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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-05-12
SECRET SOCIETIES.

Leo NJ. Sargent of this city has been COM
Great Council of Maine, as the district dep
uty grand sachem of :his district of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men.
Members of Canton Pallas, Patrarchs
Militant, to the number of %, had a pleas
ant outing last Sunday at the cottage of
Major R. ii. Howes, Pitchers Pond. The
party went out by buck boards in the morn
ing and spent the day in fishing, sailing
and sociability. A picnic dinner, which
included fish chowder, was served, and
the day and the ride were greatly enjoyed.
At the session of the Grand Lodge of
MaSons in Portland last week the Grand
Master reported the total membership of
the Maine lodges as 24,611, gain OF 81
during the year; 1899 candidates have been
initiated. The number of deaths during the
year is All, a little more than 10 to every
thousand members. Two new lodges were
instituted during the year. The reports of
the other grand officers show the order in
Maine to be in very satisfactory condition,
financially and otherwise. Among the ap-
pointments made in the Grand Chapter was
that of Wilmer j. Dorman, Belfast, as
Grand Master 2nd Vail. The Grand Lodge
appointments of District Deputy Grand
Masters included the following: District 7,
Elihu ID. Chase, Unity; District S, Leslie
ID. Ames, Lincolnvile; District 9, Claes f.
Boman, Vinahaven. James H. lloweS
Belfast, was elected Grand Senior Warden
q the Knights Templar
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*Average from 1859 to date.
tAverage from 1880 to date.
T not enough to measure.
OUR SUMNER VISITORS.
They are beginning to arrive and a busy sea-
son is expected.

They are beginning to arrive and busy sea-
son is expected.
Late as has been the season our summer
people are beginning to arrive. Portland
papers report that the Casco Bay Steam
boat and the Harpswell Steamboat Com
pany have begun their annual work of car
rying down immense amounts of furniture,
trunks, etc., of the thousands of summer
people who inhabit the islands of the bay
and every Boston steamer brings owners
of cottages or their representatives bound
to the islands and along the coast of Penob-
scot bay A number of cottage owners
have arrived in Camden to arrange for the
opening of their summer homes, and North
Haven and Dark Harbor cottagers are ar
irving daily Charles Dana Gibson, the
artist, is noted addition to the Dark Har-
Dor colony, having built cottage on Seven
Hundred Acre Island. Two new cottages
are to be built at North Haven this season.
Among the prominent people who are
coming to Castine this summer are Mr..
Waters of Baltimore, Md, president of the
Sully Lumber Co., W. H. H. Beebe, for
many years private secretary to ex-Mayor
Low of New York, and Water Blaisdell of
Punxsutawney, Pa. Mr.. Waters will oc-
cupy one of the Wood cottages Mr.. Beebe
will take Cliff cottage; Henry R. Bradley
of Bangor will occupy lockwood; Mr..
Blaisdell, Green Acres. Frank P. Woods
six cottages and private hotel, The Dome
of the Rock, have already been rented.
The hotel is leased to the Misses Tileston
of Old Point Comfort. Mr.. Wood has been
troubled for some years in getting adequate
water supply for the use of himself and
tenants, and during the past year he
built an extensive water system, consist
ing of two reservoirs. One holds $4,000 gal
Ions, and the other, not yet completed, will
hold nearly 100000 gallons and there are
two windmills and two steam pumps.
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YACHTS AND BOATS.

The sloop yacht Glide and William Dec
rows gasoline launch were put overheard
May 5th.
E. L. Macomber has put new base for the
engine into John Dennett's 30-fOot launch.
The boat is owned in Castine.
Sam Holt has his boat landing in place
and several boats atlOat. He has - row
boats, of which were built the past win
ter.
L. W. Parker has been making some
changes in the knockabout Wave which he
sold to the Folwell'S last season. The boat
will have new suit of sails and be fitted
up in fine shape She will have d new name.
Mr.. Med enough, the U. S. inspector, has
built nice skiff of southern model, which
will be placed in the water works pond at
Little River. The craft was built in Gil
chrest's carpenter shop.
The o5-foot power launch, Minnie T.,
owned by Mrs. John n. Taylor of Dor
chester, Mass, was launched at Murray &
Tregurtha'S, Boston, last Friday. The
Minnie T. will be used on lake Cobbosse-
contee.
The Dickey Brothers opened their boat
house and landing for the season last Sat
urday. The boathouSe has been raised, re-
paired and painted, and everything put in
first class condition. They have some nice
row boats to let and a new gasoline launch,
the Statilla. Sunday they served ice cream
free to all who called and took parties out
in the launch for excursions around the
harbor.
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VILLAGE IMPROVEMENTS.
Some Seasonable Suggestions from Aroos-
| took.

