The Republican journal., 1909-06-24
The ladies of the G. A. R. will hold their next
meeting the first Tuesday in July.

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meeting the first Tuesday in July.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch. William j. Lermond
of the Pendleton Bros. fleet arrived last Sun
day morning from Philadelphia with coal for
the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co., and as it was low
tide was anchored in the lower harbor. She
was locked Monday. The schooner is minus
her masts having been dismasted in a gale
last winter when on her way from Florida
port with cargo of lumber, and abandoned
Later she was picked up and lowed into Nor
folk by government vessel. She was brought
here for repairs. The Lermond is 1877 tons net
and was built at Thomaston in 1885. .... Sch
Maude Palmer, Capt. Alzo M. Carter, arrived
in Fort Point cove last Saturday from Newport
News with nearly 5000 tons of coal and was
towed up to Bangor Tuesday -. Sch. Emma S.
Lord, Capt. Erskine, with cargo of lumber
from Jacksonville for LaGuayra, was spoken on
June 9th in latitude 224O, longitude 6345.
THE PICTURESQUE PENoBsCoT. The steamer
Castine made an excursion to Bangor last Sun
day and nearly one hundred people availed
themselves of an opportunity to enjoy the
scenic attractions of the Penobscot, which
many think rival those of the far famed Hud-
son river. The weather was all that could be
desired, although overcoats were not unwel
come until after Fort Point was passed. In
the cove at anchor was the four masted schoon-
er Maude Palmer, one of the Palmer white
squadron, bound to Bangor with cargo of
coal from Newport News. This schooner is
commanded by Capt. Alzo M. Carter, son of
the late Capt. George R. Carter, and his many
friends on board surveyed the craft with inter-
est. At Bucksport was the barkentine Mabel
!. Meyers, discharging cargo of salt from
Sicily for Capt. T. N. Nicholson. She is COM
manded by Capt Meyers of Searsport, and for
many years has been engaged in the West
India and South American trade. There was
nothing doing on the river in the way of navi
cation, save occasional motor boat; but the
shores fringed with fresh foliage, the OCCASION
al green fields, the cottages nestled at the
waters edge and the. comfortable looking
homes farther back, were most attractive. 1t
was quiet at Bangor. One Or two schooners
and barge with coal were on the Bangor side
of the river, and on the Brewer side were
VI Two anu uHTee-maSCeQ ScnOOnefS
with their sail covers on, apparently awaiting
charters. On landing at Bangor the party
separated, dinner being the object of many.
Capt. Abner Gilmore took the first car to Old
Town to visit the Indians. Charles F. Shaw
crossed the ferry to Brewer, where he was
met by friend with an automobile and joined
Mrs. Shaw, who had been visiting there for
few days and who returned home on the Cas-
tine. At the Bangor House Capt. Alzo M. Carter
was met aud he came down to the wharf be-
fore the boat left and met many of his friends.
On the return trip we had Carroll A. Thomp-
son, who went up river that morning on the
City of Bangor to visit his father, Hon. VIM.
P. Thompson. In going down river we must
have met the entire motor boat fleet of Bangor
and among them the Natawa, owned by w. C.
Bryant and built at Belfast by Leroy Coombs.
She is easily the queen of the fleet. The sum-
mer home Of Dustin Farnum, the actor, who is
figuring quite prominently in the Gould divorce
case was one of the objects of interest pointed
out. It is situated just above Verona Park.
Some of the lady passengers found it little
hubby from the Bucksport Narrows until the
turn was made at Sears Island, and overcoats
and wraps were again in requisition, but after
that a milder temperature prevailed. The
party was landed about It's p. M