The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1909-04-15

Inc annual meetlng OF the incorporates OF
the Waldo County General Hospital will he
held in this city Tuesday, May 4th.
WINDOW DISPLAY OF LIVE CHICKS. There
were many attractive Easter window displays,
but the one that drew the most attention was
the window full of chicks from the Ferguson
Poultry Farm at A. A. Howes & Co.'S. The
broad window seat was covered with straw and
at the back was box on the steam radiator
which took the place of brooder and to which
the chicks could retreat if they felt inclined.
But most of the time they hoped about in the
straw, chirping merrily and apparently not dis
turbed by the many spectators. In this con-
nection the following verse by Texan poet is
appropriate:
l think little bit O. yeller-legged, fluffy chick
Is just about the cutest an most lovin' little
trick
Of anything tibet we kin raise or git out on tn
farm,
Always exceptin' babies; theys a awful sight
/ O. charm
About cuddlin' little chick the way it tells
you, "Peep!"
As soon as it breaks from the shell, and then
the way they keep
Right after bugs from night till morn to line
their wee inside!
Anu ldLoT OIL L like ell, 100, DuC Cn6n ike EN-
fried.
THE SOCIAL SEASON. Among the social af-
fairs given in honor of the young people at
home from school and college, was dinner
given last week by Misses Katherine and
Elizabeth Quimby in honor of Miss Frances
Howes' guest, Miss Mary Livingston of Port
land, Oregon. Covers were laid for eight, and
the favors were in keeping with the Easter
season. After dinner bridge and jig saw puz-
zles in order, and delightful evening
was spent. Friday evening Miss Gladys
Pitcher gave party in honor of her guest
Miss Anna Hearn of Hudson, N. Y. The score
cards, which were very artistic, unique
and especially appropriate. Three tables of
bridge were made up and the other guests
were supplied with the ever-popular picture
puzzles. The bridge prize was won by Miss
Alice NJ Nickerson, who was presented with
dantily framed Japanese picture. Miss Kath-
crime e. Quimby was awarded the consolation
prize-a drum, which added much to the pleas
ure of the impromptu musicale which followed.
Punch, maple mousse, and cakes were served.
The guests were favored with cello selection
by Miss Hearn The duets by Miss Hearn and
Miss Quimby were feature of the evening
which appealed to everyone, and were fitting
climax to most enjoyable occasion Satu1
day evening Miss Frances Howes was the host
ess OF progressive party. After enjoying the
moving pictures the guests adjourned to Miss
Howes' home, where elaborate and delicious
re IniI
for eight, and two guests who We're especially
enjoyed by the company were Lewis, Jr., and
his mother. =. Sunday afternoon after the SER
vice, Miss Florence NJ. Hill served tea, inform
ally, to number of friends, who thoroughly
enjoyed her hospitality.
SHIPPING ITEMS. After dischargng cargo
of coal at Salem, Mass, schooner Annie B.
Mitchell, Capt E. S. Mcdonald, came to Rock
land, light, to load stone for Philadelphia.
Capt. Mcdonald spent few days at his home
in this city while his vessel was loading and
sailed from Rockland last Saturday. The
Rockland Courier Gazette says: "a spar IS
feet long and two feet square was recently
hauled to l. L. Snow & Co.'S shipyard, where it
will serve as bowsprit in the new schooner on
the stocks. The stick was manufactured at
Palermo by F. W. Fletcher and hauled here by
S. H. Does four-horse team 20. The race from
Boston to Buenos Ayres between the Nor
wegian ship Derwent and the Norwegian bark
Agda was won by the former vessel, which ar
rived at her destination April Sd, after pas
sage of 60 days. By reason of her previous
quick passages and the fact that she had full
days start the Agda was favorite in the
betting. So far as known she has not yet
rived. Sch. Andrew Nebinger has loaded cut
stone for the Manhattan bridge, New York at
the Mount Waldo Granite Works wharf; the
first vessel to load at Frankfort this season. -.
An article of uncommon interest in Harper's
Weekly for April 10th is The Development
of the Transatlantic Steamship by Gustav
H. Schwab in which the author shows the
evolution of the leviathan passenger vessel of
today from the slow Savannah of 1919, which
crossed the Atlantic mainly under sail.
Percy & Small of Bath have begun work upon
a schooner which will be almost the duplicate
of the schooner Edward B. Winslow launched
last November for the j. S. Winslow Co., of
Portland, and which they will own themselves
| The new craft will measure 300 feet in length,
so feet beam, 80 feet deep and will have a
gross tonnage of about $500. "A San Fran
cisco firm has arranged with Bath ship
building company to build and put in service
fleet of four iron four-masted sailing vessels
between New York and the Golden Gate. Sch.
Merrill C. Hart arrived Sunday from New
York with fertilizer for Jackson & Hall and
discharged at Lewis wharf .. Sch L. Whit
more arrived here Tuesday to take on fertil-
izer from Jackson & Halls for Brooksville.
She had general cargo for that place. :. Sch.
Willis & Guy, Capt Pattershall, arrived Tues
~ from Boston! Sch. Ella M. Storer arrivtd
Tuesday with coal for the Belfast Fuel & Hay
Co..