The Republican journal., 1909-06-10
The News OF Belfast.


day evening attracted good sized GROVE, which
listened with pleasure to the selections played
IMPORTANT TO STEAMBOAT MEN. 1t has here
tofore been understood that rival steamboat
lines could make use of wharyes owned bv
others on payment of wharfage, but this no
longer holds good. That steamboat company
may exclude others from the use of wharyes
when owned exclusively by it was in effect de-
cided in the Supreme Court of the U. S. June
1st in the case of the Weems Steamboat Com
pany OF Baltimore VS.. the Peoples Steamboat
Company. The United States Circuit Court of
Appeals had held that wharf is not private
property in the sense that the public may be
excluded from it and refused to grant the in
junction. The Supreme Court reversed that
ruling and decided for the Weems Company.
nounce departure for Boston on a special
shopping trip Monday, June 14th Orders for
a coat, skirt, evening or street gown, or any,
thing in their line out of the ordinary, received
before that date, will have personal attention.
June 7th, the Belfast Savings Bank declar-
at the rate of per cent. Since this bank was
organized in 1865, it has paid to depositors a
total of $685., ,442.35. Deposits in this bank
are exempt from taxation. :. Don't forget the
great closing out sale by Fred A. Johnson at
his dry goods store in Masonic Temple There
are bargains in all lines. A A. Howes & Co,
sell Patton's SunProof paints. They also
carry floor paints, Jap-a-lac, Muresco, oil, var
nshes, brushes, etc.. The Dinsmore Store
has attractive advt. this week. They offer
just 21s pairs of women's sample shoes, worth
So pair Ia few $3.50 at only $149 One hun
dred pairs are displayed in the window The
City National Bank has 81 additional safety de-
post boxes in course of construction for their
vault. The rent is only So per annum. The
stock of millinery and fancy goods of Mrs H.
B. Cunningham and Fernald & Coombs in The
Journal block, Church street. is offered for
sale. Home interests necessitate the sale of a
paying business. 1t is good opening for the
right party. Safety is the watchword of the
Waldo Trust Co. which is building a substan-
tial surplus for the protection of its depositors
....Denwood, the clairvoyant and palmist,
may still be consulted at Is Spring street.
For PROTECTION FROM FIRE. Following
is the act for the safeguarding of schools
against danger from fire, to which the
attention of the city government has been
called by the school committee. 1t applies to
the High Grammar, South Primary and Head
of the Tide buildings. 1t is chapter 100 of the
laws ef 1909;
Section l. Any building which is used in
whole or in part as school house shall be pro-
vided with proper egresSes other means of
escape from fire sufficient for the use of all
persons therein accommodated. These egres-
ses and means Of escape shall be kept unob-
structed in good repair and ready for use;
Stairways the outside of the building shall
have suitable rallied landings at each story
above the first, accessible at each story from
doors or windows and such stairways, doors or
windows shall be kept clean of snow, ice and
other distractions. In school buildings of more
than one story there shall be at least two sepa-
rate means of egress by inside or outside stair
way, and each story above the first shall be
supplied with means of extingushing fire, con-
sisting of pals of water or other portable ap-
paratus, or of a hose attached to suitable
water supply, and such appliance shall be kept
at all times ready for use and in good cond-
ton. Upon written notification by the super
intending school committee that any school
building does not meet the specifications here
in named, the municipal officers of the town
shall at once proceed to correct the defects, and
any failure so to act shall render the town liza
BILE to the provisions of section sixteen of chap
ter fifteen of the revised statutes.-(A -(Approved
March 49,
The penalty is the withholding of further
payments from the State school fund and mill
tax until the law is complied with, which
! would mean loss to Belfast of about 81 600
per annum.