The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-20

Owing to the unusual rush of business ant
the recent illness of Mrs. Della Packard ant
MISS Ida s. Burgess, clerks, the regular worl
IN the office of the Registry of Deeds has beer
somewhat delayed, but will soon be well il
hano' All documents are returned as soon a.
recorded, when postage for that purpose &C
companies the instrument
EASTER SALE, SUPPER AND ENTERTAINMENT
The annual sale, supper and entertainment by
tne ohiversallst Ladies Circle, Social Aid ane
Junior Aid was held in the church and vestry
last Thursday afternoon and evening. The
candy table and bag counter was in charge OF
Mrs Charles Fl. Crosby and Miss J. A, Wiggir
and Miss Wiggin's homemade candy always
finds ready sale. For this sale she made
nearly thirteen pounds. The apron table was
presided over by Mrs L. T Shaes and Mrs
J. &. Paul, and the fancy work table by
Mrs. John Stephenson and Mrs. A. E. Hutch
ms. The Junior Aids. in white, with Miss
Florence Libby, their teacher, near at hand
had charge of table of fancy work that was
a credit to teacher and pupils. Mrs. c. E.
johnson was chairman of a large supper COM
mittee. The daintily laid tables occupied the
floor space of the large vestry, and the large
number who partook of the supper went from
the tables perfectly satisfied. a quilt was
voted for, to be given to the Waldo County
Hospital, the Girls Home, or the Home for
Aged Women, and by the latter.
The entertainment in the evening consisted of
music by the church choir and several piano
duets and solos,
SHIPPING ITEMS. Sch F C. Pendleton sailed
from this port April 18th for Stonington to
load random stone for New York at 81 per ton
Capt. George W. Pattershal is getting SCH
Willis & Guy, which has been hauled up here
for the winter ready for business. Sch. City
of Augusta has chartered to load cut granite
at Frankfort for New York, and SCH Caroline
Gray to load paving at Frankfort for New
York. Capt Samuel H. Rogers, formerly mas
ter of sch. Allen Greene, is in command of the
Caroline Gray. Sch. Harold C. Beecher ar
rived at this port April l4th from New York
with cement for the sardine plant. -. Sch. w
D. Mangan from Boston discharged oyster
shells at this port last week for the Swan &
Sibley Co, and went to Castine Friday to dis
charge more of her cargo, and is to discharge
the remainder at Bangor. Sch. Harold C.
Beecher has had new jibboom made to re-
place one carried away by tug. Sch
Northern Light was launched from Gilchrest's
Marine railway Monday after receiving extern
sive repairs, including new timbers, new
planking, etc. She had been on the railway
all winter.
THE RIVER OPEN. TheNice went out of the
Penobscot April 18th and the river is now open
from the sea to Bangor. The Bangor CONNER.
cial says: cat just o'clock the lower edge OF
the field of ice which choked the river from
bank to bank near High Head began to move
The tide was ebbing, and the cakes soon tum-
bled all over one another in their effort to get
down the river and to the bay. At 8 O'Clock
the last field at High Head had disappeared
and the river was once again open to steamers
barges and schooners, after one Of the longest
ice-bound seasons in recent years. The Bon Ton
the Bangor and Brewer ferryboat, was placed
in the water at $50 o'clock Wednesday morn
ing, for open water prevailed between the
bridge and High Head" The tug Hugh Ross,
Capt. Heath, went up river from Bucksport
Thurs Jay afternoon and was the first boat of
the season to enter the port of Bangor The
tug went up to see what were the conditions
in the river, and found lots of running ice.
The first schooner to arrive was the John D.
Darlington, lowed up from Fort Point FRIDAY by
the Hugh Ross. The schooners Gardner B. Deer
ing, Charles Davenport, Annie P. Chase and
barge Beckton, all coal laden for Bangor, were
waiting at Fort Point to be towed up. The
Camden went up to Bangor Saturday morning
and the boats are now making their regula,
trips there.
STEAMER NOTES. The Eastern Steamship Co.'S
steamers Camden and City of Bangor are now
running on the four trips week schedule be-
tween Boston and Bangor. Following is tn.
register of the two boats: Camden: F. E
Brown, captain; William Whitney and E. d
Rawley, pilots; Samuel Cole and Harry Whit
ney, quartermasters; Charles Gardner and Ed
ward Mccormick, watchmen; Edward Donlin
baggage master; Richard Birmingham, frs,
officer; Edward Buchanan, second officer; Harry
Staples, chief engineer; l.. M. Emmons first
assistant; B. Holland, second assistant; H, T
Keene, third assistant; R. p Coombs, purser
T. F. Parker, freight clerk; E. E. Searles, stew
ard; George Nash, assistant steward City Of
Bangor: E. W. Curtis. captain; George A. Saw.
yer and L. M. Abbott, pilots; Charles Crockett
and Charles McKinnon, quartermasters; D
Clark. Waterman; William Buzzell, bow look
out; Cyrus Higgins, baggage master; William
Mcdonald, first officer; John Hayes, second
officer; E. P. Fox, chief engineer; Edward Pert
: first assistant; M. Rogers, second assistant
Frank Pierce, purser; George Kennedy, freight
clerk; Mark Gorham, steward. :. The steamer
Stockton has resumed the Bucksport and Cam
den route after undergoing general repair,
and painting at Camden, and the Rockland
which has been running in her place, has beer
on the railway at Camden for general over
hauling preparatory to going on the Bangor
and Castine route. :. The fremont has re-
sumed the route from Bangor to Manset, leav
ing Bangor on Wednesdays and Saturdays, re-
, turning on Thursdays and Mondays. The Sat
urday trips are extended to Northeast Harbor
Mount Desert.