Some Seasonable Suggestions from Aroos-
In a measure the enterprise and thrift,
the spirit of progress and advancement, of
a town is manifested by its cleanly and neat
appearance. No better advertisement could
any place receive than to have its streets
and its sidewalks, its lawns and yards, kept
in neat and tidy appearance. To no better
advantage can time and money be expended
than in the establishment of town, village
and house grounds. Every attention given
to the adjoining and identifying of homes,
public buildings, squares and streets is pro-
ductive of far-reaching results. A stranger
coming into town and seeing the streets
and yards free from all rubbish, dirt, pieces
of paper, ETC., at once is favorably impressed
with the neatness and general care and in
terest taken by its citizens.
Spring is fairly upon us and the s'slicking
up" time has come. Caribou residents are
not especially neglectful on this point; they
will compare very favorably with any town
of its size in this respect. But at the same
time there are quite number of places
about the village which would be material
ly benefited by few hours of labor prop
erly placed. If everyone would unite in this
one cause the result would be surprising.
The accumulated rubbish which has, gather
ed through the long winter months, the little
pieces of paper scattered here and there,
can all be gathered up and more healthful,
neat and tidyappearance will result.
took Republican.
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Capt. VIM. Warren of Brewer,

A well known figure in Maine shipping
circles is Capt. William Warren of Brewer,
a prominent shipbuilder until his retire
ment from business because of i'll health
two years ago.
Capt Warren was born in Freedom, Me-,
in 1882, and was the son of Asa Warren.
At the age of ten years his parents moved
to Searsport, where the young man learned
the trade of caulker which he followed for
many years, building and assisting in the
construction of over 125 vessels.
Az the age of Is years he went to Florida
and caulked a bark there, receiving for the
job $255 in gold, having in his possession at
the present time one of the gold pieces
which he retained as memento.
In 1852 he married Miss Elizabeth Eaton
of Stockton Springs.
The loss of the large fortune which he
accumulated, coupled with the death of his
daughter, caused him to move to Brewer,
where later on his wife died
Hiram O. Eaton of Stockton Springs ac-
companied Capt. Warren to Brewer and
has always been in the position of son to
him. Mr.. Eaton formerly served the city
as alderman for two years from ward four.
Capt. Warren married Miss Adelaide
Higgins of Cape Elizabeth in 1891.
Two years ago he retired from active
business because of i'll health and now re-
sides in Spring street, Brewer.
A man of the strictest integrity, though
by no means lacking in humOr, as his witty
stories can testify he has won large num-
ber of friends.-Bangor Daily News:
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THE NEWS OF BELFAST

