The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1881-08-18
The city schools begin on Monday the 10Th.

boro
Next week the cry GAN aboard for the Camp
Ground" will be heard in our streets.
The English sch. Ella Blanche arrived here last
week, eleven days from Turks Island, quick pas.
sage.
One of our summer visitors has introduced here
the game of lawn tennis which in England has quite
superseded croquet. 1t is the fashionable game at
Newport.
The fire works and illumination at the Camp
Ground on Saturday evening last were very fine
The fire works displayed from the cottages on the
North shore would have done credit to a Fourth of
July celebration.
First Maine Heavy Artillery will hold their annu-
al reunion at Lake Maranocook Thursday Sept. LIST
on the occasion of the g. A. r. reunion at that
place All old members are requested to write the
Secty. f. 7. Hill, Bucksport, Me-, at once
Repairs have been made at the Maine Central
freight house in this city, fired by lightning last
week. The telegraphic instruments have not yet
been replaced Mr.. Crowley has been rendered the
use of the first teegraphc battery used in Bel
fast.
ALONG TIE WHARyEs The wharves have pre-
scented a very animated appearance the past week.
Swan and Sibley Bros. have discharged tie British
sch. Fila Blanche from Turks Island with 800
bushels of salt. Sch. Atlanta with 200 hls of Liv-
erpool salt Sch. Florida with 40 tons of egg coal
Sch. Melissa Trask with 57l tons of CRATE coal, and
sch. Mary with 240 tons of stove coal Benz IIaz-
eltine has loaded with hay for Jacksonville, sch.
John Douglass. .Schrs. Charley Buck and Florida
are in dock undergoing some repairs.
The Daily Florida Union says in regard TO the
bar at the mouth of the St Johns river, Jackson
willie
Yesterday morning the Board OF Pilot Commits
sioners received st report from Capts Latimer and
James Falanv, relative to the condition of the St
Johns bar During the week ending August 9Th.
Capt Latimer ploted in two vessels and took ont
two through the North channel. He reports T. >
feet of water on the bar at high tide. For the same
time Capt. falany plotted in vessel and took
three out He also reports I2l2 feet of water at
high tide in the North channel
Last week the U. :. :. lantic, of the North ATTAIN
tie squadron, under the command of Capt +. 7.
Woodward visited Penobscot bay and river, going
a. far as iiampden. saturday the vessel steamed
down to Fort Point where She remained until Tues
day, being ordered to Rock land. While at Fort
Point dance was given the officers at the hotel
and their stay there was pleasant one. 4 number
Of our citizens visited the man of-war on sunday
and were much pleased with the officers and vessel
ON Monday Collector Marshall visited the vessel
inviting the commander to come TO Belfast but IL
this could not be done without orders from Wash
our citizens must forego the pleasure Of inspecting
war vessel. A man ofwar is more of a rarity
now than in 1861.
The Florida Union, Jacksonville, has the follow.
ing to say concerning the new sch. Fannie A. Cor
ham, of Belfast
The schooner Fannie A. Gorham has arrived here
with cargo OF hay for Drew, Hazeltine X Livings
ton this being her first trip The Gorham built
by Carter 4 Co., of Belfast, Maine, and is partly
owned by Mr.. NJ W Drew, of this city, and wa.
modelled and built expressly for the Jacksonville
trade The vessel is li0 feet in length, &} feet beam
and feet depth of hold, and is Of 24 tons. She
built of the best quality of yellow pine lumber with
ribs knees and braces of juniper and is of perfect
model, attracting great deal of attention and adj
miration. The masts, three in number are - and
y inches by :? feet high while the topmasts %
feet in length. She is supplied with all modern an
planes, and Is vessel that her owners may wen
be proud of. She is commanded by Capt. William
Hatch, with u. k. Carter lis mate. Her first trip
from Belfast was made in IL days, notwithstanding
mead winds were encountered all the way down.
