The Republican journal., 1901-12-19

| Pensions have been granted as follows
Original, widows, etc, Emily Bowden,
Washington, $12
There will be grand ball at McGray'S
hall, East Knox, Christmas eve, Dec. oath.
Music, Townsend's Orchestra.
T. A. Gushee of Lincolnville has "A new
ice boat on Pitchers Pond, and other new
ones are ready when the opportunity comes.
A telephone message was received here
yesterday announcing the death in Auburn
of Mrs. Henry 0. Archibald, and the re-
mains were to be brought to Belfast.
The mails between Belfast and Islesboro
have been changed from the steamer Silver
Star and are again carried by the Camden
stage to Northport and thence to Islesboro
by boat.
Chase & Doak have the order for the
High school Sophomore class pins The de-
sign is diamond shaped, the face of garnet
enamel, and the bordering and letters "B.
II. S. '04" in gold.
The County Commissioners are holding
their regular December term at the Court
house. All persons who have bills against
the county should present the same as soon
as possible.
The North church Y P S. C. f. will
provide a Christmas tree at the Girls Home
Tuesday evening at o'clock and the Home
children will have literary program. All
interested are invited to attend
Advertised list of letters remaining in the
Belfast post office Dec 18th: Ladies'
Miss Emma hurry, Mrs. Eugenia Robbins
Gentlemen-Capt. E. A. Eames, Mr. W. M.
Thurston, Mr.. W. F. Wilson.
The retail price of eggs reached 81 cents
Monday, the highest in many years. The
price occasionally reaches Sc cts for a few
days in the winter,:but rarely exceeds that
figure. Last year the prices Dec. 18th were,
eggs, 80 cts. corn, So cts. this year, Dec
10th, eggs, 81 cts. corn 80 cts.
STEAMER NOTES. The Penobscot re-
maided in Boston until ~ o'clock Friday
night on account of the storm. She arrived
here at O'Clock Saturday afternoon and
remained until Sunday morning when she
proceeded to Bangor. She narrowly escap-
ed being frozen in there, but got down
river Monday afternoon. The new Els
worth, fremont and Stonngton Steamship
company has sent a man to Boston to
inspect the Atta1ua, 100 feet long and of 70
knots speed, for their proposed line >. The
Frank Jones will not lay up at Rockland
this winter, as usual, but will be taken to
Bath and have her boilers overhauled and
other necessary repairs made to put her in
first class condition for next season bust
ness. =. The Castne and Marjorie are haul
ed up at the railroad wharf, Belfast.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Schooners Thomas
Xix, Julia Edna and Annie May are hauled
up at the lower bridge. Sch. Maria
Webster took cargo Of hay from the Bel
fast Fuel and Hay Co., to Mt. Desert last
Thursday Capt Kendall of sch Kit
Carson, Bangor for New York, was landed
at Boothby Friday, sick. The vessel will
proceed in charge of the mate. -. The bark
Rebecca Crowell, which has been stripped,
metalled and recalked at Rockland, left
the railway Friday. Bark Herbert Black,
built at Searsport in 1873, is to end her
elevator. The Boston Towboat Co., Thurs
day, bought the bark at Philadelphia, land
she will be tOwed to Boston to be converted.
:. The Bangor schooner Celia F. is being
repaired at Darien, Ga, having lost her
rudder and part of her stern post from
humping on a bar coming out of that port
several weeks ago.. Bark Olive Thurlow.
overdue on the voyage from Baltimore to
Guanica, P. r., arrived at Mobile from the
latter port Dec. 10Th. Another SearspOrt-
built craft has ended her career on the
ocean. Ship John c. Potter, built at Sears
port in 1869, has been bought by Victoria,
B. c., firm and will be dismantled and con-
verted into hulk. The Belfast Fuel &
Hay Co. is to load the sch. Minnie Chace
with hay at Winterport for Vinalhaven.
The vessels frozen in at Farmingdale. in
Guiding the Sarah L. Davis of this mort
were released by the thaw Sunday and
sailed Monday for their destinations.
Sch. Norman sailed Tuesday morning.
light, for Brunswick, Ca, to load lumber.
1t is not very clear at this writing what
has become of the schooner Chanticleer,
which capsized off Camden last week, lun-
Der laden. As reported in The journal the
crew were rescued and brought to this mort
and left later on the tug Bismarck for the
scene of disaster The up-rver papers
reported that the schooner must have sunk
as the tug was unable to find her. Our ad,
vices were that the Chandelier was on the
rocks two miles below Lincolnville Beach
and breaking. up. subsequently Camden
parties advertised that they had picked the
schooner up off that port and claimed sal
wage; and still later the Boston papers re-
ported that the vessel had been found a few
miles below Linc0lnville and that she had
broken in two. The story we printed Last