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I The News of Belfast.
There will be a basket ball game be
,eea the Shamrocks and the Searsport
V. in the Opera House this, 1 hurs
iy, at 8.30 p. m.
The G. G. Class of the Baptist .Sunday
bool will hold a Liberty Bond social m
,e vestry tomorrow, Friday, evening.
II attending are requested to mask,
here will be a short program and games.
The Board of Registration will convene
annual session January 14th at tile
ty budding for the purpose of revising
ie check list and correcting the names
voters for the March election.
The Dickey-Rnowltc" Real Estate Go,,
ive rented the Conant house on Spring
reet to Mr. and Mrs. Benj. Coloord,
ho have been residing there since the
it- ii. the Dutch block on Main street.
I he Boston Sunday papers did no1 ar
ve last Sunday. Our newsdealers were
Pitied " telephone from Rockland that
ie train was late and they could not
:ach here until late in the evening, so
e were obliged to wait until Monday
Wilbur K. Blodgett, now with The City
ational Bang of Belfast, has resigned to
icome cashier of the Searsport National
ank. Miss Erma May Barker of Brooks,
whom he is engaged, has also resigned
ji position as teacher of Grade VII in
ie Belfast schools. Their marriage will
ke place early in February and they
ii! make their home in Searsport.
The bay is frozen over from the lower
bridge to the Eastern Steamship Co's
Wharf. C. W. Wescott, president of the
board of Trade, is confident their com
mittee can handle the ice situation with
>ut any serious trouble. The ice is said
to be very bad at Brooksville,but the har
bor at Castine was reported clear Mon
day morning. The Golden Rod made her
regular trip
The Grand Conclave of the Oriental
Princes has been postponed to Thursday
evening, Jan 10th, to accommodate sev
eral Princes from out of town who de
sire to be present. The Conclave will
>pen at 7 o’clock with a business meet
iing, to which all members are asked to
be present. The Pilgrimage will com
mence at 7.30 and at the conclusion a ban
|j|| quet will be served.
Tne December meeting of the school
committee wras called for Monday even
ing, but was adjourned to this, Thurs
f day, evening on account of the lack of a
■ quorum Members of the committee
lave received the following letter, which
will be acted upon later by the joint
boards of Belfast and Searsport:
(Belfast, Dec 29, 1917.
Superintending School Committee,
Gentlemen: Since coming to Belfast
my son, Frederick, has had repeated at
tacks of broncho-pneumonia and is seri
ously sick in bed at the' present time
w ii!: that disease. It has been necessary
•wice, since I have been here, to send
m away from this salt air.
Wc have consulted local doctors and a
specialist and have been advised to get
■>ni permanently into a different climate.
opportunity to do this has come en
lrely unexpectedly and unsought by my
yelf I have been invited to the Wilton
tarmington Union; work to begin as soon
as 1 can be released here.
The work of this Belfast-Searsport
l nion has all been planned ahead for the
'ear, teachers have been elected and are
acquainted with what is expected from
them; a new man will find that school
matters wrill run along of their own mo
mentum until he gets acquainted, and
'hat he will be in a much better position
for next rail’s work. Under these cir
cumstances I am asking my release as
'.oon as a successor can be found.
thanking you for all favors during my
stay in this district, I am,
Yours truly,
Wm. B. Woodbury.
The Associated Charities are receiving
requests for clothing, especially for boys.
If any are interested in assisting in this
work, they can confer with Mrs. Charles
M. Craig or any one of the officers.
Sheriff Frank A. Cushman has submit
ted his annual report of commitments to
the county jail for the year ending Dec.'
31, 1917: For vagrancy, 10; common sel
ler of intoxicating liquor, 2; debt, 2; for
gery, 1; larceny, 1; arson, 1; single sale of
intoxicating liquor, 1; liquor nuisance, 1;
held for witness, 1; total 20.
The Minnetoska Club entertained 11 o f
the Camp Fire Girls and Mrs. Arthur E.
Wilson at the home of Mrs. Charles M.
