The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-12-03
THE NEWS OF BELFAST.

The tax has been assessed on the Maine
banking institutions. The Belfast Savings
bank has to pay $4,46S71 in May, and $4,-
516 36 in November.
The second of Manager CliftOrd's series
of dances, announced for December 1st
was postponed on account of Mr.. Crockett
being called away by the serious illness Of
his wife, who is visiting in Union.
The Belfast teachers respectfully request
those who SO kindly promised clothing to
notify some one of their number in order
that it may be called for, or to leave the
same at the Office of the Supt. of Schools.
Washington Hose Co. elected the follow.
ing officers Tuesday evening: Captain
| VIM. M. Welch; Foreman, n. F. Patterson
Assistant, George Darby Secretary and
Treasurer, b. R. Hamlin.
DOUBLE BLUE TRADING STAMPS. As
an additional attraction for Thursday, Fri
| day and Saturday, Dec. Sd, 4th, and 5th,
Fred A. johnson, Masonic Temple, will
give with every ten cent purchase, or over,
blue trading stamps instead of one. This
Stamp collection.
A. E. Clark Camp, Sons of Veterans, elec-
ted the following officers Tuesday evening
Commander, C. NJ. Smalley;S. V. c., E. l..
Harding; J. V. c., George Keyes; Camp
Council, f. L. Harding, F. 0. Roberts, W.
S. Packard Delegate, E. S. Philbrook; AL
ternate, Clarence Dickey Delegate at large,
E. L. Harding; Alternate, George Foss.
They will be installed the first Tuesday in
January.
The danger from the contagious diseases
in Belfast is practically over. The house
in which Arthur F. Brown has been quar-
antined with varioloid was fumigated yes
terday and the quarantine will be raised
today. There are no new cases of scarlet
fever and many of the earlier patients have
recovered. One case which was suspected
of being varioloid proved to be chicken pox
and the patient is convalescent.
GRAND ARMY ELECTIONS. The follow
ing officers were elected by Thomas H.
Marshall Post, G. A. r., at the regular
meeting Tuesday evening: P. c., George w.
Boulter; S. V. c., W. j. Bailey; J. V. c.,
John S. Gilmore; Q. NJ, f. R. Thomas !;
Surgeon, George R. Carter; Chaplain. A. E.
Clark Officer of Day, S. F. Stevens; Officer
of Guard, Samuel Morse; Delegates to
State Encampment, A. o. Stoddard and G.
P. Lombard; Alternates, f. r. Thomas and
Samuel Morse; Trustees, A. O. Stoddard, l.
A. Conant, c, F. Cobbett. Thomas H.
Marshall Relief Corps elected the following
officers at the regular meeting Tuesday
afternoon: President, Mrs. Ellen Strout !;
Vice President, Mrs. Martha Stoddard !;
Secretary, Mrs. Lizzie Waterman; Treasur-
er, Mrs. Carrie Black Chaplain, Mrs. Julia
McKeen; Conductor, Mrs. Martha Carter ;
Guard, Mrs Olive Wilkins. Mrs. Mary
Pendleton is Past President The officers
will be installed at the first meeting in Jan
uary.
To IMPROVE BELFAsT's LIGHTING. Mr.
n. Curtis Fletcher of Boston, Treasurer of
the Belfast Gas and Electric Co. was in
Belfast yesterday on business for the COM
pany He told Journal reporter yester-
day that the company intends as soon as the
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dale Fails on Goose River for additional
power, which will allow of continuous
service. The plant will then be shut down
only about one hour per day, at a slack
time, to allow for cleaning the machinery.
A gas engineer will be here soon to inspect
the gas plant with view to improving the
service. Mr.. Fletcher says the electric cur
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that the principal trouble with the lights is
caused by the use of old lamps, and cali be
easily remedied. He says the company in
tend to give good service in arc and incan-
descent lights, electric power and gas, and
at reasonable rates, and that needed i'm
provements will be made as soon as posi-
ble L. G. VOse is general manager of the
plants at Belfast and Eastport, and Jeffer-
son Alexander Of Eastport, who recently
took an electrical engineering course at the
University of Maine, is to be local manager
at Belfast.
EAST BELFAST. The entertainment
given by the ladies of Unity Circle last
Saturday evening was a great success. A
quartet composed of Mrs. E. P. Frost, Mrs
Charles Rogers, Mrs. c. Y. Cottrell and Mr.
Roscoe Black, with Miss Edith Burgess as
accompanst, gave several selections. A
pretty tableau, 1.-THE Thirteen Colonies" I"
was well received Mrs. Frost's solos were
listened to with great pleasure and were
encored. "The Irshman's Panorama" by
Mr.. E. P. Frost was greatly appreciated by
the audience. "The Dolls Wedding" was
series of tableaux, showing Louise Innes
and Edwin Flanders as the happy couple
and Everett Flanders as the clergyman.
An interesting dialogue, worried about
Katherine" was given. A farce, "The
Mouse Trap" proved satisfactorily to all
that the physical and moral courage of
woman is greater than that of man, except
when mouse is in question. A good night
song and tableau closed the entertainment,
and $11 80 went to swell the chapel fund.-.
There will be sociable at the Searsport
avenue schoolhouse, Saturday evening, for
the benefit of the church fund, to which the
admission will be 10 cents. Refreshments
will be served free. =. There will be social
dance and box supper at Carrow's Hall,
East Belfast, for the benefit of the Ladies'
Sewing Circle, Monday night, Dec. 7th.
Admission, 25 cts. ladies, 5 cts.
New ADVERTISEMENTS. Jas. II. Howes