The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-12-12

Congratulations are extended Mr.. and Mrs,
Charles G. Coombs Of Holyoke. Mass. on the
arrival of a son last Sunday. Mrs. Coombs
was formerly Miss Nellie Hall Of Belfast,
The meetings Of the Prohibition Club are
growing more interesting with each meeting.
At the meeting last Tuesday evening plans
were made for revival Of Good Templary, or
some similar society. in this city. All who be-
lieve in prohibition principles. especially young
voters and those about to become voters, are
cordially invited to attend the meetings and
join the society, which has "come to stay"
Information can be had from the officers.
Nance O'Neil, supported by an excellent
company. appeared at the Colonial theater
Dec. 4th in the Fires of St. John, the play in
her repertoire which is said to best display her
talents as an emotional actress 1t is rarely
that Belfast has visit from so talented an ar
tlste and she was greeted by large and en-
thusiastic audience. The patronage on this
occasion has led the management of the Colo
nial to believe that an occasional high-priced
have visits from other dramatic stars in the
near future.
Mr.. Harvey S. Cunningham and a crew of
fifteen Belfast and Northport men, with the
city's rock crushing plant, are at the Cobe
place IN Northport They will crush about
1000 tons of rock and have it in readiness for
use in the early spring. 1t will be used as a
basis for the marble floors. 1t is difficult work
at this season of the year. A fire is kept in
the crusher day and night, requiring night
watchman. Mr.. Cunningham and several
others have been riding back and forth in an
auto. They expect to finish the work next
week, weather permitting.
PooR's MILLS. Miss Cassie Banks who has
been to North Haven caring for her aunt, Mrs.
Carver, returned home Tuesday. Mrs Carver
came with her,. Mrs. Bowers has been quite
sick. but is better at this writing. :. Mr.. White
of Boston is making his sister, Mrs. Lottie Pay.
son, visit. DR.. and Mrs. Millett recently
visited her mother, Mrs. Elsie Banks
Horace Wentworth and Harry Carter went to
Burnham hunting and each got deer. Sew
eral here from Riverside grange attended the
Pomona grange meeting in Belmont last Tues
day. Mrs. Margaret Wentworth, 81 years
old, who lives with her son, F. T. Wentworth,
had paralytic shock Saturday morning Nov,
30th in her left side. She is conscious but
helpless.
! A DoMEsT1cATED Song SPARROW. One lit
tie song sparrow evidently intends to remain
North this winter in appreciation of surgical
attendance and the many privileges he enjoys.
He has very happy home on Congress street
in family with small girl and boy. Last
summer he broke his leg and the children's
mother splintered it with toothpicks and tape,
and he recovered. Since the accident he has
been one of the household. He finds his way
to the dining table at every meal and eats near
the children, and what is stranger still insists
on going to bed with them. At first he would
answer the mother when she gave his little
bird call and she could locate him in the bed
or wherever he chanced to be. Now he seems
to know better than to answer, and when she
turns down the bed clothes to locate him he
crawls up under the children's night dresses
and nestles under their arms. The little fel.
low really makes the third one to care for al
night. He has a cage, but he makes his escape
from it when possible, evidently preferring te
be at liberty with the family.
BELFAsT's BUSINESS PLACES AND BARGAINS
A few years ago we heard a travelling mar
remark that the business section of Belfast
compared favorably with that of any city in the
l. -
fore we concluded that he was correct. Since
then there have been great improvements
notably the rebuilding of the Savings bank
block, the new building of The City Nationa
bank on Chase's corner, the remudeing of the
old National bank building for the jewelry store
of H. j. Locke and Son, and the improvements
in The Dinsmore Store. The stores on eaci
side of Main street between Church and High
streets will compare favora with those Of
any city of its size in the State, and taken az
whole the stores of Belfast are equal t.
those of any city in Maine. Masonic Temple
was handsome building when it was built
and is a handsome building today, but of late
it has been found necessary to modernize the
business places the ground floor. On the
corner are the handsome banking rooms O.
the Waldo Trust Co. The D. p Palmer store
next door was given large plate glass show
window and side entrance some time ago
and this season the adjoining stores of the H
H. Coombs Co, dry and fancy goods and mil
linery, and Charles F. Swift, groceries, have
had their show windows enlarged and beer
otherwise improved. But the greatest i'm
provements of all have been on Phoenix Row
and increased business has followed. TIL.
Arey candy and fruit store has been made
specially attractive for the holiday trade
Poor & Sons drug store, one of the oldest bust
ness concerns in the city, is keeping up will
the times. W. H. Mcintosh has very prett,
store and in one window is an open fire place
above which is seen the patron saint of Christ
mas, Santa Claus. Jellison & Greer have a,
up to date restaurant, and across the stree
M. R. Knowlton is prepared to feed the hun
CRY and send them away satisfied. Mitchell &
Trussell, next door to the big and 10 cen
store of the Green Bros, find ready sale fo
the bargains they are offering at Is cents
Shiros confectionery store and ice cream par
lor, always attractive, does an increasing bust
ness and there are two pretty little stores il
the Colonial Theater building; and the theate
itself, with its electric lights. gives metro
pOlitan aSDect to the whole nejphhOrhood