The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1908-07-02
STEAMER NOTES. Under the summer

| STEAMER NOTES. Under the summer
arrangement of the boats of the Vinalhaven
& Rockland Steamboat Co., which went in
to effect last week, steamer Governor Bod
we'll leaves Vinalhaven at a. m. and p.
m. returning, leaves Rockland at 9. 80 a. m.
and 4. 80 p. M, daily except Sundays; calls
at Hurricane each trip. Steamer Vinal-
haven leaves Swans Island at 30 a. m. for
Isle au Haut, StOnington and Rockland re-
turning, leaves ROckland for all above nam
| ed landings at 1.30 p. m. Daily except Sun
| days. -. No trouble to get to or from Cas-
| tine at the present time. Steamer Sieur de
| MontS makes two round trips to-Rockland
| week days and one Sundays. Steamer Gold
| ell Rod makes two round trips day to Bel
| fast and one Sundays. Steamer Gardiner
! one round trip every day to Belfast. Steam
er fremont one round trip every day to
Bangor and way landings. Steamer Pc
nobscot arrived from Boston last Thursday
morning on a special trip with freight and
went up-river to Bangor. She did not touch
at this landing on her return trip the same
day. The passenger travel is heavy on the
regular boats and the large amount of bag
gage curtails the space for freight. 80.
Wednesday mornings boat from Boston,
which was nearly two hours late, brought
very large number of summer visitors
bound for Castine.
Young MEMS REPUBLICAN CLUB. At
| the regular meeting of the Young Mems
Republican Club of Belfast, held last Fri
day evening at their rooms in Masonic Tenn
pie, after a brief business session President
James II. HoWes introduced Hon. Warren
e. PhilbrOok of Waterville, Asst Attorney
general of Maine, who gave an informal ad-
dress on non-partisan lines. Mr.. Philbrook
expressed his pleasure at coming to Belfast
and hoped that the Young Mems Republ-
can Club of this city would become per-
manent institution and that its members
would devote themselves to study of the
great moral and economic questions of the
day His talk was mainly along that line.
He disclaimed any intention of making a
campaign speech and made but slight refer
ence to national and local issues. AS to the
latter he urged his hearers to rise above
them and view the situation from higher
ground. He introduced many apt illustra-
tons and held the close attention of his
hearers for an hour. MIR. Philbrook spent
his boyhood in Castine and is familiar with
the attractions of Penobscot bay, of which
he spoke in glowing terms. He was fire.
quently applauded and was urged to con-
tinue when he declared he had talked long
enough. President Howes expressed in fit
ting terms the thanks of the club to Mr..
Philbrook for his interesting address and
the meeting adjourned. The entertainment
committee decided that as the next regular
meeting comes on the night before July 4th,
when there would be good deal of noise
and people would be busy, there would be
no entertainment that evening; but an en-
tertanment will be provided for Friday
evening, July 10th, when it is hoped to have
full attendance of members.
CHARGED WITH 1NCENDIARIsM. AS a
result of investigations by Detective Leader
of Lewiston warrant was issued June oath
for the arrest of Nathan Clark of Lincoln
vile Center, charged with setting fire to and
burning the buildings of Tranquility Grange
hall on the night OF May 18th. Sheriff Garlic
ton made the arrest Thursday and Clark
was taken before the police court that day.
He plead not guilty, and by advice of his
counsel, James S. Hartman, Esq, made no
statement. Several witnesses were heard
and testified to circumstantial evidence
which connected him with the fire. Hon.
R. F. Dunton appeared for the selectmen of
Lincolnville and the State. Clark was ad-
judged guilty and bound over to the Sep
TENDER term of the Supreme court. Bail
was placed at $1,000, and as it was not
forthcoming the accused was committed to
jail. Clark is % years old, unmarried, and
lives with his father, Ernest Clark, about
three-fourths of mile from the scene of
the fire. He has been driving the Lincoln
vile and Belfast stage for a number of
years. 1t is understood that when the case
comes to trial the mother and sister of the
accused will testify that he was at home
the night of the fire. His father and brother
in-law were in Camden that day and on
their return were the first to see the fire
and give the alarm. This was the third
grange hall to be burned in Lincolnville, as
it was believed by incendiaries, and natur-
ally the town officials, the Changers and the
citizens generally are aroused and deter
mined to leave no stone unturned to bring
the offender or offenders to punishment.
SHIPwREoK IN THE BAY. Last Friday
there was d real shipwreck in the bay, at
tended with peril to both life aud property,
but which fortunately involved no more
serious consequences than wetting of per-
sons and property. W. S. Grant of Frank
fort and Lewis H. Hart of this city left
Frankfort Friday afternoon for Belfast in
a naphtha launch owned by Mr.. Grant. Mr..
Hart, who is travelling salesman for W
A. Clark, had been conducting sale for
Mr.. Clark in Frankfort, and loaded the re-
mainder of the goods, which were in II
wooden cases and contained clothing, fur
nishing goods, etc., valued at about $4,000,
into the launch to bling to Belfast. The
launch had been used by Mr.. Grant in his
business on the river and was thought to be
safe and seaworthy, but she encountered a
heavy sea off Brigadier's island and began
to leak, and the water gained so rapidly it
was feared she would sink and the men
took to a small tender and abandoned the
launch. This proved unseaworthy also and
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