Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-03-16
BELFAST
Mayor Wescott Inaugurated
For Third term-CO. F In
spection and Ball Tonight
New Store Opens

SpectlOn ana bd4 1OnlgNI-
| New Store Opens
Clement w. Wescott was inaugu
rated mayor of Belfast at 10 O'Clock
| Monday morning, City Clerk Charles
S. Bickford administering the oath
Of Office. Prayer was offered by Rev.
Arthur E. Wilson of the First parish
| Unitarian) church. The following
| officers We're elected, there being Tut
one change from last year, that of
the city solicitor, II. G. BuzZell de-
Ginning to serve again; city clerk.
Charles Z. Chapman; city physici IN,
Dr. Albert Millett; street supervisor.
7. s. Thompson: chief engineer, $. S.
L. Shute: city engineer, II. p. Far
row; city marshall. NJ. r. Knowlton:
tax collector, Edmund Wilson; audi
tor. Herman II. Coombs; harbor
master, n. S. Lord; port warden. n.
s. Lord: truant officer, NJ. r. knowl-
ton, inspector of buildings, j. G.
! Aborn; inspector of milk, Enoch c.
Dow.
This is Mayor Wescott's third term
and the aldermanic board and coun-
| Gil are practically the same as last
year representing non-partisan
ticket.
| The following standing committees
We're appointed: Finance. Alderman
Cooper, COuncilmen Hoees and
| Thompson: public schools, Alderman
| Hatch, Councilmcn Sylvester and
Higgins: highways and bridges. Al
.derman Simmons. Councilmcn Davis
and Hall; fire department and city
property. Alderman Thompson.
Councilman Howes and KimbaIl; by
laws and police regulations. Alder
man Hatch. Councilmen kimball ani
Staples: enrolled ordinances, Alder
man Hatch. Councilman Hatch and
Higgins: sidewalks. Alderman SIM
mons, Councilmen Davis and Hail;
cemeteries. Alderman Clements.
Councilmen Howes and Lane; sew
ers, Alderman Clements. Councilnlen
Lane and Sylvester; lights, Alder
men Thompson, Councilmen Staples
and Thompson; State pensions, AL
dermen Cooper, Simmons and Glenn
ents.
The present city government is
| made up as follows. Alderm4r,
Ralph L. Cooper, V. A. Simmons,
Walter G. Hatch. Dexter 7. Cler-
ents and L. S. Thompson.
Councilmen. r. Fl. Howcs. V. l..
Hall, Linwood 3. Thompson, John T.
Sylvester, Herbert J. kimball, Nor
man NJ Staples. G. w. Lane. Is. l..
Davis, Arthur Higgins, Il. w. Pa
tershall.
Other ward officers are: School
committee, G.. G. Abbott, Charles s.
Bickford. DIR. @. S. Tickery, Enocn
G. Dow, Roscoe Black.
ConStables. w. j. Clifford, NJ. +.
knowlton. Rufus Mayo, Albert l..
Wood and Everett A. Nickerson.
Wardens, John W. Ferguson. =.
Osborn Lord (wards and 81 George
Mayhem and Walter Achorn.
Ward clerks. w. 4. Nichols. L. f..
| McMahan (wards > and 81 Calvin Ii.
Monroe and William Vaughan, II.
The federal inspection, drill and
ball to be given in the Armory on
Tuesday night is looked forward to
with keen pleasure and pride. This
will be the first public drill the COM
pany has given since Capt. Albert
E. Andrews took command and will
be viewed with interest. Comp.i-
mentary tickets will be given out 10y
members of the company and auXi-
liary to men of the city not members,
and they will be admitted on presen-
tation of these. Ladies will be admit
ted without ticket. McKeen's or
chestra will furnish music and a pa,l
will follow the inspection which will
be made by Col. l.. A. Taylor, +. y.
Adj Gen. Presson of Augusta is CX-
pected to be a guest of honor.
Belfast Candy Co. a whole
some house which has done business
for years in a building on Pleasant
street, Saturday opened a wholesale
and retail store in Church street, in
F., the Armory building. recently Va
Gated by II. L. Written Co. The
double stores which We're thrown
into one. by the Written company
have been once more made into two.
one of which is sued for the retail
department. This has been freshly
painted. and with attractive show
cases, wall cases. handsome soda
fountain is as fine a store as there
is in the city. A large stock Of
| candies, cigars, tobacco, etc. are dis
| played. The other store store ill
be used as an office. large and we'll
equipped. Back of these are the L.
boratory where the syrups for tne