The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-02-09
RockIand and AIongshore
Newsy Items From the Courier-Gazett
Favor the Lobster License Law.

Fish Warden Albert J. Rawley says
that in his travels among tie islands he
finds many fishermen who favor the
censes would be issued to the lobster
away from any fisherman who was
1t is believed by the fishermen, Mr..
Rawley says, that there would be
much better protection for all who
have respect for the law, and that the
industry would benefit in consequence.
Navigating Wood Sled.
During the prevailing dizziness of the
shipping business, Buffers marine
office has temporarily lost one of its
bright and shining lights. Capt. Charles
E. Hall sailed yesterday for the Bog
woods under charter to load 10 cords of
fuel wood for the Hall homestead on
Middle street heights. He has studied
the chart very carefully the past week,
and though not an expert at navigating
a wood-sled, he expects to make the
round trip without running down any
other craft or losing his cargo. When
he has brought in supply of wood
sufficient for those wonderful fire places
Illo o.o Scd-uoSo dC Dulltl . uluSb pre-
pare themselves for story of marvel
Gus adventure
Sage Who Wanted to Shine.
F. A. Crockett, the sage of Dix
Island, had occasion to visit New York
few days ago, and as his departure
was to be a somewhat hasty one he de-
cided to make his toilet at the Thorn
dixie hotel. What happened afterward
is told in his own inimitable way some
thing as follows 81 gave my shoes to
Tim" said Mr.. Crockett. land told
him | wanted the best shine he had; not
any ordinary ten-cent shine, but one
that would make me look real citified
when l got in New York. I'll pay you
quarter for the job" said l. ''Well
went to work and slicked up nice and
was all ready for New York except for
my shoes. pretty soon Tim came to
the door of my room. Here's your
Shoes said he, but they amt mates,
said he. Cuss the luck said |, here I've
gone and spent a quarter on shoes that
l can't wear at all. If John Donohue
puts anything in the paper about this
I'll break his head Mr.. Crockett got
to New York, however, and back again.
One of Rockland's Literary Lights.
A staff correspondent of the Lewis
ton Journal who wandered down this
way the other day had the following to
say in his paper about a we'll known
citizen: among the literary charac-
tiers of Rockland c.. E. futile stands
almost without peer in persistence
and patience. His particular hobby is
the collection Of historical data and in
this line he has accomplished mar
velous work. Although an active mer-
chant and business man, he has found
time to collect material that will prove
mine of value to the future historian
All the historic data as we'll as legen-
Diary lore of the old Indian days have
been collected, and the history of every
town in the State can be found in his
library. There are over 600 volumes
devoted to these matters alone to say
nothing of the great mass of manu-
script and newspaper clippings which
are arranged and filed away Some of
the volumes in Mr. Tuttle's library are
very rare and valuable. Of these there
are over 5000 in all and many of the
single volumes are worth as high as
$40. He has made practice to get the
best bound books possible and in this
respect there is no library in Rockland
that can approach his. With his tastes
and ability it is to be hoped that Mr..
Tuttle will yet put his researches into
book form. Such a publication would
be of inestimable value to the scholar
ship of Maine and would doubtless
bring to Mr.. futile a we'll deserved
fame:"
One of the Tenants Harbor Colony.
VIM. S. Richardson of Boston has
been the guest for few days of W. o.
Fuller, Jr. Mr.. Richardson is the in
ventor of that ingenious device the
ball and socket fastener, originally
designed for glove fastener but after
ward adapted to a multiplicity of pur-
poses, making demand for the article
that reached such proportions as to
furnish employment for several fac
tories and create new industry aggre-
eating some millions of dollars annual
output. 1t is another illustration of the
astonishing success achieved by little
articles that come into general USE
The fate that befalls so many an in
ventor, namely to see his design pass in
to the hands and the enjoyment OF
others, did not overtake the inventor in
this instance, for he had the ability
also to organize and promote the indus
try into its present flourishing condi
ton and of which he is now the man
aging head. A few years ago Mr.. Rich
| ardson bought property on the Soutf
Shore at Tenants Harbor, where b,
, built il picturesque cottage, ''SeaWoods,
and haa snpnt time and money in de