club OF young men is fitting up the
rear room over F. G. Mixers for a GYM
nasium and reading room.
The members of the Grange opera are
specially requested to meet at the band
rooms next Tuesday evening.
The Belfast Jail has but one county pris-
oner and his sentence expires next Satur-
day. There is but one other prisoner,
serving on civil process.
The annual meeting of the Children's
Aid Society of Maine, for the election of
officers. etc., will be held at the Girls Home,
Northport avenue, Belfast, at go p. m !,
May 18th.
Two ball games are booked to be played
in Belfast next Saturday: Belfast High
school VS.. Freedom Academy at 10 a. M,
and Freedom Academy VS.. Bucksport Sem
mary at 2p.m m.
The George Pratt Chapter Epworth
League cordially invites the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union to attend the
18th anniversary of the Epworth League
Sunday, May 10Th, 1904, at the NJ. E. church
at 730 p. m. A special temperance program
will be given.
All festival chorus members, and all sing
ers not otherwise engaged, are earnestly re-
quested to take part in the chorus at the
Unitarian church next Sunday afternoon.
A rehearsal will be held at the Belfast
Band Hall this, Thursday, evening at 7.3o
O'Clock.
We have received note from Jere Bowen
of Monroe asking us to announce in our
news columns that he will be candidate
for the nomination for sheriff in the county
convention this year. 1t is reported on the
streets that there will be number of can
didates, but we have no authority for an
nouncing them.
The members of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will meet Monday afternoon, May
10th, with Mrs. c. A. Hubbard, No. Park
street. The lesson will be from chapter
eight of Evolution of Industrial Society
and chapter one of "Provincial Types in
American Fiction" with magazine lesson
on American Sculptors. Author, W. d.
Howells.
Miss Florence Wilband, operator at the
telephone exchange, showed commendable
courage Monday evening. She was attend
ing to her duties at the switchboard when
leg fell out from under the stove, the stove
capsized and the fire was spilled on the floor.
Miss Wilband called over the telephone to
Dinsmore & Sons store asking for help, and
two men went over, put out the fire and set
matters to rights, without an alarm. Miss
Wilband continued her duties at the switch
board without break.
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A rain began Monday noon and was in
progress yesterday. The rainfall up to
Wednesday noon was $50 inches.
APRIL WEATHER. The monthly report
shows an unusual amount OF snow fall, the
largest with two exceptions in 25 years.
The snow fall in April this year was II
inches, in 1887 and 1888 it was 16 inches
each year, and the next highest was in 1894,
10 inches. The average for the 25 years
was 5.24 inches. There was a measurable
amount in April every year to 1891. Since
that time there have been 8 Aprils without
enough snow to measure, namely, 1892, 1900,
1901, 1902 and 1908. The total snowfall for
the past winter was 81 inches; large
amount, but not a record breaker. In the
winter of 1901 the snowfall was 100 inches !;
in 1882 los inches in 1867 1913 inches; in
1878 ia inches in 1884 1o1 inches, in
1878 Ill inches. Following is the record
for April in 1908 and 1904
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Crops in Maine.

The Maine Farmer has been getting in
touch with producers all over New England
and is pleased at the uniform good condi-
tions reported. But little winter killing of
grass is reported. Stock has wintered we'll.
Fruit buds are abundant everywhere, on
trees, vines and all small fruits, prices of
farm products are we'll sustained, the de-
mand is active, preparations are being
made for increased operations, especially in
potatoes. grain and grass. Experiments
are contemplated with rape, vetch, millet
and alfalfa. The sweet corn acreage will
be larger and one or two new factories
built in Maine, and with the abundant rain
of last week, May opens with prospect Of a
busy and we trust prosperous season fol-
every farmer.
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Trying to Get Oranges into Politics.

The Maine Farmer, which pretends to be
a bipartisan sheet, is out in an editorial
this week for Mr.. Fernald. The animus of
this is we'll understood. This paper is
partly owned by Hon. Joseph H. Manley
and he is one Of the directors. Manley and
his friends believe that it was owing to Mr..
Cobb's candidacy that Manley was obliged
to retire from the field and so the influence
of the Farmer will be used to do injury to
Mr.. Cobb 1t is understood that people in
terested in the Farmer are among those who
are endeavoring to get the Oranges into pol
itics to favor Fernald. Whether it will be
possible to get this organization to depart
from its principles of non -partisanship re-
mains to be seen.-Augusta Special to Lew
istOn Sun.
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rontents of Today's Journal.

,oneerning Local Industries. ..Explo-
gsg' i s,pu on a Yacht. An Ocean Race.
third District Democrats. The Can
1lns Industry. An Immense Coal Car
90 Obituary. The Churches. Crops in
Maine Belfast Weather Report. Our
simmer Visitors. Transfers in Real
estate steamers in Collision. .Resolu-
ions of Respect. Village Improve
mrnts capt VIM. Warren of Brewer.
Death Of Josiah Crosby Trying to
uos at Home: Judge Savage Renomi-
5,,trd. The News of Belfast Yachts
ai Boats. Recent Maine Maps. Per-
,msl Secret Societies. Bangor Elects
.,hn Delegates. Potato Smugglers Ar.
ri>,ci.
rae Rig Dry..Good Roads. Potato
f7-' PtlaEraphs County Correspondence.
IucArning Ink and Maine Weather..
Brsu.dtons of Respect Enforcement
somerset. Fair Fryeburg. Fish and
r,Alng.
N cape Horn. Helping the Town.
'-- ,.ales caldwell Couillard. The Feeble
,fded, Etc. Without School Privileges.
lpteSport Jottings.
'- H.Wdom i..News of Brooks. First
E III of summer Northport News:
\tN, Of the Oranges Republican
county Convention.
.... T.. News of Belfast.
.. outdoor Fad. Literary News and
rr,. Christian Civic League. Cobb
.p,ieS to Goudy Nova Scotia Schools.
trgiSter of Deep Water Vessels.
newspaper Notes.
- WlitcS History of Belfast. First Auto
lnpt.". Searsport's School Superin-
.HJrnt. An Old School Paper. Maine
\7,, Items Necessary Supplies.
seven song Writer'S. .Manley Not a
candidate.
,... =. -airsport Locals. County Correspon-
uce. ship News. Brighton Stock Mar
-t., Belfast Price Current. Births.
grlageS. Deaths.
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Death Of Josiah Crosby.