Craig last Saturday evening. Music and
games were enjoyed during the social i
hour, followed by light refreshments.
Mrs. Craig was assisted by her daughter
Margaret, her house guest, Miss Elizabeth
McNary of Freeport, 111., and by Miss
Louise Clement who is at home from Ab
bot Academy. Mrs. Walter T. Hawthorne
was also a guest of the evening.
The Castine Normal school basket ball
teams will meet the Belfast High school
teams in two of the best games of the
season at the Opera House tomorrow,
Friday, evening. There is a pronounced
rivalry between these factions that will
lead them to do their best. The game
will be called at 8 o’clock. Miss Marga
ret Craig, a senior at Mt. Holyoke Col
lege and a prize winner in athletics, has l
been coaching the B. H. S. team. Ad
mission 25 cents. Other games of the
net ico aio uo ivnuna.
Jan. 11th, Belfast at Waterville.
“ 18th, Bucksport at Belfast. j
“ 25th, Camden at Belfast
Feb. 1st, Belfast at Bucksport.
“ 8th, Open.
“ lath, Castine High at Belfast.
“ 22nd, Belfast at Camden.
March 1st, Waterville at Belfast.
“ 8th, Belfast at Castine with Nor
mal school.
March 15th, Coney High at Belfast.
“ 22nd, Belfast at Castine with High
school.
March 29th, Belfast at Rockport.
April 5th, Belfast at Augusta with
Coney High.
April 12th, Open.
“ 19th, Rockport at Belfast.
Mrs. Lucy Small Hall gave a party
last Friday evening at her home on Bay
View street in honor of her granddaugh
ter’s marriage, Miss Helen Edna, only
child of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Ellis, to
Corporal Pearlie Carlton Haynes of the
U. £>. A., now' in the Maine Heavy Artil
lery at Camp Green, Charlotte, N. C.
When the plans for the party were made
j the groom was expected to be at home,
j but was unable to do so. The marriage
took place Sept. 22nd at the bride’s home
on Bay View' street, Rev. Walter T.
Hawthorne of the North Congregational
church officiating. The marriage license j
was issued by Judge Maurice W. Lord as
| a special permit to the soldier who was
j at home on a short furlough. The mar
I riage was not publicly announced as the
I bride wished to continue her studies for
j her senior year at the High school. The
; groom came here from Portland and has
! made many friends during his residence
| in Belfast. The hours of the reception
1 were from 8 to 10 and the storm and se
vere cold prevented many of their friends
from attending. The bride, a very at
tractive young lady, was daintily gowned
in a dress of white silk net with satin
ribbon trimmings. The home was pret
tily decorated for the occasion and the
dining room was in red, white and blue
in honor of the groom. Misses Laura
Morris and Frances W yllie, classmates of
the bride, assisted in serving refresh
ments. Mrs. Hayrnes will remain with
her parents while her husband is in the I
Winter Weather. Capt. Royal W.
Warren, Lincolnville avenue, has kept a
diary of the weather since 1898 and re
ports December of 1917 the coldest for
that period of years. There have been
eleven days with the mercury below zero.
For three days it was 12 below zero, for
two days 16, one day 18, one 21 and Sun
day, Dec. 29th, it was 26 below. He uses
a tested and standard thermometer in a
location where he can depend on its reg
istering accurately. Last Thursday it
was 16 below and Friday 20 above zero.
About forty years ago Capt. Warren re
corded on March 24th the temperature as
24 below. Monday, Dec. 31st, he report
ed 21 below zero. While bright and fair
the wind made the day much more disa
greeable than Sunday. As low as 36 de
grees were reported from certain sections
of the city, where conditions cause a low
er register. Plumbers were kept busy all
day Sunday. In many homes the men
were kept busy following the pi.umbers’ i
instructions, while they themselves at
tended to more urgent cases. Capt. War
ren reported the thermometer registering I
21 below Tuesday and Wednesday morn
ings. He sayrs the season of 1876 seemed
much like this and that year the Belfast
bay was closed with a record freeze. One ,
of "the* very busy.plumbers said that about
one^half "of the water pipes in the city |
had beeiTreported frozen and niany]had
burst.
