The Republican journal., 1896-03-19

23d.
RAILROAD SPARKS. Conductor Emer,
Cook of the freight train was confined to tn.
house several days last week by Illness The
train was in charge of Conductor Timothy
O'Donnell of Waterville. E. The snow storm
OF March 18th brought out the snow plows
on the branch for the first time this season
The storm was much more severe in the in
terror OF the State and many of the trains or
the main line We're DELAYED causing the
down trains on the branch to be late.
THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE ORGANIZED The
members of the School Committee met al
the Superintendent's office Monday even
| ing, March 10th, to reorganize for the cur
rent municipal year. James H. Howes, re-
elected, and Norman Wardwell, Rev. John
| F. Tilton and George j. Grotton, new men,
bers, appeared and took the oath of office
James II. Howes was elected chairman pro
tenn, for the year, the Mayor being chairman
ex-otficio under the law. The superintend-
ent being absent Rev. j. F. Tllton was elect
ed clerk, pro tenn. The following standing
committees were appointed
On text books, appliances and course of
study, Tilton, Sibley, Wardwell.
On examination and certification of teach
ers, Kilgore, Tilton, Hatch.
On estimates for appropriations, Sibley,
Hayford, Grotton
On rules and regulations. Hatch, Putnam,
Rackliff.
After discussion of various points in rela-
ton to the opening of the spring term of
school the meeting adjourned to Monday
evening, March %, at 80 o'clock
CHAT. In Mr.. Griffins article on the
comet, published last week, for Venus read
! Neptune. There is war on moustaches.
B. 0. Norton's was among the first to dis
appear and others will follow Camden is
making strong move towards the esta blisl-
ment of public library ....A visitor to the
Jordan gallery, Boston, says that Mr.. H. L..
| Woodcock's still-lfe painting, THE Little
Brown Jug" has d good position and has
been much complimented. Jordan, Marsh
& Co, will buy pictures to the value of 49,
| 600 from the eXhibition.... Any reader of
| The Journal by sending name and address
to F. H. Lord, G. P. 4 I. A, Chicago Great
Western Railway, Chicago, H., can have q
| reproduction of the latest photograph of
| Hon. T. n. Walker, Commander-in-C Chief of
the Grand Army of the Republic March
| 10, 1895, snow drops We're in bloom on the
grounds of A. B. Otis, Esq. This year a
| snow bank occupies their place go The
snow storm of Monday and Tuesday was the
/ heaviest of the season. The lack of snow
the first of the winter has been fully made
up......Last Thursday was st. Patrick $
day.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The daily papers last
| week reported among the arrivals at New
/ FORK March 10th sch Emma S. Briggs, Os-
| born, Belfast. The schooner is at this port
repairing and has been here for some time
49,. The 1600-ton four-master building in
| Beams ship yard, Camden, will be ready to
launch in June. Mr.. Bean says that every
, vessel he builds of that size benefits Maine
| people TO the amount of 1000. He ex-
| poets soon to get the frame up for another
four-master for New jersey parties . The
two-masted sch. Damon, 157 tons, of Deer
Isle, built at Waldoboro in 1886, has been
sold to Capt. Willard of Millbridge, Me-,
for S420. The bark White Cloud, largely
owned but not built in Bucksport, encoun-
| tered hurricane while on the voyage from
Pernambuco to New York and lost main
mast, miZzen topmast, fore top gallant mast
| all with yards and sails attached. She put
into Bermuda for repairs Capt. George w.
Carlisle has gone to Bermuda to look after
| the interests of the owners and insurers
Compulsory pilotage in Maryland has been
abolished by the Legislature and vessels are
no longer compelled to employ pilots. This
will be good news to the coasters. Schs
I! Sarah l.. Davis, James Holmes, Miantono-
NAH and Fannie 4 Edith sailed March 18th
with hay for Boston. 80. Sch. Maria Webster
loaded hay and produce for Mt. Desert and
sailed March 14th. Sch, Lady Antrim ar
rived Saturday from Boothbay with phos-
phate for l.. A. Know lton. Sch. z. NJ
Bonnie has resumed her Ninalhaven packet
business. On the 9th page will be found a
notice of "Howel's Steam Vessels a most
valuable and interesting book. Some of the
many illustrations are of local interest, as
for instance that of Mr.. G. W. C. Drexel's
this port last season. The author of the
! DOCK, MT. u. r OSIef Howell, IS the junior
editor and proprietor of that we'll known
paper the American Shipbuilder of New
York, and he is a practical seaman wei
as an able writer. The bark Allanwilde
has paid her Bucksport owners snug divi
dend of $50 50 per thirty second The AL
lanwilde was one of the last vessels built il
Bucksport, and was launched from Beazley's
Verona yard in 1884. Sch. Thomas W
Hyde has been out 80 days from Bruins
wick, Georgia, with a cargo of yellow pine
for Kelley, Spear 4 Co. of Bath. VIM.
Beazley, Esq, of Bucksport was in town
the first of the week and made an official in
spection of sch. Emma S. Briggs, now under.
going repairs at Carter & Cos. He gave in.
structions as to the work to be done to en-
title her to a renewal of her rate of A l, anC
when this is finished he will come for fl ma
examination and give her the rating for
term of years. He also made an examna
ton of the work on the new barkentine il
Mcdonald & Browns yard. .Schs. Hattie
of Deer Isle and Flora Rogers of Camde1
are expected here soon for repairs at Garter
& Co.'S. Sch. Harriet Rogers arrived
Tuesday from Seal Harbor. She will load hay