The Republican journal., 1896-11-05
The Republican Journal thursday Morning. November 1896

MISS Bernice E. Rogers received on Mon
day handsome fan from Capt. MCLEAN of
the new barkentine Josephine. Miss Roy
ers, IL Will be remembered, christened the
vessel at the launching. The fan is of featb.
ers and flowers, with humming bird perch-
ed in a natural position
The scholars of some of the CITY schools
voted for President and Vice President
Tuesday, with the following result: High
school, Mckinley, 70; Bryan & Sewall. IS.
Bryan q watson, 2. Upper Grammar, Nc
Alniey, 81; Bryan, IL, Lower Grammar,
division B., Mckinley, 43; Bryan, %.
Messrs. McKeen, Moody. Gowell and
Hunton, of the State Board of Agriculture.
are holding farmers institutes in Waldo
county ti,is week, as follows I.incolnyille
Centre, Wednesday; Searsmont, Thursday :;
Liberty, Friday, and Centre Montyille. Sat-
urday. They arrived here Tuesday evening
Flag day was quite generally observed
throughout the country, but in Belfast
rainy morning greatly curtailed the display
Many who had handsome flags did not care
to expose them to the weather. but ouite a
those of j. II. Quimby, DR.. j. G Brooks. l..
A hnowlton and DR.. d. 2. Flanders dis
played the Stars and Stripes. S. r. Locke
and f. K. Wiggln hung out flag over Main
street from the National Bank building, and
the business places of b F. Wells Hiram
Chase Y Son and others displayed tags
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. VIM II Sumner.
capt L. " Pendleton of Islesboro, recently
made round trip from New York to Bruins
wick. Ga, and back to New York in q DAVIS
The schooner has made eight round rrjns
from New York south in little more than II
months. -. Sch. w. B. Palmer of Bath, Can't
Dyer, which has been bringing coal to Port
land from Loulsberg, c, B., has been char
tered to carry cargo of wheat and general
| cargo from Baltimore to Antwerp Mr.. n
| L. Palmer her managing owner, was asked
| recently whether there was much in the
| transatlantic trade for our schooners Mr.
Palmer replied that they would only get the
| overtiow from the English steamers He
| had, however, received several other offers
for his schooners, but did not intend to take
them up until the VIM. b. Palmer had load
ed her cargo and he could see how she load
ed, Sch. Helen G.. Moseley Is at Mar
quand's yard, East Boston, to receive some
general repairs, including new rudder
stock, and the vessel is to be released 1t
is said the Boston Marine Insurance Com
pany has paid the insurance on the missing
barkentine Thos j. Stewart of Bangor
Sch. Sherman sold at public auction in
Rockland by United States Marshal Dono-
van few days ago, for S405 The buyer
was Capt. Frank A. Plummer of Lincoln
vile, who has commanded the vessel. "
| Work on the sch. Mary E. H G. Dow
ashore near Dix Island, has been practically
suspended pending higher tides and the ar
rival from Boston of 800 more empty kero-
sene barrels to be used in the attempt to
float her. She has yet /, 300 tons of coal on
board much of which must be taken out be
fore it would be safe to pull her off if that
should be found possible. This may have to
| be done by divers, as much of it is under
water in her hold Under no ordinary cir
cumstances will she be abandoned Every
effort that science and energy can make will
| he put forth to save her. -. Sch. Harriet
| Rogers loaded hay and coal at F. G. Whites
last week for Seal Harbor. Sch. Nolant
loaded casks for Rockand Saturday. -. Sch.
Annie l.. Henderson sailed Oct Goth for
Jacksonville, light. Sch. Maria Webster
loaded hay and coal at F G.. Whites for Mt.
| Desert last week. Sch. Leader brought
| dry fish from Cranberry island last week
and loaded general produce Sch. Sadie &
Lille loaded hay at F, G. Whites for Mill
bridge. Sch Jonathan Cone went to Ban
gor Friday to load laths for West Haven,
| Ct. Sch. Baltimore loaded coal at F. G.
Whites for Bluehill last week Sch. F. c.
| Pendleton was launched from the marine
railway Friday There were nineteen YES
sells underway and at anchor in the lower
harbor Monday at l o'clock, waiting for
wind There a very light breeze from
the southeast, and most of the fleet were
| Bangor coasters bound west. About 80 a
brisk breeze sprang up from the northwest
and in two hours most of the vessels had
sailed. Sch. Sadie & Lille loaded hay at
F. G. Whites for Millbrdge and sailed Mon
day. Sch. Marcellus loaded hay at A. NJ.
Carter's for Boston and sailed Monday
Sch. James Holmes arrived Monday with
| lumber for sch. Charlotte I. Sibley and Car
ter & Co.. steel for Kelley & Co., corn for
Swan & Sibley Co. and general cargo ...
Sch. GaZelle was repaired in Dyer's dock,
after her recent accident, and sailed Monday
for Bangor. Sch. Charlotte 7. Sibley was
taken out on the marine railway Tuesday
The cradle was blocked up "a inches to adj
NIT of putting on keel in place of the CEN
treboard but with unusually high tide
there was plenty of water, and to spare.