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f JOIN OUR '
“Aluminum Club”
A $15.00 Aluminum Kitchen
Set for $9.98
and at 50c. down and 50c. per week. 0
2 We deliver Set on first payment.
Yours truly, U
FRED D. JONES. |
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Annual Report of Waldo County’s Leading Banking Institution
The City National Bank of Belfast
January 1st, 1918
OFFICERS
C. W. WESCOTT, President
R. A BRAMHALL, Cashier
DIRECTORS
IraM. Cobe Elmer A Sherman
Chas. P. Hazeltine Valorus A. Simmons
Asa A. Howes Setwyn Thompson
| Thomas W. Pitcher Charles H. Walden
| C. W. Wescott
j TOTAL RESPONSIBILITY
Capital Paid in. $100 000 00
Stockholders’Liability. 100 000 00
! Surplus. 50 000 00
Other Undivided Profits over 12 000 00
Total over $262 000 00
ASSETS
leans and Discounts, $1 202 335 23
Bonds and Securities, 1 052 101 82
$2 254 437 05
Banking House. $ 15 000 00
U. S. Bonds to secure Circulation. . 60 000 00
U. S. Bonds to secure U. S. De
posits . 1 000 00
Due from United States Treasury, 1 000 00
Due from U. S. Treasury 5°/, Fund, 3 000 00
! Money advanced -on Liberty Loan
Bonds Sold. 40 566 75
Other Real Estate Owned. 500 00
Notes Rediscounted... > 65 090 83
Internal Revenue Stamps. 300 00
Due from Banks, $133 125 94
Cash on Hand, 43 127 34
■ ■ -- 176 253 28
$2 617 147 91
LIABILITIES
Capital. $ 100 OOO 00
Surplus. 50 000 00
Other Undivided Profits . 12 497 04
Notes Rediscounted. 65 090 83
Bills Payable . 65 000 00
Circulation. 59 200 00
Deposits. 2 265 360 04
$2 617 147 91
TO THE STOCKHOLDERS AND PAT
RONS OF THE CITY NATIONAL
BANK OF BELFAST:
The Annual Report and Statement of Condition
as of Jan. 1, 1918 are herewith submitted. They
represent the usual Growth in Strength and Prog
ress. We feel a pride in saying that the Strength
of this Institution is not only in the Dollars and
Cents which its Investments represent but also in ,
the Good Will of its Customers, which Money can
not measure. This Bank is the promoter of the
Prosperity of its Patrons, their willing and cour
teous servant. Our Success tomorrow depends
on our Service today, a principle incontrovertible,
and based on that principle, our success of each
tomorrow shall be greater than that of today, and
of each succeeding year than that of the year past.
OUR DEPOSIT Notwithstanding the with
GROWTH drawal during the year or
$150,000 for the purchase of
Liberty Bonds, our Deposit Growth shows a net
increase of $110,494.79 for the year. We urged
customers to withdraw their Savings to buy these
bonds. We felt it our duty not only to the Gov
ernment, but to ourselves to do that. Of course,
this principle should not be carried too far to the
forced liquidation of Bank Investments, or calling
! of loans to the injury of both Government and
! Business. But for the two Liberty Bond sales our
Growth would have been $150,000 larger, or $260,
494.79. We expect this increasing Growth to con
tinue. Every indication points that way.
YEAR’S NET Year’s net Profits have to
I PROFITS taled $37,880.90 from which
two Dividends of 5% each,
or $10,000, have been paid; $27,189.43 applied
to the marking down of Securities owned, incident
; to the War shrinkage of market values and in har
mony with our established policy; and the balance
$691.47 has been carried to Undivided Profits, now
$12 497 04. Two Ledger Posting Machines pur
chased at a cost of $1,400 were charged to regular
Expense. We are pleased to be able to make such
liberal reductions of book values from our current
arnings. *
Interest rates have been more favorable, are
firm at this writing, and indications are they will
continue so. Opportunity,for profit in our Bond
Department through selling of Securities has been
less satisfactory. The Government Bond issues
have pretty thoroughly absorbed the Investment
Demand and must continue to do so during the
War.
