The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-05-10

ODD FELLOWS BLOCK. We can announce for :
certainty that the proposed odd Fellows Block, in
this city, will be erected. The estimated cost OF
the building and lot will he $4,000. 1t was at first
contemplated to raise the entire stock within the
order but for several reasons outside subscriptions
have been taken. Two papers have been circulated
for stock, for 81, 600 within the order, and one
for $lO,OO0 outside. On Friday evening last Waldo
Lodge anil its members provided for the $1,000
The outside stock is all pledged. so it is safe to say
the stock is all subscribed AS will he seen in an
other column, the stockholders have called meet
ing to organize corporation, after which active
measures will be taken. The site is the old Amer
can House lot on Main street, the most available
unoccupied lot in the city. The building will have
a frontage of GO feet and will back I05 feet to
Beaver street. Nearly every room in the proposed
brilGing is engaged. The Odd Fellows will occupy
| the upper story and when completed Waldo Lodge
will have one of the finest in the State
Every will rejoice at the of this enter
prise, as the unsightly gap Main street will be
closed and the city will not only have more tax
able property but building that will be an orna
ment to the place. The Odd Fellows are to be con
graduated on the success which has attended their
efforts.
STEAMER NOTES. Mention has been made of the
improvements and alterations in steamer Rock
land preparatory to placing her on the route be
tween Bangor and ROckland. She will carry 10
freight, and meals will be served on board at regu-
lar prices. Rates of fare same the main line,
and tickets good for any of the boats. Excursion
or round trip tickets at greatly reduced rates 1t
is proposed to make daily trips betw cen Bangor
and ROckland Sundays eXcepted) making landings
at Hampden, Winterport, Bucksport, Sandy Point,
Fort Point. Belfast, Northport and Camden, leav-
Ing Bangor at $50 A. NJ, and returning from Rock
land at =. NJ. During Camp Meeting season,
landings will also he made at Verona Park and
Temple Heights. Steamer Florence is ut Winter
llarbor undergoing extensive alterations and i'm
prOvements. a top is being built which will con-
tain handsome saloon and she is to have a com
pound engine of forty horse power, which will
make her remarkably swift boat She will be
added to Corners Bros. fleet at Bar IIarlor this
summer, but they have not yet decided where they
will run her The Boston 4 Bangor Steamship
Co. think there is every prospect of an unpreceden
ed summer travel over this line the coming season.
daily line from Boston to Bangor, with daily
connection to Bar Harbor, will be put on June LIST,
continuing till October 1st.. The Boston 4 Ban
gOr Steamship Company will sell tickets one fare
for the round trip from all landings the PenOb
scot river to Boston during merchants Week."
Passage may he taken on the 18th, 10th, 18th and
lh and the tickets will be good for return on and
until May 25th. The object of merchants Week"
is that all dealers who trade with Boston firms may
go to Boston and become acquainted with the mcr.
chants In that city.