The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-07-06
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Downie & Wheeler's circus exhibited here,
afternoon and evening June 10Th, and those
who attended the performances pronounced it
a good, clean show. 1t brought large crowd
to town and there was more or less drunken
ness, with some arrests.
The Burgess printing office, Opera House
block, has for nearly or quite half century
been noted for its artistic Typography and
reasonable prices, and now, with additional
help. is able to fill all orders promptly. For
some time past it has had all the work it could
handle.
The turbine steamers Camden and Belfast of
the Boston Bangor division of the Eastern
Steamship Co. are to be equipped at once with
complete wireless apparatus. The wireless
room on the two boats will be located in one of
/ the larger staterooms on the gallery forward,
and ope ators will be on duty all of the time.
station will probably be established by the
company at Rockland for receiving and trans
hitting the messages
/ Mr. Pembroke S Staples, the first rural free
delivery man in Waldo County, finished his
! first decade of service June 30th. He drives a
route which takes in the East Belfast back
road out through Swanville, then into Waldo,
and through Citypoint to the Post Office, COW
ering "a "a miles daily. Mr.. Staples has lost
very little time in the ten years and has re-
ported every day this year. With the other
carriers he has two weeks vacation yearly, and
the legal holidays.
The State board of assessors has COM
mitted the tax against the express, telegraph
and telephone companies to State Treasurer
James F. Singleton for collection. The taxes
of local companies as follows: Center Lin
colnvlle Tel. Co., S26.5s; Liberty & Belfast
Tel & Tel. Co., S41.45; Monroe & Brooks Tel.
Co, $780, Unity Telephone Co.. $3.50; Waldo
Telephone Co., s324.10; Waldo & Penobscot
Tel. Co., $39.25. The rates are the same that
have prevailed since the laws of 1909 went
into effect, in spite of the fact that the last
legislature passed three emergency measures
touching upon these three classes of property
All three measures lack provision that the
acts go into effect when approved. and there
fore are valueless for this year.
FIRE IN OPERA HOUSE BLOCK. fire in W.
H. Bakers store, Opera House Block, at noon
July 4th caused great confusion. Mr.. Baker
lighted cannon cracker in the store and at
tempted to throw it into the street, but it
struck the door casing and flew back into the
store and ignited the fireworks in both win
dows and the adjoining counters Several
people in the store made fortunate escapes,
some through the windows in the rear. Mr..
Baker was knocked down three times before
he got out of the store, and when he went out
the plate glass window on the right OF the
door blew out, knocking him into the middle OF
the street. People standing near were pushed
in every direction. A very prompt response
by the fire department averted very serious
fire and it is wonder that there was no loss
of life. The explosions were very heavy as
the different kinds of crackers and fireworks
ignited. A shell which had been in the store
since occupied by the late Mr.. F. A. Follett,
fortunately did not explode. The interior Of
the store is sorry looking sight, nearly
everything in the stock of second hand goods
was more or less damaged. No insurance.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SdTlc N jules dI e
just home from market and will open Satur-
day. July 9Th, fresh and up-to-date line of
tub dresses linen coats and pongee coats; also
novelties in collars, belts, general neckwear,
etc. Special sale Saturday evening. The semi
annual discount sale of ]. W. Ferguson & Co.,
Main street, begins today and continues until
July 29th. Corsets at regular prices; IL
on a. a.,
cash George W. Burkett offers for sale the
double tenement house No. 6 Miller street. II
is centrally located and nice investment prop.
osition. He also offers for sale very desir.
able building lot at the junction of Church ano
High street, between the Frank Lancaster ane
E. S. Pitcher houses. -. One dollar down ane
so cents per week puts any size Edison Phono
graph and IL records of your own selection
into your home. Call on earle & Jones ane
let them give you practical test of the phon
ograph. go. Meats, groceries, confectionery
fruits and cigars at Perry's market, cheap fo
cash.. Ten dollars down and 81 per weel
buys an Oliver Typewriter of earle & Jones'.
Firmfoot shoes for the baby at The Dinsmor,
Store. :. Buy your toys at the "Home of Goot
Values IL Main street, Ralph D. Southwortl
proprietor. i. Read what one woman says o
the Holeproof stockings. sold only at The Dins
more Store. See the professional card of DR.
A. Millett, giving his Office hours. Night all
answered at his residence, % Cedar street. :.
Mrs. James E. Leonard, Mrs. A. E. Hutch in.
and Mrs. Leila Whitmore publish a card O
thanks. Mr.. J. F. Moves publishes card o
thanks. Special sale of halibut next Frida,
and Saturday at 10 cents pound at the Cit,
Fish market. This is fancy eastern halibu
and is guaranteed to give satisfaction. :. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles L. Walker and family o
Monroe publish card of thanks.