The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-03-07

Work at the Maine Lake Ice Cos pl.nt !,
Brooksville has closed. Not nearly as much
ice has been harvested as intended.
We were fortunate in getting the ice ont q,
the bay and harbor when we did, as with the
practically continuous zero weather since nov
igation otherwise would have been suspendad
until April.
The first party of the 1912 cotillions" vii,
be given in Memorial hall Friday evening
March sth. Dancing will begin promptly at
815 with music by Reyes orchestra of five
pieces. Mrs. Fahy will cater A large party
is assured andA most enjoyable one an,iei-
pated.
William H. Mcintosh has bought of Leonard
L. Gentner the store on Phoenix Row formerly
known as the Hervey store. and now occupied
| by the Stephenson fish market Later in the
month Mr.. and Mrs. Mcintosh will 90 to New
York and Mr. Mcintosh says he will probably
| buy a stock in trade if he makes up his mind
| what line to enter.
The will of Prof. Henry Williamson Haynes.
who recently died in Boston, contains the fol-
lowing requests: $4,000 each to Mrs. Robert
Willard, Cambridge, Misses Sophia Hazeltine
and Ada williamson. Some years ago Prof.
Haynes presented Mrs. Paul R. Hazeltine's
picture to the public library, after having it
restored at great expense.
More real estate exchanged hands in West
Brooksville last week than in the last fifteen
years. jerome P. Tapley bought the Wesley
Jones place of William H. Slower; C. Roy Tap
ley bought the Jerome P. Tapley farm and
homestead; Harry M. Tapley bought of Mrs. o.
L. Tapley the field and barn known as the Hill
place; Mrs. o. L. Tapley bought the James s,
Douglass store at the corner.
Last Saturday afternoon when H. E. McDon-
aid went to turn on the electric lights in his
furniture store, 70 Main street, no lights came.
He went to the telephone, called up the Pc
nobscot Bay Electric Co., got an instant re-
ply, AMI in less than ten minutes two men
were at the store to look for the trouble.
They found and remedied it at once and the
lights shone forth with their accustomed b, il
lance. 1t was an illustration of the good SER
vice the Penobscot Bay Electric Co. gives its
patrons.
BOARD OF REGISTRATION. The Belfast Board
of Registration was in session last Thursday
and Friday to revise the voting lists and add
new names. Seventy seven new names were
put on and ten taken off on account of removal
from the city or death. The board is in ses-
sion this week to register new voters for the
municipal election to be held Monday, March
11th, and will close tomorrow, Friday Those
who have not registered should not fail to do
SO before it is too late.
PROBATE COURT. There was hearing last
Saturday before Judge George E. johnson of
the Probate Court in relation to the estate of
the late Henry o. Dodge Of the Dodge Cloth
ing Co. Miss Bertha R. Wallace, who had been
a clerk for Mr.. Dodge, presented document
which she asked to have probated as his last
will and testament. 1t calls for the payment
of something over 5000 to Miss Wallace. Chas
| R. Coombs administrator of the Dodge estate,
opposed the probating of this document on the
ground that it is not will but simply memo
randum. The only heir of the late Henry O.
Dodge is daughter, Mrs. Willis H. Read of
this city. Robert F. Dunton, ESQ.,. appeared
for Mr.. Coombs and Forest Martin, Esq, of
Bangor for Miss Wallace. Miss Wallace came
here from Dexter and is at present teaching
school in the Pitcher district. Judge Johnson
took the case under advisement and will make
known his decree at the April term of Probate
Court.
A HARDWARE OPENING. Twice year we
have millinery openings; and despite the zero
weather and the big snow banks the spring
opening is not far off. when the fair sex will
be selecting their Easter bonnets. But hard
| ware opening-that is different, and unusual
! 1t is matter of local history that some months
ago Edgar L. Harding and Colby Rackliffe
bought the stock of Albert c. Burgess and
leased the store, 6S Main street, occupied by
him, and that later they bought the stock OF
Capt John ". Jones few doors below and
leased his store, where they continued the
business, closing the Burgess store after selling
off most of the stock. Mr.. Harding had been
in the employ of Capt. Jones for many years
for some time the buyer, and in starting in
business for hi nself he took as a partner Mr..
Colby Rackliffe, an energetic and enterprising
young man. While continuing business at the
Jones stand Harding & Rackliffe were renova.
ting and improving the much larger Burgess
store for future occupancy, and all being in
readiness they invited the public to an open
ing there last Monday, their visitors receiving
souvenirs of the occasion-carnations for the
ladies and cigars for the gentlemen. The stock
is conveniently arranged in show cases. wall
cases. ETC., with ample floor space for custom.
ers, and the whole interior presents business.
like and pleasing appearance. With the large
room above, of the same area as the main floor
and the extension in the rear where all goods
will be received and unpacked, the firm will
have no need for outside storage, thus bring.
ing their business under one roof and saving
much time and labor. The plate glass windows
in front are well adapted for displaying goods
and the office n the left as you enter is well
lighted and convenient. The new firm begins
business in its new store with the best wishes
OF everyone.
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