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

The Belfast Printing Co. has printed and
distributed fire alarm cards that are decided
Improvement on the smaller cards before in
use.
There was no observance of New Years day !.
The banks were closed, but all the stores were
open as usual and the public schools were in
session.
Osceola Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs.
William ], Gordon this. Thursday. afternoon
and evening. A picnic supper will be served
at o'clock. All are invited.
Mrs. c. C. Glover is i'll at her home on High
street, with pneumonia. Her daughter. Mrs.
Charles Bradbury, is with her and it is hoped
the disease will not become critical
In addition to Phenixiana, mentioned last
week, there is another book missing from The
Journal library, the return of which would be
welcomed-a volume containing Marrayat's
novels.
The vital statistics of Belfast for the year
1918, part of our annual review, will be found
on another page and next week we shall give
summary of local events with special mention
of local industries.
The Waldo County Pension Examining Board
organized last Friday with DR.. Adelbert Mil
lett, president; DR.. S. W. Johnson, secretary
and DR.. Harry L. Kigore Thorndike, treasurer.
The Board meets the third Wednesday in each
month in room 8, Masonic Temple.
For several years the Dyer, Mason and
Toothaker families, all cousins, have observed
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years with
family parties. Miss Loula A. Mason was
hostess last Sunday for the New Year dinner
and entertained fourteen. AS usual it was
merry party and feast of good things.
Mr.. NJ. ". Rich of this city, who recently
retired from the shoe business, with which he
had been connected for more than half cent
uary, can lay claim to being something OF
home body. He recently visited his sister IN
kennebec county and it the first time in
twenty years that he had slept out of his own
bed.
The board of State assessors Jan. End COM
Inltted the seni-annual taxes on the savings
banks, the trust and banking companies and
the loan and building associations of the State
The tax paid by local institutions is as follows:
Belfast Savings bank, $4,94293; Stockton
Springs Trust Co., s92 Is; Waldo Trust Co.,
$773.43; Belfast Loan & Building associa-
ton, sl.l0.
The play "The Best Man." which made such
hit in Belfast and Searsport, will be present.
ed tomorrow, Friday, night in Emerson Hall,
4'aCtiDp lIDdar +ha of tba Wppoaos
Alliance. The Young Womens Trio, Miss
}ladys Pitcher cellist; Miss Hazel Doak, vio-
linist, and Mrs, Leon Beckwith, pianist, will
furnish music for the play and give a recital
between the acts
City Clerk Eben F. Littlefield received let
ter from Henry Butterfeld of Boston ac-
knowledging receipt of The j 5urnal's notice of
the death of Frank B. Knowlton, in which he
says "Mr. Knowlton's loss must be deeply
felt in your community. as it would be in any
community that knew him, and am sure the
knowledge of his death will be shock to the
rhirty-six other members of the Boston Cham.
Der of Commerce party, W no in the short space
Of three months learned to know him and
-ecognze his sterling character"
Misses Myra C. and Alice NJ Duffie called on
neighbor one evening recently and on re-
turning home found the front door open. On
entering they discovered burned matches,
and found that boxes and bureau drawers had
been rummaged and money, jewelry, etc.,
taken. Next morning they found that the
back door had also been opened. City Marshal
knowlton was notified and Tuesday two little
boys were arrested and tried before Judge
knowlton. They confessed and were sentenced
TO the Reform School, but because of their
extreme youth the sentence was suspended
during good behavior
The certificate of organization of the Samo-
set Building Association was recorded in the
Waldo County Registry of Deeds Jan. 3rd.
The corporation is located in Freedom. The
purposes are locating, constructing buildings.
dealing in real estate, and to do all other things
necessary or conducive to any of the foreeo-
'ng objects. The amount of capital stock is
P-,0OO; all common stock; capital stock paid in
$3.50 The par value of shares is s1OO. A. NJ.
small VIM A. Thompson and L. N Morrison,
freedom, are directors; A. M. Small is presi-
dent; Fred N. Flye, Freedom, treasurer; Ar
Ihur P. Sampson, Freedom, clerk.