The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-02-20

Pensions have been granted as follows
Original. Benjamin F. Fogg, father, Bucks
port; Thomas E. Kennedy, Clinton; Eben
L. Fletcher, Belfast; increase, John A.
Leighton, Belfast Jacob Gray, Rockport.
The Municipal Officers will meet at the
Aldermen's room Saturday evening for a
hearing on the petition of J. II. Healey &
Co. to erect and maintain stationary steam
engine, and other matters that may come
before them.
In one of the public schools recently the
question was asked, what are the owners of
cattle called? and the reply was, ''stock-
holders" In another school a small boy an
swered the question what is agriculture? as
follows: Getting married.
Two ladies of this city started one snowy
evening recently to make call. They had
not gone far when one discovered that al
though she had put on CATERS she had for
gotten her rubbers, and she returned and
got them. On reaching their destination
the other found that she was wearing only
one rubber-the right, of course, as the other
was left. Perhaps it should be added that
they were not going to a card party.
STEAMER NOTES. 1t is understood that
the Boston & Bangor Steamship company
intend to take care of the business of the
line next season with two boats, the City
of Bangor and the Penobscot, and that the
Lewiston will not go into commission
again, but will be sold or chartered for use
on some route to which she is suited. Capt.
Mark 1ngraham, who has been master of the
Lewiston, will probably take command of
the Mt. Desert, the summer boat on the Bar
Harbor route. Steamer Henry Morrison,
sold recently to Boston parties was taken to
that port from Bucksport last week. Cant.
Alfred Wardwell went in her as pilot,
Steamer Penobscot left for Boston last
Thursday at the regular hour, but laid over
at Rockland until $50 Friday morning. She
arrived at Belfast Saturday afternoon on her
return trip, and left for Boston at the usual
hour Monday.
LAW COURT DECISION Tileston Wadlin
Esq, has received from the Law Court the
certificate OF opinion in case of Daisy W hite
house in equity, vs.. Ambrose z. Cargill
The parties belong in Liberty The com.
plainant was an heir under the will of Am
brose Whtehouse to $500, and the respond
ent was appointed her guardian. The COM
painant's brother, the other heir under the
VIII, soid the property to the respondent
The buildings on the place We're burned and
the respondent got the insurance money.
The bill in equity is brought to determine
whether or not the compliments lien COW
ers the insurance money. The case has
been twice before the Law Court and once
before referee. Following is the rescript
Real estate charged with the payment of
legacy under Will was conveyed while this
lien for the payment of the legacy was still
upon it. The purchaser procured an insur-
ance in his own name upon the property
The buildings were afterwards DESTROYED
and the insurance paid to the purchaser
Held, that the purchaser was not account
able for the insurance to the party entitled
TO the legacy. The contract of insurance is
one of indemnity only, does not run with
the land, and does not indemnify any one
having only an interest as mOrtgager, re-
demptioner, attaching creditor or otherwise
The holder of mere equitable lien, cannot
compel the owner of the legal estate to ac-
count for the rents and profits received by
missed
SHIPPING ITEMS, Fl. M. Bean, Camden, will
lay the keel of four-masted schooner of
about 200 tons in March, which he has con-
tracted to build for Capt. John Holmes of
New jersey. Work is progressing rapidly
on the big fourmaster now building III the
same yard for Taunton, Mass, parties. The
fray, 10 tha IF al
ceiling her is under way. Sch. n. E. Sy-
monds, which arrived here last week from
Turks Island with 5000 bushels of salt for
Swan & Sibley Co.. had long and tedious
passage and experienced heavy weather
She was nearly three weeks coming from
Tarpaulin Cove, where she put in for re-
pairs. The Symonds sailed Tuesday for
Grand Manan to load herring for New
York. The tug Childs returned to Key
West Feb. Sd and reported finding sch
Cyrus Hall (before reported burnedD, off
Sombrero, and towed her into soundings
On examination it was found that cargo and
hull were completely burned. Ia red buoy
has been placed on "kelp LEDGE" White
Head passage, near the Spindles, point
where something of the sort has long been
needed, as many vessels have run upon it.
Seafaring men believe a buoy should also
indicate Ram Island ledge, dangerous To-
cality in thick weather. Sch. Joseph W.
Foster. Wheaton, from Pensacola Feb.
for Rio Janeiro, was abandoned at sea- She
was on fire. The crew took to the boats,
and were picked up and brought to Cedar
Keys, Fla, Feb. g.. The daily papers re-
port the arrival of sch. Edward johnson at
Vera Cruz Feb. from Philadelphia. The
sch. of that name built here was burned
year or more ago at South American port,
and there is no such vessel in the govern
ment list. ...S Some one recently made the
statement that there had been 16 vessels on
the stocks at Belfast at OF e time. This may
have been true, for in 1916 and 1847 nineteen
vessels were built here, the same number in
each year. In 1848 there were II built, and
18 in 1849. In later years there was a falling
off in number, but they were of more ton
mage .. Schs. Fannie & Edith and Jonathan
Cone loaded hay at Standpoint for Boston
for F. G. White last week. The Cone is re-
ceiving new jibboom at this port. Sch.
James Holmes loaded hay at F. G. Whites
and sailed for Boston Feb 18th. Sch. Wins