The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-06-09

| 5000 NNiN'
We have received note concerning the
decoration of graves of members of the 10Th
| Me, but the name of the sender is not given
| and part of the communication we are un-
able to read-two reasons why it does not APP
pear i'll this issue. Under other conditions
We should have been glad to publish it,
Messrs. Chas R. Harrison and Llewellyn
Wood, of Belfast, have hired the granite
sheds near the lower bridge erected by the
late George Mayo, and will conduct a gem
era granite business. The sheds have been
| put in good condition. Messrs. Harrison <
| Wood are good workmen, with years of eX-
perience, and there is no reason why they
should not make success.
A SCoRCHER. Thursday. June end, was
the hottest day of the season thus far, the
| Thermometer indicating 90 in the shade. The
heat coming So suddenly after a period of
cool weather was almost unhearable and the
wind being westerly it was untempered by
salt air. While the mercury stood at 80 in
the basement of Locke's iewelrv store il was
81 IN the shop ahove \ cool wave fol
lowed.
AcKNoN LrDGMENls From the Babcock
| Printing Press Mfg. Co.,, Of New London,
Comm. we have received a very neat paper
weight, 1t fills a long felt want .... Hon.
Joseph O. Smith, Insurance Commissioner.
State of Maine, has our thanks for copy Of
| his annual reports. We have received,
with the compliments of Walter S. Logan.
| IS William street, n. y, a very tastifully
printed pamphlet entitled "a Mexican
Night" 1t contains the toasts and re-
sponses at a complimentary dinner given by
Mr. Logan at the Democratic Club. New
| York city Dec, 16, 1871 to Senior Don Matias
Romero. Mexican Minister to the United
| States.
STEAMER NOTES. The daily service on the
! Boston & Bangor steamship line will be
| gin Monday, June 18th. when all three
boats will go on duty. The line was never
in better shape for summer business. All
the steamers are in fine condition The
| Rockland went on her route between Bangor
and Rockand last Friday and came into
port decked with bunting and Respondent
with fresh paint. This route is a very con-
veuient one for Penobscot bay travel and the
| Rockland is heartily welcomed. -. Steamer
! Emmeine, Captain Webster, Went ashore
near Green ledge, at the entrance of Larry's
| Narrows, during the thick fog of June list.
/ She was on hey afttrl0 IA trip from Rocllland
to Nmalhaven. Her passengers We're taken
| aboard Of the steamer Forest Queen. which
| had been sailing alongside, also hound for
| NinalhaVen. Tie Emmeline remained on he
rocks until , O'Clock Thursday morning.
I when She was toated with little or no dam
age. Had it been a rough night she must
have gone 10 pieces
SHIrPING ITEMS. sen. Sarah L. Davis,
! Capt. Jones, arrived last week from Hobo
ken With coal for Swan y Sihlev Company,
and il now loading paving for New York
Sargent 4 Co. furnish the car-o.... Seh Ra-
tliant Went on the Belfast Marine railway last
week and was put II first class or,ler,... Mr..
| Fred Il. White has shipped a cargo of hay
| to South West Harbor by sch Tidal Wave
.,.. Brig Ernrstine il Loading spool wood at
! Portland for scotland o.. Sch. Diclley Bird.
/ from Philadelphia with coal for tine Maine
I Central company, arrived here SATURDAY.
night, As the company are abont to build
! new coal sheds here tile cargo could not he
I dischargede A tug lowed the vessel to
Bangor Sunday ....A United States steam
light house tender was in our harbor Sun
+ day. Sch. Nellie 5. Pickering from Hobo
ken, mas discharged a carsu of coal for Swan
X >hley Co The vessel viii undergo IT.
pairs sl I.emGel II. Hopkins arrived
here Tuesday and took on a decl>-load of
hay for Boston, Mr.. F. q, White furnished
tile cargo. The hold fun Was taken ON
board At Burksrort ~. The four-ma~t4d ,ch
Ninh1ls. built hv Mcdonald < Brown. ar
rived at Boston June ftl, from Buenos
A5res, after passage OF 81 days. The out
ward rum from Portland was made in 10
days. Til, j. remarkable time tor sailing
d vessel.
WHITE Wings. George CHM. nj Vinal-
haven. has completed and launched a cat
boat, the OiVette, of the following dinen-
sionS Length over ali. y feet, l. ". L., - it.
L. in.: beam. extreme. 10 #. > in. !. w l.,
it. in; draft without board, , it. = in.
with board, IT,. least free board, / it. y in. ::
7 displacement, long tons, 10. ballast, long
! tons. inside, 115; mast, deck to hounds 26
it. from fore end of |. w. L. it, 9l-2 in. .
, boom, 80 it. gaff, Is #. 6 in malnsail area
81. it. 6l2.5O The boat is very roomv has a
snug cabin, and Will be fitted with Hagger-
tvs patent sail hoist. She will carry 3 92O
! pounds OF lead ballast. In reporting re-
cent yacht race in light weather at New
| York, Forest & Stream says: LAS to RIG in
| such weather, the high topsail and lib top
sail appear to drive a boat faster than the
Simple large mansail and jb, in spite of all
theories as to the division of sail
noted craft visited Penobscot BAY last week
! the new Gloucester fishing schooner Jennie
! L. Steele, Capt. Olsen. which touched at
Spark Point for bait. on her way to thr
/ Seal Island fishing grounds The Steele is
built on the same model as the celebrated
HerreshoH yacht Gloriana, is 9t feet long
! over all, "a feet keel % feet wide, and draws
| Is feet Of water aft and feet forward with
out cargo. Her net tonnage is nearly -
/ tons. She is rugged in the modern stvle of
yachts, with her foremost nearly dozen
feet shorter than her mainmast The hull is
! painted pure white, with gold band along