The Republican journal., 1907-12-05
The NEWS OF BELFAST.

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| horace Chenery sent a number of his
| norses to the Old Glory sale in New York.
ana stiletto c. has been sold for $1,5oo
Inc beliadona Whist Club was entertain
ed oy Mr. and Mrs. Asa Sholes last Thurs.
day. The first two prizes were won nv
charlie Harmon and Harold McKeen. The
second by Mrs. Rena Shoies and James
Sholes. Bert Hamlin received the boobv
prize.
The deposits in the Belfast Savings Bank
Dec. 2nd amounted to s., 1,457, ,042 OF. and the
surplus to $173,24S 81. Dividend No. 70
payable Dec. 2nd, at the rate of per cent,
amounts to S27,27S 80. The total deposits
and the dividend are larger than ever he
fore in the history of the bank, which was
established in 1868 and has never passed
dividend.
The State assessors Dec. Sd assessed the
seml-annual tax upon bank deposits. The
tax on 80 savings banks is S232, ,SO3 65. an
increase of S4,261 from the June assess
ments and of S956l 81 from the tax of u
months ago. The tax on 3S trust compa-
MES is $4,000 20, an increase of $3.50 from
the spring assessment, and of S9,9Sl 81
from Il months ago. The tax on the Belfast
Savings Bank is $3.50 81 and on the Waldo
Trust Company S1,101.20
Mr. and Mrs. Freeman NJ Wood are in
Portland, where Mrs. Wood is undergoing
treatment at the Maine General Hospital
About eight weeks ago Mrs. Wood fell, sus-
tanning an injury to her shoulder 1t was
not then considered serious, but recent de-
velopments disclosed dislocatlon and she
lett last Monday for Portland, accompanied
by her husband and DIR. G. c. Kilgore. The
operation was performed Tuesday and DR..
kilgore returned Wednesday noon, but MIR.
ana MIS-. ood Will remain some time longer.
The Uniyersalist Society will hold its
annual fair in Memorial Hall, Wednesday,
December llth, afternoon and evening
Doors open 1.30 p. m. A large and varied
| assortment of useful and fancy articles,
home made candy, etc, will be offered for
sale. AT the Corner Grocery there will be
for sale everything that is usually to be
found i'll first class grocery store--both
fancy and domestic groceries. Come and
see the rainbow with pot of gold at the
end. Supper at O'Clock. Entertainment
at so o'clock. Tickets, including supper
and entertainment, 35 cents.
A pleasant Thanksgiving gathering was
held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j. f.
Waterman, 9 Congress street, last Thurs
day. The dining table was beautifully
decorated with chrysanthemums, the gift
of Mrs. A. J. W. Waldron. The guests of
honor were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F.
Thompson A toast was given by little
Miss Marion Waterman, which was most
appropriate to the occasion. 1t was 'sThe
Song of the Dinner Bell" by J. W. Foley,
ending in the words: "Life: it is one
grand hlessing-Dinner is served-sit
down" Ill responded and did Justice to a
most bountiful spread.
GURNEY's CORNER. A Mr. Redman has
moved onto the Wentworth place, ,......
Clarence Gurney got his hand hurt last
week in Holmes mill, but will be on duty
again in few days. W. Gonyea and
Lon Weed will 90 to Watervlle this week.
80. Frank Roberts has made an addition to
his house which makes it look fine... The
recent rain filled the barn cellar of C. W.
Aver. Mr. Aver went to the city and
bought pump, but the pump would not
work and he put on crew of men and dug
drain, thus saving the lives of some very
fine porkers. Fired Holmes has cleared
his yard OF logs and everything is sawed
and piled up. He is now ready for more.
....F. E. Wood is to begin making cigars
this week. Hatch Brothers are making
between 600 and 700 barrels a week for the
phosphate company, Mack's Point, Sears
port....Mrs. Will Whitcomb has large
dog named Jumbo that foretells events,
even to The death of relatives, so she under
stands him. If anything goes wrong in
the barn or about the farm the dog will let
them know at once. He is surely a most
wonderful dog....A. A. Wood of West
Rockport is visiting his father, j. l.. Wood.
....Mr. and Mrs. Brewster of Rock land
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Condor of the city
visited Melvin Clark at Gurney's Corner
recently.
STEAMER NOTES. When the steamer
Gov Bodwell was entering Rockland har
Dor Nov. 9th her shaft broke, causing con-
siderable commOtlon before steam could be
shut off. The captain intended to anchor
until the steamer Vinalhaven came along,
but some of the passengers were so fright
ened that he whistled for assistance. The
tug Sommers N. Smith responded and the
disabled steamer was towed to her berth at
Tillson wharf. The steamer W. G. But
man has taken the Bodwell's place on the
Rockland- Vinalhaven route temporarily
THE steamer Ransom B. Fuller made
her last trip of the season on the Kepnebec
route Saturday night and went Oh the
Boston-POrtland route Monday night. The
City of Bangor arrived at Bath Sunday to
haul up for the winter at HoughtOn'S
wharf ....Liens were filed Saturday in
New York for 1928, $50 each against the two
new steamships, Yale and Harvard, with
which Charles W. Morse expected to rev.
OlutioniZe water travel between Boston and
New York. The liens were filed by
Charles M. Englis, shipbuilder of Green
port, L. l., and are for amounts still due for
the construction of the vessels The Yale
and Harvard are steamers of the turbine
type. They belong to the Metropolitan
Steamship Company, which in turn is
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