The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-09-02

Girls Home and farm on Northport
avenue where a great many trlendless
and orphan girls are cared for.
The financial institutions OF the city
are among the best. The Belfast say
ings Bank was chartered in April, 1853,
and for forty years has occupied ITS
present quarters opposite the custom
House. where it has maintained hlsh
reputation. 1t has the reputation OF
never passing a dividend and never
has never required notice for the with
drawal of any sum of money During
the past three years there has been an
average increase of more than $1,000
per week in deposits The City Nation
al Bank of Belfast succeeded the bel
fast National Bank in February l'o5:
having been in in existence as may natlonal al
Custom House Square in handsome
building, which was erected Tor their
own use and one of the most convenient
in Name. This bank has also a savings
department IN connection. The Waldo
Trust Company are. the successors OF
the Peoples National Bank of Belfast.
which was chartered October II. 1892,
and reorganized on November LIST, 1901.
| This bank located in the Masonic Tenn
/ pie. pays four percent dividend IN the
savings department and two percent on
I daily balances.
| Belfast's leading hotel is the Wind
! sor House, located on High street and
| in the immediate vicinity of the busl-
ness center of the city The house is
under the management of L. A. Jones,
/ who with l.. L. Gentner purchased the
house in 1904. and has since been its
! proprietor, making the house general
! favorite with the travelling public. The
house has 50 rooms OF which A are
! sleeping rooms
The transl ortation facilities of the
city are good, being in direct water
Communication with Boston each day by
the steamers Camden and Belfast. the
latter named for the city, of the East
u ern Steamship Corporation steamer
arriving in the morning and returning
( each day in the evening to Boston. The
Maine Central railroad also offers eS-
fsent seryes to Portand non{s Reston
has three passenger trains leaving ane
arriving in the city daily. During the
summer months, the Maine Transpor
tation Company have an automobile
Belfast to Camden.
, A state road now connects Camden
l service to the large automobile traye
: in this direction. The steamer Isle
boro plies between Belfast; Buckspor
and and Camden daily and the poie steamer an
Golden Rod have routes across the ba
y to Castine Islesboro, Brooklin an
L other eastern points.
( Among the larger industries, shoul
g be mentioned the Leonard Barrow
: shoe factory, which is probably the mos
$ prominent in the city. The above fir
a in 1901 and they have, esta blished hig
f reputation as the makers of shoes wit
g Boston offices on Essex street. EN-
: ployment is given to nearly 400 hand
n and the output is boys, youths and lit
tie gents shoes The goods are tn
= Mckay and Goodyea welt standar
l, screw. They are the makers of the ia
: nous Crown Prince and NIessenge
: shoes and among their specialtes ar
h the Balmorals, Bluchers, Oxfords an
= High Cuts
i The Thompson Manufacturing Com
e pany are extensive manufacturers
z clothing This business was esta blisl
n ed twenty years ago by Selwyn ThomI
son. They make speciality of wori
d ingmen's clothing and have a numbe
= of statesmen on the road. employin
h nearly a hundred hands and having or
= of the best plants of the kind in cas-
ID ern Maine.
l. Prominent among the leading indu:
s. tries is the big working wood plant {
i'd the Mathews Brothers. The bushes