The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1885-07-02

Allen, by the owner, A. Sewall. ESQ.,, annOunc-
ing her total loss on St. Andrews Island, May
9th. The crew was saved. The schooner was
valued at $4,000. There was no insurance.
She was built by Sewall in 1888, and was $40
tons. She was out a week from Aspinwall for
Bath for repairs and was light.
SCHOONER LAUNCHED.
The three-masted schooner City of Philadel-
phla was successfully launched at Bath. June
23d, from the yard of the New England Ship
Company. She halls from Philadelphia. Her
dimensions are: length, 1877 it,; breadth. 34ft
depth. 1922 tonnage, 3S661. Phillip Fitz-Pat-
rick and others of Philadelphia are owners, al.
commander. The vessel will load ice for the
South.
IN GENERAL.
The report that the government has rejected
the proposed site of the new post office on
account of deficient title is all bosh. The title
to the property is all right, and the government
is only waiting for the completion of few
formalities. Maine Farmer.
Francis Gray, the oldest resident of Madrid
Franklin county, died June Dist. at the great
age of l01 years. s months and 20 days.
The acreage of potatoes In this county will
be less than that of last year, says the ARGOS
took Times.
Work on the Houlton water works is pro.
crossing fairly, says the Republican. The con
tractor hopes to have them completed by
August. Thus far something over mile OF
pipe has been laid.
DoNter's Fourth of July is announced by the
Eastern State. 1t includes trial of fire
engines, bicycle, foot. log, tub and boat races
and an evenings entertainment in the town
hall.
The prospect is now good for an unusually
large berry crop. The BURBERRY fields in the
eastern part Of the State promise a very large
yield.
has Il 4
ell has confirmed Gen. A. b. Shepherd OF
| Skowhegan, Trustee of the State Agricultural
College. and Rev. George 5. Hill of Dexter
Trustee of the Normal schools of the State.
The Industrial journal says: The enter.
prising shipbuilders of Bath are making al
effort to secure the contract for building one OF
the steel cruisers for the Government. BATH
has excellent facilities for work OF this char
acter. and it is believed, or at least hoped. can
successfully compete with the builders on the
Delaware.
Paul Pinkham of Millbri,lge. blind man
has followed the lobster business for ten wears
His boat is guided by his wife, but he does al
the work of handling the nets, etc. He ha.
caught ton q week for three weeks. Mr.
Pinkham makes his own traps and builds hi,
own boats In the BURBERRY season he picks
berrie, for the canning factory nearly as fast a.
those who can see.
Miss Edith Leayitt NJ. D.. of Auburn, who
was graduated from the medical school OF
Boston University, has begun the practice OF
her profession in Boston.
Four of the graduating class of Bangor
Seminary are to be ordained pastors in thi,
state: James Lade. at Eliot: S. ID. Towne, ii,
North Ellsworth; John l.. Evans, AT Nortl
Arson, during this month. Rev. James B
Halves will be installed pastor at Winthrop, il
September. Rev. f. A. Wilson of the class OF
-, is said to be installed pastor at Bierica
Mass. James W. Strout 81, has a call tc
W arrpn. Me. commercial
Sergeant Winsor b. Smith of the 1>t Maine
Cavalry, died suddenly of apopleXy Wednes
day evening, June oath, at Portland. He haC
been in poor health from exposure in Ander
>onviile prison. He rode in the procession
Tuesday.
An agricultural neighbor who has abundance
of leisure TO try experiments. SETS his bean
poles this spring at an angle of about 10 degrees
He Is, of course, Dombarded with question,
from passrrs, but stands il go0d-naturedy
saving 1T is ouly whm" IWatervile Sen.
tinel.
While workmen Were engaged in eXcayatins
IN front of the kineo House at Mooseheal
Lake, they came upon two Indian skeletons
and in the grave with them was tomahawb
and pipes. The skeletons We're of man and
woman, and it is thought that the remain.
must have been there 300 years.
+. NJ. IIer>ey of Bangor is making extensive
improvements at his poultry ranch on the
Hogan road in the suburbs OF Bangor. and vii
ere long have one of the largest and finest
establishments of the kind in New England
lie has now from GOO to 100 hens and up
wards of one thousand of chickens. the latter
number being rapidly increased by an incubato,
which is in very >uccessful operation.
Mr.. Prenti>> Prebe who has been connected
with the Bangor House as book keeper fol
several wears, died Thursday morning He
was man who was well known to the public
and Will be much missed.
The dwelling house in West Gardiner owuel
by Joseph NJ. Wakefield, was DESTROYED by fire
Thursday night. ] he loss on the building ant
! furniture is $1,000: insured for 500 in the
/ Hartford Insurance company. The cause OF
the ire was a defective tiue.
/ b. Waite of Carthage, the mail carrier from
South Carthage TO Berry's Mills was sitting il
his chair asleep, when his wife awoke him sud
| denly, and he sprung 10 his feet in such a man
ner to break both bones below the knee ac
| cordlng TO the Wilton Record.
Rev. &. Ii. Gates of Deer Isle has colecte,
$1,000 toward building Il church to take tn,
place of the one lately burned
During the war of the rebellion in lS6a. Mr.
Charles II. Hooper of Custine sent a lette
home. which lis wife never received until las
Friday. Twenty-three wears were occupied b,
Z Ia.