All notes in our Loan Account are regarded good. j
We recognize these are unprecedented times;
therefore, must expect unprecedented conse
quences. Owing to the Government financing, we
are obliged to do a great deal of work for which
there is no return of expense incurred, but it is
one of the war-time features which must be borne
without complaint. We even feel glad to be able
to be of material Service to the Government in
Such a critical time. While the War cloud hangs
over us it is the duty of each Institution or Indi
vidual to do his utmost; in fact there is but one
point on which all should focus their vision and
that the Successful Termination of the War. No
Sacrifice however great on the part of the Civilian
Population compares with the Sacrifices of our
Fighting Forces. We have little patience with the
man who attributes the War to the activities of
this class or that group of citizens as an excuse for
his not doing his part. We have more sympathy
rather with the man who admits he is a Slacker
and expects the Government and his Neighbors
to protect him and his without any return. Both
shirk their responsibility and duty and voluntarily
class themselves among the Nation’s irresponsibles.
Three things are necessary—Efficiency, Man
Power, and Money—Efficiency among the Civil
Population as well as among our Fighting Forces:
the Conservation of Physical Energy for more
Work, longer Hours, larger Production. Thrift
must be studied and practised for a purpose—that
purpose to be of special assistance to the Gov
ernment. Buy nothing not absolutely needed,
thereby releasing, perhaps forcing the men from
the production of unnecessary articles into occu
pations necessary to carry on the War. It is the
production of War things, War necessities, that is
paramount right now.
ANOTHER Another Liberty Bond issue
LIBERTY BOND of probably still larger pro
ISSUE portion and possibly at 4yi°/,
will come out in March or
April. We attended a meeting in Boston a few days
since called by the Liberty Loan Committee of New
England to perfect the organization of the State of
Maine for the sale of these bonds. There is to
be a State Chairman and Secretary located in
Portland and a Local Chairman in each County.
Each County Chairman will appoint a Chairman in
each Town. Each Town Chairman will appoint
his Town Committee. Mr. H. A. Rounds of Lee,
Higginson &■ Co., Portland has been selected as
State Chairman and C. W. Wescott, Local Chair
man for Waldo County.
Each Federal Reserve District is allotted its
quota of bonds from Washington; each State in
OUR DEPOSIT GROWTH
JAN. 1, 1906
$439,923.02
JAN. 1, 1909
$869,049.74
JAN. 1, 1912
$1,432,971.15
JAN 1, 1913
$1,583,595.41
JAN 1, 1914
$1,734,278.20
JAN. 1, 1915
$1,841,005.07
JAN. 1, 1916
$2,014,292.44
JAN. 1, 1917
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This speaks for itself. ~ May we have your account?
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK OF BELFAST
turn is allotted its quota from its Federal Reserve
District; each County, from the State; each Town,
from the County. The State Chairman will be
held responsible that the State allotment be sold;
each County Chairman that the County allotment be
sold; each Town Chairman, responsible that the i
Town allotments be sold. Some of the Towns in j
this County have not done their full part in the sale
of the past two issues, but will be expected to come !
to the front and do their 'bit” in the coming issue. !
We do not believe that any Town will prove a •
Slacker. All people in the County should buy
their Liberty Bonds through one of the Waldo
County Banks, that Waldo County may have the j
credit of their purchases. All bonds purchased
through Waldo County Banks by people from j
other Counties in the State will be credited to the
respective Counties.
