The Republican journal., 1904-04-07
TOLD AT THE TABLE.
An Old Story With Some Variations.


A Belfast correspondent of the Bangor
Commercial says: Not long ago four we'll
known business and professional men of
Belfast took breakfast together in Crosby
restaurant, and told stories of the days
when the bay had been frozen over in for
mer years. One told of citizen crossing
the ice from Belfast to Castine and return
with a span of horses on the first of April
Another told of a man moving house from
Searsport to lslesboro on the ice. Then
each tried to Guido the other in story tel
ling. One of the party, prominent in politi-
cal affairs, said at one time a schooner was
frozen in for the winter in the lower har-
Dor, off the monument. The captain of the
schooner had friends in Belfast and visits
We're exchanged. The vessel remained
| frozen in so late in the spring that one of
| the captains Belfast friends sent him a
mess OF dandeiiOn green's that grew in his
garden. This last yarn was pretty good
story. but the genial doctor was able to beat
it. Said he:
"One winter the harbor was frozen over,
but there was open water over towards
Turtle Head SO that the Boston steamer
was able to make its regular trips between
Boston and Bucksport.
'.Freight and passengers for Belfast had
to be landed on the edge of the ice, two or
| three miles out from the wharf. One day,
just as the agent of the boat had come back
from the ice landing ON his ice boat, an old
| lady from the country drove down on the
wharf and said, Il must go to Boston on
that boat The agent was afraid she was
too late, but as the old lady insisted that
her daughter, Jane, was to be married tie
| next day and that she just had to go Oh That
boat, the genial Daniel Lane promised to
put her aboard the boat If possible
$50 the old lady's trunk, which was strong
the arms of the ice boat. She was seated
on top of the trunk and told 30 hold on
tight The Wind was blowing fresh and
the iceboat made a record run out to the
landing: Just as they reared the edge of
the ice Daniel brought the boat around and
across the ice and up the gang plank of the
steamer just as the deck hands were getting
ready to haul in the plank"
ms story was too much for the other
story tel!ers to beat, and as the doughnuts
and coffee had been disposed of they left
the restaurant.
Ernest l.. Bartlett was born in Newburgh,
where he obtained common school educa-
ton. But not satisfied with this he soon
had desire to fit and graduate from col
lege His means We're limited and it was
work his way through. But with indom-
liable Will and with what aid and encour-
agement devoted mother could give. he
overcame every obstacle and graduated
from Bowdoln in the class Of 1890 He at
once engaged in teaching and has followed
that profession ever since, being now prl-
cipal of the Stonington High school His
first connection with the order of Good
Templars was at East Dixmont, where he
served as c. T. Since then he has filled
various positions, among these being elect&
d. I. of Waldo D. L., which position Ne
held for several years. He has been very
successful both as teacher and in his labors
for the cause of temperance. A large and
iiourishing lodge was recently organized by
him at Stonington. Bro. Bartlett's hearty
greeting, pleasant smile and joval ways
make hosts of friends for him wherever he
Record.