The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1905-03-09
Mr.. F. M. Shaw Of Rockland. the local

pondence School, has fine display in tn,
window of A. A. Howes & Co.'s store, where
he is exhibiting their courses of study the
bound volumes furnished to students thu
Library of Technology; language system
by monograph; students drawings
electric and drawing outfits used b,
students in their studies; also the work OF
local students. All are cordially invited to
inspect this exhibit and learn about this
greatest educational institution in the
world. A special double discount is offered
to all who enroll during the exhibit.
Capt. c. B. Hall takes exception to some
of the statements in our article last week
on 'The Dogfshing Difficulty" He admits
that Capt. Staples ordered special suit Of
Oil skins for him, but says they were toe
small and Capt. Fred White took them of
his, Staples, hands. We do not mean, Of
course, that Capt. Staples was wearing
them on his hands. Capt. Hall alleges
further that the said Capt. Staples is not 9
duly qualified pilot for Penobscot Bay and
is, therefore, unfit to take command of a
steam or sail craft. 1t looks as though
Capt Hall is little prejudiced as to Capt
Staples; and vice versa.
| SHIPPING ITEMS. just before the freeze
up the Belfast Fuel 4 Hay Co. loaded schs.
Windward and Maria Webster with hay for
ports down the bay and they are still here.
This is the home port of Capt. Turner of
the Maria Webster, but the home of Capt.
Scott of the Windward is on Deer Isle. The
schooners A. W. Ellis, Polly and Merrill c.
Hart were laid up here, and the latter was
recently sold to Thomaston parties . Sch.
Metinic has chartered to load oak timber,
cut by William Bisbee, on the Mattaponi
river, Virginia, to Rockland for Cobb. But
| Ter & Co....Sch. William Bisbee has char
| tered to bring oak timber, cut by j. S. Hos
kins & Co. of Baltimore, near West Point,
| Va. to Camden, for H. NJ Bean & Son.
OPENING THE RIVER. Tuesday the reve-
! nue. cutter Algonquin made channel in
Rockland harbor mile long, through ice
two feet thick, releasing the schooners Hat
tie c. Luce and Methebesec, which had
been frozen in for six weeks. The cutter
| then left for Fort Point to break the ice jam
there Tuesday afternoon the steam lighter
Reliance, which had landed a cargo of hard
pine at Stockton, began ice breaking
and broke a channel from the open water
| in the eastern bay for about a mile reach
ing point mile and half below Fort
, Point light when snow storm set in and
she hauled off. She was to resume opera
tons yesterday and expected to break the
/ jam and open the river from Ninterport to
the sea. The western bay is still closed and
teams are crossing to and from Islesboro.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. d. Chase &
Son call the attention of coming graduates
at Castine, Freedom, Belfast and Searsport
to their new, exquisite and dainty line of
muslin underwear, dress goods in white
material, corsets, hosiery, ribbons, etc..
James II. HoweS, Odd Fellows block,i con-
tinuing his second anniversary sale, with Is
per cent discount from the amount of every
purchase. The sale closes Saturday, March
11th....F. II. Black & Co., High street, are
Offering new ginghams at 10 and 123 cents.
Call on them for hosiery, underwear, yarns,
wrappers, etc.. earle s. Jones, agents for
the Alfred Peats prize wall papers, ARE max
ing special prices on them. They sell wall
papers at wholesale and retail. III. The auc-
ton sale to take place at Penobscot Farm,
on the shore road to Searsport, March Goth,
promises bargains to everybody, aside from
the fine farm and buildings. See the advt
William A. Clark, Clark's Corner, is
offering ladies' and gent!emen's fur coats,
gloves and scarfs at 90 per cent. discount
from today until April 1st....A mare,
years old, safe for ladies or children, is for
sale by L. L. Gentner and may be seen at
the Windsor House stables. Chase & San
born's coffees, Wentworth coffee, Orinda
Kaughphy, patent medicines, etc, at A. A.
Howes d Co. 's.....Apprentice wanted in
dressmaking rooms by earle & Jones'.
See list of bargains offered by the Belfast
Department Store for one week. Call and
see the line of candy. ...See notice of Carrie
& Jones' agency for wall papers in Bel
mont, Lincolnvlle and Searsmont. -. H. L.
Lord, merchant tailor, has in stock the
spring styles, which will be cut from the
latest methods. House No. Primrose
street for sale.
STEAMER NOTES. F. S. Sherman, Rail-
road agent of the Eastern Steamship Co.,
tells the Star of that city that he has little
doubt that Rockland will have a turbine
steamer for at least nine months in the year.
He said that when he was in Boston the
company was considering the building Of
one turbine steamer and the intention was
to run the boat on the Boston and Bangor
route for nine months in the year and on
some other route the remaining three
months MIR. Sherman expressed his opin-
ion that the time would come when IL
Eastern Steamship company would use
steel screw boats for winter service on all
the lines. Rockland harbOr was reported
last week as comparatively clear of ice, and
people were asking when the Eastern
Steamship Co. would resume service; but
in view of the ice conditions up-river Mr.
Sherman, the local agent, thought it would
be some weeks yet before the boats came
on. The ROckland Star says that the ac-
tual transfer of the Blue Hill line of steam
ers to the Eastern Steamship company will
probably be an established fact in a very
few days. Capt. 0. A. Crockett of the Blue
Hill line and General Agent F. S. Sherman
of the Eastern Steamship company were in
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