The Republican journal., 1910-12-15

oe 1920 a. M She left BuckspoFt =" 1ae
arrival of the steamer train which leaves BAN
gor at 11.30 a. m. a
The BANK TAX. Announcement was made
Friday by the Board of State Assessors OF the
commitment to the treasurer OF otate OF the
Semi annual taxes assessed against the savings
banks, trust and banking companies ana loan
and building associations doing business In
Maine, the same being the semi annual taxes
for the six months ending the last Saturday in
october, 1870 The total amount assessed
against the savings banks is $235, l1S.Oo against
/ $2S3, S54.25 at the last assessment, gam OF
$l,Sls.83; the total amount assessed against
the trust and banking companies is $oo'S49.s4
against $50, 1858 at the last assessment,
gain of $19256; the total assessment against
the loan and building associations is $3O6.45
against $S31.27 at the last assessment de-
crease of $25.s2. The assessments against
local institutions are as follows: Belfast Saw
ings bank, $4,621. II; Searsport Savings bank,
$64437; Waldo Trust Co., $Ss5.27; Stockton
Springs Trust Co., s47.O2; Belfast Loan and
Building association, 1891.
A DESERVED TRIBUTE. The Belfast corre-
spondent of the Bangor Commercial pays the
following ell-merited tribute to the Republic
can county officials whose terms expire at the
end of the year:
! When the January term of the Supreme Ju-
dicial court convenes in this city on the hrst
Tuesday of January, there will be an entirely
new set of officials in the positions OF the old
ones, many of whom have for years courteous
ly and efficiently performed their duties. One
of the oldest in point of service IS Clerk OF
Courts Tileston Wadlin who has served the
county for nearly rs consecutive years. Mr..
Wadlin announced some time before politics
became the al-absorbing topic that ne would
not be a candidate for reelection, and so would
not have been clerk of courts another term had
the Republicans won instead of the Democrats.
In retiring he will take with him the klndest
wishes of all who have known and been asso-
ciated with him in his public life Mrs. Wadlln
will also oe missed, she having ably assisted
him during his term of office. Sheriff Amos F.
Carleton, who has held that office for six years,
will give way to Edwin jenkins OF Monroe,
while Mr.. Carleton will be Belfast's new post
master. Mr.. Carleton was always quiet and
courteous in the courtroom and always ready
to answer questions be Of assistance to
anyone. Deputies Hurd Littlefeld, Mortland,
Messenger Ellis, Crier Adams, and all who have
| taken part in the work of the courthouse, will
take with them the best wishes of ALL The
new officials enter upon their duties January l.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The bark Matanzas, with
cargo of railroad ties arrived at Philadelphia
Dec. 9Th, AZ days from Brunswick, Ga, voy-
age which under normal conditions should not
have required more than 10 days. Eight times
the bark approached the Delaware breakwater
and each tin was blown far out to sea by
adverse winds. The vessel was not damaged
in its encounter with the elements. The
Matanzas was formerly in the Cuban sugar
trade, under the command of Capt. B. F. Rice
of Stockton Springs. since deceased. =. Pendle-
ton Bros. are shipping the wrecking gear they
used on the wreck of sch. Alice E. Clark in
the eastern bay, and which had been stored in
this city, to Knights Key, Florida, to be used
in floating the schooner Edward T. Stotesbury,
wrecked there with cargo Of phosphate rock.
The Pendletons bought the schooner as she
lies and expect to float her and save part of
her cargo. :. The harbor master at Bangor
finds that the coal receipts at that port, reck-
oning 10000 or $1,000 more tons to come, will
fall short about $4,000 tons from last year
when about $4,000 tons came up the Penob-
scot. This shortage is easily accounted for by
the diverting of considerable coal for Northern
Maine points to Mack's Point, Searsport where
it is loaded directly on Bangor & Aroostook
rails. :. The barge Baroness, the stern barge of
q tow being taken from Lamberts Point, Va,
Port, was run down and sunk off Fire Island
lightship by square rugged vessel, supposed to
have been the French bark Elizabeth, New
York for Glasgow. 1t was feared the bark
might have sunk also, but Dec. 9th she arrived
at Campbelltown, Scotland, with the crew of
the Baroness on board.
THE 23RD ANNIVERSARY. The New Eng
land Order of Protection observed their 23rd
anniversary at the lodge rooms in Odd Fellows
block last Monday evening with large attend
ance, including many invited guests. Shortly
after sig o'clock sumptucus supper was
served in the banquet room. The tables were
decorated with carnation pinks, whic later
were distributed among the guests, and the
menu and the serving by the lady mattresses
were all that could be desired. After supper
the company adjourned to the lodge room. 1t
was open night, but the officers were in their
respective positions and wore their badges.
John W. Knight, Warden, conducted the literary
exercises. The special guests of the evening,
Supreme Secretary D. M. Frye of Boston, and
Grand Warden of Maine James W. Jones of
Gardiner were introduced and received a most
cordial welcome. Mr.. Frye spoke at some
length for the good of the order and expressed
a special interest in the Belfast lodge, which he
visited officially twenty years ago and had al
ways considered one Of the best in New
England. Mr.. Frye is Maine man and insti-
tuted the first lodge in Maine. and still retains
his interest in it. the T. B. Boylon Lodge, No
IS. of Springvale. MIR. Edward F. Littleield
OF this city was also member of that lodge
Mr.. Frye has been Supreme Secretary of the
order for 16 years and has seen it grow until j,
now numbers $1,000 representative citizens il
the six New England States The Belfast
lodge was instituted with 112 charter mem
bers, many of whom were present, and today
has membership of 1879 Warden Jones fol
lowed with brief remarks, closing with al
earnest invitation for the guests to become
members and add to the influence of lodge
specially designed for the protection of the
dearest place on earth-the home. Then fol
lowed vocal solo by Mr.. A. T. Gay, piano
solo by Miss A. Louise bennett, soprano sole
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