The Republican journal., 1908-01-30
The season has continued favorable for


down from Boston to enjoy the sport and
has been stopping at the Howes cottage
Last Friday the wind blew gale and his
boat was capsized. He was sailing alone,
having just landed Mr.. and Mrs. Rossbach
at Rocky Point Tuesday Mr.. HOwes in
vited all the clergymen of the city to go ice
boating and several awaited themselves OF
the opportunity to enjoy this winter pas
time.
TORI. D. PATRONS: The Postmaster
of Belfast desires to call attention to the
practice of. some patrons of rural delivery
of placing loose coins in their boxes each
time they desire to dispatch letters, instead
of supplying themselves with postage III
advance of their needs. This practice i'm
poses undue hardship on rural carriers in
removing loose coins from boxes and delays
them on the service of their butes. The
postmaster, therefore, urgently requests
that patrons of rural delivery provide
themselves and keep on hand supply OF
stamps consistent with and in advance OF
their needs. 1t is also very desirable that
rural patrons place in their mail boxes
small detachable cups of wood or tin in
which to place coins, when necessary, in
purchasing supplies OF stamps
The STORM Some time Sunday night or
early Monday morning heavy rainstorm
set in. accompanied by southeast gale.
The rain came down in torrents until about
a. NJ, washing the streets badly in many
places. 1t was so rough in the bay that the
steamer Stockton did not come down from
Bucksport or the steamers Golden Rod and
Silver Star from Castine and lslesborO. The
steamer Bay State which arrived Sunday
from Boston with very heavy freight Tor
this landing left on the return trip about
4 80 D. m. Monday. 1t was SO rough in the
upper harbor early in the day that vessels
at the wharves pitched about and strained
at their moorings, but no damage was re-
ported along the water front. 1t cleared OF
cold and Tuesday morning the mercury IN
places was near the zero mark.
The steamer Gardiner, recently bought
by Capt w. S. Pendleton of Islesboro, was
brought from Southport, where she had
been laid up, to Boothbay Harder, and last
week Capt. Ellis Gray and engineer Walter
Decker of the Silver Star, accompanied by
CAPTAINS Guilford S. and Nathan Pendleton,
went to Boothbay and brought the steamer
to Islesboro last Saturday, making the run
in five hours. Tuesday the Gardiner was
brought over to Belfast and tied up at the
railroad wharf alongside of steamer Castine
She is said to be a 14-knot boat and in COM
ing across the bay easily distanced the Col
den Rod and Silver Star. Capt. Pendleton
is ready to bet big money that she can beat
ANYTHING that turns d wheel in Penobscot
Bay She has been running on the kenne-
bee since 1898 as a passenger boat, and Will
need some alterations to fit her for carrying
freight. She will be used as spare boat on
the Brooksvlle, Castine, 1slesboro and Bel
fast route.
ARREST OF BURGLARS. As intimated
last week might be the case the perpetra-
tors OF the burglaries at Quantabacook were
arrested Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 22nd.
The sheriff was accompanied by several of
the cottage owners, when armed with d
search warrant he proceeded to search the
remises of Zetham Berry in Searsmont. 1t
was a successful search. Among the miss
ing articles brought to light were bedding,
frying pans, fishing tackle. rubber boots,
ammunition, dishes, sofa pillows, ham
mock, checkerboard, chromOs, chairs, bath
ing suits, rugs, many volumes of literature,
stove pipe, cOrk-screws, bunch oil hre-
crackers and many other things all of which
were readily identified by their respective
owners. We have not heard who claimed the
cork-screws Three arrests were made then,
and later the fourth man was captured and
they all became inmates Of the county hotel
on Congress street that night. Thursday
afternoon they were arraigned in the police
court on the charge of breaking and enter
ing They pleaded not guilty, waived ex-
animation and were held to appear before
the grand jury at the April term of the
Supreme court Zetham Berry, who is
about 70 years of age, was put under bonds
of $500 each on four counts, and bail was
furnished by his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon of South MoDtville,
and he was taken home that night. The
three young me-, Andrew B. Berry, Her.
bert W. Hayes and Granville Richards
were held in the sum of $500 each on four
counts, making total of 1000 each, and as
bail was not furnished they were returned
to Jail.
SHIPPING ITEMS The Bangor schooner
Augustus Fl. BabcOck has made new rec
ord for time between Fort Tampa, Fla, and
the Philadelphia Breakwater, covering the
distance in eight days. The schooner is in
command Of Capt McKown. Sch. Sarah
L. Davis, recently sold by George A. Gil
chrest to Rockland parties, sailed last week
for Rockland, with Capt. Peterson, her new
commander, i'll charge. She will engage in
the general coasting trade.....A recent act
passed by the Canadian Parliament bars any
but British or colonial ships from plying in
the coastal trade of the Dominion. Most of
the vessels affected either carry to or take
from ports in the maritime provinceS and
are, in big majority, listed under ~ Nor
wegian flag. .... 1t is reported that the new
revenue cutter Androscoggin, which has
been under construction for some time,
will arrive Oh this station by the first OF
April. She is now having her boilers in
stalled in one of the shipyards on the Hud-
son river near New York city, and will soon