The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-01-02

capable of holding a carload of beef,
with an elevator to take ice and beet
directly from the cars into the building.
All the old silos in town were filled and
one new one built and filled by Olin Z
Smith of West Belfast.
H NJ Donnell began in October buying
hay for Boston market and putting direct
ly into the cars, but did not continue in
the business.
The barrel and lime cask business was
quite brisk, considering the depressed
condition of trade in general. More fish
and pork barrels and lime casks were
shipped than in any year for some time.
The Belfast Light Il Power Co., owners
of the old grist mill site on Goose river
have rebuilt the dam and strengthened
/ the building The mill is now ready fol
use whenever needed. They have moved
the office, workroom and switching plant
of the electric works to the gas building
on Washington street, and have made
many improvements in the system.
THE CHURCHES.
The year was fairly prosperous one
in church circles. There was an exchange
between the pastors of the Unitarian and
Methodist churches July 21st, and the
| Thanksgiving services were held in the
| Congregationalist church with a sermon
| by Rev. j. M. Leighton, Unitarian.
| At the beginning of the year the Con-
| gregationaliSts were without pastor
but the pulpit was regularly supplied by a
| committee. Rev. George Sherman Mills
| has since been ordained and installed as
pastor. The church and all it's accessories
have been highly prosperous during the
/ year.
| The Baptists have had encouraging re-
suits of their labors and those of their able
/ young pastor, Rev } F Tilton. The preach
ing services and prayer meetings have been
| largely attended. The most successful
feature OF the years work was the ''Peo-
pies service,'' on Sunday evenings. These
meetings lave been very largely attended,
the addresses by the pastor have been
interesting and scholarly productions, and
| the special music Of a high Order The
| music for the morning services has been by
a quartette, for the evening services by
a chorus choir, under the direction of Mr..
E. S. Pitcher, with Mrs. Pitcher and Miss
Maud Milliken as soloists. This feature
OF the services has been highly appreciat-
ed by the public. The Lincoln Baptist
Association held its annual meeting here
Sept. Sd and 4th.
a the annual East Maine Conference in
May, Rev. S. L. Hanscom was returned as
pastor of the Methodist church for the
| fifth conse cutive year. He has not only
supplied the pulpit and attended to his
pastoral work here, but has preached near
| ly every Sunday at the Wood Schoolhouse
in NorthporJ. The Columbian Society
has been successful in raising funds for
the purchase of new windows for the
4;
sociables, etc The Methodist Aid Society
has maintained the interest in the social
life of the church, and holds fortnightly
sociables at the houses of members or on
special occasions in the vestry An Ep-
worth League has been formed in East
Belfast, and other missionary work done
Rev. Charles H. Wells has succeeded
Rev, Myra kingsbury us pastor of the
Universalist church, and the era of pros
perity which marked Miss kingsbury S
pastorate promises to continue under her
successor Auxiliary societies known as
Universalist Mission Circle and the Kings
bury Social Aid have been formed and
have done much in their respective lines
for the parish.
The Unitarians, under the able minis
trations of Rev. James NJ. Leighton, have
proSpered and their meetings have an in
creasing attendance. There have been no
changes of note in this parish during the
year.
st. Francis Catholic parish has been
highly prospered as regards membership
and influence though it has been called
upon to mourn the loss, by death, of a
faithful and conscientious pastor, Rev.
Fl NJ. j. O. BrieD. FIR. o. Brien was sue
ceeded by Rev. FIR. John E. Kealey, under
whose ministrations the work has been
kept steadily moving. One of the most
important events in the history Of the To-
cal church was the confirmation by Bishop
j. A. Healy of fifty candidates, Monday
evening, Oct. l4th.
The Christian Adventists organized as
a church in February, with Rev. w. NJ.
Strout as pastor He afterwards resigned,
and there has since been regular preach
ing by various ministers. The place of
meeting has been changed from Memorial
Hall to a room fitted up in what was for
merly Peirces Parlor Theatre The Sun
day school and weekly prayer meetings
have been kept up with good results.
The Congregationalist Church at the
Head of the Tide was supplied regularly
during the summer by Rev. Il H Aber-
crombie
Rev Mary A Mcintyre was ordained as
preacher and is engaged in missionary
work in the State, wherever called
Sunday evening, July 2Sth, the Baptist
Church was filled to its utmost capacity,
the occasion being a union of the Baptist
and Congregationalist c Societies to
hear the report of the delegates who had
attended the international meeting in Bos-
ton.
BUSINESS CHANGES.
The following changes in business houses
in this city have occurred: The Chinese
laundry on High street closed January
1st.-Welch & Hoyt, painters, dissolved
partnership in January; firm of Welch &
Stevens formed and U A Hoyt moved to
his residence on Congress street. Firm
of Garlic & Jones succeeded Mrs John
earle, crockery, ETC., in January. james
b Waterman bought out c W Lancaster's
confectionery store on Main street, but
afterwards sold to Robbins & Staples
S A Isaacson's "blue store" closed out,
and moved away Jan 22d. Eli Cook
closed his meat business in February, after
doing business here 16 years. THE Of
flee of the Petit Manan Land Company
was changed from Portland to Belfast in
January. At first the Office was with E f
Hanson on High street, but was moved in
November to Hayford block. Il & j
w Jones succeeded to the hardware bust
ness of the LATE r Garlic IT n