The Republican journal., 1910-12-01

There was no meeting of the school commit
tee last Monday on account of lack of quo
rum.
THE GRAY SQUIRRELS In recent issue of
The Journal we published letter from the
Ellsworth American in which the gray squir-
rels were defended from the charge that they
were the enemies of birds. A Belfast reader
of The Journal, who is close observer of the
squirrels, confirms the statements made in that
letter, having seen squirrels and birds occupy
ing the same tree on terms of perfect amity.
The same reader sends US a clipping from
New York paper telling of the punishment
meted out to man who killed squirrel in one
of the parks Of that city. He was seen by
park policeman to entice a squirrel within
reach by holding out peanut and then give it
kick that killed it. The man was promptly
arrested, and although he offered 500 to the
policeman to let him go he was taken before
the night court. The magistrate was very in
dignant when he heard the story and held the
man in $500 bail for trial on the charge of
cruelty to animals. Some may not be inform
ed as to the law in this State. Chapter IS Of
the private and special laws of 1907 provides
that
There shall be close time gray squirrels
and black squirrels, SO called, for period of
four years from May l, 1907, during which
time it shall be unlawful to hunt, chase, catch,
kill or have them in possession except alive,
under penalty of twenty dollars and costs of
prosecution for each offense.
SHIPPING ITEMS. A St. John, N B. dispatch says
that American schooners are rapidly replacing
New Brunswick vessels of that type and that
it is only question of time before the entire
St. John sailing fleet will have passed away.
ST. John formerly had large fleet of square
riggers, but now tbale is not single full rig
ged ship hailing from that port Few schoon
ers are built, and barges and American schoon-
ers are doing the business. The Democrats
| have charged that the decline of the shipping
interest in this country was due to Republican
legislation, but the same conditions prevail in
other countries and are largely due to the
change from sail to steam. Sch. VIM. H..
Sumner has chartered to carry coal from Phia-
delphia to Mobile on private terms, and sch.
Georgia Gilkey for five trips from Mobile to
San Juan or Ponce at S.. Shipping Agent M
E. Tracy of Bangor sent a crew Saturday to
the steamer Kanawha at Searsport, bound for
Newport News, and crew to the schooner
William Jones, Bullock, at Cape Jellison, bound
to NewYork, with lumber. Crews were also
placed aboard the schooners Elsie A. Bayles,
Phibrook; the Andrew Nebinger, Hardy; and
the schooner Reuben Eastman, Holland, at the
wharf of the Eastern Mfg. Co., all ready to sail
Sunday for New York.
ANOTHER SARDINE Factory When Mr. Will.
mer j. Dorman, treasurer of the Belfast Saw
ings Bank and secretary of the Belfast Board
of Trade, was down east on Masonic business
few weeks ago he visited West Pembroke
and there made the acquaintance and was the
guest Of Mr. James Abernethy, manager of the
Sunset Packing company of that place. Mr.
Abernethy spoke of the increasing difficulty in
getting fish and the probability that he should
have to move his business to some other loca.
ton, and Mr.. Dorman told him of the advan.
tages Belfast offered and suggested his coming
here to see for himself. Mr.. Abernethy sale
he would do SO the first time he came this way
and he arrived here last Friday night. Satur
day, accompanied by President O. E. Frost Of
the Board of Trade and Mr.. Dorman, he looked
over the water front from the steamboat whar
to the lower bridge, and found in the Marshall
wharf property, owned by the Belfast saving
ank, location that fully met his require
ments. There is a spur track here. SO that car
can be loaded directly from the factory, ant
the freight rate to western points is consider
ably less here than from his present location
He asked Mr.. Dorman to write him what tn.
property could be bought for, and he was ad
vised by letter Monday. While here Mr.. Aber
nethy called on Mr.. Hopkins, local manager o,
the Penobscot Bay Electric company, ant
found that light and power could be had OF
satisfactory terms. While not one of thu
largest packers Mr.. Abernethy puts up su-
perior quality of goods, for which there is 9
steady demand, and his shipments are made il
carload lots. As to the first corners, the Pike
Bros, it is now up to them. The Maine Central
officials have offered to do everything in theii
power to aid the undertaking, the lot they
selected is available, and all the conditions are
favorable. If they do not decide to locate
here. the opportunity will be offered to others