The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-07-26
Maine Matters.


THE LARGEST CENTRE-BoAED SCHOONER
EVER BIILT.
Following is a description of the ccntre-hoard
schooner now building ut Waidoboro: She is
the largest center-hoard schooner ever built.
Her length of keet is 225 feet her breadth is 80
feet, depth OF hold u feet and her measure
ment will be 800 tons. She will have five
masts, of Oregon pine. and her foremost, main-
mast, miZZenmaSt, spankerma>t and jiggcr will
be each lis feet i'll length, while the topmasts
will be each 56 feet. The diameter of the top
of her ma>ts at the cap will he - inches.
There will he used in her construction 400 tons
of white oak from Virginia 100000 feet hard
pine from Georgia. and l - 10 300 tons of iron.
She will have two anchors which will each
weigh nearly 5000 pounds. and $50 fahoms of
IA inch chain weighing G0.oo0 pounds. Her
cupboard plankin@ will be inches thick from
keel to top. and her inside ceiling will be from
10 to II inches in thickness. She will have two
full decks running the entire length of the YES
sci and nine batcheS. She VIII have i've Jii>,
and 1000 yards of canvas Will be used. She
will be launched in October. There will soon
be employed in the yard from 100 to $50 men
who will push her along to completion as soon
possible. Her owners are Governor -Ame>
of Massachusetts. Oahc> a. Ame>. Fred L..
Ame> and W. L. Hart of Boston, Hon. Frank
:. stevens of swansea. Capt. j. +. Davis and
Capt. {. \. Davis. who will command her, all
of Massachusetts,, and others. She will run in
the coal trade between Baltimore and provi-
dence for William II. Jordan of Worcester
Mass. who is one of the largest coal dealers in
New England. This great craft viii have an
the modern Improvements iii handling sail an
chors and cargo and viii carry a small crew
IN proportion 10 her size.
FRI IT DEPARTMENT OF STATE FAIR.
The siXtcent annual exhibition of the Maine
State Pomological society will be held in con-
nection with the Maine State Agricultural So
cietv, on Tuesday. Wednesday. Thursday and
Friday. September II. II. II and II. is>>, in
the exhibition building in tie state Fair Park.
Lewiston.
The premium li>i la> been carefully revised
and several changes have been made which
were considered advisable by the executive
committee. some of which are noted For best
dish of Baldwin>. Rhode Island greetings. and
RoNbury ru>sct> there are three premiums
each. 50. IS and 81. For this premium the dish
must consist of twelve specimens only. The
premiums are very liberal and it is hoped there
will he large number of plates on exhibition.
In the canned fruit department the prem-
um> offered for best variety OF canned fruit.
preserves. Nr.. are $ and -.
Premiums offered for best exhibition of
fruit grown 10y exhibitor. t. occupy a -l'.re
not exceeding 3Ns feet. equal reference 10 lee
had to varieties and kinds Of fruit. and tt-te
shown in making the display. The premiums
are 50. 50 and -.
The executive officers OF The society are
Charles s Pope. president. Manchester: II. II.
MhoM non secretary fi arm IT. W
W !oW H., ~" ~ -, ~,
:" lue' NV "!uue' ~; roi l"i'"e' pau
The premiums offered by the society are lib
era and the executive officers of the society
are determined TO make this department OF the
state Fair one OF the most attractive ever hcld.
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DRAINAGE AT TIE STATE PRISON.
~, a., . ,. ., n II ~
Inv.px,Jor ,Yb,uic;,u Of III, Milne stat. pris
nr IL recommended tb,. druin.or of wafer
~ ii $500 - M ~ =, ',|t
lloh VIZ lileoh Iuii :. an" "a 'i'r ",' ~ foi'
AFTER Inc introduction OF Inc oyster river
water. >alu tnal a better system oI sewerage
was demanded and that ample water should he
furnished TO flush the sewer. Within the past
,,yo ,o,r. thn Co,.ernnr mil Council +,,.i j.r
Nil, W,r,len RIM and thr nri.nn in.nertorS.
