The Republican journal., 1912-04-04
The city schools opened Monday after a two

The city schools opened Monday after two
weeks vacation.
The Colby College Glee club will give the
catchy play, "What Happened to JONES'" in
the Colonial Theatre Wednesday. April Oath
dance in Odd Fellows hall will follow the
play. Keyes' orchestra will furnish music for
both. Orrin ]. Dickey is the local manager.
WEST BELFAST. Miss Sabra Dyer returned
Wednesday to Kent's Hill after spending two
weeks vacation with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs {.
George B. Dyer. Henry Elms is confined to
! the house with bad cold >. Mrs. Blanche
Fins and son Roger spent Saturday and Sun
day with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Kimball. Ralph Hayford returned Tuesday
from Thomaston, where he was called by the
illness of his niece. Helene Mosher. :. Miss
Hattie Hayford is visiting at the Hayford
farm. Frank Grady bought horse in Rock
land last week. e. Charles Simmons bought a
handsome pair of horses recently of Lancaster
& Staples.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The three masted schoon-
er James B. Jordan is overdue and the under
writers have practically given her up as lost.
She sailed from Philadelphia Dec 5, 1911, for
Surinam, was obliged to put into Norfolk for
repairs, and resumed her voyage Jan, 3d. She
was commanded by Capt. G. L. Holden of
Deer Isle and William Coombs of Stonington
was mate. The Jordan was 663 tons net, was
built at Thomaston in 1884, and was owned by
]. B. Falkenham of Jonesport. -. The Glouces-
ter fishermen are preparing to go south for
mackerel. There will be about 20 schooners
in the fleet, all seiners. :. Sawyer Bros. of
I; Milbridge have nearly completed three
masted schooner of 1872 feet keel, 80 feet beam
and flush deck. She is for sale. .Schs. Harold
C. Beecher from New York with fertilizer ma
terial for the Coe- Mortimer Co. land Sch Char
lotte 7. Sibley from Elizabethport, N j.. with
coal for the Consumers Fuel Co., arrived
Thursday afternoon, March 2Sth The Beech
err sailed from New York March 18th and the
Sibley from Elizabethport March 10th -. The
Machias Republican reports that the schooner
Lillian the first vessel out of the river this
year. She, lowed down March 23d with laths
from the Machias Lumber Co. The Lillian
was built at Belfast in 1873 for Boston pack
ct and was commanded at one time by the late
Capt. Frank Ryan THE steamer Massasoit
from Boston landed fertilizer material at the
Coe- Mortimer plant last Thursday and sailed
Friday for Boston, via Kidders Point and
Portland IA correspondent of The Nautical
Gazette says of the greatest ship in the world
when built: "The Great Republic was burned
shortly after she was launched. The fire
took place at Coenties Slip, New York. The
hull was repaired, one deck being taken off
and her tonnage reduced. She was then own
ed by A. A. Low & Brother, and commanded
by Captain Lmeburner. They ran her for
many years. Afterwards she was laid up in
New York and about 1864 or 1865 Captain Hat
field of Yarmouth, N. S., purchased her for
himself and brothers, took her down to St.
John and loaded her with deals for Liverpool.
They sold her to Fernie Bros, who changed
her name to the Denmark" She was on the
voyage from Rio de Janeiro for St. Johns, N
B., when she foundered off Bermuda Capt.
Limeburner, who died many years ago, was the
father of Capt. Frank W Lmeburner of this
oil