The Republican journal., 1912-10-03

Frank B. Luce, who has been substitute
carrier at the Belfast Post Office for some
time. has received his official commission as
clerk, to begin October LIST. Mr.. Luce is in
every way qualified for the position.
q The boys of the advanced intermediate
grade of the Universalist Sunday school were
entertained last Saturday, from 10 a. m. to p
m.,by their teacher, Mrs. Annie L. Mckeen, at
Flowanah cottage, East Belfast. The wealth.
er was all that could be desired and the fields
and shores were most inviting. A bountiful
dinner of the viands that boys most appreciate
was served at noon and dainty lunch later.
The boys all report great time"
HEN ITEM. A Citypoint correspondent of
/ the Bangor Daily News says: Basil Newell
gives US the following record from three hens:
One pullet began laying Dec. Is, two others
began Dec. 20 and up to this date, Sept. 25. have
not stopped to take rest of even three days
duration. While this may not be anything I'M
usual, it was a surprise to the owner, who has
always kept a small flock of poultry.
That these three hens wintered in a barn and
one night it was sc degrees below zero, and
several nights ran from 20 to 80 degrees below
and that the hens have been allowed to run at
large and then shut into small yard with 100
other chickens and hens and fed only whole
corn, and this has had apparent effect
upon their egg product. 1t would seem to in
dicate that hen lays when she is a layer
These hens are, one Buff Orpington and two
Rhode Island Reds"
HOME AGAIN. The Waldo county Jail evil
IDENTIFY has its attractions for some, as witness
the voluntary return of an escaped prisoner
last week. Sheriff Jenkins had only two board
ers and both left him last week, but were not
absent long. Clement Maxwell, who was serv-
ing 60 days sentence for larceny, was the
first to take French leave. He was something
of "trusty" and shortly after noon of Sept.
25th. was sent to the woodshed for some kind
ling. He didn't come back Not more than
five minutes later it was found that he had
forced window in the henhouse and escaped
and general alarm was sent out. Thursday
morning when the turnkey went to the jail to
take breakfast to the only prisoner, George
Grover, serving sentence for vagrancy, he
found Growers cell empty, bar sawed off and
the outside door evidently forced by someone
from the outside. While search was being
organized telephone message was received
from Maxwell who said he was at Center Bel
mont, that he was tired and sick and wanted to
go back to Jail and would wait there until they
came after him. Soon after constable Charles
Wellman of Belmont telephoned he had arrest
ed the other fugitive, Grover. Both were re-
turned to the Jail that night. Maxwell denied
that he helped Grover to get out and ddn' t
know that he was out Grover admitted that
he had some help from the outside but would
not tell anything more.
THE OLD AND New NAVY. A lecture, inter-
.esting to old and young alike, will be given in
Memorial building Tuesday evening, Oct.
9Th by Chaplain D. H. Tribou. under thee aus
pices of the Methodist Society: Chaplain Tri-
bou was appointed by President Grant in
February, 1872, and was retired in September,
1910. He has served on board some of the
best known of the ships of the Old and the
New Navy, including the Colorado, the Hart
ford, the Powhatan, the New York, the Iowa
and the Wisconsin. During his thirty-eight
years of active service he has had large ac-
quaintance with the officers and men who
have helped to make naval history. Familiar
with the traditions of the sea and the history
of the Navy, few men have had such ample
opportunities to gather material for lecture
as Chaplain Tribou. The pictures have been
selected from wide field, and many of them
cannot be duplicated. Neither time nor ex-
pense has been spared in keeping the lecture
up to date and down to facts.
! SHIPPING ITEMS. There is an unusual de-
mand for sailing vessel tonnage and freights
for coal and other cargoes are higher than for
months, says the Boston Globe. The rates are
80 cents per ton for large schooners with Goa
from Hampton Roads, 81 from Baltimore anc
rs cents from ports in New York. The smaller
vessels receive about 10 cents more per ter
than the larger craft. Some of the vessels
are earning big sums in demurrage. 1t is not
unusual for some of the larger schooners to
| lie at anchor in the harbor for a week or II
days before there is an opportunity to 60 tc
their berths... Recent charters: schooners
Harold c. Beecher, Della Carleton and W. d
Hilton have chartered to load coal at New
York for Rockland. Schooner Halvetia has
chartered to load lumber at Nova Scotis
port for New York at IS per M. Schooner
Emma S. Lord has chartered to load phosphate
at New York for Charleston and to return
with lumber. schoonert Hugh de Payens and
Metinic have chartered to load lumber al
Maitland. N. S., for New York, at $50 per M
Schooner Caroline Gray has chartered to loae
coal at New York for Stonington. The
schooner Frederick Roessner, dismasted some
time ago on the voyage from a southern port
to New York, was bought by the Pendletor
Bros, who loaded her with coal for Rocklant
and had her lowed to that port. After dis
charging she was lowed to Belfast and is tied
up alongside the hull of the schooner W.
Lermond, also owned by the Pendletons. The
Roessner was built in Bath in 1880 and hailed
from New Bedford. She is 4O6 gross tonnage