The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-04-21

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Mrs. Clement W. Wescott the soprano
soloist of the Unitarian Church choir, has ten
dered her resignation and the place will be
taken by Mrs. Clarence E. Read, who has held
like position in several of the city churches.
The Waldo County Hospital has received
bequest of $500 from the estate of Miss Eliza
beth M. Barns of Belfast; also check of $500
from Ira NJ. Cobe of Chicago, summer resi-
dent, to make good his offer to give the inst-
tuition that annually, provided the hosp-
tai raised an equal amount, which has been
done.
The site of the old Bramhal building on At
antic avenue, Camden, and the water front
were bought recently by Cyrus X. Curtis pub
Usher of The Ladies' Home Journal, Philade-
pha, summer resident, and large crew is at
work on brick building with concrete founda-
ton as a garage for Mr.. Curtis, with tene-
ment in the second story for an employees
family. A dredge from Rockland is at work
there dredging out hundred foot channel for
! the steam yacht and wharf will be built at
/ oHCc eAtSHuiHS OuI ~ lSet dHu reaching tAie
| length of the entire lot. This wharf will be of
concrete. The grounds around the building
will be nicely graded.
A FIRE IN THE WOODS. The alarm from box
five at 8 o'clock last Saturday afternoon was for
a fire in Phinneys woods at the Board landing.
A pair of horses was hitched to the engine
ready to start for the scene when a telephone
message was received, saying that there was no
water accessible but that men were wanted to
fight the fire. The story was circulated later
that the Belfast Livery Co. refused to let the
fire department have the use of blackboard,
but the fact was that the horses had on heavy
work harnesses with chain traces and they could
not be htched into blackboard. Capt. Warren
went to the headquarters to explain matters and
said that the company would do anything in
their power. Capt. j. W. Burgess came along
with his delivery wagon and took number of
the firemen and truck team carried others.
They soon had the fire under control. Only
few large trees were destroyed and but little
damage done.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The bark Olympic has
been sold by San Francisco firm to the North
| Alaska Salmon Co. for about SIT 900. The
Olympic was built at Bath in 1892, and is 1853
tons nett The United States revenue
steamer Woodbury. is to have wireless sys-
tenn. :. The Grand Banker Lizzie Griffin of Or
land was taken out on Gilchrest's marine rail-
way last week for caulking and painting. -.
Sch. Willis & Guy arrived last week from
Salem, Mass.,- light. Her commander Capt
Arthur NJ Pattershall, died in a hospital at
Salem of pneumonia. ID. Sch. Lydia M. Webster
brought load of bricks from Orland last week
for the post Office extension. Sch. Willie L.
Swift, Capt. ]. H. Devereaux. one of Capt. I.
T. Nicholson's fishing fleet, cleared from
Bucksport, April 18th for trip to the Magda
lene Islands after cargo of herring Schoon-
er Tasting discharged general cargo from
Boston at Lewis wharf last week.. Sch
Sarah D. Fell of the Pendleton Bros fleet
which has been undergoing repairs at this port
sailed Monday, light, for Fernandina, Fla.
STEAMER NOTES. The Ruth left last Satur-
day for New York and received a farewell
salute from the other boats and the whistles
on the factories. She went farther than
Rockland that night and proceeded to Portland
Sunday, coaling there for the remainder of the
trip. The Anna Belle was taken out on Gil
chrest's marine railway Saturday for little
caulkng and to have her bottom painted. She
was in good condition after the winter run.
Her top will be painted later at her home port,
Brooksvle The Castine took her place on the
route Saturday afternoon and Monday morning,
the Anna Belle leaving for Brooksvie on the
afternoon trip. The Mineola has taken the
place of the Monhegan on the Portland Rock
land division and the latter boat is at Camden,
where she is being cleaned and painted and
put in thorough order before going back on the
line, which she is expected to do early in Nav
Business on this line is increasing rapidly, and
it is probable that in the early future daily
run may be made between the two ports IA
large pile driver arrived last week to do the
work on the extension of the Eastern Steam
ship Co.'s wharf, and was used in discharpinp
the hard pine from sch. Helvetia. The timber
is RATED as it is taken out of the hold. The
oak piles to be used as tenders are said to have
cost $12 each. q. The City Of Bangor is taking
the place of the Camden while the latter
steamer is undergoing the spring overhauling
and painting. The officers of the Camden are
in charge, with the exception of the engine
room crew. The City of Rockland will be
hauled off this week for painting and the Bel
fast will take her place. 80. The Boston boats
are having all the freight they can handle ard
the passenger lists are increasing. =. AT an
early date the Eastern Steamship Co. will be-
gin work on the wharf at Northport. The
chief features Of the improvements will be a
new storehouse and new waiting room.