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

until O'Clock Saturday, Dec. 21st.
A. A. HOwes & Co. sold over 200 pounds
of Pan-American coffee at their special sale
last Saturday. Advertislng-in The Jour
nal-pays.
Last Saturday, Sunday and Monday were
beautiful days, sunshiny and mild in tenn
perature. Last year at this time we had had
a solid month of very hard winter. In
few more weeks the days will begin to
engthen and we shall be looking forward
to the coming of spring.
w A. Swift, who keeps tabs on the
weather, says that on the Goth of last July
the thermometer indicated IS degrees and
it stood at the same figure on Tuesday,
Dec. 10th. For four days the latter part
Of last July the mercury ranged from Sc to
So
Steamboat Inspectors CousenS and Blais-
dell were in Belfast the past week and
made the second inspection on the steamer
Golden Rod of the Eastern Bay Steamboat
Company for this season. The boat was re-
ported in excellent condition and is proving
very popular between this city and Castine.
Mention was made recently Of the Goth
birthday of Belfast's Oldest business man,
Mr.. Frank NJ Lancaster, 1t happened that
GA that day he was making remittance to
Thase & Sanborn of Boston, the well known
,ea and coffee dealers, with whom he has
done business for many years, and after
writing the check he wrote on the BILL $50
wears old today" A few days later he re-
5ajred by express handsome loving cup of
ark wood and metal as birthday gift from
hase & Sanborn. 1t was a pleasing remem-
rance to Mr.. Lancaster.
"HALF BACK SANDY" The Bowdon
college Dramatic Company in presenting
Half Back Sandy tomorrow, Friday, even
ing under the auspices of the Y. NJ. \. will
fer special attraction between the acts
3. the presentation of Thewlis, the handcuff
ing. The Bath Times says: "Mr. Thewlis
the Bowdoin college medical student who
.Ieated such sensation in Brunswick last
week. After being securely bound and hand
-ufed and then locked in a strong iron cage
# the police station, he liberated himself, IN
lided III less than four minutes The play
one that will commend itself to both stu
trtliS anu pal eilSS ING 10 II utCo Jul
eye life and the lesson of work, action and
better manhood, 1t Will be given by the
Gowdoin College Dramatic Club, and the
students who take part have been carefully
rilled By Miss Emily Curtis of the Califor-
la School of Oratory and Elocution. The
.ast is as follows;
sandy smith," Harold NJ. Smith
Joseph krop, his uncle, Harold \. Marsh
uhiliip KrOp, his cousin of Queenstown
College, Winston b. stephens
iilI Short, Phillips friend OF Queenstown
Kenneth sumner, of Kingston College,
Murray C. Donnell
Grey Gordon, captain of the Kingston
football team, Harold W. Davie
lex Hart. sophomore, Harrison Atwood
'Oe Fleetwood, the college sport,
Daniel Ready
Fred Jones Ralph C. Brewster
-arl Woodstone James F. Sturtevant
Arthur Medrow y. \. Cox
frank ThuTStOn Irving l.. Rich
''O'i- -''''-''"N'' ' Alfred ". Stone
Professor Dryden, authority on ancient
history Harold n. Marsh
Mabel Sumner, sister of Kenneth,
Keith Pearson
sue, Harold Ii. Burton
CITY TREASURER OF PORTLAND. The
new city treasurer of Portland is Samuel S.
Gilbert, formerly of Belfast, the son of Fitz
If. Gilbert, an old time ship carver and
me of the best 10 that line Before moving
10 Portland the family lived in the house
corner of Franklin and Cedar streets now
occupied by Capt. Bramhall Sam Gilbert
attended the public schools here and gradu-
ated from the High school in the sos. On
going to Portland he was engaged with
Willis W. Gates and others in a silverware
manufacturing company and represented
lie concern on the road. For some years
last he has been assistant city treasurer of
'ortland, having been elected under Re
uublican administration and holding the
.osition under the Democratic city govern
aeut of the past two years. At the Repub-
lean caucus held last Saturday afternoon
there was hard fight over the nomination
for city treasurer and it required three bal.
Iots to nominate Samuel 5. Gilbert, ma
jority of the caucus was IA and on the first
ballet in this contest Mr.. Gilbert received II.
The others were divided among six candi-
dates. William P Norton received four of
these votes, the highest of the six, and
James L. Dyer, one. On the third ballot
Mr.. Gilbert received 10 votes, and was NOM
mated. His many friends liz this, his native
city, where he was very popular as young
man, extend congratulations, and Portland
IS also to be congratulated on retaining the
services of a man of sterling worth.
FIRE IN NoRTHPoRT. The Ocean House,
East Northport, was burned to the ground
last Thursday night The alarm was sound
ed from box So about 10. IS p. M, and the
Belfast firemen promptly responded and did
effective work in saving other buildings.
Charles o. Dickey, who with others attend
ed a sociable that evening at the home Of
Mrs. Henry Hills, was on his way home
when he smeled smoke and he located the
fire in the Ocean House The flames were
then bursting through the roof of the l..
around the chimney. Mrs. Arson z. Ben
ner was the only occupant of the house and
was sleeping in room on the first floor.
She was aroused and was able to dress and
get out some of her personal effects. Had
the fire not been discovered when it was