The Republican journal., 1897-07-22

Pensions have been granted as follows
Supplemental, Thomas Cunningham, South
Liberty increase, Stephen B. Wescott,
Blue Hill; reissue William II. Moody, Liber.
ty; original, widows, etc, Clementine r.
Cunningham, Castine.
DR.. W. L. West, V. S., formerly of Ellis
worth, has decided to move to Belfast, and
will have an Office for the present with the
Belfast Livery Co. DR.. West is graduate
and medalist of Ontario Veterinary College
of Toronto, class of '95, and is Secretary of
the Maine Veterinary Association. He has
sold his practice to Drs. Caldwell and Pol.
lard of Woonsocket, r. I. DR.. West has
practced in Ellsworth since his graduation
and has built up large practice in that vi
cinity. DR.. West examined a herd of cows
Monday to be shipped to Boston market by
James 81. Cunningham.
D1PHTHERIA There were two deaths from
diphtheria in East Belfast last week. Mrs.
Cynthia Shaw came from Augusta with
sick child and tried to doctor him herself not
calling physician. The child died and a
physician who was called in said he died
from malignant diphtheria. The body was
buried without public funeral and every
thing used about the child was destroyed and
the house fumigated. The mother, not feeling
we'll, went soon after to her fathers where
she sckened and died of the same disease
BY order of the Board of Health she was
buried the day she died, July 14th, and
everything about the house cared for, either
by burning or fumlgation. Sunday two more
cases appeared grandchildren of S. S.
Woods. in whose family Mrs. Shaw was
living when her boy died. Yesterday the
cases were reported as not serious and the
patients improving.
WILL TRY IT AGAIN. The Boston Press
Cycling Touring Club Will leave Boston,
Saturday, July 81, for their third annual
tour in Maine. The club will arrive in
Rockland on the evening of Wednesday,
August t, departing the next morning for
Bucksport. Last year, it will be remember
ed the wleelmen fell out by the wayside, as
the result of rain and mud, and a very small
party reached here. 1t is hoped they will
have better luck this year. Following is
the local part of the itinerary:
THURSDAY, Aug. >. Leave Rockland at
! 80 a, IN. for Ellsworth (66 mles) Take
dinner at Belfast Us miIes.) This is one of
the most enjoyable of rides, passing through
picturesque Camden. Northport campmeet-
ing grounds, Stockton, Prospect and Satur-
day Cove The scenery is grand and the
deep blue waters of the Penobscot River
make an elegant foreground for the rugged
shores Of lsiesboro, Sears Island, Cas,ine,
Penobscot and Verona At Prospect are
ferried across the river on the old ferry inn
mortaized by that familiar song, The
Ferryman.' and are landed at Bucksrort
the home of Old Jed Prouty. BuCksport to
Ellsworth GO miles American House.
FISH FACTS a few dozen thinkers" were
caught last Friday morning and it was hop
ed these toothsome fish had "struck in for
good. That afternoon and evening and the
next morning many boats We're out, but met
with poor success, and we heard of only
/ solitary tinker as the result of the Sunday
morning fishing. Sch Little Kate left
for Bucks Harbor Saturday night on a
mackereliug trip, but returned without wet
ting her salt. Sunday afternoon the Edna
with party of six left on a like trip to
Crow Cove and returned Monday with like
results. A smack was in port the first of
tut week W I'LL pOlltu IoUSl6TS, RETAILING
them at 10 cents per pound. -. The Rock
land Star reports that one end of the cold
storage plant on Tilson's wharf is being
lifted up to provide quarters for F. ". Col
Inns, the lobster dealer This is close by
Mr.. Collins present quarters and convent
| ent to his car. Capt. j. l.. Smith is to fit
ont the sch. Fairy Forest for herring fish
! ;ro trin E1iza
| Welch, has returned from her first fishing
cruise with a good fare of fish of all sorts,
cod haddock, hake, pollock, mackerel, her
! ring, shad, porgies, etc. In one day since
the vessel returned Capt. Welch caught 6S
mackere in Belfast harbor with a small net.
Capt. W. says the mackerel are very fat,
and are too well fed to take the hook readi-
| ly....A A Ryder's Cove, Isles boro, correspond
ent reports that "a large school of mackere
was seen off the point when the steamer
Sedgwick passed out early on Monday morn
ing. In week. according to this indication,
mackerel fishing will be good about the is
land y. -. r. T. Rankin and Elmer Sherman
returned Tuesday from two days fishing
trip to Unity Pond, with good strings of
white perch.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Susan n. Pickering
of Deer Isle, on the marine railway at this
port for re-classtication, illustrates what
| good care will do for a we'll built vessel.
The Pickering was built at Belfast in 1882
by j. Y. Cottrell, and has been in constant
service, a greater part of the time in the
West India trade. Her seams aud butts
not only show no signs of age, but are
| closer than in many new vessels. The Pick
| ering's copper is to be taken off and she will
| not be re-metaed. :. Bark Herbert Black
has been on the marine railway at Boston
for slight repairs. Sch. Sea Bird arrived
July 18th, lumber laden, Bangor for Salem
| for orders. Sch Volant loaded casks at
Lanes wharf Saturday for Rockland.
Sch. Paul Seavey sailed from this port Sum-
day to load paving at Swans Island for
New York. Sch. Emma S. Briggs is load
ing long lumber at Bangor for New York.
The italian Bark Salvatore, 4S7 tons, Capt.
Fariello, from Augusta, Sicily, for Bucksport
and Bangor, concerning which there has
been so much anxiety, arrived in Rockland
on Sunday after passage of III days. She
| has cargo of salt for Bucksport. Two