The Republican journal., 1892-05-19
Vreeland's Minstrels gave very good en-

tertainment at the Belfast Opera House last
Tuesday evening. They had good house.
The Non-partisan w. T. Alliance will meet
with Mrs. burlington, Cedar street, Friday,
at 245 o'clock. A full attendance is re-
quested.
In the April Postal Guide just received
the following Knox county changes are not
ed: Name of Clark s Island changed to Clark
Island; name of West Camden changed to
West Rockport.
The railroad commissioners, with some of
the Maine Central officials, came to Belfast
Thursday last on a tour of inspection.
They remained at the Crosby Inn over night
and left Friday morning.
Belfast already has one of the finest bands
and one of the best orchestras in the State,
and now it is to have quintet. The quintet
has been practiclng all winter and discourses
very excellent music. Rockland Tribune.
Last week the Maine Central Railroad
bought two acres of ground in Brooks,
known as the Forbes gravel pit, and side
tracks We're laid into it, The gravel is good
and it is being used to ballast the road.
A nine from the Camden High school came
to Belfast Saturday and played base ball
with picked nine from this city The
game, which attracted some interest, was
played school house common and was
umpired by W. E. Dilworth. The Belfast
boys won, the score being q to 49,
INVOLUNTARY IMPRISONMENT. A Belfast
man went to his home at five O'Clock last
Saturday afternoon. His wife was nowhere
to he seen, but from the chamber above came
the sound of mutfled pounding The man
listened. thinking it might be spiritual rap
pings but remembering that his wife was
house cleaning decided she was engaged in
that business The muttled rappings con-
tinued but still the man needed not the
sounds. At last lie investigated and found
his wife imprisoned in small closet hardly
large enough to stand in. She was inside
when the door was accidentally closed and
fastened with spring clasp. She had re-
manned there nearly one hour. In order to
get sufficient air she laid down and inhaled
it from the crack under the door. She chose
to remain imprisoned rather than burst open
the door. She made her husband promise
not to give her away.
STEAMER NOTES. The new steamer Sylvia
built at Salem, Mass, for the North Haven
and Rockl,n nd route, arrived at the latter
place last week, and is now running. She
| was built for Dr. G.. G.. Weld, of Newport.
r. l., who OWNS a summer cottage at Iron
Point, North Haven. The Sylvia is 10 feet
over all, IS the water-line, IA feet beam
and feet $ inches draft, 1917 gross tons or
1.;6 net, and will steam nine miles an hour.
The boat is fitted with all modern conveli-
fences and must become Very popular. In
June she will make two trips daily. The
Sylvia is commanded by Capt. Willard A.
Mills, late of the packet sch. Greyhound, ...
The repairs on steamer Pentagoet, will be
completed by the last of the week. when she
VIII be ready for sea. Mr.. George Pallister
of Portland, steamboat Inspector has been
here and examined the vessel. Capt. Oakes
expects to 90 to Boston and load for East
port, where he will load with the products
of the sardine factories. The Pentagoet in
changing from a government vessel to a mer-
chant vessel will be enrolled as a new vessel
So. The Olivette will not run to Bar Harbor
this year, having been chartered to run
between Boston and Halifax, y. s., in CON
junction with the steamer Halifax. Ross
Howelt's tug, Bismark, will soon sail
from Norfolk for Bangor to resume towing
on the river Captains of vessels running
up the Penobscot will be pleased to her
back again, as she is the finest tug in Eastern
waters. She has had very pros porous sea-
son in the South. The steamer Rockland
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makes vast Improvement i'll the looks of
the boat. She VIII have new anchors, and
will make the usual trips, beginning june 8
80. Capt. VIM. Crosby, who has been in
command of the steamer Castine during the
winter has returned to his home in Brewer.
Mr. Henry Barbour, of Brewer, has taken
command OF the Castine and wil' hold the
position through the summer Last week
the steamer May Field entered upon a new
route On arrival of the Boston boat at
Rockland the May Field proceeds to Spruce
Head, Clarks Island, Tenant Harbor, Port
Clyde and Friendship, and returning con-
meets with the Boston steamer going west
The steamer has been put i'll first class con-
diton, and is commanded by Capt. Stephen
II. Dyer, of Ninalhaven.
WHITE WINGS. j. A. Clough, Nathan
Patterson and Eben Hatch have hired KIM
balls yacht F. c. B., and will engage in fish
ing the coming summer. The boat will be fit
ted out and sail for the fishing grounds down
the bay about the last of the month. >. Capt
f. l.. Williams, of Grow Cove, Islesboro,
came across the bay Saturday in the yacht
Edith. A few years ago Capt. Williams ran
regularly to Belfast, but we seldom see him
now =. Mr.. Macomber's catamaran Cyclone
launched Saturday .... Albert Roix's
yacht Edna will soon be a1oat and in sailing
trim. In windward work no boat in these
waters can hold candle to the Edna The
sloop Triton, of Swan Island was at Belfast
Monday for produce and stores. The sloop
was built at Deer Island to run as a packet
from that place to Rockland. She is 40 feet
over all, with long overhang both toward
and aft She carries large spread of canvas
and must be great sailer. -. Decrow's sloop
yacht Alice B. was launched ON Thursday
last and when atloat every one pronounced
her beauty. She sits gracefully ON the
water, and is a valuable addition to the Bel
fast Yacht fleet The hoat is u feet over oil