The Republican journal., 1896-04-23
At the annual meeting of the corporators
OF the Belfast Savings Bank, April 18th, the
old board of officers was reelected.

Olu bOdTu Vi O1Hc6rS Was reelected,
Thomas H. Marshall Relief Corps will
have business of special Importance to-mor-
row evening, and a full attendance is desr-
ed
The State officers of the W. C. L. U. have
decided to accept the invitation of Belfast
Union and hold the State Convention in this
city.
The Fort Point hotel has been leased for
the summer season to Messrs. E. L. and III.
A. Clark and will be opened on June 18th.
The Messrs. Clark are lessees of the Ken
sington Hotel, at Exeter, Florida, one of the
famous winter resorts there, and are hotel
men of experience. The proprietors will
spare 10 pains to make the season at Fort
Point successful one and rooms can now
be engaged by addressing Mr.. II. A. Clark,
Fort Point, Stockton Springs, Me.
The School CENSUS. Superintendent
Evans has nearly completed his census of
1907 names, with probability of few more
before May 1st, the time of closing the CEN
sus. Two years ago there were returned
1874 persons of school age, and last year
1856. AS each pupil registered means 80 so
to the city from the State school funds, our
citizens should give in to the person making
the canvass all persons in their families
within the school age, from years to 21
MILLINERY OPENINGS. The millinery op-
enings of j. W. Ferguson & Co. and Mrs. j +.
Z. Gates were unusually attractive and
were well attended. The sale of opening
hats was large. There are many new and
dainty things this spring. Horse-hair braid
honiton, fancy straw and odd shapes and
combination of colors lend more interest to
the all-absorbing question of what will the
new hats be. We accidentally overheard a
remark that proves it pays to advertise new
novelties as well as bargains. clerk in
waiting on lady the last afternoon of the
opening, said "You ought to have to have
come yesterday. Our prettest things are
gone" The lady replied, 81 know it but
didn't read the paper yesterday morning"
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. A. Hayford was
launched from the marine railway last Fri
day and sch. Anna d. Price was taken on.
The Hayford is to load at Rockland for New
ork. HEY captain, Royal w. Warren, be-
gins with this trip his Goth consecutive
year in the Rockland lime trade, and with
the same concern now called the A. F.
Crockett Co. Capt. Warren and Mr. A.
f. Crockett are the only persons then CON
nected with the house who are with them
to-day. Sell. Willard Salisbury of Hamp-
den arrived Friday for general repairs at
Carter * Co. s.. Sch. Estella tow ed to Ban
gor Friday, to load ice for Curacao. .Schs
Minetta, Fannie & Edith and Mantonomah
sailed for Boston with hay last Thursday,
and the Sarah l.. Davis and James Holmes
sailed Monday morning. Sch. VIM. B.
Palmer, Capt. Dyer, arrived at Portland
April 10th with $500 tons of Goa, for the
Maine Central 1t is her irst trip. Word
has been received in New Haven that Can't
Chas. Gilmour of the schooner Harry Pres
colt, who disappeared in February is alive.
He arrived in Boston last week as second
mate of the schooner J. P. Lefert from
Charleston, S. c.. Capt. Gilmour had been
in command of schooner for some twelve
ycdi5, duu div U6oL considered
man of upright character, and an BILE mas
ter mariner, and friends are at loss to ac-
count for his singular conduct. He has
wife and family in Port Clyde.
The SEWING SCHOOL. 1t is a pleasure to
note the good work that has again been
carried on i'll the sewing school this winter
The attendance has been large, numbering
forty-two pupils registered, with an average
attendance of thirty. Their ages range from
five to fourteen years. They have not only
been taught to sew, but also to cut and ar
range their own work. A piece of work
was brought to me yesterday, while visiting
the school, which had been cut and basted
by little girl nine years old, all ready for a
younger child to make up. There have
been ninety garments made in the school
during the winter, all of which have
been given to the girl who made the gar
ment In addition to this work they have
been taught TO repair garments, to do out
lining, and also the art of darning. A supply
of boot buttons kept on hand and
when girl appeared with her boots minus
place them. There have been donations of
print, outing flannel and cotton cloth from
ladies, and contributions of money from gem
tlemen, all of whom express their approba-
ton of the sewing school as charitable
institution. The school has had twenty-one
sessions of three hours each. 1t has been
under the immediate charge of Miss Lucy
Ryan, who with her sister, Miss Lillian,
deserve much credit for the large amount of
good work which has been accomplished.
The committee from the Alliance, who ar
ranged for the school, are also to be con-
graduated on the successful carrying out of
their plans. Ia.
YACHTS AND BOATS. The term "rating,'
as applied to the measurement of racing
yachts, has been the subject of great deal
of comment among amateur yachtsmen, and
I. Fleming Day, whose reputation as a
Corinthian yachtman is second to none, has
in The Rudder for April, answered the query
in a comprehensive manner. Rating to be-
gin with, is simply the English for what we
call tracing length" but the rule by which
it is found differs somewhat from our sys-
TEN. 1t reads: "Tne load water line, plus
u a i Il.