Josiah Crosby, one of the most promi-
nent attorneys in Maine and second Oldest
member Of the Penobscot county bar, died
at his home in Dexter May 5th, after brief
illness, aged 81 years. Mr.. Crosby was "a
native of New Hampshire, coming to Maine
early in life, and settling with his parents
in Atkinson. He was graduated from Bow
dOin College in 1885 and at the time of his
death was the oldest alumnus of that insti-
tuition, and for the past % years had been
one of it's trustees. He entered the Maine
legislature in 1865, and in 1869 he was pres
ident of the State senate. For more than GO
years he had practiced law in Dexter. He
is survived by a widow, four daughters
and three sons.
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1NltRNING LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

1.- NrT Lake Creamery is to be moved
.... .a- Wsrment of the Dana building to
.. r-a. \ knoWlton store on Main street,
- occupied by the Duplex Roller
Jo., for office and saleSroom. A
.re be built on the west side of the
,...-fr q boiler room, coal bunkers and
There is ample room on the land
.---. '- building for taking in ice, coal
.., .-t1f, and door will be cut through
l8t purpose. A 20-hOrse power boiler
.- .ut IN.
-as '4pex Roller Bushing Co. is NOV
7H the f. A. Knowlton store, which
d. -eu occupied as an office and sales
.u. the newly bought Dana building
D. N51a office is being remodeied, paint
. -te The wood department will be on
u --ugnd floor on Front street, and the
- shop in the basement. The foun-
D- continued in its present lacation
r. have added the rooms vacated by
nadine department. A forge shop, As
-,, will be built on the Dana proper
.le railroad track.
1l-marbe and granite workers have had
'.. season and are now setting large
cemetery work in readiness for
q Day Hutchins Bros. have built
number of monuments, chiefly in
is style, with light granite bases
and black dies. The light stock is
IIill, IEallowell ard Lincolnville,
black from Lincolnville and st.
HER finished work includes monu-
Alton L. Clark, Knox Robbins
" thew, Bucksport; John McTag-
last; John Stover, Castine; Capt.
i, Searsport John MEG. Randall,
... Upk and Godfrey, Belfast. The lat
bali monument, with a combined
YW and Knights of Pythias emblem
...u Heal x Wood have their yard
he'd work. A large proportion Of
Was quarried in Mr.. Heals quarry
NyIle. This quarry produces fine
OFF stone, both in light shades and
THIS firm has made more monumen-
his season than ever before and
rev employed. The carving on
HE monuments, by A. S. Heal,
.- arA skill Work now in the yard
up in Islesboro, Stockton Springs,
Unity, Lincolnville, Monroe,
u md Belfast.
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Third District Democrats.

HTELD, Me, May g. Resolutions
'1"9nng the national administration
adopted at the third district Demo-
tf .pnVention to-day. OF 258 delegates
'7 To- seats, 100 We're present.
-'it NJ. Benson of Bar HarbOr was
i'-d by accIamation for Congress
t@s to the national convention were
'd lhey were not pledged to any cam
'4,. tor President.
- " delegates are: Charles F. johnson,
w Tl.e, hlbert b. Page, Fairfield, and
40 W. Mcclellan, Belfast.
4- 'ternates are, W. r. Hunnewell,
or1 Fred A. Jellison, Bar Harbor,
'.'' p 'e1eFlck w. Plaisted, Augusta.
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Bangor Elects Cobb Delegates.