Mith "ai ueii Deaii "'l" the i'ii>o'' :
haNc ioohtu tnl> IihPoii'Ni ni.titi oNti tioi :
water within the prison walls, is highly ,letri-
mental to the sanitary well beng Of the n>'ltu-
non. Last week committee consisting OF
,ouheliior> liaht ana hahd ana ir: a. ~
louh@' secretary oil Inc Statc boafI OF iica!h'
visited NE prison anu are OF Inc OPINION
that sewer should at once he lali /" Inc river
ana Inc s'a=naill water Drained away. WIN 'hG
Sta@nant water III the quarry added 10 IL. ana
All NE eNcreta from the iaNoratories Wilhih me
walls anu Nun "lhoui winch VIII pass MO the
proposed sewers.
TIE STATE TREASURY.
STATE Treasurer Rurlcioh LAST week turned
,.n III, f,'rI f ~ to, 90 ,I ,',r n,,,
,m;s.innnr nf th.. yra.,.urv lInn i:anr,,
Ri III. folInuin, i; ~ ,ata,no,+. ..,,,.h
rhartx ra,.i,,t. anJ hama. rn,,rn~n,'ti,,, o.. jn..
crihrI hrrcnn 81 il3a-S II this 'mnun, he
in,r tha nntirn c,.h assn. in TN, Tra.s,,rv 81
W,;nn ,nI IN L,,i. TO- ,t,o ,,.'i;t - a., tr,..-
ur,. ~ ,Ia 'ln.,, nf ln,in,.. I,,i, n ~ -.
shown hV the books of the office. Among the
items are the fohowlh%;
lpl sIu lt,
the cash books. 500 =
SINKING luh't: 1850 VI
i OF OF " N I,u,'''i ' ia, -
Cnmnapv ''''' i"'''"' ''''> lno ooo ,o
Funds of Maine Reneit A,so,in,inu 94u4- 81
Provident Aid society funds........ 93,r 10
Agricultural College funds. ll>.3oG GO
War debt fl ils belonging to towns and
plaH,iIlnns. '-...' i',oo W
N'' III '''A7 go ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i'''f'- ~
A MAINE CAPTAIN SAVED EY HIS TEETH
c,,.o;, n,,;oI u.u, - ,... s,,
III; f NJ Ui ioun.
;L, Ii H. :'ii ~ .,ic o'ii'i
IN ia T,, ioi ' . mo'>c" ,l'i ,oi
~ H. idu'i, aie VIZ 'ooh h,i VII
bottom. she capsized and SINK in ten fathoms
OF water. Capt. Mnllock jumped into the boat
which was made fast to the schooner. He tried
III VAN to unite the line which held her, but the
strain was so great ii was impossible. He had
nothing with him TO cut it, and A. the boat was
disappearing below the surface and himself
with 1t. he grabbed the rope with his teeth. and
by dint OF vigorous =nawing finally cut i'll two
nine strand rope. aud freed his boat. but not
until his head had been drawn under water Il
number of times in his efforts to unfa>ten tie
rope. The schooner was owned in Yarmouth.
\. $. and had complete it-out for fishing
cruise. She was 4 total loss with everything
IN board.
w "hAN" - NHfh 'i-'NAlt'
VIZ. l. = -iieil' WHOSE extensive tfaNei IN
our own country an" whose eleven trips abroad,
~ England ana on thc Continent. nave given
INN "iae opportunity ior observation VI cilh-
''e>, people ana scenery Nhlch nave been
iiiaue Sooo ut Oh SAYS thal lhc tili!late ana
N'her physical cohullioh> OF our own state.
"hehtompafeu WIN the h"ted summer resort
~ oll sle.u country oi Oh Europe. are lar IN
'uNah'c Vi eitneI' ana 'iial IL Is ohil ny >uch
comparisons ihi't Tue advantages or Maine
come 10 'he from ana are gwen iiE>t choice over
other localities 10y 'hoSe WHO nave money to
tour of such places in the Old World as well AS
she new. Names Sfano summer climate and
atmosphere can never be taken from her, and
VIII forever give Us the advantage.
CAMP MEETING.
Next Thursday. tbe tcmper,ncc c,mn.moet.
inm season in Maine will lr~in with th. neot.
inc of the W. CRU at Sehaoo Lake Mr.
l.. NJ. y. Stevens. vice president of thr N,tinn.
al w. C.TT. will hayrrh several nrom-
pent sneakers will he nrcsent ,nL exralJnnt
musical Ialcnt i, engaged In nuttipr the snh.
iect of tenperance before The neonle. these