WAR SAVINGS The Government is now
STAMPS offering $2,000,000,000 of
War Savings Certificates
and Stamps These can be purchased freely at
any Bank or Post Office. We have them for Sale
and urge their Purchase They can be owned up
to $1,000 by Any one individual. They are really
superior to the Liberty bonds because the Govern
ment undertakes to maintain them at cost and in
terest and repurchase them at any time on ten
days' notice at cost to the Individual and interest
on his money. You can purchase as little as 25c
When you have accumulated sixteen (16) of these >
25c. Stamps you can exchange them for a $5.00 .
War Savings Certificate by paying 12c. more. The
free purchase of these War Savings Stamps wi'l
help to delay the U. S. Bond Issue and every
one, young and old, should buy some of them.
Encourage the children to buy them.
CHRISTMAS This Bank is again organ
SAVINGS izing a Christmas Club for
CLUB 1918, which encourages the
( Habit of Thrift in all walks
of life, the rich and the poor, the young and the old.
You deposit 5c., 10c., 25c., 50c , $1.00 or $2.00, as
the case may be, each week. We also have other
classes. At the end of the year we send you a
check for the amount deposited plus 2' ,' interest.
People in the country may remit once each month
if they prefer. We hope to distribute at the close
of 1918 from $25,000 to $50,000 to Members of
this Club. Join at once!
THE SERVICES WE RENDER.
PAY 4% ON SAV- Interest ccmpourded each
INGS ACCOUNTS May and November Incul
cate Thrift. A Savings Ac
count is Thrift’s first Sign
board. It is Thrift on the
way
PAY 3% AND 4% according to length of time.
ON CERTIFICATES They are very convenient
OF DEPOSITS for Temporary require- j
ments.
CHECKING We solicit and urge every
ACCOUNTS one to have a Checking
Account and thus keep a
thorough and systematic record of all expenditures.
Do not run the risk of keeping money by you. Pay j
by check. Furthermore, money in your pocket
you are more likely to spend than money in the
Bank. You will SAVE MORE during the Year if
you run a CHECKING ACCOUNT.
ISSUE TRAVELERS’ payable in all parts of the
CHECKS. World
RENT SAFE at $3.00, $5.00, $6.50 and :
DEPOSIT BOXES $8.00. A Safe Deposit Box is
now a necessity, providing '
against theft and fire Our
Vault and our Service are the best that can be ob
tained anywhere
. LOANS made on Names, Stocks,
Bonds, Mortgages on Farm
Property and Live Stock. When you want a Loan,
come to us. That is what we are for. It is as
much an accommodation for us to loan you as for
you to borrow from us, if your loan is a proper one
and your security adequate.
BOND offers bonds yielding from
DEPARTMENT 5% to 6%. We sell only
such bonds as we buy for
our own investment. We also have on hand and
are able to supply both issues of U. S. Liberty Loan
as well as U. S War Stamps.
THE CITY NATIONAL BANK OF BELFAST |
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Mrs. Frederick G. Spinney was operat
ed on for appendicitis Wednesday at the
Tapley Hospital.
At the regular meet.ng of the Boy
Scouts last Tuesday there was a small at
tendance, owing to the severe weather
and the evening was spent socially.
There will be a committee of Messrs’
Orrin J. Dickey, Hugh Young and Rev.
W. T. Hawthorne Friday evening of this
week to make out a program for either a
Scout play or a vaudeville entertainment,
which will be given later in the season as
a benefit to the local Boy Scout move
ment. Two boys from Northport, Wil
liam Creamer and Harvey Watkins were
elected to membership and a number of
others were referred to the committee
on investigation. A permanent commit
tee of investigation for new applications
has been appointed consisting of Scouts
Rudolph Cassens, Kenneth Colcord and
Forest Woods. At future meetings there
will be required of the Scouts following
the roll-call, the pledge to the flag and
the Scout oath. There will also be re
quired a report of what has been accom
plished in Scout work in the past week,
in order that at the close of each month
it may be learned just how much local aid
to city work the Scouts are doing. George
Randel acted as secretary in the absence
of Frank Downes.
Miss Gladys Ruth Bridgham of Somer
ville has sold her play The Hurdy-Gurdy
Girl to Prof. Walter Baker of Harvard
College and has written to Mrs. S. A.
