The Republican journal., 1916-01-13
BELFAST IN 1915.
The Journals Annual Review of Local Events

Amos A. Lord bought the partially
, burned house of S. G. Cottrell on Pear
; street and moved it Ito the foot of Com
| mercial street, repaired and is occupy
! ing 1t.
| jackson & Hall built an addition to
their store for an office in September.
! Loren Cross built a double tenement
house on Miller street, opposite the
school common. He occupies one-half
I and the other is leased to H. A. Peters.
Herman H. Coombs finished large
| double house on High street and occupies
| one side and the other is leased to Ralph
/ D. Southworth.
! |. L. Perry made an extensive addition
to his residence on Searsport avenue.
, Two rooms and bath were added to
the L of the C. B. Hazeltine house on
Primrose Hill.
Cement floors were laid in the Bran
hall and Fogg markets in the Howes
block corner of Main and High streets,
and the walls cemented.
A veranda was built on the c. G.
Glover house, High street.
The city building was thoroughly re"
povated and repaired and the lookup
and the fire department quarters were
/ put in good condition.
A cottage house on Harbor street was
finished late in the season for E. M.
Welch and R. c. Barton.
Extensive repairs and improvements
were made to the E. L. Talbot house on
| Union street.
Arthur Ritchie made extensive repairs
to his new home on Church street, for
merlv the Southworth house.
Nnfo hnI n
eight-room tenement house on Court
street adjoining his own residence.
The Churches.
The floral decorations in all the churches
at Easter, April 4th, were beautiful and
, the usual special services were held.
The first services were held in st. Mar
garet's Episcopal chapel Sept. 10Th. The
chapel, which cost over Sc, 900, was erect
ed during the summer and will not be
dedicated until next season on account
of the death of Bishop Robert Goldman
of Portland.
Union services were held on the school
common during August at the usual
evening hour under the direction of Rev.
Horace B. Sellers, assisted by the local
clergymen.
Rev. Haraden S. Pearl, pastor of the
North Congregational Church, was grant
ed vacation of several weeks late in
December. He organized and conducted
Mems Club which has been very popu-
lar. The Guild and Ladies Sewing Cir
Gle were active In furnishing suppers,
entertainments, etc. The presentation
Of Sally LUnn Dec. 31st, in the Colonial
Theatre under the auspices of the Guild,
was one of the principal features of
their years work.
Rev Arthur A, Blair, pastor of the
Universalist Church, continued the Mems
Forum al noon each Sunday. The Sun
day school is prospecting and there are
clubs for the boys and girls. The Ladies
Circle and Social Aid had an active and
successful year in fairs, suppers, sccials,
etc
Rev. Horace B. Sellers was returned by
the E. NJ. Conference for the year to the
Methodist Church. He has formed Bar
AGA and Philathea classes for the young
men and women and has also organized
the Junior and Senior Epworth Leagues
The society had several public plays, sup
pers, etc., and repaired the church and
painted the parsonage building.
The Unitarian Church was repaired |
and painted during the summer, and the
interior frescoed, and was opened for the
regular services in the fall under the |
pastorate of Rev, Arthur E. Wilson, who
was called to the church Jan. 10th from |
Boston. The society have organized a
Mems Club with a large membership. |
The Woman's Alliance was active during
the year and Junior Alliance was Or
gained.
Rev. Walter F Sturtevant resigned in
September from the Baptist Church to
accept call to the Baptist Church in
N. H. Mr.. Harry Upton of
Colby College supplied very acceptably
during October. November and Decem-
Der Dec. 9Th the church extended call
to Rev. j. Wilbor Richardson of SIAM
ford, Conn, who preached his first SER
mon Jan. 2, 1916. This Helping Hand
Circle, Social Union and the Christian
Endeavor contributed largely to church
expenses. The church and Sunday school
had prosperous year.