The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-11-17

Some of our local sportsmen were killing
birds around the radiator in Howes store the
other night, making marvellous shots and bag
ging incredible numbers of woodcock and par
fridge, when dog belonging to one of the
party uttered his protest in a series of groans
or grows. You can't fool an intelligent dog.
The tenement house on Northport avenue,
owned by Mr.. Jefferson F. Wilson was sold
last week to Mr.. Bert F. Stevens, who recently
came to Belfast from Thorndike and is en-
ployed by the Prudential Insurance Company
Mr.. Stevens will bring his family here and
occupy one of the two tenements and rent the
other
The first parish party of the season given by
the Unitarian parish, held in Memorial Hall
November 10th under the auspices of COM
mittee of young ladies, Miss Frances Howes
chairman, was decided success delicious
supper was served to large number, and later
bridge was played by those who did not engage
in the dance. Keyes orchestra furnished music
The meeting of Seaside Chautauqua Circle
will be held with Mrs. E. P Frost, High street,
Monday afternoon, November 2lst The maya
zine topic, democratic England" the "Child
and the State" the study of the c. l.. S. C.
book, Industrial and Social England" chap
tiers seven and eight. The program for this
meeting: paper: "The Reformation in Eng
land" story, 1.-The War of the Roses" reading,
Shakespeare's Henry V and Henry VIII; bio
graphical sketch of Warwick, the Kingmak-
err" paper, early English Colonies in Ameri-
ca;'' reading, Brownings Cry of the Chill
dren;' roll call, name of some English Kings
between 14O0-1616
STEAMER NoTEs. When the steamer Mon
hogan of the Portland and Rock land division
of the Eastern Steamship Co. returns to her
will be greatly altered craft She is now in
Boston, where her width is being made greater
and new superstructure is being put or.
When this is completed she will be much
more commodious craft, both for freight and
passengers -. The steamer fremont arrived
at Bangor last Friday on her last trip of the
season from Manset. Her freight included
Kinley and Manset. The fremont arrived at
this port Saturday to be laid up at the railroad
wharf for the winter. IL. The turbine steamers
Camden ana Belfast continue to arrive from
Boston with the regularity of railroad trains
Their whistles are heard from It's to 73O
service. e. The buildings on the Eastern
Steamship Co.'S pier at this port are being
painted in two shades of green, the color
adopted for their buildings at all the landings
-. Beginning Monday, December 5th, the win
ter schedule of the Eastern Steamship Co. will
become effective. Steamers will leave Bangor
on Mondays and Thursdays, and Boston on
navigation at Bangor the steamers of this
company will run between Boston and Winter
port only, leaving Winterport at 1890 a. M,
and Bucksport at LIS p. m. Connection will
be made at Bucksport with the Maine Central
train leaving Bangor at 11.50 a. m.
ed schooners afoat were in Portland harbol
last Thursday. The entire fleet was loaded
with coal and their combined cargoes amounted
to over $4,000 tons. Sch. Elizabeth N. o.
Capt. T. M. Nicholsons fishing fleet cleared
from Bucksport November 9th for Newfound-
land after cargo of salt herring Loca-
charters: sch. Carrie E. Look, paving. Swans
Island to New York; sch. Inez, potatoes at six
cents per bushel, Searsport to Boston,. The
overdue schooner Inez N. Carver, from Mobile
for Baltimore, concerning whose safety there
has been much apprehension, arrived at Bal
timore November 18th. She had been blown off
and had a rough experience. -. Hon. John L.
Stevens, United States minister to Uruguay,
in recent letter to friend in Augusta, says
that nearly or quite half Of all the American
ships which come to that port were built in
Maine, good portion owned or partly owned
in Maine, and thinks quite half of all the cap
tains are from Maine and Massachusetts. The
largest and best ships now in that port are
from Maine Sch. Sawyer Brothers has sailed
from Mt. Waldo dock with a cargo of cut stone
for New York city. Sch. Willis & Guy has
hauled into the dock of the Belfast Fuel & Hay
| Co. for the winter. Sch. Alicia B. Crosby,
Newport News for Bangor with coal, grounded
on Flat island, off Islesboro, Monday morning,
but was pulled off at high water by one of the
Ross tugs, and is believed to be unchanged.
She arrived at Fort Point Cove later in the
day . The fishing schooner Lizzie Griffin now
halls from Bangor. A. D. Jones, who owned a
half, has purchased the other half from A. R.
Soper of Orland. The port of hail has been
changed from Orland to Bangor. The sch. has
sailed for Newfoundland on herring trip
Sch. Jeremiah Smith, from Baltimore for Bel
fast with fertilizer material, arrived Tuesday
and is discharging at the Coe- Mortimer plant.