The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1910-03-10

The Baptist Young Ladies' Social Union will
meet with Mrs. A. G. Roberts tomorrow, Fri.
day evening.
Miss Maude Gammans reports the first snow
drops of the season-having uncovered about
fifty of these early spring flowers at her home
March 9Th. Mrs. W. B. Swan reported snow
drops and crocuses the same day. Pussy will
lows are now in evidence.
The Poor's Mills people will present the
drama "Out in the Streets in Morrill, grange
hall Tuesday evening, March 18th. The Nor
rill base ball boys will furnish the music and
after the program they will serve ice cream
and cake. Admission Is cents; children unde,
IL years, 10 cents. All are invited.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
will be with Mrs. E. P. Frost, High street
Monday afternoon, March 14th. The lesson is
from the Chautauquan magazine, Temples and
Tombs of Western Thebes," and from Social
Life at Rome" chapter six, and 1.-The Friendly
Stars" chapters eight, nine and ten. Rol-call
some famous Roman women
The Woman's Christian Temperance Unior
will meet tomorrow, Friday, at 2.30 p. M, With
Mrs. Mary Littlefeld, 6S Union street After
business the topic for consideration will be
1.-The Cradle Roll, How and Why" led by Mrs
Goldie Curtis. All members are requested tc
be present to make plans for gift day.
THE Hook AND LADDER BALL The 9Th an
nual concert and ball of Hook and Ladder Com
pany No. l, given in the Opera House last Fri
day night, was very largely attended and 8
brilliant success. A great attraction was the
concert by the Polymnian Ladies' Quartet, con-
sisting of Mrs. E. P. Frost, LIST soprano; Miss
Katherine Chase Quimby, End soprano; Miss
Emma Skay, LIST contralto, and Mrs. E. s.
Pitcher, End contralto. Miss Gladys Pitcher
was the accompanist and the quartet was as
sisted by Keyes' orchestra. The programmes
as follows
Overture
Snowfakes, FIJI. Cowen
Miss Katherine Quimby.
sleeptime Ma Honey, Howell
There's Voice Among the Angels,
O. L. Carter
quartet.
Solo, Clyte J. Christopher Marks
Mrs E. P. Frost.
Selection
Every number was enthusiastically applauded
Following the concert came the grand march
of about one hundred couples, led by Chief
Engineer l. T. Clough and Mrs. Joseph Coombs
Keyes' orchestra furnished music for the
dance, which was enjoyed into the small hours
of Saturday morning.
SHIPPING ITEMS. One of the largest sales OF
vessel property recorded in recent years has
just been consummated 1t involves the trans
big barges, the combined fleet being valued a
T about 100000. The New England coal ant
coke company is the purchaser and it acquire!
the entire fleet of the Baltimore & Boston
barge company. The fleet, which will be as
sembled at Boston for inspection and delivery
includes the tugs Gwalia, Murrill and Boswell
and the barges Annie Beattie, Cassie, Emelie
Harvard, Hattie end Ivie. This will give thu
New England coal and coke company flee
which will be capable of moving at one TIM
$4,000 tons of coal. The company owns tn
!. steamers Everett, Maiden and Melrose, eacl
having capacity of 1900 tons of coal, and i
has chartered for long term the steame
: Coastwise, just completed for the Coastwis'
transportation company of Boston, and which
left Baltimore March 18th for Boston with he
first cargo of COAL. The schooner Charles H
81: cd H.
week for Hurricane island to load stone TO-
New York. Schooner Methebesec has char
tered to load phosphate at Barren Island, N
Y, for Searsport, at $1.05 per ton, loaded ant
discharged. :. Capt. Shubael C. Rich is getting
his schooner, the Charleston, ready for bust
ness Sch Grace Davis, which discharged
phosphate here and at Stockton, is to be re
paired at Gichrest's Sch. Mary Weaver
which has been on the railway all winter, has
undergone thorough overhauling and repair
ing and when launched will be practically al
good as new. Two of the Pendeton Bros.
fleet, which have been laid up here for som'
time are to be got ready for service thi
spring-the Harold c. Beecher and the William
j. Lermond. The latter was wrecked and dis
masted about two years ago and was towet
here from New York last year with cargo O.
coal. New spars were received here from tn
Pacific coast last fall. With the sailin,
away of the bark Carry Winslow, formerly o
the j. E. Winslow feet, under new owners, tn
last square rugged vessel belonging to tn
Portland customs district goes out. The Wins
low was built in 1880 and at that time was on
of 11s square rugged ships hailng from Port
land Capt. Walter Ross of Bangor, who ha
hitherto been manager Of the Knickerbocke
Steam Towage Co., will in the future conduc
the towing business of the Penobscot himsel
and has bought in New York the tug McAllia
ter Bros. and will buy at least one more to,
boat for service on the bay and river. TIL
McAllister Bros is 80 feet in length; q fee
and inches beam; 10 feet deep; 1l9 tons gross
81 tons net. Her indicated horse power is 90l
and she carries crew of eight men. She wa
built in Noank. Conn.,, in 1907. The Knickel
booker Steam Towage Co., owned by the Amer
can Ice Co., will withdraw from business o
a.