The Republican journal., 1906-12-20

aud fancy articles in the U niversalist vestry
tomorrow, Friday, afternoon. at 2.3O O'Clock
Some good catches of smelts have ibeer
made from the wharves of late, and the ict
above the lower bridge is now getting il
condition to bear the usual collection OIL
fshermen's tents. The catch last season
was small, but better luck is hoped for this
season.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqus
Circle will be with Mrs. w. B. Fletcher, No
q High street, Monday afternoon, Deem
Der oath. The subjects for study will be
chapter thirteen of the "English Govern.
ment" and Acts II and Ill of Shakespeare
play "Romeo and Juliet" ROll-call, quota
tions on Christmas; singing the "Christmas
Carol" December Chautauquan Magazine
Belfast and Searsport people who remem.
Der the death in the Waldo County hospital
last summer of Horace Parlin of SearspOrt,
formerly of Bangor, will regret to hear of
the death, Dec. 18th, of his only son, Archie
Parlin, at his home in Bangor. The only
surviving member of the family is the
daughter Ethel, who was married to Carlos
Dorticos, U. of NJ, 'O3, last June shortly :be-
fore her fathers death. Mr.. and Mrs. Dor
| ticos reside in Schenectady, N. Y, and
came to Belfast when notified of her
| father serious illness, arriving just as he
had expired. Another sad circumstance in
connection with the family was the suicide
| in Portland, this year, of Mr.. Dorticos
| father, who was a well-known and much
respected resident of that city. No cause
has ever been found for his act.
THE YOUNG MEMS CLUB. At the meet
ing of the Young Mems Club of Belfast
Dec 18th the board of directors and COM
| mittees were announced as follows: Board
of directors, Chellis Michaels, Henry Cum
ningham, Warren Fahy, Clarence Hall and
| Leslie Gardner; social committee, Arthur
| Morrison, Fred Condor and LinwoOd
Jones; membership committee, Frank
Bramhall, Wilbur Colby and Harold Rich
ards. Twenty new members were received
and it is expected that the club rooms will
be opened on the first day of January. Con-
trbutions from those interested are solicit
ed in the line of books, magazines, furni-
ture and pictures. The club has been organ
lied with view to permanancy, is needed,
and should receive every encouragement.
Last evening at the city building c. NJ. Dag
gett of Waterville, secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association, addressed the
club on the subject of boys clubs. their OBJ
jects and what good results may be obtain
ed There is an unusual interest among
the young men and boys of the city in the
movement.
A SUCCESSFUL FAIR. The annual fair,
supper and entertainment by the Ladies'
Circle of the Trinity Reformed church of
East Belfast were very successfully carried
out i'll Memorial Hall, Wednesday, Dec.
18th, and the attendance by residents of
both sides of the river was very satisfactory
to those most interested. The fancy work,
candy and vegetable tables were well pa
tronized and the fine supper was enjoyed by
many. The drama entitled "The Quiet Fam
lily" caused much amusement by the family
Jars and incident confusion and hubbub
the reverse of quietude. The drama was
presented by local talent from the society,
with the following cast:
Mr.. Barnaby Bibbs, Otto Vaughan
Mrs. Barnaby Bibbs, Emerald Bradman
Selma Summers, Bessie Black
Mr. Parker Will Larry
Mr.. Benz. Bibbs, Llewellyn Strout
Mrs. Benz. Bibb, Clare vaughan
Grumpy, a servant, ROy Black
Snarly, a servant, Stella Black
The interest taken by all our citizens in
the new church building on the East Side
encourages those who are striving to dedi-
cate the church free from debt. The pro-
ceeds amounted to about $50. w. ii. Rich
ards has kindly given the use of one of his
windows for the special sale next Friday of
all the articles left over at the fair.
SHIPPING ITEMS. c. E. Bicknell of Rock
land, a brother of II. G. Bicknell of this
city, is something of hustler Mr.. Bick
nell dabbles quite extensively in shipping
affairs, buying old wrecks, which he con-
yerts into substantial vessels, and investing
in other tonnage when the opportunity Of
ferS He is now building in his lumber yard
at the rear of the Courier Gazette office
two-masted bay coaster which will have
gross tonnage of about 100 tons, and carry
ing capacity of about 100 on draft OF 81
feet This coaster is especially designed to
navigate shoal waters and will have auxil-
larry gasolene power. The keel has already
been laid. Six men will work on the vessel,
which will be launched about May 1st......
Sch. j. NJ. Morales will not make her trip to
Rondout with slaves this season. She could
not get up the Bagaduce river to reload the
deck load of slaves taken off when she went
ashore, and as the Hudson river was report
ed frozen over in the vicinity of RondOut
she has been laid up at Rockland for the
winter. Capt. J. H. Brown succeeds Capt.
H. b. West in command of the U. S. revenue
cutter Woodbury.. which has entered upon
her winters work along the Maine coast.
The other officers include First Lieutenant
W. E. W. Hall, Chief Engineer j. b. Coyle,
Second Lieut.. Eugene Rideout. 49,. There
are no vessels wintering at Bangor. E. II.
Blakes steam yacht Aria is hauled out on
the railway in South Brewer $50. Sch. Will
liam E. Bowen, Jr., sailed from Stockton
Friday for Tampa, Fla, and Havana with
$500 sacks of potatoes ...Sch. Pendleton
Sisters is chartered to carry coal from Phila-
delphia to jacksonville at $115, and ties
from Jacksonville to New York at 10 cents.
49,. Sch Augustus H. Babcock is chartered
to carry phosphate rock from Port Tampa