The Republican journal., 1896-11-19

Our Brooks correspondence was received
too late for this issue.
Elmer Piper, who had an arm broken a
few weeks ago by being thrown from a
horse, had the same arm again broken last
week while at play on the school common.
Gle of Kings Daughters, the sympathy of
the circle was extended to Mrs. Maria Ma
comber on account of her recent bereave-
ment.
Capt. E. L. French has hired the rooms on
High street under Halls photograph studio
and is fitting them up for his bakery BUSH
ness, which will be moved as soon as the
necessary changes can be made.
The meeting of A. f. Clark Camp, Sons of
Veterans, next Monday evening will be an
important one. The proposed revision of
the bylaws will come up for action, and
nominations will be made for next years
officers.
The Baptist Junior Christian Endeavor
Society will give an entertainment in the
Baptist vestry, Monday evening, November
23d, at seven O'Clock. The entertain me Mt
will be an exercise entitled 1.-THE Juniors
Love of Country" consisting of marches,
songs and recitations. Admission 10 cents
The ladies of the Universalist Church
will hold a public supper on the European
plan, this Thursday evening at o'clock,
in their vestry. Five cents will be charged
for each article of food or combination. This
is the second public supper and they will be
held at least once a month during the win
ter. All are invited.
Castine celebrated the election of McKin-
ley and Hobart last Saturday evening with
a torchlight procession, headed by the Cas-
tine band. The houses were decorated and
illuminated along the line of march, life
long Democrats joining in the display, and
there We're fireworks and red fire The
Normal School students took an active part
in the parade
The Belfast Gun Club will have shoot
ing match Thanksgiving Day on the Con-
gress street grounds, if pleasant: if stormy
in Belfast Opera House. There will be rifle
matches for % rifles, % yards, 3 shots per
man, ) men; best score gets a chicken. Trap
shooting for everybody. Guns furnished to
those who wish by members of the Climb.
Chicken shooting at 20 yards.
DIR. F. L. Freeman has been appointed
local agent of the New England Live Stock
Insurance Co., company which insures
live stock against death from sickness or
accident. The policies cover free vetern-
airy attendance to the insured animals, and
are 50 guarded as to make the business safe
for the insured and al the same time guard
against frauds on the company.
List of unclaimed letters remaining in the
Belfast post office for the week ending Nov
"A, 1896. Ladies-Miss Melissa Blood, Miss
Mamie Brown. Hattie NJ. Edmunds, Mrs
Ida NJ. Stevens, Miss Helen Sibley, Mrs.
Zubie Webster. Gentlemen - j ohm X.
Bailey, D. NJ. Murphy, Mr.. Thomas Plant,
MI 9. G. Ridley, Lee Skinner. Ship Let
ters- Capt. Frank 4. Plummer, schr. B. l..
Sherman; Mr. NIuggins Robbins, schr.
Charles Billings
The Portland Press says that some anxi-
ETY. had been felt for Capt. Allen, the coast
J
southeast gale of Nov 9th, bound to the east
ward, but a letter has been received assur-
ing his safety. He writes that he had the
toughest experience of his sea life. "At
one time l would not have given ten cents
for the boat, myself, and all on board, but
God helped us and we came ont all right
The boat proved her strength and soundness
nd ability as a Spaho4t - Tho -
forced the water up the centreboard box
| and displaced the cap and flooded the cabin.
But they managed to pull through and
anchored III Muscongus bay at two O'Clock,
after five hours rum
SHIPPING ITEMS. The loss of the old
schooner Maytfower is reported. She was
built in 1924, and had long been owned and
sailed by Capt. Nutter, who was always ac-
companied by his wife, and often they COM
prised the crew, being unable to find any
one who would risk his life by going with
them. Sch Minetta which sailed from
Bangor Saturday for Boston, with lumber,
was in Boothbay outer harbor Monday, wa
terlogged. The sch. Waterloo from Bangor,
with lumber, was outside with sails gone
and leaking. Sch. Susan n. Pickering has
/ been ON Burnhans railway, Boston, for
cleaning and patching metal. Brown &
Co.'S Freight Circular reports no improve
ment of general character during the past
week. Tonnage for case Oil to the far East
is required by shippers, but the market is
bare of suitable vessels, and few are offered
firm for forward loading. Some business
has been completed during the interval for
December, January, February and March,
and in most instances full previous rates
have been secured, though to Shanghae one
vessel was obtained at a slight concession.
The market is regarded as somewhat easier
in tone, due to more liberal offerings of dis
tant tonnage. There has been considerable
falling off in the demand for coal tonnage to
the East, but rates have not been unfavor-
ably influenced, owners holding out for full
previous quotations. Three fishing vessels
We're in port Tuesday, the sch. w. H. David
son with live cod, and the sch. Wild Rose
and sloop Startie with corned fish. e. Sch.
James Holmes is loading hay at F. G.
Whites for Boston. Sch. Maggie Mulvey
Amboy for Gloucester with coal, was lowed
into Nantasket Roads Monday morning
having lost sails in southwesterly gale off
Highland Light. The vessel was leaking
about 80 strokes per hour. 1t was thought
at one time that it would be necessary to