The Republican journal., 1898-06-09

Friday on account of the storm.
A full rugged bark, not barkentine. was
drifting about the bay Tuesday morning
probably an Italian craft from Bangor with
spool wood American vessels of this rig
are seldom seen in these waters.
The Helping Hand Circle of Kings Daugh.
tiers will meet with Mrs. Mary Libby ON Bav
View street, Monday. June 18th. All mem
bers are requested to be present as import.
ant business will come before the circle.
The sale of the furniture stock of J. G.
Thompson & Son, 80 Main street, Belfase.
closed last Saturday, and Messrs Staples
and Rendell have removed the remainder of
the stock to Stockton Springs, where the
sale will be continued at slaughter prices.
Harrison, Wood & Co. have erected a
handsome monument in Grove cemetery for
Mrs. S. E. Dow of Portsmouth, N H., on
the Maddocks lot, to the memory of her hus
band, the late Lorenzo Dow. and Alexander
81. Maddocks. 1t is made from Oak Hill
granite and the work does great credit to the
firm. Mr.. Dow was brother of Mrs, B, F.
Maddocks of this city.
Sheriff Norton has transformed the rough
rocky land belonging to the county in rear
of the Jail into a veritable garden, and the
whole premises, including the Jail and build
ngs, are a model of neatness. The prison
inspectors used to condemn our Jail at every
visit. and it seemed at one time as though
mi a iail ba
quirements, but Sheriff Norton has saved
the county that expense and the sanitary
condition of Hotel Waldo is now all that
could be desired.
WALDO COUNTY CROPS. Following is
summary of the crop reports to the Maine
Board of Agriculture from Waldo county
Condition of grass fields, 100 per cent
Condition of pastures, Ill per cent. Amount
of Young stock turned to pasture: Colts, 81
per cent; young cattle, 107 per cent sheep
rs per cent. Blossom of fruit trees
Apples, 1l2 per cent; plums. 81 per cent;
straw berries, 119 per cent; other small
fruits, 100 per cent. Varieties of apples
hlossoming most fully: Greetings, Bald
wins, and early varieties. Acreage in pota-
toes, 50 per cent; corn. 102 per cent. Amount
of hay on hand, 100 per cent.
ACCIDENTS While BENJAMIN Kelly was
getting into his carriage, in front of the post
office Saturday, the horse started suddenly
and dashed across the square Mr. Kelly
was thrown to the ground and the wheels
passed over his body. Very fortunately he
was uninjured, although his clothes were
nearly torn from his back The horse was
stopped before any other damage was done
....W While playing ball on the common at re-
cess Tuesday morning, Gladys Knowlton
struck in the face by ball, breaking
her glasses and infiicting a cut over the left
eye. Mrs. A. Burgess sprained her ankle
while walking on Church street Tuesday
forenoon.
New ADVERTISEMENTS Geo. A Bailey.
% Main street, makes an important an
nouucement to the public in our advertising
columns this week He proposes to close
out his stock of hardware, carriages, ETC. in
order to change business, and in order to do
this on or before Sept. 1st will make prices
very iow-at or below cost. The stock in
cludes everything to be found in a well ap-
pointed hardware store, and there are bar
gains for every body. See notice of Savings
Bank books lost. House and store to let.
Apply to Joseph williamson. Many will
be interested in the announcement that Mr.
R. c. Rankin will open a class in the latest.
styles of plain and fancy dancing in Memo
rial Hall at p. III. next Saturday Mr. Ran
kin is very successful as teacher.
Kings Daughters and Sons, met with Mrs
Alphonso Shute, East Belfast. Eleven Of the
members went on the buck board at 80 P
NJ and We're given very cordial welcome by
Mrs. Shute. Others came later in the day
The afternoon was spent in work and socia-
bility by the ladies', while the men stroled
about the shore and neighborhood. At 6
o'clock the bell sounded, calling all to the
dining-room, where tables well filled with
good things greeted the eyes of some 20
hungry people, for the braclng air from the
bay had given all d good appetite After
supper all took short stroll about the shore
after which the regular meeting was held.
One new member was admitted. Ali had
very enjoyable time and returned home feel
ing happier and better than when they went
The weather was almost perfect, and the ride
both ways was very enjoyable. The next
meeting will be with Mrs. Fannie Hart
Capt. D. Fl. Libby has given the reporte r
of the Bangor Daily News the following ac-
count of one of our old coasting craft, the
schooner Mary Farrow: ''She was built in
Belfast in 1915, and her gross tonnage is 80 95
At the time she was built she was one of
fourteen vessels, mostly ships and briggs on
the ways i'll Belfast shipyards and was
the largest schooner rugged craft that had
been built in Belfast. Mr.. Libby helped
make her sails. When the vessel was ready
to sail, after being launched, her captain
Porter Warren invited on board a party of
friends, among whom was Capt. Libby, for
trial trip down the bay The vessel acted
handsomely and could be tackled and brought
about much more easily than square rigger.
and Capt. Warren was so pleased that he
threw his hat to the deck and danced upon
it. Afterwards the schooner was changed
to brig rig. Later, while in danger of
laundering in storm, the masts were cut
away to save her. The Mary Farrow is now
carrier of hay from Penobscot bay and