The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-02-27

The Augusta correspondent of the
Bangor Commercial says of the new
Augusta House:
The sum of 100000 was subscribed
by Augusta citizens to enlarge and re
model the building that adequate and
suitable hotel accommodations might
be provided for the legislative people,
but it is now figured that a round $780,
600 will be required to complete and
furnish the hotel 1t is doubtful if the
subscribers ever get a dollar OF return
on their money.
Certain public spirited citizens of
Belfast subscribed $4,000 under like
conditions to give Belfast lirst-class
hotel and their reward was to be abused,
bounded and prosecuted. The man who
instigated this persecution, and under
whose administration the Crosby Inn
was burned to the ground, is now posing
as a promoter of local industries and
enterprises, yet with three job printing
offices in this city he has his printing
done out of the county.
it is said that Mayor Hanson pro-
poses to buy a $4,000 steam fire engine
Whose money will pay for. it? 1t will
be the money of the taxpayers of Bel
fast. The farmers i'll the outlying dis
1ricts viii be called upon to pay their
proportion, and what possible benefit
can it be to them? In less than five
minutes a steam fire engine would
empty the deepest well. Who will pay
Che salaries of the six new officials the
Mayor proposes to create-the advisory
board of five assessors to sit as secret
inuuisition through which to punish
those who regard him as an unsafe man
to have control of our city affairs; and
the park commissioner, the latter be-
lieved to be plum to hang on the fam
ally tree? The taxpayers of course will
have to pay these salaries, and to foot
the bills for other threatened extrava.
eancies and visionary schemes put forth
to delude the unsuspecting voter. Be.
hind it all is the single purpose of ad.
vancing the interests of single indi
-Yidual The issue is-the best interests
of Belfast VS.. Edgar F. Hanson.
Crosby S. Noyes, who died Feb. 21st
in Pasadena, California, aged SO years,
was born in Minot, Androscoggin coun
ty, and at the age of % left his fathers
farm to seek his fortune, and found not
only what he sought but attained &
national reputation as journalist
The latter part of his journey to Wash
ington was made on foot because OF
want of funds, and a few years ago be
came to Poland Springs in a specia
car. His first employment was in the
bookstore of Joseph Shillington or
Pennsylvania avenue, which was mucl
frequented by Daniel Webster anC
other statesmen of that day. If mem
DRY is not at fault Mr. Noyes began his
newspaper career as carrier OF tht
Washington Evening Star and soon be
came a reporter, then editor, then par
proprietor and for many years. and un
til his death, was editor-in- chief of ont
of the best known and most profitable
evening newspapers in this country
He was the last survivor of the five
men who in the late COS bought thu
Star of Douglass Wallack. He is sur
vived- by his wife, daughter, and by
three sons, who are occupying respon
sible positions in journalism.
Public spirited citizens of Belfast in
vested $4,000 to give our city new
hotel, the Crosby Inn. 1t was known
at the time to be permanent invest
ment from which no returns could bt
expected for years, if ever. 1t was
bnjIt to S,ipnlv what avprV one admittor