The Republican journal., 1906-05-10

Unclaimed letters remaining in the Bel
fast post Office for the week ending May 81:
Mrs Clara II. Brown, Miss Beth MCGEE,
Mrs. Margaret Hall, Mrs. E. A. Stevens,
Mrs. Frank Jennings, Herbert D. Coates,
Mr. A. c. Crockett, Edwards & Walker Co.,
DR.. Clifford, R. W. Hamilton, Merritt H. r.
vim, Chas. Kneeland, Chas F. Soule
The Senior class of the Belfast High
school were excused from attending recita-
tons on Friday, May 4th, when. in accord
ance with custom, they planted a tree. The
class selected a young maple tree, which
they planted on the Spring street side of
the upper common, just above 1905'S tree.
1t was decorated in the class colors, gold and
white, was dedicated to Miss Caroline W.
I Field, and is to be called the Field Maple.
The ceremonies were entirely informal and
there were no special exercises.
Dickey's popular excursions of last sum-
mer will be resumed again this season, with
the first trip on Sunday next, when the steam
er Castine will make an excursion from this
city to Stockton, visiting the piers there and
giving all chance to see the work which is
I laid out for summer and what has been
done during the winter months. The fare
! will be So cents for the round trip and the
steamer will leave here at tell o'clock, CIV
| ing plenty of time at each landing. Other
interesting trips will be announced latter,
but Sunday excursions will be in vogue
from this on. Ask Mr. Dickey.
A-Dr7H A
WORKS. John D. Walker has been APP
pointed superintendent of the Belfast Water
Works, position for which he is in every
way we'll qualified. Mr.. Walker has been
in the employ of Parks & Wheeler almost
continuously from the construction of the
works here in 1887 to the present time, and
is familiar with every detail of the work
from laying pipe to running the machinery,
He has been employed on the construction
of water works in Knoxville, Tennessee
and other places, and for some time before
coming here had charge of plant in Flori-
da. For about a year he has had charge OF
the pumping station at Little River, and
will be succeeded there by Edgar Brown.
There were many applicants for the posi-
ton of superintendent, but Mr.. William
Wheeler of Parks & Wheeler, who came to
Belfast last week, decided upon Mr. Walker
and his appointment is generally regarded
as the best that could be made.
SHIPPING ITEMS. 1t was announced
last week that the siXmasted schooner
| William L. Douglass, which recently dis
charged a cargo of coal at Mack'S Point,
was to be turned into barge ana htted
with tanks for the transportation OF oil IN
bulk from Texas to Northern ports. The
Douglass, fine specimen of marine archi-
lecture, enjoyed the distinction OF being the
only six-masted steel schooner afloat A
! few DAYS later came the announcement that
the Thomas W Lawson, the largest schoon-
| er in the world and until recently the larg-
est sailing vessel in the merchant marine,
| is to undergo similar transformation and
| perform like service. For two years she
is to carry oil for Texas people and be tow
ed from place to place by tugs. Her owners
saw she has not been failure, but that coal
freghts are so low at present that it is inn
possible to carry at any proht. But what
has Thomas Lawson, whose boast is that no
man leads him, to say about the fact that
| his namesake is to be led by string by
kerosene tug? SIT is Texas oil, not Stand
ard" said Thamas W. 81 am fighting the
system to the last gasp, and no Standard Oil
will ever 20 into craft named after me-"
Capt. Henry Philbrook of Matinicus,
who has run a sailing packet between that
place and Rockland for many years. has de-
cided to retire from the business, and offers
for sale his vessel, schooner Julia Fair
banks, at bargain. Sch. Wills Il Guy,
Capt. Pattershall, has chartered to load paw
ing at Swans Island for New York, at $1.10
per ton Sch Radiant, Capt. Hardy, load
ed hay at this port last week for Swans
Island Sch. Charlotte 7. Sibley is loading
having at Somes Sound for New York. 1T
is understood that the siX-masted steel
schooner William L. Douglass, which has
been chartered for two years to carry OIL IN
bulk from Texas to northern ports Will re-
caive 81 900 per month. The Thomas W.
! lawson. which has been chartered for the
| same trade, will receive a considerable sum
over this amount. Among recent charters
are the following: ship f. b. Sutton, 6o,ooo
cases petroleum, New York to Turin ana
Haiphong, 1Sc; prompt; schooner Bessie y.
Beach, Stonington to Philadelphia, stone'
S1.25; sch R. W. Hopkins, Cape Ann TO
Havana, stone, p. t.; bark Auburndale'
Turks Island to north of Hatteras, salt, p.
f.; sch. Carrie E. Look, High Island to
Philadelphia, stone, $1.10; sch. John Brace
well, Spruce Head to New York, stone, p.
t.. The three masted schooner Iheollne'
recently sold by George A. Gilchrest OF tnlS
city to New York parties, has had her name
changed to Lakewood. Sch. Willis q Guy'
Capt Pattershall, sailed Monday for Swans
Island to load stone for New York. Elon
Gilchrest will make the trip in her and Will
probably take his trick at the wheel. he
pairs on sch. Irene E. Meservey are nearly
completed and she will probably be launch
, ed from Gilchrest's marine railway the last
, of this week. When she goes Off the steam
er Silver Star and the steam yacht Navls
will be taken on. While the Silver Star is
, undergoing repairs the Castine which mas
!, been put in fine order for the seasons Dusi-
,, ness. will take her place on the beifast,
IsleeborO and Castine route.