The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-03
The u S. School Ship Hartford anchored

This is one of the few historic vessels now
in commission in the United States Navy.
She was built at Boston in 1858, of wood, is
1,612 tons and bark rugged. She was the
flag ship of Commodore Farragut at the
capture of New Orleans and led the fleet up
river under heavy fire from the two strong
forts below the city.
The Improvement Society has made a
small appropriation to defray the expense
of cutting down the burdOcks and other
weeds that grow up on the sides of the
streets and in many cases obstruct the side
walks. AS the amount will not permit
going over the whole city it is hoped that
all who can, will cooperate by cutting
down the weeds about their property. They
will thus do a good turn for themselves as
we'll as helping to improve the appearance
of our city. Nothing is more unsightly
than weeds growing up by the waysde. I'M
less it is streets strewn with rubbish
STAR ROUTE Box DELIVERY. Notice
has been received at the Belfast post office
that the contracts for service on star routes
provide that in addition to carrying the
mails to the various post offices the carrier
will be required to deliver mail into all
boxes and hang small bags or satchels con-
tanning mail on cranes or posts that may be
erected along the line of the route, and to
collect mail from boxes, and to collect the
bags or satchels from the cranes or posts
under regulations of the Post Office De-
partment. The regulations may be seen at
the post Office by those interested. 1t is
practically rural free delivery on the star
routes.
Col. W. A. Conklng of New Y ork, sum-
mer resident of Northport, fills his annual
sojourn there with many good deeds OF
which the children are the chief beneficial
ries. Each year the children at the Girls
Home are treated to one or more rides and
picnics, as well as the children on the Camp
Ground. July Goth, ''circus day. Col COnk-
ling sent a buck board to the Girls Home
and furnished tickets to the circus for all
the inmates. We met them in the animal
tent and it was very happy crowd The
children were accompanied by the matron,
Mrs. W. c. Bowen, and her husband, and
by Mrs. f. A. Griffin, President of the Chill
dren's Aid Society OF Maine. and MI. Griffin,
the latter having in his arms little Alberta,
the youngest inmate of the Girls Home on
Northp0rt avenue.
A day among the islands is rare pleas
ure to those who do not often take to the
water for their amusement. 1t was our good
fortune to be included in the sailing party
given last Thursday by Mr.. Henry Hall of
Boston. We were of the fatal number ID,
but none cared for that as the intent of the
The sky was bright, the water smooth, the
company genial and pleasant and the steam
launch steady and reliable Landings were
made at Dark Harbor and Ryder's Cove and
after passing nearly the whole day on the
water we arrived at the landing Of the
Dickey Bros at p. m. We all felt deeply
indebted to Mr. Hall for the delightful
pleasure of the day, and shall ever recall it
as one of the brightest of our red letter
days.
STEAMER NOTES. The Rockland is to
have new and larger boilers of the Almy
water-tube type. new shaft. new wheel and
new truss bearings, and will go on the Stet-
son railway in Brewer for general over
hauling She will be in commission by
August 18th and will then take the Bangor
and Brooksville route, now covered by the
steamer fremont. Her new boilers will be
capable of taking 175 pounds of steam and
the craft is expected to make record time
up and down the river. The steamer CHM
bra, which left Bangor for Bar Harbor at
$50 O'Clock Saturday morning, dropped her
rudder when at a point about half a mile
below the Hampden wharf about O'Clock
Saturday morning. The boat was anchored,
boat sent ashore and news of the accident
sent to Bangor. Some of the passengers
were landed, to go to their destinations by
rail, and the Verona took others with
freight for landings as far as Sargentville,
STREET IMPROVEMENT. Two years ago
last spring the lower portion of Franklin
street, then in bad condition, was well
gravelled and graded and the following
spring was in excellent shape. Then the
road machine was put on ana gutter made
outside of the gutter and deep ruts left by
the wheels When there came a heavy rain
five streams of water were running down
the street, destroying all the good work of
the year before. Last week street commits
sioner Bennett began work on this street
and made much needed repairs on the sec
ton between Cedar and Congress streets.
The street here had been almost impossible
as well as unsightly. He then turned his
attention to the section between Court
street and post office square, digging out
the cutters, removing the large stones and
grading the roadway so that it will no long
er be water course. With good coating
of gravel this street should remain in good
condition for some time.
SERVED HIM RIGHT Last Thursday a
Belfast man was towing his launch and
cradle from the south side of the steamboat
wharf to a mooring above the wharf, with
row boat. His progress was necessarily
slow, and in passing the head of the wharf
three men standing there began guying
him He stood it as long as he could and
! then rowing in he made his boat fast and
| climbed up on the wharf. Going up to the
| biggest and loudeSt mouthed of the trio he
| slapped bis face; and then gave him a clip
| in the eye that knocked him out from under
| his hat and tloOred him. The other two