The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-08-03

| The State Assessors we're in Belfast yes
terday on business and left Tor hockland
in the afternoon.
The Improvement Society will meet with
Mrs. G. E. Bracket, Spring street, next
Monday afternoon at 2.3o O'Clock.
The Womans' Hospital Aid will meet
with Mrs. c. A. Pilsbury, Court street,
tomorrow, Friday afternoon, at O'Clock.
! One of our successful market gardeners is
| William C. vose of Northport avenue, who
| has marketed large quantities of the fav-
orite telephone peas.
The Penobscot County W. c. 7. U. has
| invited the Waldo county white ribbOners
| to join them in their annual excursion,
which will be made Aug. Sd on the steamer
| Verona. The excursion will be to North
port, where the auditorium will be open
| for the comfort of the visitors who stop
there. Those desiring a longer sail may
continue on to Camden, or still farther to
| Rockland, where the large fleet of war
ships in the harbor will be an attraction.
There will be brief program.
KLARK-URBAN Co. The Klark- U rban
| Company are pleasing good houses at the
Opera House this week. Their plays are
new and are presented in capable manner
| by company seldom seen at popular prices
The specialties meet with warm approval
| and are changed at each performance. To-
| night ga True Kentuckian" will be pre-
| sented; Friday night SIN Wyoming" and
for the closing performance Saturday the
funny farce, cred Lion Inn,'' will be used
After the regular performance ON Friday
| night an amateur contest will be held, in
which any local talent may appear. Three
prizes will be offered, namely, 49, So and So
| a number of names have already been re-
ceived and good time is looked for. Parties
desiring to enter this contest should leave
their names at the box office. Numbers are
being given to every one attending any or
all performances this week and on Saturday
night drawing will be held for ladies' or
gents gold watch. The one holding the
lucky number takes the watch. Watches
are now on exhibition in Chase i Doak's
window.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The good schooner
Polly, now in her 101st year, and the Oldest
vessel atloat as recorded in the U. S. Gov
eminent list, was sold last week by Capt.
George F. Ryan and others of this city to
Edwin Blastow of Deer Isle and sailed
from this port last Saturday with her new
owner as captain, mate and all hands. We
are sorry to lose the Polly, but here's hop
ing that she may keep at1oat for another
century In the article on ''The Boy Skip
per of Bucksport," reprinted from the Bos-
ton Globe, the writer speaks of "hoisting
the anchor Down this way we do not
hoist the anchor, we weigh it.. Not only
was Pearys ship built in Maine, but his
canoes were made in Old Town, his sledges
and snowshoes in South Paris and Mon
mouth firm made him $50 pairs of moccasins.
-. Recent charters Sch. Augustus H.
Babcock, Norfolk to Bangor, coal, p. t. sch
Tofa, Norfolk to Bermuda coal, $1.65; SCH
Van Aliens Boughton, Philadelphia to
Boston, coal, p. t.; sch. Jesse W. Starr,
Bangor to New York, spruce, So; SCH
Charlotte 7. Sibley, st. John, N. B., to
New York, lumber, p. t.. sch. Rosa Mueller,
Bangor to New York, spruce, So; sch.
Jennie G. Pillsbury, Hallowell to New
York, stone, $1.05 and Kennebec towage
sch. Methebesec, Wildcat to New York,
paving blocks, y. t.; sch. Oliver Ames,
Vinalhaven to New York, paving blocks,