The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-11-03

E. F. Hanson is supposed to have been in
Chicago for some weeks past negotiating
sale of the Petit Manan property, and re-
port has reached here that he has disposed
of half interest for S35 900 and would
endeavor to sell another quarter, retaining
one-fourth. We cannot vouch for the re-
port, but hope it may be rue
Thinkers still remain in the bay and good
numbers are caught the hook, while
Bicknell & Hopkins get more or lie 50 of them
in their weir at Murphys Point at every
tide. Fresh from the water they are very
fine eating. Mr.. Hopkins expects TIL ey will
remain for some time and thinks they may
run larger. While it is considered late for
thinkers to be in the bay, in years past when
the large mackerel struck in they have been
known to remain until December
WALDO COUNTY TEACHERS CoNv ENTIoN.
The fall meeting of the Waldo County
Teachers Association will be held at Free
dom Friday and Saturday, Nov 18th and
18th. 1t is expected that reduced rates will
be given on the railroad and at the hotel.
All teachers in the county, and all other
mem bers of the association, are urged to be
present, and an invitation is extended to all
friends of education.
In order to interest all persons eligible to
membership in the Sons of Veterans, the
local camp will hold a campfire at their hall
on Main street, Friday evening, Nov. 11th.
An invitation will be extended to all eligible
sons of veterans in the city and vicinity, and
the affair viii be a pleasant one. Happy
Jack " or Charles f. Hodgdon, member of
Roosevelt's Rough Riders will give an inter
esting story of his experiences from Arizona
to Belfast via Santiago de Cuba Members
of the Grand Army viii also assist in stories,
and refreshments viii be served. AL elgi-
bic sons Will be welcome.
CAPT. RYAN's FUNERAL. Capt. W. W.
Turner returned from Gloucester last Thurs
day with the body of Capt. Frank G. Ryan.
The body was found to be i'll much better
condition than was expected, and the iden-
tity was fully established. The body was
enclosed in metallic cas<et and was taken
at once on arrival here to the receiving tomb
Funeral services We're held at the cemetery
Sunday afternoon by Tarratine Tribe, I'M
proved Order Of Red Men. nearly fifty mem
bers appearing in procession. After the ser
vices by the order, Rev. j NJ. Leighton offer
prayer and made brief remarks.
HORSE TALK, Arthur b, formerly owned
by the late Walter H. West was sold last
week to A B. Clark of Unity. The Ameri-
can Express Co. has again changed the
horse on its Belfast delivery team. This is a
hard town for express horses, on account of
the hills, and with the increasing business of
the company they will need two here
soon. I'D Noah b. Allenwood Of Belmont
lost valuable yearling tiily last week. A
horse kicked her, causing an obique, COM
pound, commnuted fracture Of the humerus,
or in other words badly broken fore leg.
The colt was by the Edmnister coach horse
and was very promising DR.. West was
called to the case, but there was no help for
it and the colt was killed.
SHprING ITEMS The dismasted schooner
Sarah d. j, Rawson, Capt T, D. French, ar
rived at Camden Oct. 18th i'll tow, She
brought the cargo of hard pine from Bruins
wick for which H. NJ. Bean has been wait
ing, the delay having interrupted the work
on the big five-masted schooner. Out of seven
vessels that were near together in the hurri
cane five went down, the other two the
Rawson and Robt. Mcfarland were both
iismasted The bark Penobscot, built in
Bucksport in 1878, and owned by John S.
Emery & Co. of Boston, is reported as having
cleared from Hong Kong on the oath for
Boston. She will be the first sailing craft
to arrive in Boston from Hong Kong for
some years. The bark Evie Reed, owned
by Augustus Palmer of Bath, has been sold
in New York for local account on private
terms. The vessel was built in Bath in 1877
by d. g. Blaisdell, in the yard now occupied
by Percy & Small. She was first comm and
ed by Capt. Bradstreet Rairden, and latter
ly by Capt. A. 7. Whittier. Sch Lady An
brim discharged corn for l.. T. Shales & Co.
from Portland last week. .Schs. Volant
and Maria Webster loaded casks for Rock
land the past week. Sch. Senator loaded
produce and general cargo for Bar Harbor
Monday. :. Sch. A. Hayford sailed Monday
for Boston. She loaded hay at Winterport
for the F. G. White Co.. Sch. ]. Manches-
ter Haynes is at Burnham's railway, Boston.
| receiving a new forefoot. Sch. Twill z hit
discharged corn for Swan & Sibley Co. from
Portland yesterday.
STEAMER NOTES. Two libels pending
against the old steamer Lewiston have been
disposed of in decision by Judge Lowell
of the U. s. District Court, Boston, and this
probably closes the history of the craft
One libel was brought By Thomas A. Scott
ct al of New London, who sought to re-
cover about $1,000 for salvage services rend-
cred to the Lewiston when she ground
ed on Point Judith some time ago. while
| bearing large number of sick Massachu-
| sets soldiers from Montank to Boston; and
| the other libel was brought by the members
| of her crew, who sought to recover wages
| for labor rendered during that trip. To
| meet these claims the Court recently order
| ed the Lewiston to be sold at public auc-
| ton. The sum realized from the sale was
| inadequate to meet the claims, and Judge
Lowell was thereby obliged to make an ap.
portionment. His Honor awarded the sal
| vors $500 and costs, and the balance is to be