The Republican journal., 1906-09-13

day of the marine railways OF the Camden
Yacht Building & Railway Co., under a
contract for one year. The company is
| fortunate in securing the services of Mr..
Cottrell, who is an all-around man, fine
mechanic, a boat builder and diver.
| EXCURSIONS. Orrn j. Dickey has COM
pleted his excursions out of Bangor this
summer on the steamer Rockland, having
exceptional success, the capacity of the
steamer not being sufficient to handle the
large parties of each Sunday. The trips
have been very popular and ensure Mr..
Dckey good support for another year.
| Temple Heights has been the destination
| for these pleasant trips and the Bradley
| Band have furnished music for the sails
down the river. Mr.. Dickey has arranged
| for another trip to Togus on the 21st of this
| month and will probably make an excur-
sion to Moosehead Lake on the last week of
the month, which will be three days trip
and take one over the new road from Sears
port Another trip now under arrange
ment will be that of sail down the Hud-
son River in early October, which is sure to
attract many Belfast patrons. More par
| ticulars will be given of these trips in a
later issue of The journal.
IMPROVEMENTS The improvements on
the Elmer A. Sherman residence on Church
street have been completed. and what was
! before a handsome house has been made
one of the most attractive looking residences
in the city. The veranda and porch while
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architecture of the main house, and the
we'll kent grounds and new cement walks
add to the general attractiveness OF the
place. The City National Bank is making
Improvements in its building to give more
room for its increasing business. Three
new half windows have been placed in the
south side of the building to give additional
light and changes made in the banking room
80. The work of painting the townred''-lt
has nothing to do with the election returns
continues. The latest in this line is
tenement house on Cross street.
THE PARK. The public park, for which
our citizens are indebted mainly to the I'M
provement Society, had an suspicious open
ing last Sunday, with a sacred concert by
the Belfast Band and short addresses by
Mayor Dunton, who spoke for the city, ana
by Rev. Harry Lutz, who represented the
Improvement Society. 1t was lovely alter
noon and there was quite good gathering,
many driving or walking to the shore over
the new road, while large audience as
sembled to listen to the fine music by the
band, which was stationed Just in front of
the home of Harry W. Clark. Every one
was delighted with the park, which has
great possibilities in the way of adornment.
Another road is to be built at once, and soon
the planting of trees and shrubs will be in
order. A small stream that crosses the land
will be damned to make pond Whlle
most of the shore above and below is rocky
there is d sandy beach in front of the park
that offers excellent facilities for bathing
Bath houses and a pavilion will be erected
later, the two springs on the lot utilized,
and an ornamental archway be placed at
the entrance. The Park commission, which
consists of DR.. A. O. Stoddard, j. F. Wilson
and A. L. MIDGET, have shown much inter-
est in the work, and it is expected that their
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ciety, to make this public resort credit to
our city will be seconded by the entire com
munity.
ELECTION DAY IN BELFAST Despite
the intense interest in the election the day
was a very quiet one. There was less than
the usual crowds about the polling places,
less noise, less evidence of hustle in getting
voters to the polls, than in any previous
election recalled by the writer. The clean
sweep made by the Democrats in the spring
election, the known detection OF many more
or less prominent Republicans and the I'M
certainty as to the intention of others, left
the result in doubt, although the Democrats
were claiming the election of their candl-
date for Representative by 800 majority.
At noon many Republicans were ready 10
concede the city to the Democrats by 100 to
$50 majority. But good work in some OF
the wards, notably in ward ., saved the
day The Democratic majority on the head
of the ticket was only 10. McCrillls, Re- /,
publican candidate for Register of Deeds,
had SO maj GRITTY, and Wood, Republican
candidate for County Treasurer, had 10 ma |
Nrity The predicted 800 majority for the |
Democratic candidate for Representative |
had dwindled to S3when the voteswere count
ed, and in ward there was tie. Consid- |
ering the popularity and standing of the OPP |
posing candidate, and the policy he stood
for, Mr.. Jones made good run. AS was
to be expected; Sheriff Carleton was cut in
some of the wards, particularly in ward l,
but he will have another term of office and |
will continue to give his attention to the
violators of law. In many of the towns Mr.. |
Carleton ran ahead of his ticket. Returns |
were received at the courthouse and early |
in the evening all the towns had been heard !
from, showing majority for all the Repub-
lican candidates with the exception Of the |
candidate for county attorney, who was de- |
feated by the large vote of his Democratic |
opponent, Hon. VIM. P. Thompson, in his |
home city. The returns from out of the
county, showing big Democratic gains in
the cities, were somewhat discouraging to
Republicans, but later returns left no doubt
of the reelection of Gov. Cobb and of the
four congressman. The Journal had a tele- |
phone message from one of the county
towns giving Davis 20 more votes than were
cast for him, but soon after the complete
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