The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-03-17
ICE BOATING ON THE BAY.
Teams Still Crossing to and from Islesbor

Teams Still Crossing to and from Islesboro.
Wednesday afternoon, March 9, the ice
boats were out in brisk breeze and had
good sailing. The ice was smoother than
at any time this season and the wind blew
almost a gale. There were no teams on the
ice, and no one came across the bay Thurs
day morning brought no change in the
situation, except that the wind was lighter
and fell in the afternoon to a s'ladies'
breeze" Capt G. D. Pendleton got tired
of waiting for a steamer to bring him across
and drove over. He reported the cracks
frozen up and the ice apparently stronger
than at any time. Saturday John P Bragg
and others drove over. Mr.. Bragg said the
bay skinned over clear to Eagle Island
Friday night and that there was no clear
water to be seen from the high land in
Islesboro. Heavy loads of merchandise
were taken by the IsleSborO teams on the
return trip; but up to this time no one from
Belfast had ventured over to call on our
island neighbors. The ice boat fleet were
busy during the day and numerous minor
| casualties were reported. One craft capsiZ-
| ed, another carried away her mast, and
| others had their steering gear broken. 1t
was close-reef breeze. A slight fall of
| snow Saturday night did not offer any OBJ
| stacle to skating or ice boating, and both
| sports were engaged in Sunday and Mon
day. On the latter day we had many visit
ors from Islesboro, and they were over again
Tuesday. Monday afternoon Chas. F. Swift
and Sam Hinckley in one sleigh and Leo
Sargent and friend in another drove over
and called at the store of John p. Bragg.
Mr.. Swift said they crossed on the return
in 40 minutes, but one of the island teams
claimed to have done it in % minutes.
| Sheriff Norton drove over on business
Tuesday morning. Snow began falling
Tuesday, of the wet, sticky kind, and SEEM
ed likely to put stop to ice boating for a
while
There was evidently an error as to the
movements of the revenue cutter Seminole
last week. She did not reach a point above
Northport Camp Ground, as reported, but
got no farther than Shore Acres, and has
made no farther attempts at ice breaking
in this direction. The ice is too thick and
strong for her to cope with successfully.
| Pulpit Harbor has had no packets or
steamers to Rockland for nearly two
months. All the freight has been landed
at Vinalhaven and hauled to North Haven
on the ice.
| Teams stopped crossing the Penobscot at
Winterport the afternoon of March 10th.
The preceding warm days and rain had
made the ice porous. Four weeks before
it had been II inches thick, but become re
duced to to u inches. The "open sea-
extended from the steamboat wharf to
Standpoint.
Letter to the Belfast Savings Bank.
BELFAST, MAINE.
Dear Sir: Lead-and-oil is not good paint :;
don't wear the rulei as every one knows,
repaint in three years.
| DevOe lasts six, in the same way-allOw
wide margin in all such statements. What
with both.
AS to covering: that's another, Here's an
| instance.
Mr.. j. }. Hall, Sheffield, Pa, painted two
houses, lead-and-Oil took 40 gallons.
Last summer bought 40 gallons DevOe for
the same two houses returned 10 gallons.
The paint, that covers, lasts; it's all
paint, true, and fuil-measure. Lead-and-
oil is all paint, but not good paint the lead
wants zinc. Better paint DevOe.
! Yours truly
T. W. DEvoE & Co.
PS Mason & Hall sell our paint