The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1906-12-06

practice of law and has moved into the o.
fees formerly occupied by him in the Odd
Fellows building.
Among the nominations sent to the Sen
ate Monday by President Roosevelt were
those of H. R. Hichborn for postmaster at
Stockton Springs and T. ii. Sprowl for
postmaster at Winterport, both reappoint-
mentS.
The dance in Memorial Hall last Friday
evening, under the management of Z. W..
Wescott and w. NJ Randall, was one of the
pleasantest social events of the season.
The hall was tastefully arranged with cosy
corners, screens, arm chairs, coucheS and
sofa pillows and festoons of yellow bunting
were suspended from the central chandelier,
which was decorated with autumn leaves
The small anterO0m was arranged Tor cardS,
and the ceiling was covered with gay ar
ray of japanese lanterns. Seven pieces of
Keyes' orchestra furnished excellent music.
At ntermission delicious refreshments
were served at daintiy appointed tables
placed about the room. There were many
handsome gowns worn, and the affair was
extremely pretty and pleasant.
Some people will tell you that in that in
definite period known as ''Old-timeS," sleigh
ing on Thanksgiving day was the regular
thing. This year we did have sleighing,
such as it was, on Thanksgiving Day. There
was quite fall of snow the day before and
it was so cold that it did not melt as it fell,
or
enough to get around after a fashion on
runners and the jingle of sleigh bells was
heard for the first time this season. But
there was soon more bare ground than snow
and Friday wheels were again in order.
Saturday was a cold day and Sunday morn
ing the mercury went below zero-3 Or
depression the first time this season. Sun
day night was clear and bright, but Mon
day morning brought another snow storm
and the sleigh bells were again heard.
A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. Clarence F.
Wyman was seriously injured last Thurs
day morning by being crushed between the
bumpers of locomotive and car. He
was employed by the Gerry Creamery and
was going to his work from his home in
East Belfast, walking down the railroad
beside the tracks. The passenger train
was standing on the track ready to go out,
and the freight train was making up on
the same track, just ahead of it. The
bumper of the passenger engine was close
to the rear end of the caboose Of the
freight train, and Mr.. Wyman attempted to
go between them. Just as he was be-
tween the two the engine of the freight
and pinning Mr.. Wyman between the
bumpers. His abdomen was badly lacerat-
ed, one leg received bad flesh wound and
he was severely bruised. He was taken to
the Waldo County Hospital, where he re-
ceived immediate attention. At first it was
thought his injuries must necessarily prove
fatal, but Saturday it was believed that if
blood poisoning did not set in he might re-
cover. He had rested comfortably Friday
night and nothing has been left undone
that would contribute to that end Mr..
Wyman was employed for several years in
the grocery store of CHM & Field, later
spending some time in the west for the
benefit of his health, and had many friends
in this city who earnestly hope for his re-
covery. His wife was formerly Miss Liz
Zie Smalley of East Belfast.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Last week the sch
Helen B. Crosby remained in about the
same condition as when the wreckers left
her on the Inner Bay Lodges. The new
purchasers have not made any effort to
strip the schooner or take out any coal The
vessel remains firm on the rocks and the
next favorable opportunity an attempt will
probably be made to remove the masts and
COAL. The schooner W. E. & W. l.. Tuck,
which has brought several cargoes of fer
tilizer to this port, had singular experience
at Windsor, Nova Scotia, the other day.
Windsor is on the Avon river, which emp
ties into the Bay of Fundy and is a tidal
river. The tide flows in with great force
and GIBBS in the same way. The Tuck came
in on the flood tide with cargo of fertilizer
and after being safely berthed the vessel
parted her lines and tore away one of the
wharf's posts and slid back into the mud
about 60 feet, but fortunately no damage
was done ....Sch. Annie b. Mitchell, Capt.
E. S. Mcdonald, sailed from Rockland Fri
day with paving for Philadelphia. .... Our
marine reporter saw mention in a Canadian
paper of stern schooner" and had to 70 to
the dictionary to find out that tern stands
for three, and tern schooner is simply a
three-masted schooner. ."The oldest
American seagoing vessel of the present
day appears to be the New Bedford whaling
bark Canton, one of the old Baltimore
packets, which was built in 1885, and has
been in constant use as whaler since
1S45." says Shipping illustrated. Not so.
The good schooner Polly, now hailing from
Deer Isle, has sailed the seas for 1Ol years,
and the schooner Good Intent of this port,
which continues in active service, was
built in 1913. 90. Among recent charters are
the following: Sch. Star of the Sea, Phila-
delphia to San Juan, coal, So; sch. Medford,
Norfolk to Boston or Portland, coal, $1.....
Winterport has perhaps the youngest sea
captain on the coast in Captain Raymond
TaintOr of the sch. Pemaquid. He is only
16 years of age The schooner he commands
is b tons net and was built at Bristol, Me-,
in 1870. "A cruise was made by the Somers
N. Smith Thanksgiving day from Rockland
in search of the schooner Jennie F. Pills
bury, hut nothing was seen of her. Capt.
Richardson thinks she drifted out to sea