The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-11

house on upper High street, with large
stable in the rear, for his own occupancy
VIM H. Mcintosh bought the Wigh
house on High street early in Septembe
and thoroughly repaired it before occu
plying it.
Messrs R. F. and ]. R. Dunton bough
the McClintock house and adjacent brick
blocks on High and Spring streets, ant
leased the house to Mr.. F. L. French, VIII.
opened ''The Colonial" restaurant. They
remodeled two of the tenements in the
Spring street block, making three flats,
with modern improvements.
H. A Babbidge of Islesboro built a
bungalow on the shore at the foot Of
Allyn street,
The Dutch Brothers bought the j. A.
Leighton house on Pierce street in Sep.
TENDER and repaired it for tenements.
The work on the chapel at Mason's
Mills was nearly completed. The walls
are of field rock.
The Gun Club built one room bunga-
low on their grounds near the shore.
The new chapel in the rear of the Cath.
Ole church was dedicated December oath.
The house in East Belfast formerly
owned by Dana Lawrence is undergoing
extensive repairs.
Among the housec built during the
year or under construction are the fol-
lowing: James H. Clark, on Allyn street;
h. =. Morey, Congress street; Miss
Rachel Anderson, Franklin street; Fred
6. Smalley, Upper High street; David
Cressey, Commercial street; Ralph
Shute, David Dewitt, Clyde Pettee and
Frank Sargent, Waldo Avenue; Earl
Talbot. Union street; Warren L. Nichols
and Percy Weber, Bay View street;
Frank D. Peavey, Condor street; S. S.
L: Shute, Park street; W. G. Staples,
Llncolnyille Avenue; Loren Cross, Cedar
street; Carl Jenkins, Congress street.
The G. E. Owen and j. L. Patterson
houses have been repaired and improved.
The sardine factory, the corn canning
factory and the addition to the shoe fac
tory are mentioned elsewhere.
At the close of the year work was well
along on The Colonial Theatre on Phoenix
Row. The building will have two stores
In front, with offices above and the thea
ter in the rear. 1t will be modern in all
its appointments and equipments.
FIRES AND FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Arthur Robbins house at Kirby lake
was burned January 5th, tn fire origi-
mating from a defective chimney-total
loss; no insurance.
The annual supper of the fire depart
ment took place at Pythian hall January
9Th, the Pythian Slst RS serving. TIL,
supper was followed by smoke talk and
speeches.
The concert and ball by Washington
Hose Co. in the Opera House January
9th was one of the most successful ever
given and the financial returns were
satisfactory.
The E. R. Pierce house on High street
was totally destroyed by fire March 9th.
A small fire in C. E. Stevens harness
shop March 18th did $50 damage.
There was a slight fire in the boiler
room of the Herald building March 25th,
with little damage.
The H. L. Stevens house on Cedar
street was badly injured by fire April
25th.
There were four alarms from box 5
for out of town-the Fred A. Robbins
and Leslie P. Miller field fires, started by
bonfires; pasture fire at C. T. Little
fields and burning chimney on the
Frank Elwell place,
A small fire in the M. R. Knowlt0n
house on High street, May 9th, was put
out by neighbors.
A fire May 18th on the Kelly place in
East Belfast, owned by the Boston Lum-
Der Co., called out the department, and
it was got under control without doing
much damage.
H. w. Bakers store in Opera House
block was set on fire July 4th by can
non cracker that Baker attempted to
throw into the street, but which set fire
tc a stock of crackers and fireworks
The store and contents were badly dam
aged and Baker went out of business.
The upper tenement in the Mrs. j. M.
Fletcher house on Main street was de-
troyed July 9th, but was at once re-
paired.
A shed at the Cooper lumber yard was
burned August 18th, causing a loss of
several hundred dollars.
There was slight fire in the grocery
store Of Written Bros.
LECTURES, BALLS, ETC.
The Daughters of Pocahontas gave
masked ball in the Opera House Feb.
22nd. The hall was attractively decorat-
ed and the affair was success.
j. Everist Cathell of Richmond, Indi-
ana, lectured in the Opera House. March
18th, under the auspices of the Improve
ment Society.
John Cochran Chapter, D. A. R., held
their regular meetings with interest and
presented silk banners to the city schools
to awaken an interest in historical events.
Prize essays were written by the High
school under the direction of the D. A. R.
Fred G. Spinney conducted a dancing
school and series of weekly assemblies
in Odd Fellows Hall that were we'll at
tended.
The 9th annual ball by the Hook and
Ladder Co. was held in the Opera House
March 10th. Leahy's orchestra of Wa
terville furnished music, and it was a
social success.
Seaside Hose Company had their an
nual ball in Seaside Grange hall St. Pat
rick's day night March 18th
Prof. D. B. Macmillan lectured on
Peary in the Arctic in the Opera House,
April 4th, under the auspices of the High
school Juniors.
The Belfast Gun Club held it's first ball
in the Seaside Grange Hall April 4th and
its End in the same hall December 18th,
and both were very successful.
The Coot Club gave private dancing
party in Memorial Hall April 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Quimby cele-
brated their 25th anniversary, Oct. 4th
by reception at their home on Court
street. 1t was largely attended.
The Halloween ball at Seaside Grange
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