The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-05-03

place at IA. m, April 24th. and should have
reached us that Tuesday, afternoon. They
| did not reach this office until Thursday
morning, and were stamped as received at
the Belfast post office at 1oa. M. April Goth
| There is no indication that the letter was
missent, and ~ hours from Winterport to
| Belfast seems long time for nited States
mail service
| Dr. p. +. Luce who formerly conducted a
private hospital in this city for several
years and afterwards in Rockland, Water
| vile and Bangor. has returned to Belfast
and located here for the general practice of
medicine and surgery. He has rented the
suite of offices in the Opera House Block for
merly occupied by the Central Club, and
will make an announcement of Office hours
| in our next issue
C. {. Rowe has a cat that last week adopt
| ed a chicken which failed to find a home
with its own kind Two tlocks of chickens
We're put with one hen. but one little fellow
rebelled and Went with the cat and her kit
| tens. They appeared to be a happy family
for a few days, the mother cat looking care
| FULLY after the comfort of the little stranger
| but one morning the chicken was missing
scale Of the
| Daring Young woman i'll Niger
| Who went to ride ON a pet tiger.
| They returned from the ride with the wo-
| man inside
! And a smile on the face of the tiger.
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The Republican journal expired May LIST.
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81: and McCalls Magazine and The Repub-
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See adyts for further particulars.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Flint, Dearborn X 60.
of New York are building four 10.0G-ton
steamships to run between New y ork, san
Francisco and Honolulu. Anticipating their
coming out this summer, they have disposed
of their large sailing fleet, and have already
selected four Of the masters of these ships
to command the new steamers, and one Of
the -four is Capt. Robert NJ. Tapley of West
Brooksville, now in command of the bark
ST. James. The Buck sport Grand Banks
fleet of fishermen Will consist Of seven sail
this season. T. NJ. Nicholson viii send the
schooners Arthur V. $. Woodruff. Ada S
Babson T. \. Nicholson. NJ. Is. Stetson, An
ME &. Quiner and Irving Leslie Gushing
and Irving will tit out the Landseer, The
Nicholson sailed the 10th. Sch. Austin
d. Knight has chartered to load stone at
New York for Mayport, Fla, at S4.75, ami
lumber back to New York from Fernando
at $50. . Sch VIM. Slater is loading stone
at Leadbetters Island for New York. Sch
Fannie & Edith sailed from Rockland April
26th for Stonington to load stone for New
York =. Following are recent local charters
Ship Abner Coburn, Moji, Japan, to Hong
Kong, coal So 30 Sch Geo. V. Jordan, Col
astine to New York, Quebracho wood, Sc
Schr Gladys, Brunswick to New York or
Perth Amboy, ties 155 cents, IS NJ. per day
or Is cents if 100 NJ. Schr. w. II. Sumner
Satilla to New York, ties II cents and tow
age. Schr Scotia, Pensacola to MatanzaS
lumber IS. Schr. Hattie c. Luce, New
York to MaypOrt, stone 90 cents :. Sch. W
ii. Oler was ON the railway at Boston last
week for repairs. -. Capt. Edwin p. Hutch
ms of Orland has bought the schooner Ga
zele of Capt. W. w. Turner of Belfast
The Gazelle is of 40 tons net, and was built
in Bath in 1868 She has been owned il
Belfast about 20 years. Capt. Hutchns has
been master of vessels A. years and during
that time has owned A different vessels, al
schoOners, including some of the best craft
in the cOasting trade. He has now retired
from a sea-faring life to his farm in Orland
and will use the GaZelle in connection witt
his business. ...Sch. Maria Webster took q
. load of fish barrels to Damariscotta the
first of the week for f. A. Tower of Bel
mont. :. Sch. Charlotte +. Sibley arrived
April 29th from Brunswick with hare
pine for Pendleton Bro. s. :. The Belfast
, Fuel & Hay Co. loaded sch. Wnslow Morse
for Boston Monday ID. II. Libby is making
jib for sch. Harriet Rogers. Sch Bril-
liant sailed Monday with general cargo for
, Little Deer Isle. ...Sch. Harriet Rogers,
Capt. Lynam sailed Monday with COAL lum
Der and general supplies for the Seaside Inn
Seal Harbor. Sch. J. II. wainwright was
in port Monday, ice laden from Bangor for
Newport. :. Sch. Rescue loaded general
: cargo at A. NJ. Carter's wharf Monday fol
, Deer Isle ....Sch. Winnie Lawry arrived
Monday from New York with coal for the
Belfast Fuel & Hay Co. Sch Eliza J. Pen
, dleton finished discharging hard pine at
Bucksport last Saturday and arrived here
Tuesday, to be released. Schooner Saral
L. Davis lowed from Bangor Tuesday
evening, lumber laden from Bangor for New
York. Sch. II. S. Boynt0n arrived May 9
from Boston with corn for L. A. Knowlton
& Co.. Sch. Garland arrived May 2 from
Bucksport. She had part of a cargo of rock
salt and loaded hay at A. NJ. Carter's ant