BANGOR, Me, May 8 The Republican
caucuses held here, tonight, resulted in a
great victory for Hon. W. T. Cobb, six OF
the seven wards nstructing their delegates
to vote for his nomination as candidate for
Governor, the other ward giving its COM
plimentS to its own fellow citizen, Mayor
Beal. Hon. F. nj. Simpson was also elected
delegate at large to the State convention.
Skowhegan has elected Prescott dele
gates; Winthrop, Elliott Wood delegates; !;
Etna and Lee, Cobb delegates.
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Steamers in Collision.

PORTLAND, Me-, May TO- Information
reached here today that the steamer Frank
Jones, bound from Jonesport to this city,
was in collision with the United States
lighthouse tender Lilac, late yesterday,
while the latter was at anchor off South
was was dan damaged and the the Lilac had her long
boat broken up. A dense fog prevailed al
the time. The steamer proceeded to Rock.
land for repairs.
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The Canning Industry.

,l ,l.t.tgt'fding to figures given by Samuel W.
' ,''heWS, commissioner of industrial and
t' statistics for Maine, in an address be-
lht 10Th Century club of Bangor in the
H. J'''l OF trade rooms Tuesday evening, in
N e"4inlng of sardines, Maine stands first
."r nlted States The total number of
.,, canning establishments is III; total
lay f,si, ''ai invested, $S,4S1, ,056; average num-
',', .,l 'l S4779,733 There are 50 factories
,gi-t ii-asea IN canning fruits and vegetables
s,, 4,,N an invested capital of $S65,S25; aver
Dl.,aI.ut lumber of wage earners, 904; value OF
p.o1ict, 81 ,335, ,671.
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An Ocean Race.

4-a tide early yesterday morning the
-t isuobScot, Capt. McCaulder, floated
at mud bank, off Mystic wharf,
she grounded Saturday afternoon,
'eetded directly to sea, favored by a
'Wthwesterly breeze. Her command
v- undoubtedly endeavor to overtake
a+ 'rwegian ship Western Monarch,
=ot away Saturday. Both vessels
[ "uui TO BuenOs Ayres with big cargoes
HDher, and several wagers have been
Vi ia ~ the result of the long ocean race
- IruobScot rested easily on the mud
i7 and sustained not the slightest injury.
--on Globe May 9th.
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Bryan Controls at Home.

LINCOLN, Neb., May 4. W. J. Bryan
controlled the Democratic convention in his
home county today, and platform reaffirm-
ing the Kansas City platform was adopted.
No names for Presidential nomination were
mentioned, the convention voting to adopt
the unit rule and practically agreeing to act
as Mr.. Bryan thinks best in the national
convention.
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LoRA MAxcY, Committee
BERTHA SMITH, on
NETT1E Cross, Resolution!
Granite Grange, North Searsport, has
adOpted the following resolutions.

Granite Grange, North Searsport, has
adopted the following resolutions:
Again it has been the will of the Master
who is over us all and who doeth all things
well, to sever the chain which connects our
order and to remove from our ranks our
aged and esteemed brother, Asa Carter !;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That in the death of our broth
er Granite Grange has lost worthy men,
Der and the community good friend and
neighbor. Long will he be remembered
for his sympathetic and genial way.
Resolved, That the members of our
Grange extend their heartfelt sympathy to
the bereaved son and daughters, but let
them think as the poet beautifully expresses
it,
"There is no death. their sun goes down
To rise upon brighter shore,
And safe in Heavens unclouded ray
They shine fOrevermOre.'
Resolved, That as a token of respect our
charter be draped in mourning, copy of
these resolutions be spread upon our re-
cords, a copy sent to the family and to the
Bangor Commercial and the Republican
Journal for publication.
ELLEN NJ BLACK, J Committee
IDA b. NIcKERsoN,} on
F. L. TRUNDY, Resolutions.
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Explosion On a Yacht.
Two Maine Men Injured.

iobK, May I. Three men were
10 today by the explosion of bat
VIA X. Eanderbilt's turbine yacht
Ia, near City Island, where the
'us anchored. The men were cut
A"l by the accident in the battery
Ie blown overheard by the eXplo-
acht was being overhauled in a City
ard and the men injured were EN-
Is 10 were on board at the time.
hs injured will recover. Much ex-
Was caused by the explosion.
image is $4,000. The injured men
ann 5. Pierce, 26 years old of Bath,
lant engineer, burned about the
s yes by flying acid, John A. Coop
"oklyn, the steward, and George
Years old, of Stockton Springs,
-f, sprained right arm. Pierce was
Fordham Hospital, where it is
a. his eyesight may not be saved.