon street, 81 900.
ooili'N' WIS. Mary ~ mon street, SOU
'f"NhE' james t'ay View street, 5000.
"Iiil7h. NJ. ~, 'ro'~ street. $1,000.
carter Mrs. ~, spring street, $1,000.
Carter Thomas, High street, S3,0e0.
Cook, " ..' River \,"nne. 5000
Cook, David H., River Avenue, 5000,