The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-03-23

- s"e opels mouse tonight, Thursdav ~.
auctor Patterson promises one 81 ~. -. 80
grams that has ever been given. p'o-
The Women's Alliance Of ~. r...
(Unitarian) church will meet at ~ -. : 10, :.
Mrs. 3. s. Pitcher, Northport avenns me- ~, y
thursday afternoon at 2.30 o'clock. Ths s, ,,s
Ject OF the paper will be "The Russ;.n D.
lutionary Movement" Nevo'
FIRE lNQuEsTs. In board Of rnrn;,;.,
ficers March 10th an inquest w.s -, u
nre' march 7th, in the E. R. Pierce house a.
High street. Mr.. Pierce stated that tho bo,,.
was valued at $1,000 and was total loss =
4 was insured for $1,000 The contents -.
valued at $4,000; estimated loss 81, OOO insured
Tor SSoo. After the customary Examination !;
was voted that the fire was from causo -,
known. In board of aldermen, March ootb =,
inquest was held on the fire in tho h,,;,a;..
owned oy onafles +. Knowlton and occupiet
by Charles E. Stevens as harness shop. Afte,
the customary examination it was voted +h.
the fire was from cause unknown.
STEAMER NOTES. When the steamer Tro
mont, of the Bangor Manset line ooes on -,
run for the season of 1911, two OF her Las,
seasons stopping places-C astine and Atlan+;,
will be eliminated from the schedule. THE
is to be done to allow more time at Manse+
giving passengers time to. connect with the
evening Maine Central boat to Ba, Harbor
Next summer will see great imnrover,.,+ -
the Bar Harbor service in the bay, by thenew
Maine Central steamer which has lust been
launched. The new vessel is 1876 feet in length
1858 feet beam and ten feet and six ;ncbas
draft. She has steel hull and twin Sorrows
and is expected to be the fastest craft in east
ern Maine waters. She will cost S225 900 and
is expected to take up her route on the 18th Of
May.
ORAToRY AND ORATORS. The last lecture in
the course under the auspices of the Belfast
Improvement Society, was given in the Opera
House last Friday evening by Dr. J. Everist
Cathell His subject was "Oratory and Ora
tors" DR.. Cathell is an Episcopal clergyman
and native of Washington, D. C. He has
travelled extensively and thus met many of
the noted orators of this and other countries.
DR.. Cathell is a very interesting speaker. His
whole heart and his every effort is conferred on
his subject. His plea for the preservation of
the old school of oratory was forceful one.
His history of oratory, dealing with it from
the time the world was created until the pres
ent day, is an ample proof of years of deep
study. DR.. Cathell is full of originality. His
stories, for the greater part have a touch of
pathos which wins the hearts of his hearers
and enlists their sympathy. Among the ora
tors he spoke of Webster, Lincoln, Gladstone
the Archbishop of Canterbury, and others
whose strength of oratory was in their single
though the course has not been financial sue
cess the Improvement Society is satisfied with
the results and will soon enter upon the ar
engagements of coarse for next season.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The Pendleton schooner
Fortuna arrived at Fernandina March 18th
from Belfast After leaving this port she laid
about week in Rockland harbor, sailing from
that port March Sd. Another famous Amer
lean clipper ship, the William H. Smith, has
been sold, and will be converted into barge.
to be used in the halibut shipments from the
British Columbia banks. The Smith was built
by Goss, Sawyer & Packard in Bath in 1888
and measures 1911 tons. j.. The tug Hercules
recently successfully towed the ship Henry
Willard from San Francisco to Panama and
back distance of $500 miles. This vessel
was loaded each way by Bates & Chesebrough
of the former port and is an entirely new de-
parture in freighting on the Pacific coast
The steam yacht, Lyndonia, owned by Cyrus
,f =.
at Camden for repairs. She will go into COM
mission on April LIST, sailing to the West Indies
with Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis GARD. .. Sch
Normandy arrived March 18th from New York
with fertilizer material for the Coe- Mortimer
Co.. Sch. Edward Stewart, which has been
hauled up at this port has sailed for Hurricane
Island to load stone for New York. Z. Capt
Sarah, which has been III the harbor for sever
al weeks loaded with slaves for Bar Harbor
and sailed Monday. 49,. The steam lighter
Sophia arrived last Fridayfrom Stonington with
granite for the sea wall of the sardine plant The
wall is nearlycompleted and the work of filing in
behind it will be next in oruer. . Sch Ella F.
Crowell arrived Monday from Weymouth with
FERTILIZER Tor jackson " Hail.. Sen. N. h
Aver, Capt A. B. March, has been chartered
to load granite at Sullivan for New York. The
schooner has been hauled up at Mt. Desert
Ferry.
A SEAFARER 81 YEARS. That is very in
teresting sketch of Capt Willard A. Mills on
the End page. The writer when on a yachting
trip down the bay some twenty years ago had
the pleasure Of meeting Capt. Mills in North
Haven, then his home, and of hearing from
him his experiences while member of the
crew of the U. S. Frigate Constellation, and if
serves Alright he spoke enthusiastical
ly of her sailing qualities. We also heard from
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Mullin of President
Grants stay on the island, saw the register
bearing the names of himself and his distin-
guished party, and the halfsmoked cigar Grant
left. Mr. and Mrs. Mullin were then conduct
ing hotel the Mullin House, and Mr.. M. is
still the proprietor. Mrs. Mullin died some
years ago. The President and party were a
revenue cutter bound for Bangor to take part
in the ceremonies attending the. opening of
the European and North American railway,
and encountering dense fog made a harbor at
North Haven, where they remained over night
The party numbered twenty eight and includ-
ed President Grant, James G. Blaine, Hannibal
Hamlin, Simon Cameron, Eugene Hale, Thomas