The Republican journal., 1904-01-07
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THE VETERANS AND THEIR HELPERS.
T. II. Marshall Post and Relief Corps
held a joint installation in Mem orial
Hall Jan. 9Th, with the Sons of Vet
Grams and Ladies' Aid Society as i'll
vited guests. The services Memorial
Sunday, May oath, were in the Ulita-
rian church. Special music was rem
dered by the church choir and Rev.
Harry Lutz delivered the memorial ser
mon. After the service at the church
the Grand Army and Sons of Veterans
performed the new ceremony of strew-
ing flowers on the sea TO the memory of
the naval dead. Memorial Day, Satur-
day, May 3Oth, was observed in the
usual manner by the Grand Army.
The procession in the afternoon in
cluded the Belfast Band, the Post, Sons
of Veterans, Belfast Company, Z. r.,
X. of p, the City officials, Relief Corps
and other features. A neat monument
entwined with evergreen and ribbons
was erected in Grove Cemetery instead
of the former mound to the unknown
dead. The usual services were held at
the cemetery. The evening exercises
were held in the Belfast Opera House
and included music by the Belfast
Band, vocal solos, and addresses by
Revs. G. E. Edgett and A. A. Smith.
The Twenty-Sixth Maine Regimental
Association held its eighteenth annual
reunion in Memorial Hall Aug 18th,
and was largely attended.
The Post and Relief Corps observed
June 23d as children's day by appropri-
ate exercises in Memorial Hail.
The Ladies Aid Society, auxiliary to
the Sons of Veterans, has disbanded.
SHIPPING.
Pendleton Bros. bought sch. NJ. V. B.
Chase of Geo. A. Gilchrest in January
and repaired her in Belfast. The Bel
fast Fuel & Hay Co. and Capt. Geo. F.
Ryan bought the sch. Polly, IS tons,
built in 1905, and use her as packet
between Boston and Belfast, and as a
local COASTER. Capt. S. C. Rich bought
bay coaster..... Capt. Ralph W. Patter-
shall sold sch. Sarah L. Davis to his
father, Capt. Geo. w. Pattershall, and
bought of him the sch. j. V. yelling
ton. Ralph subsequently sold the
Wellington to Capt. C. A. Lamson of
SOmerville, Mass, and has since been
in command of sch. Ella NJ. Storer.....
Geo. A. Gilchrest bought sch. Puritan
in New Bedford in March and after
making thorough repairs sold her to
Capt. G. L. Lyman, taking in part pay
ment sch. Harriet Rogers. Capt. Fitz
w. Patterson sold sch. Sharon and
bought sch. Good Intent, "a tons, built
in 1913. He subsequently bought sch.
Harriet Rogers of Mr.. Gilchrest and
gave his father, Capt. Fitz w. Patter-
son, command of the Good Intent.....
Sch. Clarence A. Schafner of Shell
bourne, n. s., arrived April 18th after
a long and disastrous voyage from
Turks Island with salt for Swan & Sib-
ley Co. She sailed from Turks Island
Jan. 10th; was blown far off her course,
lost sails and sprung aleak; was picked
up Feb. 10th and towed to Yarmouth,
n. S., where she was repaired Sch.
Julia Edna, Capt Tewksbury Dodge,
was dismasted April 18th near Mt.
Desert and was towed to Belfast the
22d. She was repaired and again put
in commission, but went ashore at
lslesboro i'll gale July 25th and be-
came total loss. Capt. Dodge and
family were making cruise in the
vessel. They saved most of their
effects. 1.-The U. S. training ship Chase
with revenue cadets on board was in
port July 18th and 16th.....The packet
schooner P. M. Bonney, 10 tons, which
had been on the route between Belfast
and Vinalhaven many years, made her
last trip in September and will be
stripped. Her former commander,
Capt. Thomas Burgess, resumed bust
ness few weeks later in company with
Capt. Chas. Scott in sch. Windward.....
Capt. James Staples began in the Vim
aihaven and Belfast packet business in
November in sch. Circle.
BUILDING AND REPAIRS.