The Republican journal., 1908-08-13

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The Y. M. AS will play the Clintons on
the Congress street grounds next Saturday,
Game called at p. NJ, as the visitors are
obliged to leave on the afternoon train.
G. B. Pillsbusy of Unity had a valuable
colt shot through the withers few DAYS
ago in the pasture. He was an own broth |
er to one that he sold year ago for $500
and which sold for 5000 few days after
Turf, Farm and Home.
We were advised last Thursday by.teIe-
phone from Searsport friend that the
yacht seen heading for Searsport was the
Corsair, owned by j. P. Morgan. The
yacht was built in Newburg, N. Y, in 1899
She is 1876 tons gross.
Miss S. P. Barst of New York will! give
lecture on Queen Louise of Prussia, on
Monday afternoon, August Oath, at O'Clock,
the place to be announced later Miss
Barst, who is much travelled woman, and
who has given her lectures in many draw
ing rooms in the large cities of this country,
is said to be very interesting speaker.
She gives her services for the benefit of the
Protestant Episcopal Mission. The admis-
sion fee will be fifty cents.
THE 18TH MAINE REUNION. The 36th
annual reunion of the 10th Maine Regiment
Association will be held in Clinton, Me-,
Aug. Goth. The usual reduced rates by rail.
Three years ago we met in Clinton and
never did we receive a warmer reception
than from the good people of that little vii
lage. Comrades of the old 18th, let US take
day off and touch elbows again as in the
dark days of '62 and IS. There are only
few meetings more for US, and undoubtedly
reunion at Clinton.-A. S.
James H. Howes arrived home Wednes-
day evening, Aug. 9th, from trip down the
bay with DR.. P. p. Nichols in the latter's
auxiliary yacht Lillias. They left Sears
port Monday afternoon and spent the night
at Hewes Point, Islesboro, leaving there
Tuesday morning with head wind and
making Isle au Haut under sail and power.
The night was spent there, and Wednesday
morning they LETT for home with fair wind
and plenty of it, and came up through Fox
Island ThOroughfare and Gilkey's Harbor.
They caught fish for chowder off Isle au
Haut Thoroughfare Tuesday, and had
most enjoyable trip.
STEAMER NoTEs. Steamer Camden of
the Eastern s. S. Co., had record breaking
passenger trip out of Boston, Monday, Aug.
8. The steamer left with $50 passengers
for Portland; the best previous trip being
61o on the steamer Bay State in August,
1907. In addition there were 43S passengers
from Boston and Portland for PASSPORT and
ST. John, n. b., making a total passenger
list of 1897. The travel by this line to the
provinces is at its height at present, the
capacity of the boats being taxed at every
trip, The steamer City of Rockiand ar
rived here last Thursday morning from
Boston two hours late on account of heavy
weather Wednesday night coming across
from Thatcher's Island to Monhegan 1t
was rough and very thick, and although
CAPT. Sawyer and the pilots could hear the
whistling buoy on Roaring Bull, just to the
westward of Monhegan. they could not
nick it up and had to cruise on and.otf uD-
til daylight.
STATE ROAD. The city is advertising
for proposals for building a section of State
road about 1900 feet in length on High
street. This is required by the State law
where one thousand dollars or more OF joint
funds is to be expended, and it is the ''duty
of the State commissioner of highways to
make surveys, plans, estimates and speci-
fications for the proposed Improvement"
L, Iy, a
tive of the State highway commissioner, and
the cost estimated at upwards of $1,000 AS
the city has a rock crushing plant and steam
roller it is expected it will be the lowest bid
der and receive the contract, and IN that
event the State commissioner of highways
may appoint an inspector, If he deems It
necessary, to supervise the construction, and |
said inspector 'shaIl require all provisions
of the contract and specifications to be |
strictly adhered to by the contractors and |
ssbefore final payment is made shall make |
oath that all work has been completed ac-
cording to contract plans ana speclhca- |
tons" The section of street it is proposed
to improve-as well as the corresponding |
section on Church street-haS long been a
disgrace to the city, a sea of mud in wet
weather, ard remaining in that condition
long after the streets generally had become
dry.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt. Ralph W. Pat
tershall has taken command of sch. Stanley
D. Miner and sailed Sunday, light, for Nor
folk, Va, to load coal for Belfast. His
regular command, sch. Harold c. Beecher,
is laid up here At last advices the owners
of the schooner and the owners of the tug
which got the Beecher ashore had not been
able to agree upon the terms of settlement.
Sch. Hevetia, which arrived last Thurs
day from Port Reading with coal for the
Swan & Sibley Co., discharged and sailed
Saturday for Rockland. .....Sch. Henrietta
A. Whitney, reported last week as fioated
from the ledge at the entrance of Fox Island
thoroughfare and taken to Rockland, was
not so badly damaged as had been sup
posed, She was tioated after third of her
ga, 90 of coal had been taken out .... They
are planning to have double launching
from the yard of Cobb, Butler & Co., Rock
land, about Sept. 10th. The frame for the
schooner which r. l.. Bean is to built in
Camden is now being gotten ont in northern