The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-08-04

with Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Clark as host and host !.
ess, Tuesday evening. August 9th Ice cream.
cake. candy. etc, will be on sale. All are
cordially invited.
Until he is convinced to the contrary the
gossiper of the Kennebec Journal will clai m
that G. E. Smith of Thorndike has the banner
strawberry patch of the season. He set out
$50 plants last year on six square rods Of land
and this year picked 631 baskets of ripe ber
ries. This is at the rate of about 500 bushels
or 81, 700 per acre.
| Some time ago it was announced that through
the untiring efforts Of the librarian, Miss Annie
L. Barr, and her assistant, Miss Grace L. Hall.
the red tape which had for years wound itself
about the State stipend that should come to
the Belfast Free Library had been unraveled
and that the library was entitled to receive
from the State one-tenth-of the amount appro-
priated by the city for the general expenses Of
the library. This amounted to Sl4O, and the
librarian received check for that sum last
week.
SAN Francisco: July r. 1t is reported
| that stmr. City of Picking has been sold by the
Rogers Wrecking Co. to Bates & Chesebrough,
of this city, for about $4,000 Vessel will be
broken up.
The City of Picking was built in the yard of
John RoaNh at Chester, Pa, in 1874, for the
Pacific Steamship Co., and was 5.O79 tons
gross, a large craft of the type in that day. A
special train from Washington took large
party of government officials and congressman
over to the launching, to whom lunch was
served by the builder The writer was one of
the newspaper men who accompanied the
party. Mr.. Roach later built sister ship for
the same company.
CHURCH ACCOMMODATIONS. Prospective
Maine residents almost invariably inquire con-
corning the school privileges which will be
available for their children in the district
where they wish to live. Of equal i'm
portance is the question as to church ac-
commodatons. The Bureau of Industrial and
Labor Statistics has gathered information on
this subject which shows that almost every
part of Maine is well supplied with both school
and church advantages. Following are the
figures of the bureau for Waldo county: Two
towns have Advent churches; Baptist:
Catholic; 5 Church of God; II Congregational;
l Episcopal; 10 Free Baptist Is Methodist l
Reformed Dutch; Universalist and l Unitaci-
an. 1t may be added that in most. if not all, of,
these churches there is plenty of room for in
creased attendance
ANOTHER AUTO ACCIDENT. Charles M. Co.
nant of the c. M. Conant Co. of Bangor was
painfully injured in an automobile accident
Friday morning while going from his home in
Winterport, near the Monroe town line, to his
business in Bangor. He had with him as guests
three young ladies' from Massachusetts, who
are spending the summer in Monroe At
Arey's corner, near the B. & A. R. r. track
Mr.. Conant turned out to avoid muddy place
in the road and the machine skidded and went
into the ditch, turning oyer on its side. The
three women were thrown out, but fortunately
were not injured Mr.. Conant was also thrown
out and the glass wind shield was forced back
against him. When it broke the shattered
glass struck him in the leg, infcting a long
cash, which required five stitches to close.
The machine was pretty badly smashed. The
wind shield was demolished, and both wheels
on the side of the car on which it tipped were
his home, where physician attended his in
jury He expects no serious results from the
cut The car was repaired and Mr.. Conant
was running it Monday.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The Swan & Sibley Co.
were advised by telegram last week of the
sinking in New York harbor of the schooner
]. " Wellington with cargo of coal for them
They received letter later stating that the
schooner sank at the coal docks in Perth Am
boy, from some cause unknown, and laid on
bottom with strong list. The old craft prob
ably got tired and laid down to rest. She had
ploughed the seas for nearly half century
The New York Herald reports that the We'll
lington was loated July 9th by the Baxter
Wrecking Co.. Capt Gilkey of Searsport has
taken command of the sch Maude Palmer, in
place of Capt. Alzo M. Carter, transferred to
the Jane Palmer. Capt. George Pendleton of
Dark Harbor and Capt Willis Williams of Cam
den were requested to act as pilots for the
Presidential party on their visit to Dark Har-
Dor. :. All records for slow sailing went by the
board when the CO. year-old schooner Loduskia,
Capt Small, crept up Boston harbor July 10Th,
So days from Grand Manan, N. B. The 26O
miles separating the New Brunswick port and
Boston was covered at the rate of five miles
every "a hours. She leaked like a sieve and
put into about every port on the way. -: The
Rockand schooner Catawamteak brought a
cargo of soft coal last week for the Penobscot
Bay Electric Co.. Sch. Emma S. Lord arrived
July goth from, Norfolk, Va, with fertilizer
material for the Coe- Mortimer Co... Sch
Annie B. Mitchell, Capt E. S. Mcdonald, afte,
dlscharging cargo of coal for the Belfast
Fuel & Hay Co., went on the beach to clea-
her centerboard box and sailed Saturday morn
ing for Stonington to load stone for New York
go. The Belfast Fuel & Hay Co. has loaded
sch. A. T. Miner with soft coal for Stonington
Sch. J. V. Wellington, above reported
sailed from Perth Amboy July Both for Belfast
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