The Republican journal., 1909-07-08

day, to Vinalhaven, and any who care to take
advantage of the opportunity for a fine sail on
the steamer Castine will be welcomed. The
round "trip fare is so cents for adults; Is cents
for children under IL years.
NORTH BELFAST. George Tucker of Maiden,
Mass, arrived July End and will spend his two
weeks vacation with friends and relatives in
this village. :. Frank E. Gilbreth went to Bos-
ton last Friday for a few days visit. There is
to be an ice cream social at the schoolhouse
hall this, Thursday, evening to raise funds for
the benefit of the church.. Our church ser
vices on Sunday are we'll attended. Mr..
Vaughan is preaching some very practical and
helpful sermons to increasing audiences. "A
Spiritualist meeting was held at S. c. Stewards
asst Sunday afternoon.
Sunday, July 18th, the steamer Castine will
make an excursion to Stonington, going down
the eastern bay past Eagle Island, and return
ing will go around the lower end of Deer Isle
and up through Eggemoggin reach There is
no finer sail than this on the Maine coast. The
boat will leave Lewis wharf, Belfast, at a..
M, Searsport at $50, arriving at Stonington at
noon. Leave Stonington at 2 p. M. arriving at
Searsport at p. m. and Belfast at $50. Fare
for the round trip rs cents. Don't miss it.
Stanley D. Wilson, son of NJ o. Wilson of
Searsmont graduated from Wesleyan Univer-
sity, Middletown, CT, last week. At the close
of his junior year he passed special examina-
ton in mathematics and received special hon.
ors At commencement he received general
honors for excellence in scholarship and was
elected to the Phi Beta Kappa, an honorary
society, the election to which is based entirely
on scholarship. twenty-five percent of the
class having the highest grade is so elected.
Besides the regular work necessary to procure
the A. B. degree Mr. Wilson has completed
one-half that required for the A. M. degree
and will remain at the University another year
to complete this work. He will make chemis-
try his speciality. His friends in this city,
where he was at one time member of the B.
H. S., extend congratulations.
GOING SOME. A Belfast business man had
novel experience last Saturday afternoon. Mr..
Ralph H. Howes has had a standing invitation
for some time for spin in DR.. Bddle's speed
launch, and last Saturday on returning from
Pitchers Pond, where he had been spending
few days at his camp, DIR. Biddle suggested
that the sail should come off, and telephoned
to Islesboro for the launch, which he said
would be here at 3.45 p. The launch was
on time and the party embarked and started
down the bay Thirty miles an hour was the
speed at first, and then DR.. Biddle gave her
other turn and she was going thirty three
miles an hour. After running nearly to Turtle
Il. L. Ill
went around the Boston boat, up into Searsport
harbor and then headed for Belfast making
landing alongside steamer Golden Rod at the
steamboat wharf This took a little time, but
when Mr.. Howes reached the store, after walk
ing up town, he had been absent but 55 min
uteS.
THE ALLIANCE ENTERTAINs. In response to
an invitation from the Woman's Alliance of the
First Parish (Unitarian) church, about twenty
five members of the Alliance of the Unitarian
church of Castine, accompanied by Rev. Robert
c. Douthit and several gentlemen of the parish,
came to Belfast last Thursday afternoon, arriv-
ing at four o'clock by steamer Golden Rod
They were met at the boat by committee
with carriages and taken to the church. A
supper Was SSIVeu III lIle MGiuOfldl Hall dC SIX
o'clock, after which there speaking by rep
resentatives from the two Alliances and Rev.
R. c. Douthit and Rev. Adolph Rossbach. This
was followed by fine musical program given
by Mrs. Clement w. Wescott, Mr.. and Mrs
Jerome Hanshue, Miss Gladys Pitcher and Mr..
Emory White. The visitors left at ten o'clock
by special trip of the Golden Rod" expressing
themselves much pleased with the hospitality
of their Belfast friends.
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. The 4th and 9Th
passed off more quietly than for many years.
There were no bonfres in the streets, no ring
ing of church bells, and no accidents have been
reported. We hear of one case of malicious
mischief. stone was thrown through plate
, glass window in the Howes block. The only
wonder is that there were not more cases of
the kind. A fire was started under the boiler
of the city rock crusher and the whistle tied to
keep up continual screech, and it is said if
some one had not gone to the rescue there
would have been explosion. Monday, the
5th, the public offices, factories and business
2 places were closed all day. Many went to the
country, to cottages at the ponds and on the
, shore, and those who remained at home enjoy
ed quiet day. About twenty Belfast people
S spent the day in Liberty and were enthusiastic
, in their praise of picturesque Georges Lake
E There were many automobile and picnic parties
S The weather was delightful
SHIPPING ITEMS. The tern schooner EDDIE
: Therault of Weymouth, Nova Scotia, arrived
from Turks Island, June 30th with salt for the
Swan & Sibley Co. Sac had one passenger, a
i carrier pigeon, which came on board June 18th
t in lat. 42.45. lon. $3.50. The bird has silver
] collar, bearing this inscription: SO las. B. v
103" The schooner sailed Monday for Nova
Scotia to load lumber for the West Indies, and
in the usual course will return with cargo to
an American port. Every year at this time a
e Nova Scotia schooner brings a cargo of salt to
the Swan & Sibley Co., and they all three
masters, painted white, with bright spars, and
looking as if just from the builders yard All
, the foreign business, formerly carried on in
i brigantines, is now done in these tern schoon-
ers and while of greater tonnage they carry a
smaller crew. They cost less to build than the
vessels built in American yards and generally
have crews from their home ports, who stay by
tho vessel This is the first visit of Cap4o;p