The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-02-16

The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqua
Circle will be held W it'll Mrs. E. P. Frost. High
street, Monday afternoon, February Goth.
Lesson from the C. L. S. c. book, Studies in
Dickens" chapters one and two Magazine
topic. Democratic England from the Janu-
airy Chautauquan.
Henry A. Written, son of the late Prof. Jere
Written, is canvassing the city for a water fill
terer. the Weston patent, with minor improve
ments suggested by Mr.. Written, accepted by
the Fatentee and Apr, we'd by the Harvard
Medical faculty. Mr.. Written has been the
guest of his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs W. J.
Heal, Miller street.
STEAMER NoTEs. At the monthly meeting
of the Maine Central railroad, February Sth,
Moosehead was selected as the name for the new
steamer being built for the Mt. Desert route
at the Bath Iron works and Saturday, March 4th,
was set as the date of the launching. Capt. Ben
Arey has taken his steamer Anna Belle off the
Belfast, Islesboro, Castine and Brooksville
route, making his last trip Saturday.
The Belfast Musical Society announces a
program of Negro Music for Tuesday, Febru-
airy 2lst, at p. m, at the Music hall Rev.
Adolph Rossbach will read paper on Negro
Spirtuals, illustrated by double quartet of
voices. The Polymnian Ladies' Quartet will
sing two of Fosters old plantation melodies.
Mrs c. W. Wescott will sing Paul Lawrence
Dunbar's Poor lii Lamb" and Mrs. Elon Gil
chrest will play selection from Mcdowell
"Uncle Remus.' The public is cordially in
vited. Admission to non-nembers, Is cents
The annual concert and masquerade ball of
Osceola Council. Daughters of Pocahontas, will
take place at the Belfast Opera House on
Washngton's birthday, Wednesday evening,
February 22nd. During the concert program
a series of pictures of the home and life of
George Washington will be thrown on the |
screen Music by keyes' Orchestra. Special
costumes have been ordered from Boston and !
fifty couples will appear in the grand march. .
Tickets per couple, rs cents; ladies' tickets, Is
cents. Gallery seats, for sale by Robbins &
Arey, 35 cents.
BELFAST TO LOSE Rev. A. A. SMITH. Belfast
will soon be called upon to part with one of her
most popular clergymen. one whose friends |
and admirers not confined to his own con-
SIeSdllOil, but ilCluu9 the WQOie community.
Last Sunday Rev. Ashley A. Smith went to
Bangor by request and preached in the First
Universalist church of that city Monday
night, at one of the largest meetings of that
parish held in years, it was voted to call Mr..
Smith to the pulpit, to succeed Rev. Carl F.
Henry, resigned. The call was a most enthu-
siastic one, and Mr. Smith has accepted it. He
M do 9TH Tha it1
for greater usefulness and the duty to his
growing family would alike prompt such de-
cision. His many admirers in Belfast have
long felt that the day was near at hand when
he would be called up higher Mr.. Smith will
enter upon his new pastorate in a few weeks
but his family will remain in Belfast until
home can be arranged in Bangor. During his
twelve years residence in Belfast Mr.. Smith
has grown in the esteem of every one, and the
heartiest possible words Of praise would be
but faint expression of public sentiment.
But now that the parting is inevitable we can
only wish to him and his, prosperity and happi-
ness in their new home
SHIPPING ITEMS. Capt. E. E. Walls of Hall
lowell, the hero of the Holliswood, came to
DSAAsaSI AdSI WSch W LdhS COuUldHu OIL Lue rem.
dleton schooner Fortuna, loaded with hay for
Fernandina by the Belfast Fuel & Hay Co.
Capt Walls decided he must have some new
canvas and new running rigging before start
ing on voyage around stormy Hatteras and
the vessel was delayed until N S. Lord & Co.
could make new mainsail Capt. Nathan F.
Gikey of Searsport, who had for some months
haap in command Oft tho schooner
Haskell while her captain Capt. McKown, was
enjoying rest at his home in Maiden, Mass,
has taken command of the schooner Gardiner
G. Deering and sailed from Portsmouth for
Hampton Roads, Va, for orders. Capt. Nc
Kown has resumed command of the Haskell
-. Capt. George w. Bunker of the schooner
George E. Walcott, one of the Oldest masters
in active service, is at his home in Portland for
his first vacation in II years. Capt. Dudley,
formerly of the schooner Edward E. Brry, is
in command of the Walcott. Sch Edward
Stewart arrived at this port last week from
Carteret, N. j., with acid phosphate for the
Coe-Mortimer Co.. Sch. Robert Pettis is re-
ported as arriving at Portland February 7th,
and according to Capt. Croker it was six
weeks ago when he left Belfast" The Pettis
was loaded at this port by the Belfast Fuel &
Hay Co. with hay for Quincy, Mass, and sailed
the last week in January. Capt. Crockett has
evidently been misreported .Schooners Rob-
ert w. and Carrie A. Buchanan are frozen in at
the Mt. Waldo dock, Frankfort. Sch Sulli-
van Sawin, from Newport News, January 18th,
for Wiscasset, arrived at Vineyard Haven Feb
ruary 9Th. It had been feared she was lost.
But when in port her troubles were not over,
for at noon Friday, while the schooner lay at
anchor at the entrance of Vineyard Haven, the
bargeHaute crashed into her bow. carrying away
the jibboom and all sails and rigging attached
The barge was slightly damaged. .Stmr. Mo-
hawk arrived from Boston Monday with fer
tilizer material for the Coe-Mortimer Co.
Any man or woman trying to make both ends
meet, but have had their savings gnawed away
nv unreasonable large profits on the nocoa !