The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-01

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Many interesting articles received too late
for this issue will be published next week.
They include letter from Mr.. c. w. Freder-
lex, who writes of Augusta, Georgia, popular
winter resort; poem on Roosevelt by E. B.
Billings of Lynn, Mass, Maine sea captains
experience in the inaugural blizzard, personal
sketches, etc. Some of our county correspond
ence is also unavoidably deferred.
NORTH BELFAST. The Ladies' Aid Society
will hold their monthly social and supper at
school house hall next Wednesday evening.
April 7th. Supper and entertainment, Is cents.
There several cases of measles in our
village, running in mild form. Eleven wears
ago this month our neighborhood was afflict-
ed in like manner Rev. J. W. Vaughan has
been engaged to preach to this people for six
months.
MILLINERY OPENINGS Mrs B. F. Wells
Mrs F. G. Spinney, milliner, will have her
opening of trimmed and untrimmed hats.
flowers, fancy feathers, braids, ribbons and
millinery novelties Saturday, April 3d. She
has also added to her stock a complete line
of infants and childrens' silk and muslin hats
and bonnets :. Mrs. H. B. Cunningham, Miss
Clara johnson, milliner, announces her open
ing of spring and summer millinery for Satur-
day, April Sd, at her store in The Journal
building, Church street. As usual she will
have display of trimmed and untrimmed hats
and the latest novelties in millinery. :. The
Fashion, High street, Miss Lena St john mil
liner, will have a preliminary opening of
spring and summer millinery April Sd. The
regular opening takes place April 10th Vi. Miss
Louisa H. Ferguson will have her opening of
spring and summer millinery Saturday, April
10th. to which the public is cordially invited.
HELP THE "HELLo Girls The telephone
operators in the local exchange to give a
dance tomorrow, Friday, night in Odd Fellows
hall and hope thereby to make enough money
to aid them in buying few accessories for
their retiring room,' which the company re-
Gently fitted up for them. The ROOM as its
name implies, which is used as place of re-
tirement and rest when rest periods g ven
in the busy season, has been equipped with
couch and Mission rockers and table by the
company. and the girls wish to add a few little
things sofa pillows, curtains for the windows,
perhaps an art rug, table cover, etc. Their
many friends among the subscribers of the
exchange, well their personal friends,
are more than glad of this opportunity to help
them beautify their best room. Many will
buy tickets who will not attend the dance. At
present the force is made up of Mrs. lisa Will
band, chief: Miss Winnefred Kimball, book
keeper, and Miss Grace Hayes, Miss Eva
Tibbetts, Miss Florence Brown, Miss Idella
knowlton and Miss Bertha Wood operators.
Keyes orchestra has been engaged for the
dance That the affair will be great success
is assured and their friends will do everything
possible to make it so.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The new schooner Frank
f. Swain will be launched from the Bean ship
yard, in Camden, April Sth. She is three
master of 700 tons capacity, built especially for
the lumber trade. Her dimensions are as fol-
lows: keel 131 feet, 6 inches beam, 80 feet
depth of hold, IA feet. She has class A l
with star for Is years. She has Knox gaso-
ene engine of horse power, also 2-foot
launch fitted with Z 1-2 horse power engine.
Her lower masts are of Oregon pine, Sc feet
long and 26 inches in diameter; the topmasts
are 40 feet long and are of native spruce. The
windlass, blocks and castings furnished
by Knowlton Bros, the sails by Louis Martin
of New York, the furniture by Fred L. Curtis,
the hardware by ]. C. Curtis, the crockery by
Carleton, Pascal Co., the linen by Folansbee &
Wood and the medicine chest by E, E. Boyn-
ton. The following men are in charge of the
various kinds of work: Foreman, VIII McAuey;
joiner, H. C. Small; blacksmith, Redington
Dreamer; rgger, H. B. Bohndel caulker,
painter, J. Frank Thomas; spar, H. P. Buchan-
an, adzmen, L. c. Coopmaker W. X. Mank
R. l.. Bean, the builder has made this vessel
as far as possible home product, and old
builders who have looked her over have pro-
nOunced her the best one ever built in Maine
, Mr.. Bean was associated for several years in
this business with his father, H. NJ. Bean, and
, is evidently chip off the old block He has a
5 contract for another schooner and will begin
work it when this one is launched. The
Swain is to be commanded by Captain Samuel
! w. Theall of Chelsea, Mass, formerly of the
schooner L. Jeffrey. Sch. Carrie A. Buchanan
has chartered to load random stone at Green
Island, Stonington, for Providence, r. I.....
! command of sch Scotia of Pendleton BROS.
5 feet and will engage in the general coasting
, trade Capt Alonzo P. Gum of Rockland re-
Gently bought interest in the sch. John
I Bracewel and went to New Haven Conn., last
t week to take command. .. The first clearance
!, of the season for Bangor has been reported
s The schooner James Rothwell passed Reedy
Island, Friday, Philadelphia for Bangor.
. While trying to make New London harbor fol
protection from the storm the schooner Hiram
/ Lowell, bound from New York for Bucksport
loaded with COAL went on the rocks at the en-.
d trance to the harbor Thursday night and i'm
i mediately began to fill Capt. Cross and his
: crew of seven men reached shore in small
d boat and notified the Scott Wrecking Co., bu
n the water was too rough for the tugs to go out
e The Lowell is one of Capt. T. M. Nicholson.
n fishing fleet. "A subcontractor for the con
n struction of the Cape Cod canal was in Rock
n land Tuesday making deals for the bulk of the
n granite to be used in the construction of the
two breakwaters and the walls of the canal
He said that upward of 100000 tons of stone
u will be required and that so vessels will be EN-
y ployed in the transportation. Thirty six o.