The Republican journal., 1905-04-27
At . meeting of the school committee
April "a, Herbert E. Ellis was reelected
superintendent of the Belfast schools.

April "a, Herbert E. Ellis was reelected
superintendent of the Belfast schools.
The taking down of the big elm tree Op-
posite The Journal office was quite an I'M
dertaking, but was child's play compared to
the removal of the stump and roots. Dyna-
mite was used, which took effect on the
windows in The journal building and at
Ben D. Fields, but made little impression
on the stump. Day after day men chopped
and dug, but made slow progress. Friday,
Mr.. Churchill, who took the contract to re-
move the stump, slipped and fell against a
pick, severely bruising one ankle. Saturday
several charges of powder were used and
digging and chopping continued, and finally
the stump was conquered and Monday the
debris was hauled away.
STEAMER NOTES. Calvin Austin, vice
president and general manager of the East
ern Steamship Co., was in Bangor April
10Th and left on the City of Rockland for
Boston. Mr.. Austin returned only few
days ago from Europe where he went to in
spect several types of turbine steamers
being built, with view to asoertaining the
feasibility of using such boats on the lines
of the Eastern S. S. Co. Mr. Austin was
considerably impressed with the working
of the turbine steamers and it is not at all
improbable that another season will see
one or more Of these boats plying on the
Boston Bangor run. The Frank Jones,
owing to repairs not having been CON-
peted, was unable to resume service on the
Portland-Jonesport route on the date an
nounced, but will leave Portland Friday
night. April 2Sth, running on the schedule
previously arranged.
An IMPORTANT MAIL CONTRACT Mr.. W.
S. McGinniss, Asst. Supt. Railway Mail
Service, attached to the office of the Second
Assistant Postmaster General, Hon. w. S.
Shellabarger, was in Belfast last week and
| made a four years contract with the own
ers of steamer Silver Star to carry the mails
between Belfast and Castine, the service to
begin July LIST. The running time will be
as follows: From June 18th to Sept. 18th,
leave CaStine at 645 a. NJ, and arrive at
| Belfast at go a. M; leave Belfast at g.
p. m, and arrive at Castine at 6 p. m. For
, 7.45 a. M, and arrive at Belfast at 1926 a.
m. leave Belfast at , p. M. and arrive at
| Castine at p. M This schedule has been
arranged to give the business men of Bel
! fast and Castine the best possible service
! and Summer residents in Castine will be
, specially pleased with the new arrange.
/ ment
SHIPPING II EMS. The hailing port of
the schooner yacht Coronet, recently bought
| by Rev. F. W. Sandford, will be changed
! from New York to Portland, which is also
the hailing port of Mr.. Sandfords mission
airy yacht Wanderer. The Coronet will be
used for service in foreign waters. Sch
Racehorse discharged a cargo of phosphate
| klns has discharged a cargo of cement from
| RondOut at the railroad wharf for ship
ment up-cOuntry. Sch. Florence A. ar
| rived from New York last Thursday with
| phosphate for F. S. Jackson. Sch Charlie
& Willie, Batchelder, Port Reading fol
| GouldsborO, was in Rockland harbor Fri
day. She will go to New y ork from Goulds
boro.. Sch. Robert W., having completed
! repairs at Gilchrest's, was towed to Frank
fort last week The seven-masted stee
schooner Thomas w. Lawson, with 5000
tons of coal, is reported to have made the
run from Cape Henry to Cape Cod in 5:
/ hours. 1t is the first time we have seen hel
J credited with more than average sailing
qualities.