The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1914-01-08


occurred through the resignation of Miss Edna
Miller, who went to Castine to attend the E.
S. N. S.
THE G. A. R. Thomas H. Marshall Post and
Thomas H. Marshall Circle, Ladies of the G.
A. R., had joint installation in Memorial hall
last Tuesday afternoon. The list of officers of
both organizations has been published in The
Journal. Dr. A. o. Stoddard, Past Commander,
installed the officers of the Post, and the
officers of the Circle were installed by Mrs I.
Mary Russ, who did the work in a very pleas
ing manner. About forty ladies were present
and very enjoyable afternoon spent.
After t he installation both organizations par
took of cl am stew and other good things.
NORTH PRIMARY SCHOOL BUILDING BURNED.
The alarm from box 25 about Z a. M, Jan. End,
was for fire in the North Primary school
building on Bridge street. The building was
valued at $4,000 insured for $1,000, and the
contents at 81, O0u including the personal prop
erty of the teachers, and with the exception
of few desks and seats the buildings and
contents were total loss. 1t was one-story
wooden building, was remodeled few years
ago and was considered the best school build
ing in the city. 1t contained three grades
Grade III, and principal. Miss Grace E. Wal
ton; Grade II, Miss Julia M. Leary; Grade l,
Miss Frances A. Sargent. The pupils number
ed about one hundred. The firemen were
handicapped by zero weather, the water freez-
ing wherever it fell. and by the low pressure,
which necsssitated the use of the gasoline en-
CINE, and did well in preventing the fire spread
ing to the nearby buildings. The "all out"
signal was sounded about o'clock, but it was
later in the forenoon before the fire was finally
ext,nguished The fire evidently originated
from the furnace, and was first discovered by
seeing smoke pouring from cellar window.
The furnace was near the floor in one place
and also near the stairs, but the exposed places
were covered with asbestos. Mr.. Herbert L.
Bucklin; the janitor, was at the building at 4.30
a. M and attended to the furnace and left to
visit the other school buildings. The drafts
were not left wide open and he would have
opened them further on returning to the build =
ing A special meeting of the school commit
tee was held at 10 a. and it was voted to
ask the permission of the city government to
use the Aidermen's. Council and Municipal
court rooms in the city building. Renworth Rog-
ers was made chairman of committee to clean
and transfer what furniture could be saved
from the ruins and buy what is necessary, and
Supt. Woodbury., DR.. Millett and E. b. Lunt
were appointed a committee to buy needed
supplies At the meeting of the city govern
ment Monday evening permission was given
to use the rooms and tine was lost in get
ting them ready for school purposes. Renworth
R. Rogers was in charge of the work and M.
W. WEIGH was vanishing, etc. The common
council room was assigned to Grade l. Miss
Frances A. Sargent, teacher, and about half
the pupils reported for the afternoon session
Tuesday. Miss Sargent was busy after the
session asserting records, books, etc. The
aldermen's room was assigned to Grade 2. Miss
Julia Leary, teacher, and she was busy Tues
day afternoon preparing for the session to be
held Wednesday morning. The Municipal
court room was assigned to Grade 8. Miss
Grace E. Walton. teacher. and the first session
was held there yesterday morning. The rooms
are all we'll heated, can be easily ventilated
and are lighted with electricity. The city
clerks Office will be for the present in the law
Office Of Eben F. Lttlefeld, Odd Fellows
block.
II you enjoy Havana Cigars try a Pearl
Brook made from Cuban Tobacco grown in
Maine. For sale at all dealers.