The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-08-30

William r. Gilkey, who has been spend
ing his vacation in town, returned 10 new
York Saturday, where he is IN the employ
of Baker, Carver Il Morrill,.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Merrill and chill
dren. who have been spending the summe!
in town, returned to their home in Dlxnel0
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hunt, who have
heen the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Eames, have returned to their home IN
AllstOn, Mass.
Cadet Miller J. Carver Of the U. 5. Naval
Academy at Annapolis, Md, arrived Mon
day night and is the guest of his mother
Mrs. Clara E. Carver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert C. Burleigh, MI. and
Mrs. p. C. Newbegen and two daugnteis,
who have been spending several weeks IN
town, returned to their home in Houitoh
last week.
The large schooner yacht Intrepid OF the
New York Yacht Club, Lloyd PhGnlx,
owner, arrived Thursday on cruise along
the Maine coast and sailed Saturday 1or
Bar HarbOr.
The steamer Windber, Capt Harry Dow,
arrived at Portland Aug. 22d. from New
Orleans with a cargo OF sulphur: Capt.
Dow spent several days here Wnlle the
steamer was diScharglng
Cant. L. A. Colcord, first officer of the
steamer American of the Hawaiian line, ar
rived Friday from New York to spend a
few DAYS at home while the steamer IS
loading for San Diego, Calf.
CAPT. A. B. Colson of the fruit steamer
Bannes arrived Thursday from Baltimore
CYRUS n. Colson, formerly first officer OF
the steamer, has been placed i'll command
during the formers stay at home.
Thomas n. Hare "The Whirlwind O.
Wisconsin" will deliver an open air al
dress on moral issues OF this campaign IN
Searsport village Sunday, Sept. End, at 2.5o
n, m. All should hear this magnificent
Grafton.
DIR. E. Hopkins and daughter are at Cam
den, attending the Conway celeDratlon.
The bronze tablet affixed to the oouluef f
was prepared by Paul E. Caberet d 20: OF
New York and was provided by the Name
Commandery of the Loyal Legion, OF when
the doctor is a member.
The fve-masted schooner Elizabeth
Palmer, Capt. Smith, arrived at Mack's
Point Aug 21st from Newport News with
i. 268 tons of coal for c. II. Sprague Il Son.
The Palmer drew % it., in. OF water wnen
She was locked and her draft exceeds that
of any vessel which has been locked at
Mack's Point
President F. W. Cram came down from
Bangor Saturday in special train with
party of thirteen Boston business men, IN
Guiding the officials of the c. 81. Sprague
& Son Coal plant. After viewing the plant
the party proceeded to Camden in the tug
Bismarck, where they had lunch, returning
to Bangor on the tug in the afternoon.
LOCAL MAIL SERVICE. The local mail
which leaves Belfast, six miles distant, at
ITO a. M arrives at SearspOrt at g. p m.
The mails which leave Belfast on the same
train arrive at Dixfeld, 156 miles away, at
4 p. H. By the service lately discontinued
mails which arrived by the sos p. m. train
were delivered at the post Office at 7.05, or
one hour after the arrival OF the Belfast
train A reply to letter sent by the p. m.
mail was formerly received the same even
ing at 7O5 Now under the new and mod
ern service it requires so hours to receive
reply from Belfast, which is 20 hours Slow
er than when the late Andrew Leach was
postmaster in Searsport in 1927, when the
mails in the winter time in heavy snow
storms were carried around the shore.
The out of town people registered last
week at the SearSport House were: ). W.
Burke, Everett; A. n. Phillips, Bangor; j.
S. Twombly, Monroe; E. Millet, d. L. Con-
stantine, Bangor; E. A. Cornforth, Brooks,
F. T. Burns, Portland; L. G.'Harding, Bos-
ton; c. n. Staples, Stockton; G. Ii. Davis,
Z.
Holmes, Newburgh J. W. Booth and wife,
New York; Geo. A Pratt, Chicago; Chas.
Towle, Bangor; NJ. NJ. Written. Portland;
G. W. Mayo, Noulton; W. j. Coulters,
Toronto; j. j. Stocks, Harrisburg, Pa. +.
?. Leavitt, Mrs. f. II. Leavitt, Sarah N.
Brethart, Boston; A. I. Nutter, ,Greenyille;
W. f. Haskell, Boston NJ. NJ. Neale, Port
land ; L. f. tombstone, Providence; Charles
Snow, Boston; A. L. Edwards, Portland !;
Edward Bowker, Milford, Mass; e. p.
Moves, Bath; A. d. Bracket, Boston; AL
bert c. Parrot, Providence; Mrs. Alice
Keen, E. D. Stockwell, E. +. Remission,
Bangor; George Hawley, Boston; Charles
Larsen, Bangor; O. A. Shields and wife,
Stockton; j. ii. Dougherty, Houlton, MIR.
and Mrs. F. NJ Harris, Boston; Charles
Moore, Ralph Halves, Bangor; john Don
lin, Frankfort; Mrs. Mckeen, New ork.
Following is a copy of the correspond
ence between the United States Consul
General at Chefoo, China, and the Japan
ese Consul at the same port in reg rd to
small japanese schooner picked up at sea
bv Capt. Isaac Carver of Searsport, Me-,
c0nmander of the U. S. n. A. Justin and
TAX en- to the port of Chefoo and delivered
to the Japanese consul:
Imperial Japanese Consulate,
Chefo0, the 9th July, 1906.
Hon. John Fowler,
Consul General for U. 5. A.,
ChefOO.
Sir: l have the honor to acknowledge the
rec ,ipt of your note bearing yesterdays
date, in which you inform me that a small
Japanese schooner having been picked up
by the captain of the U. S. N. A. Justin
was brought here and request the vessel
should be taken by the proper authorities
at the earliest moment.
In reply, beg leave to state that this
Consulate is prepared to be handed over
the schooner at any moment, and II posi-.
BILE, to be delivered in the inner harbour OF
Chefoo, as we feel great difficulties in
bringing the vessel into the inner harbour
from the place where she now lies.
| am going to report the matter to the
proper quarter of the Imperial Government
who will highly appreciate the hard task
which had been taken by the captain and
others of the Justin in rescuing the help
less Japanese schoorer, an Il meanwhile l
request you to convey my best thanks to
the captain and others for their humane
and generous action taken in the matter.
! have the honor to be, sir,
Your obedient servant,
(Sgd) Y. OBATA,