The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-06-22

SnAH 1AN0 AANMS. We are remln0od that
the Jennie Hubert, still afloat, was the last
brigantine at this port. and is the vessel of
which Edward johnson, Esq, had a pho
tograph made. The Telos was at this port
few years ago and was lost later, as stated
last week.. Capt. A. F. Elwell reported a
large fleet of outward bound vessels an
chored off Saturday Cove last Friday morn
ing, mostly lumber laden from Bangor for
Boston and New York. Several of the fleet
were at this port for two or three DAYS the
past week, delayed by calm weather and
fog. Sch Circle loaded hoop poles and
shocks last week for the Vinalhaven Fish
Co., Vinalhaven.. The Bangor CONNER
cial says: "The tug Portsmouth of the
Piscataqua Navigation Co. towing barges
Greenland, Hampton, and P. N. Co., No. 10,
cleared late Thursday afternoon for Bos-
ton. These barges, the first two named
from the Ashland Mfg Co., take the first
cargoes of lumber ever shipped from Ban
gor in this type of vessel. Shipping lum-
Der in barges is being tried as an expert
menttand the success of these first cargoes
will be watched with interest by every
shipper of lumber on the Penobscot. >. i.
Last week the Rockland- Rockport Lime
company loaded four large barges with
lime simultaneously, the first time in the
history of the company that this has ever
been done or attempted About $4,000
barrels of lime were handled in doing this,
requiring the services of 14O men. The
lime all goes to New York, where the de-
mand is remarkably good for the season. -.
! The tramp steamer Louisiana arrived at
| Bangor June 18th to load spool bars for the
United Kingdom. The Bucksport fishing
schooner 7. NJ. Nicholson, Capt. Lester A.
Gilley, of the fleet of Capt. T. NJ. Nicholson,
sailed for the Grand Banks on Monday at.
ternoOn.
Coop CITIZENSHIP MEETINGS. Good
citizenship was strongly emphasized in the
pulpits of this city last Sunday. Three
| officials of the .Christian Civic League of
Maine were here occupying pulpits in the
morning as follows: Rev. Fl. N. Pringle
the Methodist; Rev. Isreal Luce, the Bap-
| fist, and Rev. C. E. Owen the Universalist
Each speaker presented a clear and logical
| line of thought, convincing to every candid
mind. At 3 p. m. in the vestry of the
| Congregational church an informal good
citizenship conference was held, much to
the profit of all who attended. At 80 D.
m. a good citizenship mass meeting was
held in the Methodist church. All the
, clergymen of the city churches were
present except Rev. A. A. Smith, whose
duties called him out of town. The meet
ing was largely attended and each of the
League officials spoke, Rev. W. \. Pringle
occupying the larger part of the time He
, spoke briefly concerning Sunday desecra
ton, impure literature aud obscenity,
bribery and gambling, but devoted the
larger part of the address to consideration
of the liquor question. He spoke of the
conditions existing at the time of former
visit here, when he found liquor selling not
only open but under the protection of the
officers of both county and city. He spoke
to the point regarding the financial and in
dustrial phase of the whole problem. In
refutation of the argument that liquor sell
ing is profitable to the county, Mr.. Pringle
de- clared that no county in Maine for four
consecutive terms of court has received
| enough in liquor fines to pay the criminal
costs. "There are men who argue for Ii
cense who are sincere temperance men and
honest in their opinions" said Mr.. Pringle,
"but believe that, license law is violated
as much as prohibition. In closing he
; urged good citizens to stand by every
officer who is trying to do his duty.