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

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4 Steamer Castine will make two trips to
Northport camperound Thursday August llth'
leaving Lewis wharf at 10 a. m. and lSo p. m.
Steamer Golden ROD will begin next Sunday
to run Sunday excursions to Nofthport' iesv-
ing the Eastern S. s, Co.'s wharf at $50 a. M,
leaving Northport on the return az $40 p. M
The 18th annual Spiritual campmeeting at
Verona Park will open Sunday, August 1th and
continue days Three capable ana interest,"
ing mediums and speakers have Deen engaged
The following committee has been elected
! for the baby show in connection with the
| Waldo county fair: Miss Sue M. Partridge,
chairman; Miss Isabel CHM, Messrs. George A.
Quimby, ]. W. Burgess and s. A. Parker
| A much priced ornament of the dining-room
| of Mr.. T. W. Pitcher is a mounted loon, the
! gift of his nephew, Mr.. T. P. Mathews OF Lib
| erty. Mr.. Mathews waited two years TO get
| the bird in perfect condition, and it is a very
| fine specimen.
Osceola Council has been invited by Mrs.
Parker Cook and Miss Maude Ray to attend
| clam bake at the formers cottage, Cumonup,
Temple Heights. All who intend 70 go are re-
quested to leave their names with Mrs. Cook
not later than Friday, that arrangements may
be made.
Our Searsport correspondent has sent us
some Early Norwood potatoes and says: "Try
them and see how you like the flavor" They
certainly look "good enough to eat" Although
living in a seaport town our correspondent ev.
identity does not share the sailors superstition,
for these potatoes were planted Friday, April
29th.
Persons having goods or anything for ex-
hibition in the coming Belfast fair may leave
the articles at the office of the Secretary,
Orrin J. Dickey, in the Pythian Blocks and they
will be taken to the grounds and returned free
of charge. Entries in all departments should
be made early and it will aid the officers if
entries are filed before the fair.
Although extra copies of last weeks Jour-
nal were printed we were unable to supply
the demand for that issue There has
been a steady gain in circulation IN the
past six months and our regular edition is now
larger by between 500 and 600 than it was at
the beginning of the year. People evidently
appreciate newspaper that is devoted to the
interests of their city and county, and not to
those of single individual, and are manifest
ing their appreciation in substantial way.
STEAMER NOTES. Bad weather and large
expenditures for repairs cut quite heavily into
the warnings of the Eastern Steamship Com
PAM during the first half of the current year.
In the month of June the net income showed
decrease as compared with last year of SIC, 4l9,
while for the six months the deficit was $751;
276 During the period covered, however,
0932 was put into repairs and improvements.
The last six months of the year always the
best and there is strong probability that the
revenue for that period will more than "make
good" the deficit of the first half of the year.
| A CAPTURED Coon. While fishing on a
| stream in Waldo last Tuesday Edmund Wilson
i heard peculiar sound in a tree just over his
| head. He climbed the tree to investigate and
| found half-grown coon, which he succeeded
| in grasping by the nape of the neck to prevent
biting. Thinking he'd rather have the little
animal than fish he brought the coon to the
| in wire cage. His favorite diet is clans and
after each meal the little fellow washes like a
cat He rolls up in ball when sleeping, and
does not seem to seriously resenthis close con-
| fnement Mr.. Wilson will take him to his
home and give him his liberty.
THE DoDGER. The gasolene yacht of this
name, owned by Mr.. Harold Pratt of New York,
| who has a summer home at Dark Harbor, was
! at this port last Saturday for gasolene and to
| have her batteries charged by the Read Garage
| & Machine Co. She is commanded by Capt.
| Ernest Gray of Castine, who has held the po-
sition for several years and has evidently made
good in it. The Dodger is Al tons gross, % net,
| go feet inches long, II feet beam and feet
| inches deep. She was built at New York in
| 1904 and halls from that port. The Dodger
| has two 300 horse power engines, burns one
! gallon of gasolene minute, and can make 25l
miles an hour. Her gasolene tank, which is
nearly amidships, holds 1000 gallons. Just
forward of this is the wheel, pinnacle, chart
holder and entrance to the main saloon. Of
I the saloon is lavatory and forward is the
galley, beyond which are the quarters for the
crew. Eight persons can be comfortably seat
ed at the dining table. The sides of the saloor
are paneed in mahogany and these panel:
slide aside revealing the berths, which are ar
ranged as in a Pullman car. Aft of the gaso
lene tank is the engine room and beyond tina
the owners room with separate gangwa!
from the deck. The interior finish Throughout
is of mahogany. finely polished, and all the fit
tings and furnishings are Of the best Thu
yacht is lighted throughout with acetylen
gas. Capt Gray brought the Dodger dow
from New York and her actual running tim
was % hours. He put into New Bedford an
Portland for gasolene. With sufficient gaso
lene he says he could have made the run fron
New York to Dark Harbor in % or "a hours
During the two months spent at Dark Harbo
the Dodger is kept busy most of the time, wit
fishing trips in the morning, afternoon an
moonlight sails. When the yacht is laid u
for the winter Capt. Gray has five months
vacation.
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