The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-09-03
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Swift & Paul and Poor & Son. In the after
noon the Y. NJ. A. ball team will play the
Taconnets of Waterville on the Congress
street grounds and there will be dance in
the evening.
The new gasolene fire engine ordered by
the mayor some months ago arrived last
week and has been on exhibition on the
streets. Last Saturday afternoon it was
stationed on Lewis wharf, taking water
from the harb0r, and sent good stream 40
feet in air through 1850 feet of hose stretch
ed on Main street. Monday night it took
water from the hydrant at the corner of
Main and High street and threw stream
higher than the cupola on the Pythian
building
The S4th annual convention of the Wom-
ans Christian Temperance Union will be
held in Rockland, Sept. 10th and 18th, in the
First Baptist church. The Loyal Tenn
perance Legion is training for special exer-
cises. The Y hour on Wednesday will in
clude the reading of prize essays written by
the US. 1t is the duty of every union to
send delegates-the president, and one for
every % paying members, with one at large
Let not Waldo county fail in fulfilling this
duty-E. F. NJ.
A corporation was recently organized in
Searsport called the Maine Coast Company,
to control, own, hire, charter, let and oper-
ate vessels, wharves, docks, slips, ware
houses, etc., and to conduct the business of
wharfnger and warehouseman and gener-
al teaming business. The amount of capt.
tai stock is 100000, amount of common
stock 100000, with $500 paid in. The par
value of shares is 800 each. John c. Blan-
chard of Searsport is PRESIDENT Alexander
II. Nichols, clerk Alexander H. Nichols,
Eugene P. Carver, John C. Blanchard, Fred
Ii. Pendleton and Benjamin F. Cocord are
directors.
A party of fourteen enjoyed a drive
around the Turnpike and to Camden last
Thursday. In the number were the Misses
Alice and Charlotte Phillips of West Med
ford, Mass, Misses Isabel Rice and Mary
Smelzer> of Geneva, n. Y, Mrs j. A. Fes-
sender, Miss Fessenden and Mrs. C. c.
Pendleton of Stamford, Conn. One buck
board returned early to enable its occupants
to enjoy w. r. Towards farewell beach
fire at the Battery. The occupants of the
other board enjoyed a trolley trip to Rock
land, some calling on friends there while
others patronized Mrs. Thurlough's famous
ice cream parlors. The U. 5. armored
cruiser Montana, at anchor outside the
BREAK water, waiting to make her trial speed
rdn, was an object of interest. The ride
was most enjoyable, despite the thick dust.
NoNHPORT CAMPMEETING. The camp
meeting in Wesleyan Grove, Northport
closed last Saturday evening, when the last
regular preaching service was held. The
weather was fine throughout the week, but
the attendance was less than usual. The
non-arrival of the Boston boat Thursday
morning essened the attendance on what is
usually the big day and there was no boat
running between this city and the grounds.
The Bangor fair no doubt kept many up
river people at home and attracted many
from this section. There are quite num-
Der of cottagers still on the grounds, but
the season will soon be over. At the
annual meeting of the Wesleyan Grove
Campmeeting Association, held Aug. 2Sth,
the following officers were elected: PreSl-
dent, Rev. NJ. S. Hill, Newport; Vice Presi-
dent, Rev. A. E. Morris, Thomaston Sec,
Rev. Albert E. Luce, Belfast; treasurer,
Hon. }. H. V Lane, Brewer; trustees for
three years, John Goldthwaite, Bangor; Il.
l.. Farrand, Rockland; trustee at-large,
Rev. A. E. Luce, Belfast; leader for 1909,
Rev. A. f. Luce.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The old schooner
William Slater, which has been laid up at
this port for many months, was shifted
from the north side of the Dyer wharf last
week and laid alongside the Maggie Null
vey, and the big four-masted schooner ilo-
IisWood was hauled into the berth vacated
by the Slater. The Holliswood will have
some new ceiling put in and will be retast-
ened. Her copper is gone i'll places ana
will be taken off. The Holliswood looks
big and clumsy in her schooner rig, but is
said to be one of the best sailing schooners
in the Pendleton's big fleet The lowest
rate paid lumber carrier in years has been
accepted by the owners of the Italian bark
ROsalia dali, now at Boston. She VIII
load out cargo of more than 100000 feet
of lumber for BuenoS Ayres, at the rate OF
Sc IS per 1000 feet. Square-riggers leaving
Boston recently have received as high as
IS, while in lively times So to $3.50 is not
considered Among recent charters
are the following: sch. Daylight, Balti-
more to Boston, coal, 60 cents; Pendleton
Brothers, Philadelphia to Portsmouth, coal,
IS cents; sch. Auburn, Brunswick to Bos
ton, lumber, So; sch. Clifford n. Carver,
Philadelphia to Havana, case oil; sch.
Ralph NJ. Hayward, Cheverie, N. S., to
Philadelphia, plaster, $1.4 Sch. Eugene
Borda of Rockland arrived last week for
painting and repairs and was taken out on
Gilchrest's marine railway Monday. ...Sch.
Flora Condor, wrecked at Vinalhaven last
spring, has been foated and was towed to
Rockland Aug. 2Sth for repairs.
THE WALDO COUNTY FAIR. The ar
rangements are about completed for the
annual cattle show and races OF the Waldo
County Agricultural Society, to be held ON
the grounds of the society in Belfast sept.
sth, 9th and 10th, and there is every assur
ance that it will be one of the best ever held,
with large exhibits and something doing all
the time. Some changes have been made IN
+ba oop,p,ittaa since the Onhlica tiOn of the