The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-11-26
Judge Geo. E. johnson and R. F. Dunton

ouuRe Ueo. T.. johnson and X. f. Dunton,
Esq, arrived home Monday evening from
deer hunting trip up the East Branch of the
Penobscot. They hunted about miles above
Stacyvilie, and shot two deer, one large
buck with perfectly even 5-prong horns the
other young deer. They We're gone from
Belfast eleven days. When they left Stacy
vile Monday morning the thermometer was
at 100 below zero.
Miss ETHEL TUCKER. The announcement
of the return of Miss Ethel Tucker and her
talented company gives very general sati s.
faction to theatre goers in this city, who re-
member with a great deal of pleasure the
very bright and finished performances
given by this company during their en-.
gagement last June. Since then the
strength of the company has been greatly
increased by the addition of many me- and
particularly clever members. Miss Tucker
and her company have Just finished Hall
fax engagement that was very successful
from social and financial stanapoint hun
dreds being turned away from the academy
upon several occasions. One or two pieces
We're produced under the distinguished pat
ronage OF Governor DAILY and General Mont
gomeryMoore. The brightest of speciality
artists employed by this company. The
clever and world renowned song and dance
artist the Lawrence sisters, W. j, Sully,
Cora Pryor, and the great Bob Acres with H.
ustrated songs, who is said to he host in
himself. Popular prices will prevail
SHIPPING ITEMS. In an article entitled
HRa+h the (jtv of ShiDS ,, II, tI,a N-a,,, I,,,cr
land Magazine for November. it is said that
in ''the ffties, when American shipping
reached the zenith of it's glory, Bath had
settled upon the haf-clipper type Of ship, a
compromise between the extreme carrier
and the extreme racer, the type of craft
which the world has generally adopted to-
day, and the Henry B. Hyde, built by John
Mcdonald of this city, the John R. Kelley
and the Susqhehanna, not only ex-
amples of the highest naval beauty, but they
have shown speed which has caused the
marine reporte rs to refer to them as clip
pers.' The Henry B. Hyde, 2,5S3.O6 tons
gross, was built at Bath in 1884 and at the
time she was launched was the largest and
finest wooden ship afioat. She was built
for Capt. Phineas Pendleton, Jr., of Sears
port one of noted family of ship owners
and commanders, who has sailed her sue
cessfully until the present time. Now, as
reported last week. Capt Pendleton has
sold his interest in the ship and is coming
home overland from San Francisco. The
Morse Towing Company of Bath is said to
have received $4,000 salvage for floating
sch. Mary E. II. G. Dow. The coal remain
ing on board the schooner has been sold to
Rockland parti es and is being discharged
there, and the vessel will be towed from
that port to Boston for repairs. Sch.
Jessie Lena is on Simpsons dry-dock, Bos-
ton, to be stripped of her old metal calked
and newly coppered 80. Sch Maggie Mulvey,
reported last week in Nantasket Roads with
loss of sails and leaking is discharging her
cargo of coal at Gloucester and will come
to Belfast for repairs. Sch. Flora Presley
has chartered to load Christmas trees at
Brooksville for New York There will be
l, 500 bundles OF almost 20 cords. The ship
per of these trees has been engaged in the
business II years and has usually had them
cut in the vicinity of Waldoboro and had
them sent by rail When the big Oil steam
er Maverick went ashore ON the Gangway
lodges, she was lightened by throwing over
board large part of her cargo of OIL MANY
thousand gallons were thus poured out.
The northeast wind drove it into Lobster
Cove, where it rested on the surface of the
water some eighteen inches in depth. The
residents in that vicinity went out in small
boats and secured large quantities of it. 80.
Sch. George Quincy, Capt. c. W. Carr, from
Clark's Island, with stone, for New York,
went into Portland Nov. 18th, leaking bad
ly. Capt. Carr decided to ship two extra
men to man the vessels pumps, and pro-
coed to New York. Shipping Commissioner
Tolman found the two men required for the
Quincy, and she proceeded on her way.
Capt William F. Welch went to Vinaha-
ven last week and bought of Leroy Coombs
the little schooner Eliza Mary. The vessel
is of 10 tons register and was built in Essex,
Mass, in 1888 Capt. WEIGH has not fully
decided what he will do with her, but he ex-
poets to enlarge her cabin and fit her up for
the use of small fishing parties and for his
own use. He left Vinalhaven in her alone
Wednesday morning arriving at Camden at
night. The next night he got up as far as
Northport, and stopped at the Bicknel &
Hopkins camp, arriving home Friday after
noon. He had head winds all the way
Saturday he hauled the vessel into Overs
dock and stripped her for the winter.
Sch. A. T. Boardman arrived last Thursday
with phosphate for L. A. Knowlton -. Sch.
James Holmes sailed Nov. Goth for Boston
with hay from F. G. White. Capt. Thos
G. Bartlett is having trouble with his eyes
and Capt. John W. Ferguson will take COM
mand of sch. Charlotte I. Sibley this trip,
with Mr.. Bartlett Wadlin of Northport as
mate The Sibey is chartered to load at
Bangor for New York ice in the hold and
lumber on deck. She will be launched from
the marine railway to-day ,lhaving complet-
ed extensive repairs. Sch. Mary Farrow
arrived Saturday from Portland with 800
bushels of corn for Swan & Sibey Co...
Sch. Geo. B. Ferguson hauled up at the rail-
road wharf Sat urday, for the winter. A
Charleston, S. c., correspondent, reports the
movements of barges as follows Forest
Belle. arrived at Baltimore Nov 10th, from
Savannah; Belle of Oregon is discharging
at Perth Amboy; Western Belle was to
leave Baltimore Nov. 22d for Savannah :
Ocean Belle, Baltimore for Galveston. is
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