COOP TEMPLARs NOTES. The regular quarterly
session of Waldo District Lodge of Good Tempars
was held in picnic form and social public meeting
on the shores of Swan Lake in >wanyie on Thurs
day OF last week, resulting in very largely attend
ed and successful meeting. The forenoon was de
voted to routine business and general remarks upon
temperance by several prominent temperance men
present. The county of Waldo is one of the best if
not the banner District lodge in the state having
y live working lodges, with over ,000 members.
1t was voted to hold the next quarterly session, in
November with Progressive Lodge No. 26, at Sandy
Point, stockton. This is one OF the youngest but Il
live, wide awake lodge After discussing picnic
hnner and lots of good things furnished by swan
Lake Lodge, the meeting rcas,embled and listened
I" temperance address by T, r. Simonton of Cam
den, the head of the order in Maine. 1t was one of
his best efforts, gave universal satisfaction TO the
listeners and produced good effect for the order
anu the temperance cause There will he an init
iation in Belfast Lodge tonight. 4 full attendance
is desired.
TRANSFERS IN REAL ESTATE. The following are
The transfers in real estate in Waldo county for the
week ending Aug. l6th-Paul Ames, Unity, to ia
cob l.. Amcs, same town. Elyira b. Burgess, China
TO ienaldo A. Carr, Palermo. Bucksport Savings
Bank to Mary j. Woodman, Bucksport. Edwin f.
Cochran, Astoria, Oregon, to Benz Trip, Sears
port. Nancy l.. Doe estate, Searsmont, to Samuel
Is. Haleltine, same town. p. X. Frohock, Lincoln
VILE, 20 Susan \. Young, same town. 4. G.. Fogg
Fairfield, to John Millett, Clinton Gore. Arthur
'ilchrist, Montville, to Chesey b. Ingraham, Knox
otis and Frank : Hartman, Stockton, to Arthur
j. Triyett, Prospect. jeremiah Hiliman, Troy, to
Andrew J. Young, Troy. Eben Knight, Belmont.
to Geo. w. Knight, same town. Joseph F. Long
fellow, Montyille to Richard Basley, Liberty John
Perkins, Winterport, to Edmund J. Murch same
town Ambrose spaulding, Lincomville, to Susan
\. Young, same town. Toothaker heir, Richmond,
by guardian, to Julia Dow, Searsport. Nathan b
Turner, Palermo, to Samuel Titcomb, Augusta.
George O. White, Montville to Richard Bagley,
Liberty Theo. c. Woodman, receiver, Bucks port,
to Mary j. Woodman, same town. :. o. and lIar
riet \. Whiten Searsmont, to Chas. i. Morse,
same town. Isaiah w. Young, Troy, to Andrew j.
Young, same town.
PERSONAL. The following Belfast odd Fellows
received appointments at the recent session of the
Grand Lodge and Encampment at Portlan,l-Geo.
W. Burkett Grand Conductor of Grand Lodge
Elisha IL. IIaney, d. ID. q. NJ, of the 18th district
archal branch. Capt. L. V. Beebe and wife. of
fast. The captain had Il schooner built here few
years ago. Miss Emily IL. Watson, of Boston, a
former resident of Belfast is visiting friends here
1.-The New Orleans Democrat of recent date, con
tains an account of a concert given in the Bethel in
that city, under the auspices of the steamship Mo
bile, at which her commander, Capt. Chase, was
present with her crew, some of whom took part in the
ent rtainment. Capt. Hartman, the manager OF
the Inc, was present and made short address, in
which he paid high compliment to the good work
of the Bethel Capt Chase is a native of this city
and Capt. Hartman native of Prospect . Mr.
Weber, the Boston artist, Il native of Monroe is
painting large picture for of the fall exhibi
tons 1t is said be the best picture he has ever
painted, and is entitled, "Moonlight, Vineyard
sound. Its composition introduces a ship coming
on full Roadway in the immediate foreground, all
sails set, including picturesque stun Sails with
scho0ners, Il steamer and other vessels in the dis
lance, all coming in and rounding the lightshp
which is seen in the left foreground. The sky is
full of depth and strong atmospheric expression