The Republican journal., 1902-01-09
BELFAST IN 1901.
.NrINTED FROM PAGE SMITH. |

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The valuation of real estate
.l from S2,0O6, $50 in 1900 to 81
81. 1901, and personal estate de-
lrpm Ssh ,93l to 772,05S. a net
u valuation OF SS,o3S. The
tINlllom was .0lS against .0l75
rae last of the 6 per cent.
.|lou We're refunded at 1 per
-0>. was paid in 1901, which
u ISSUE Of S49S. 900, of which
were refunded and $50, 600 re-
r. city bought new Fleming
..tNble road machine i'll May.
THE SCHOOLS.
ural efficiency OF the Belfast
aas maintained and advances
uauy directions. \ class OF IS
from the High school, with
exercises III Belfast Opera
Ic graduation sermon was at
rsalist church, June 9th, by
smith. The Belfast High
Vs. added this year to the list
.cd schools for admission to
uNe College. The entering
ou b. H. S, was the largest
wears. numbering 81. The
Yor of scholars registered was
hall over the High School
utted up for use as a recita-
The class of 1901 Observed
uy planting a tree on the
Ut the Belfast Free Library
nng it Leighton Tree" in
a the late Rev. James NJ.
several additions were made
and geological collections of
The High school conducted
lectures in the winter and
q. and Melted IS for the
y fund. They were as fol
'.O -. 1900, J. Il. Uuddilstone,
The Acropolis:;" Jan. Is,
u Wm. Mcdonald of Bowdoin
uu The Fall of the Roman
fire Vest" Jan, ., Prof A.
... nt Colby College, on The
teCature," Feb. $, Prof. \.
Of Bates College, on The
N NJ - MAI ~ / Tol. e
vl me | nlVetrSlty OF Name
" " on tanle- ,,.n
Hu house at Poor's Mills re-
'H7'ft repairs. ENtla VIII
p.t into the hall over the
. upm. the Academy build
Uu-tAeucd by an additional
.,,.laJ and tLa erhnIar. ,,,a
...r5 HE Brick school house
..r,. we're numerous changes
..-.uI teachers during the year
r.-rau8tious and the result
..-.urIs At file meeting of t.he
.nmiltee IN MAY il was voted
..r ,fraol at the Head of the
uDgraded school with one
1rl tIis was subsequently
u.. fine GRADED school restored
... Uarkboards were put into
.uU { pper Grammar schools
..rr Chas. :. Blckford was
. Chairman of the school Com.
..-.u Inual meeting. John r.
....- ,-elertpd SUPERINTENDENT
l.rotfon member of fine
-..n rom " ard ! died June
W Ellis was elected tC
\ school for m1pils hay.
....,..5es 10 make up was con.
...r,,.r mart al fine sun,me,
lIt FREF LIBRARY
.nurcs Of the library ART CIul
TIE Belfast Free Library
~0gee of education to visitors
Uary. The pictures inchd-
II the works of Signorelli
Michelangelo, Rembrandt
Ian, Tintoretto, and of Jap
.l,ecture. y new plan fol
siding for pupils of the com
.Is WAS adopted with good re
res OF books on history, biog
tVrL nature study, etc, WERE
Wn which the pupils could Sc
-auing Nov. Sd the reading
open on sunday afternoon,
'. o'clock. All residents o.
Uty outside of Belfast nov
privileges Of the Library OF
o} an annual fee OF 3. The
obtains about 1000 vol.
me total delivery for home
mounts to more than -. OOt
tN,F. BENEVOLENT AND RE-
rop,, p-op,
'oN-n '" 0hN'
."ttlu ID. hheeland spoke twice
x u the sunday Protective
.oo. }, IN the forenoon at the
tfeA, and III the evening a
.i7'' MISS +. Il. Porter,
N-Aeflcan Missionary, spok'
u the work IN that section
l. I presented a portrait OF
'id to the South intermediate
r" 18TH, and held a meeting in
room, with appropriate X
MISS Nellie Burger of Mis-
nay IohaI Organizer OF the w. G
'loAe IN the Methodist church
-l- On the work OF that organiza
lie Non-Partlsan Alliance clos
-Aih term OF Sc wing school il
IN ooni Plleeu Il leSso us