The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-10
THE VETERANS.

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Oily THE VETERANS.
.u Marshall Post, G. A. r.,
'Ta9,I.''"esd Al an innovation by having an
aIoi0sg '5srate officer, Col. Harry
y J! -,,ar Of kentucky, for Memorial
pay oI1 5e a loval and patriotic speech.
and .3@r r Miller Command, Union
Sberlda,n,. mon. surrendered its charter.
fsle , ~ camp, Sons of Veterans,
4 J.. .,rrovu its quarters and moved to
la, 'a' sras aver +. p. Frost's clothing
Gc 'gTii ,, Relief Corps and Ladies
;.ait .i4ry had a busy and profitable
l'' THE BELFAST BAND.
pdfast Band continued in popu-
.f hath at home and abroad, and
sr its tenth year with a steadily in
cc'r' NJ, 'y 1eputation. 1t gave number
cs'' ..'.7rli1meI{ts in the Opera House
d ss concerts on the school COM
3a ,,-5 had a few excursions. 1t
1l III. new year with bright pros
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YACHTS AND BOATS.
,. q george Dodworth of New
w. summer resident at North
''a' Narthport, bought the sloop
,-.' spencer of Bucksport and
tl .'.,sd her name to Helen. E. L. Ma
-5r is bpilding a 40-foot yacht for
g. '.-g, l5varth in the d. W. Dyer build
VI I'm. Roberts brothers of Reading,
" 1.o North Shore residents, are
S 9,' a-foot boat built by Roy
Njnalhaven. William Kot-
\rW York, and C. Hervey
l,.., bought naphtha launches, the
tr Use in the bay by North
~. o.td,uts. and the latter on the
r.. ma ou Nuantabacook pond. L. E.
,.1glsn removed the centre board
% art 81 I'm keel on his knockabout
w.. AHru improved her sailing
Thomas ID. Barr bought o.
R.,s5. Euockabout Gondola and
5.na4a ny name to Ethel. David
III ...lt il foot sloop III Knox and
.s4 -. fl Belfast, Is miles, where
+. a ueled and placed in COM
~ H. T. Barker of Bangor, who
-.- N..urt Camp Ground, brought
~. H t-Nl Yacht called the Edna.
rounds of lead added to her
ANA was iu use in the bay during
-..-l-al IFe large schooner yacht
.r-aa .iebr her jibboom off Cam
sHHll. and came here for re-
- ~a itauied up at the railroad
Tive DecroWs kept their fleet
# IFS WsF during the season, with
...H-te- at Northport Camp
u.. George p. Field and friends
. I.-u. uused i'll the vicinity in the
a -U.r Ventura, and had a num-
peasant cruises with Belfast
e~. manl The steam yacht Aria,
'Hae II Bangor. owner, made
.-.r Is lrre during the summer.
yacht Marjorie, built by Z. l..
r.r.. HluWned for seven years
f .a- N lIIsbury, was sold by the
M.t- upjhers to Roy Coombs of
-.laayrH Nho soon after disposed of
r ualhaven man. Later
teH.s wrecked on Birthstone. Only
s..-l m ballast were saved.
IuF WEATHER.
r.. rst few days of 1900 were very
@ rlLulg below zero. A severe
tg. Ia,. 18th and 29th caused some
ma-a BY zee and wind on land and
aaa.-I d few vessels in the harbor.
NJ Storm Of Feb. 18th did little dam
4-uNudcarrying away the Hartshorn
ridge 4 few old buildings and the
ln4eys Of others were blown down
3l --elrc light and telephone poles
ly4el 30 gale Feb, 18th. March LIST
1- proved disastrous in many quar-
RS -4e damage including a partial
7rsllg Of F A. Howard & Sons
.-F driver factory. April 21st was
-e@rgtst April day recorded here in
i -ts III" average temperature being
e- fue month was also the warm
ri teuled here. The roads We're
4E wasted and culvertS broken by
.~ , May 3d The weather was per-
IF W deserving the eclipse of the
l May 18th. Lightning struck in
~s1I plates June 27th, though but
RI damage was done. The first kill
l- fost Mas sept. 10th; the first at
tt mercury reached the freezing
M uu- nth; the first snow Nov.
.-ad lrdrSt zero weather Dec. 10th
-a- .t deg. below. Snow came
--' and remained until Christ
4, 'NH ii was nearly all taken off by
'Al fog Following is a summary
weather for the year except Au-
s.u3 .e. the illness OF the observer,
Npth caused the first break in a
0" D'rr II years.
temperature. Snow. Rain.