The Republican journal., 1907-08-15

went to Bangor last week.
The twenty-fOurth annual campmeeting
at Verona Park will open Aug. oath and
continue days. Eminent speakers will be
present and among them Rev. B. F. Austin
of Rochester, n. Y.-F. W. Smith, Sec'y.
A generous check has been received By
the Waldo County Hospital, the net pro
ceeds of the lawn party given by the people
of Liberty under the direction of Mr.. l. P
Grifis. This evidence of interest in the
hospital is very pleasing to the manage
ment and suggests like action by othel
towns in the county.
Governor Cobb sent letter Tuesday
cities calling their attention to the inter.
national congress on tuberculosis which
will be held at Washington, D. c., Septem.
Der 20 to October 10, 1908, and urging upon
them the advantages which would follow
their representation at this congress by
delegates or otherwise.
Tuesday, Aug 18th, Professor Arthur W.
Gilman, Assistant Professor of Agriculture
TOothaker farm on spraying, and we re-
gret to say had small audience. The sub.
ject should be one of much interest to
farmers, who were offered free valuable in
formation obtained by years of study and
experiment. Yesterday, at the Horace
gave demonstration on soil management,
which we trust was better attended.
Special orders in relation to the aEnu-
al field day of the Third Regiment, Uniform
Rank, Knights of Pythias, to be held in
Rockland Aug. q and %, have been issued.
Arrangements are being made for all COM
panies on the Kennebec river to leave
on early morning train, Aug. DIST, for Bel
fast, at which point they will join compa-
MES from Bangor and Belfast, and proceed
to Rockland by special boat, chartered for
the trip by Lewis A. Barker Company.
James G. Waterman, of the Belfast COM
pany is on the committee on field sports.
Miss Browns RECITAL There is gen.
eral regret that Miss Helen Browns recital
in Memorial Hall should have been an
nounced for the same evening as the lawn
party at the Park. Many whose duty call
ed them to the Park would have been glad
to have given encouragement by their pres
ence to most deserving young lady. as
well as recognition to home talent. But
despite the great counter attraction it was
fair audience and most enthusiastic one,
that greeted Miss Brown in her original ar
rangement Of Mrs. Burnetts ga Little Prin-
cess in which she successfully imperson-
ated six characters. The piano solos by
Miss Louise bennett and the whistling
solo of Miss Clara Marsh, both of the class
of 1907, Belfast High school, and among the
most talented of our younger musicians,
added much to the enjoyment of the even
ing.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. Harriet Rogers
way last Friday and sch. Lizzie Lane was
taken on the same tide The Rogers has
had new ceiling put in and additional fas-
Jennings and had bottom painted. She is as
tight as cup. The Lane is having repairs
made to her fore foot, butts calked and bot
while at Lewis wharf. The Lizzie Lane
was built at Searsport in 1874, and that she
was well built is shown by her good con-
dition today. Sch. Rosa Mueller arrived
last Friday from New York with coal for
the Belfast Fnel & Hay Co....Sch. Annie
B. Mitchell, Capt. E. S. Mcdonald, was
launched from the South marine railway
Rockland, Aug. It'll, after extensive repairs.
A new mainmaSt was put in and the
schooner calked and painted and fitted
with new rudder braces. She sailed Friday
for Hurricane island to load stone for Phia
delphia. The sloop-rigged scow Evelyr
K. Thaw, built and owned by c. E. Bck
nell of Rockland and commanded by Capt
| Drink water of Northport, arrived Tuesda,
with deck load of lime for Cooper & Co
/ She is to be an auxiliary, but the engin
has not been installed. She will take Oh
some lumber here and then 60 to Bangor t.
complete loading. -. Sch. Jordan L. Mot
arrived Tuesday from New York with Goa
! for the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co., and is dis
charging at Lewis wharf.
STEAMER NOTES. Last Thursday as tn
! steamer Silver Star was on her mornin!
| trip to Belfast her main shaft broke and sh,
was towed in to the steamboat wharf by tn,
! Golden Rod, which was bound out at tn,
| time. The island and Castine mails wer
taken over by the Dickey Bros launc
Adah. The Star is repairing. The Stock
ton will continue on the Bucksport an
Camden route for the remainder of thi
month. The Rock land having completed re
pairs here went up river last Saturday an
/ will run excursions out of Bangor. ..Th
City of Rockland had her flag at half-mas
Sunday for Captain John Thompson, tn
Oldest sea captain in Portland, for man
years in the steamboat service between Bos
ton, Portland, Eastport and St. John, die
Aug. 9th. aged "a years.. The Camdel
met with series of mishaps on her trip t.
Boston last Saturday and was somewha
delayed in consequence. She left BangO
at 2 p. m. and when she arrived at Buck
sport, missed her landing. As she stoo'
in mid-stream the tide swung her ster
about just as the tug Ralph Ross, wit
three schooners in tow, was passing. Tn
second of the string grazed the ster
of the Camden. At Rockand, where tn
Camden arrived more than an hour late
| the usual warning to visitors to go ashor
was dispensed with, with the result tina
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