The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1893-01-05
rant engine house, making good ten


The Peoples National Bank was organ
lied here Sept. 4th, with a capital stock
Of $50, 600. L. A. knowlton is president.
and Frank r.. Wiggin, cashier. The cor
ner store in Masonic Temple is now being
fitted up for banking rooms and the in
sttution will be ready for business in a
short time.
The Belfast Loan and Building Asso-
citation is doing a business in excess of the
expectations of it's starters. Over $40. 900
has been received in dues, interest, etc.
most of which has been invested. Semi
annual dividends OF 3 per cent. have been
paid.
The Belfast Savings Bank has declared
its 10Th dividend at the rate of B per cent.
The Belfast n Moosehead Lake X. X.
Go. has declared its 23d dividend OF -
per share on preferred, and Il. IA per
share on non preferred stock The amount
paid on stock owned by the city was IS.
o.. 16
The Belfast National Bank increased its
deposits and business and paid the usual
dividend.
TIE HuEC HES.
The Methodist parsonage las li,d II
thorough repairing this wear ana il non
tain~ two large and convenient tenemerts.
occupied by tile pastor. Rev :. L.. Han.
scom, and Nh j. A. Mace. The expense
of the improvements was 81 100
The audience room of the nivelsaliSt
church has been greatly improved the
walls, ceiling and wood work painted. !.
new carpet laid and the chancel furniture
newly upholstered The Church undcr
the pa>torate If Rev Mvra kingsLuiv Is
gaining in numbers and influence. and the
sunday School with J. u. Parker rs Sll-
pelintendent is among The best
Extensive improvements are in progress
and nearly finished at the Baptist Church
including reshingling the roof trescoing
the audience room. building an addition
l3X30 feet and 3 feet high to the rear
with organ alcove. baptism, pastor !
rooms. Kitchen, etc, putting in a new
pipe organ, new furnace, carpet and cleo
trio lights, the whole to cost about s., 600
Rev. J. A. Savage retired from the pas
torate of the Unitarian society much ~
the regret of that denomination and If the
citizens generally, by whom Mr.. Savage
and his family are much missed. Mr.
Savage IS now paster of a | nitarl'n
Church in Medtield Mass. The pul pit
here has been supplied a number Of times
by candidates., but the society has not de
cided upon pastor.
The North Church. CongregationaliSt
has };rospered as usual under the pastor
ate Of Rev. Il. T. Hack, MI. Hack made
trip to Europe during His vacation for
the purpose Of study and investigation
The Second Congregatinnalist Chnrch,
had preaching through the summer. Mr.
W. W. Dornan OF Bangor Theological
Seminary occupying the pulpit During
the wear extensive repairs have been made
on the church editice.
Elder &, Il. Young. second Adventist.
began 4 series of meetings at Memorial
Hall My. 9TH and is now holding regular
preaching and sunday school services
there ana prayer meetings on Week llay
evenings at houses OF the WorShippc1s.
The Catholics haFe had regular services
once 4 month IN thcir new church On
Court street.
MliSlClrAl MArTEe~.
Ann ong the Improvements in the streets
and other city property may H. named
the ,iitching of the Hill on Belmont Ave-
nue. beyond Alto street. the grading of
Memorial lut, building ut a Sidewalk
across the lower bridge putting IN TIE
lookup in city building. 1t has beclr'
voted M extend Court street to ~Anlond
and { haileS Street Il Bradbury \ Street
has been laid uut from the end OF Front
Street w Commercial but % account If
rot Icing ABLE ID adjust damages Il lHts
not YET been built
4 he u~c NJ electricity h&tlt -oi light
INC ana power M, had i steady III
GREASE, Several concerns, ,nho own cn.
gines NJ from tlrt to ten horsepower
use them iii ~. winter when the boilers
can be ut ..4ed for heating, but depend on
eltetlici in the summer. Nearly all the
small' manufacturing concerns. job
plin',lng offices, etc, have motors. he
ei',v'S contract for lighting the streets eN-
pIcd September I4th. since which time
the lights haze been continued ~ before.
at the Old rate, The city Is Investigating
another system, which may ~ adopted
wholly or in part
-lhe II,aeltine free library LAS bpen wen
patrunizcd and large additions made to its
literature The librarian : report showed
-. rs" books taken out fpr home use. anil
.o3> used in the reading room, total Of
.0.5-7.
HE Water Iompany's report for the
hytlants set. 2; new main laid tBny View
'''N
City now has - hvdrants.
The holidays We're generally observed
ltere. Arbor day, Memorial day and 90
lumbus day having special services pre-
sented BY school children.
Mrs f. s. Pitcher has taught music in
the Central District schools since septem-
Der with good results.
Washington engine No. :, has been sold
duriuU the wear
MARINE.
Congress has appropriated so, 900 to-
wards the further Improvement oil Belfast
harbor. to be expended the coming season.
No work was done here the past year,.
Capt. Fred a. White was awarded A Ger
titcate by the Massachusetts Humane So
ciety, for rescung and kindly caring for
three men taken from a capsiZed yacht oft
Cape Cod June =. Sch. Moses Eddy
sank at the bridge, where she was moor
ed but was raised and beached. j. Sch
Paragon has been in the harbor since July
10, under a ship keeper. The case will
The controlling part OF sch. Penobscot has
been sold by the Belfast owners to Capt
+. q. Pendleton of lsleSboru sch. Tiara
owned by \. 5. Pendleton was burned at
Castne in July. She was 2ti tons and
built in 1880 - The Marine Railway Com
pany reports that twenty three vessels
have been hauled out, ot which number
thirteen were large three pasted schoon-
ers. Fifteen of the vessels were owned out
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