Parker, coach, for the cast of characters
for the Belfast High school to be placed
on the first page of the book. The B. H.
S. has the honor of being the first cast
to produce it.
The Four Minute Men Campaign, given
at the Colonial Theatre evenings of each
week under the direction of Orrin J
Dickey, are offering some interesting
j subjects in connection with the war.
j Each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
' nights some local speaker holds the stage
\ for four minutes to call the attention of
j the audience to subjects of vital impor
i tance in connection with the war. The
| first speakers in the opening campaign
j were Messrs. Morris L. Slugg, Dr. W.
j L. West, Orlando E. Frost, and last
i week there were Rev. A. E. Wilson, S.
j Augustus Parker and John R. Dunton.
Tuesday evening of this week C. W.
Wescott spoke, and on Thursday evening
i R. F. Dunton and Saturday evening Rev.
| Walter T. Hawthorne will be the speak
ers. This work is given under the di
rection of the National Publicity Com
mittee and is uniform with that line of
work given in other cities in the United
States.
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Miss Sarah Frankel, the local represen
tative of the Jewish relief fund, has been
very successful in her work, many of the
business men contributing generously.
The following is the districting in new
unions of the schools in Waldo County as
: provided for by the laws of 1917:
j Albion, Burnham, Troy, Unity Planta
tion.
Freedom, Knox, Montville.
j Appleton, Liberty, Palermo, Washing
; ton.
Belmont, Lincolnville, Morrill, North
port, Searsmont.
| Belfast, Islesboro, Searsport.
Frankport, Prospect, Stockton Springs,
! Winterport. „
! Brooks, Jackson, Monroe, Swanville,
i Waldo.
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PEERLESS
CASUALTY CO.,
Keene, N. H.,
Pa(s Sick and Accident Benefits
M. A. COOK,
District Manager, Sears port, Me.
j The North Church Guild will meet next
; Monday evening with Mrs. Clarence E.
Read, with Mrs. 2. D. Hartshorn assist
ant hostess. There will be a roll-call
answered by Current Events.
Letters received from John Canning,
who is a member of the force on the U.
S. S. South Carolina, states that he is
now in the radio department and is taking
a course in wireless in which he is mak
ing good progress. He would like to hear
from his young friends in this city.
Robert W. Rollins and bride, nee Miss
Ida Sarah Carleton, were given a unique
serenade Monday night on their way
home from the cabaret in the Opera
House, when their friends accompanied
them with bells, horns, etc. New Year’s
night a .party of clerks from the City
National Bank and a few friends spent
the evening at the Carleton home. The
time was spent with cards, vocal and in
strumental music. Delicious refresh
ments were served. On their departure
| all the guests left an abundance of con
fetti and good wishes for the newly weds.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Lyn
wood B. Thompson, Misses Grace A.
Lord, Alberta Farnham, Edna D. Craw
ftfrd, Lillian Harmon, Helen Kittridge,
Marguerite H. Owen, Charlotte M. Tib
betts, Leverne Whitten, Ralph A. Bram
hall, Fuller C. Wentworth and Leroy
Coombs.
NOTICE
Until April 1st our stores will
close at 6 p. m. the following eve
nings: Monday, Wednesday and Thurs
day.
E. F. BRAMHALL & CO ,,
DI TCH RROS.,
B. D. FIELD,
JOHN A. FObG,
A. A. HOWES & CO.,
I. L. PERRY,
L. J. SANDERSON.
C. F. SWIFT.
H. L. WHITTEN CO.. *
F. L. YOUNG.
THE CI'.Y NAHOHMl BANK.
BELFAST.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of The City National Bank of Belfast for
the choice of directors ana the transaction
of any other business that may legally
come before them, will be held at thei
banking rooms on Tuesday, January 8
1918, at 10 o’clock a. m.
C. W. WESCOTT, President.
Belfast, Me., Dec. 26,1917-2*32
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