The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-06-17


market Saturday was 30 and IS cents pound.
BELFAST LADIES TO THE FRONT. At the G.
A. R. convention in Portland last week manv
ladies from every part of the State were pres
ent, but Belfast seemed to rank first in point
of enthusiastic workers. Several of the mos,
important Offices were filled by ladies who wer,
| formerly Belfast girls, which goes to prov,
that Belfast certainly sent goodly number t.
the front in time of need. Among the humble
in office last week, and who added to tn,
strength of the staff, were Florence M, Wal
lace, Past National Secretary; Mary R. Tar
box, Junior Vice President, Dept of Maine
Lena Strong Aldus of Camden, Dept. Sec'y
Mrs. Strong's mother was a Belfast lady)
Mrs. Eta Savery, Dept. Treasurer; Mrs. Eller
M. Strout, member of the Council of Admins
tration for the coming year. Mrs. Wallace
and Mrs. Tarbox have held several different
State offices and given great satisfaction dur.
ing the past five years. Mrs. Eta Slavery
year, and gave such excellent satisfaction that
she was unanimously reelected to the same
responsible position. Mrs. Tarbox was chair
man of the press committee during the con-
| vention.
LIQUOR MATTERS Andrew L. Knowlton,
proprietor of the Revere house, was arraign-
ed in the police court Friday afternoon on
the charge of two single sales of Intoxicating
liquors. He waived the reading of the warrant
and pleaded not guilty, but probable cause was
found and he was fined $50 and costs and
thirty days in jail in each case and 80 days adj
ditional in case of default. He appealed and was
ordered to recognize at the September term
and gave bail of 5000. His bondsmen were
Edward H. Knowlton and Walter F. Nash.
Last Saturday night Sheriff Carleton in COM
pany with deputies Ellis, Hurd and Littlefield
and constable Ellis and Shute went to Cape
Jellison in Stockton Springs and searched three
places for intoxicating liquors. At the board
ing house of John F. McInnis pail containing
four quarts of ale was seized from the hands of
woman as she was trying to make a hasty
escape from a rear entrance, and at the store of
James w. Lawrence a small quantity of whis-
key was found snugly hidden under his coun-
ter. At the third place nothing was found.
that has been obtained, Lawrence and McInns
were each arraigned before the police court in
Belfast. Monday afternoon, Lawrence was
given the usual sentence by Judge Rogers
for having liquor on his premises intended for
sale and was held for the Supreme Court on a
nuisance complaint while McInnis was SEN
fenced by the court a search and seizure
process and for single sale and was also held
for the Supreme Court on the following COM
plants: being a common seller, keeping a
drinking house and tipping shop and for
maintaining common nuisance. In all cases
of sentence an appeal was taken and Henry H.
Halves of Stockton Springs furnished bail.
Lawrence after the trial celebrated to such
an extent that he was locked up for intoxica-
ton, and Tuesday he again before the
police court and sentenced to pay fine of SIS
and costs, which he did promptly. A little
later he was brought into court by his suretes
who surrendered him and were released from
their bonds, while Lawrence was committed to
Jail.
STEAMER NOTES. AS reported by our Sears
port correspondent last week, the Eastern
Steamship Co. is to erect new building on
their wharf at that port and there is also to be
new building on the Winterport wharf, plans
for which have been drawn. 1t will be on the
same lines as the building at Bar Harbor, 40 X
40 feet, and will include offices and freight
sheds Plans for the Searsport building have
not been drawn, but it will no doubt be pretty
as well as practical structure. Fireman Bar
ker on Capt. Ben Arey's steamer Anna Belle
received letter last week informing him that
he was one of three heirs of man who had dice
recently leaving a snug little sum in the bank
! and enclosed in the letter was a check for $11
4S3, his share Of the money. Barker laid dow
his shovel and left at once for Rockland to bu,
farm and settle down on dry land Steam
er Sieur de Monts is making daily trips between
Castne and Rockland, touching at Dark Har
Dor She leaves Castine at 1850 a. M, and ar
rives there at 730 .. m. June goth the tim
table will be changed 10 two trips per day..
Unless something unforeseen occurs the nev
turbine steamer Belfast will leave Boston at
p. M, June Dist, on her maiden trip and arriv
here about a. m. Tuesday morning he
that all who desire may have ample time an
opportunity to go on board and inspect an
examine her thoroughly and probably som
will make the trip up river, but it is under
stood there will be no ceremonies. The Gas
tine is running on the Golden Rods route t
Isesboro, Castine and Brooksville while tn
latter steamer is at Camden undergoing gen
eral overhauling. -. The Boston boats hav
again made extra tri ps to clear up the freight
the City of Bangor returning to Boston direc
Sunday and the City of Rockland leaving Bos
ton Sunday at p. M, arriving here Monda
morning, and leaving Bangor on her regula
trip that afternoon 80. Capt. Ezra W. Curtis
the senior officer of the Bangor division of tn
Eastern Steamship Company, will command tn
new turbine steamer Belfast, and has turne
over the command of the City of Rockland t
Capt George Sawyer and gone to Boston t
familiarize himself with the new craft TIL
entire crew of the City of Rockland will b
shifted to the Belfast and that of the City o
Bangor, Capt. Frank Brown, to the Camden
which will follow the Belfast onto this division
next Tuesday night -. The Ccrinna is runnin,
on the route of the Silver Star while the latte
steamer is undergoing the usual spring over
hauling at Camden.