The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-05-11

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give for the hauling.
SEASIDE Chautauqua Circle will meet with
mrs. 4. r. Frost next Monday afternoon, The
roll call will be answered by quotations on
peace"
Two Lncoinville salmon were cut I'M at the
Bramhall market Tuesday and sold at 65 cents.
10 cents cheaper than the first salmon sold for
last year.
The members of tie Hospital Aid sewing
circle are cordially invited to meet at the John
Stewart house, Main street for the purpose of
quilting, tomorrow Friday, at pm.
The cottage advertised last week bv George
M. Gray, box 4s, Belfast, was for sale and not
for rent, as enormously stated in the notice of
new advertisements. This is very desirable
property for summer home or an all-the-vear
residence.
A Hyde Park, Mass, subscriber writes: at
is the same old story must have it. and so am
sending 81 for the year. / get nervous as
thunder if The Journal don't show up Friday
Best wishes to you and yours and good luck to
dear old Belfast"
Frederick Richie Grange of Waldo will have
u benefit dance at their hall on Friday evening
May 18th. for young child of Henry Wilson's
who has to be taken to hospital for an opera
ton. Music by Morrill, orchestra. Supper
will be served by the ladies of the grange
Advertised letters remaining in the Belfast
post office for the week ending May 9th: Mrs
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Frost, Mrs. C. G. Ham, Mrs Florence Hunt
Mrs. George Hunt, Miss Alma Spruce, Miss
Mildred Waterman, VIM. H. Dodge, L. S. Jones.
Geo. Ray.
Edmund Wilson, proprietor of the City Drug
Store, has installed new soda fountain. 1t is
Is feet long and weighs 5.4o0 pounds. The
base is green notified marble, the sides and
slabs of white marble and the top finish of
onyx. The fixtures are up-to-da in every
particular and include both soda and ice cream
tanks. New onyx and bronze green shades
have been placed over the electric fountain
lights.
The alarm last Thursday forenoon was for a
fire in the house corner of Spring and High
streets, owned by M. r. Knowlton and occupied
by several families. A volunteer fire depart
ment from the Read Garage & Machine Co.,
assisted by William Weshe of the A. A Howes
& Co. staff, were "Johnnies on the spot with
two chemicals, and did good executions. A bed
in the L was found to be on fire, and after ex-
tingushing it the bed was pitched out of the
window. The volunteer fremen are receiving
many verbal bouquets for their achievement
The regular fire department responded, but did
not turn on the water.
BELFAST u YEARS AGO. The New England
Gazetteer, published in Boston in 1889, says of
Belfast: There is considerable good land in
Belfast. In 1887 it produced 1892 bushels of
as good wheat ever grew on the praires of
the 'boundless West" And further: "The
harbor is very good-it is guarded by Long
and Sears islands, and has anchorage for a
great number of vessels of the largest class
The proximity of Belfast to the sea, its site in
relation to Penobscot river and its excellent
harbor which was never known to be OBJ
structed by ice but twice (17SO-1815) gives it
peculiar advantages for foreign commerce. the
coasting trade, and the fisheries. The tonnage
of the district of Belfast in 1887 was 29,342
tons The principal exports are lumber and
fish. Population, 1910, 1853; 1920, 2.026; $780,
3,O77, and in 1887, about 4OOO.'
SHIPPING ITEMS. Captain Alzo M. Carter of
the Portland five masted schooner Jane Palmer
which arrived in Boston April 29th from Nor
folk, reported that on April IA, when off Mi
nots light outward bound, carrier pigeon
flew on board The bird was exhausted, having
evidently flown long distance. On one of the
legs was band marked No. 10. The pigeon
is still on board the Palmer IA Philadelphia
paper presents some interesting facts regard
ing the changes in shipping 1t says that in Is
years, with the increase of steam vessels and
the decrease of sailing vessels, the deaths due
to wrecks and other casualties to ships, accord
ing to official records, decreased one-third 80.
Sch Gladiator, Capt. Allen McIsaac, one of
Capt 7. NJ. Nicholson's fleet, cleared from
Bucksport May 2nG for the Grand Banks. Sch.
Elizabeth N, another of the Nicholson fleet,
is now at the Grand Banks, having fitted out
at Gloucester and cleared from that port.
Others are fitting out at Bucksport. -. Sch
Annie B. Mitchell, Capt. E. S. Mcdonald, is
loading stone at Roberts Harbor for New York
Capt Mcdonald was at his home in this city
over Sunday. Sch. Emma F. Angel of the Pen
dleton fleet Capt. Larrabee, arrived May5th from
Fernandna with hard pine for Mathews Bros
and Pendleton Bros. Three trips from Portland
to Baltimore and return and one trip from Port
land to Norfolk and return in 48 days, three
hours, is the remarkable performance of the
Portland six-masted schooner Alice M. Law
, renee, Capt. Willis Wormeli, which completed
the fourth round trip May Sd. -. Steamer Mo-
hawk arrived from Boston last Sunday and dis
charged fertilizer material at the Coe-Morti-
mer plant Monday go. Sch. Alden Keene ar
rived Sunday from Rockland with agricultural
!. lime for Jackson & Hall, and began discharg-
ing Monday at the Marshall wharf.
Boy BURGLARS. The store of the Swan &
Sibley Co. was entered Sunday evening, April
Both, and box of plug tobacco, some loose
plugs, two fountain pens and a package of
needles taken. Two boys who had been seen
about the building Sunday were suspected and
tod b,J Iafor Ind