The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-01-04

Swan Lake was frozen over last week so that
smelt fishermen were on the ice and some good
catches were made. and there was skating on
Kirby lake, otherwise known as the Muck
pond. The ponds i'd streams are now all
frozen over.
Miss Mildred Wentworth, who is teaching
school at Morrill, village, is evidently very
much liked by her pupils, as was shown by the
gift of Chris tmas present in the form of a
beautiful fling dish. The presentation
speech was made by Miss Frances Merriam in
behalf of the pupils as the school was called
to order Friday morning. Miss Wentworth
was taken wholly by surprise, but assured her
young friends of her appreciation of the gift
and her kind wishes for the donors.
In MEMoRIAM. Thomas H. Marshall Post,
G. A. R., has paid the following tribute to a
departed Comrade:
Comrades-Our common enemy has again
entered our ranks and claimed for his victim
our esteemed brother, Isaac Hill. Our charter
is draped in mourning and our hearts are sad
because he is gone from US; the ties of COM
radeship have been broken. We extend our
are called to mourn his loss.
( - = f s5 : On. Committee
THOMAS CANNON
PooR's MILLS. Mrs. Linda Gray went to
Providence, R. l., last Monday Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward N. Colby of Deer Isle, have been
guests of Mrs. Annabell Underwood. ). Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Jackson of Montvie, recent
ly visited Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Jackson. :.
Misses Dora and Anna Brown have returned to
Freedom Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wood spent
Sunday with friends here. Mrs. Carrie Pear
son of Providence, R. l., is visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Marsh. Capt. o. A. Wade came
home last Saturday for the winter. Nv A.
Monroe attended the State grange "A large
moose was seen here Sunday.
STEAMER NOTES. The steamers Golden Rod
and Anna Belle did not make their trips across
the bay from Castine and Islesboro last Frid ay,
as the wind blew gale, but the Rockland on
the Bucksport and Camden route made her
regular trip. Last Saturday afternoon the
Stockton. which had been on the railway at
Camden, returned to the Bucksport and Cam
noticeable change in the Stockton is the doing
| away with the windows opening from the main
deck and substituting ports. The boat has
been painted, had her machinery overhauled
and is in fine condition for the winter business
-. The steamers Castine and Silver Star are
laid up for the winter at the railway wharf =.
The consolidation of the Metropolitan Steam
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Eastern Steamship Company into one corpora
ton went into effect Jan. l. 1912. The o op-
critics mentioned are now owned by the East
ern Steamship Corporation, but for operating
reasons will be divided into two divisions, the
Metropolitan Steamship Line between New
York and Boston and the Maine Steamship
Line between New York and Portland will be
grouped into what will be recognized as the
Western Division, while the lines of the East
ern Steamship Company will be incorporated
into what will be designed as the Eastern Di-
vision. For popular recognition, however, the
old names of the lines will be retained, viz,
the Metropolitan Line, Maine Steamship Line
and Eastern Steamship Line. Calvin Austin,
who is President of the newly formed corpora
ton. has appointed Mr.. O. H. Taylor, Passen-
ger Traffic Manager of all the properties, and
Mr.. George w. Sterling, Freight Traffic Mana
ger.
SHIPPING ITEMS. Schooners Ella F. Crowell
and Chester R Lawrence discharged fertilizer
at this port last week for Jackson Hall.
The schooners Addie P. McFadden, Charlotte
7. Sibley, Elsie A. Bayles, F. C. Pendleton,
F. H. Ordiorne, Fortuna, Helena, Seth M.
Todd, William B. Herrick and Augustus H.
Babcock, are hauled up for the winter at
docks in and near New York. :. Sch. N E.
Aver, Capt Mazrall, arrived from New York
last Friday with fertilizer material for the
Coe- Mortimer Co and discharged at the Swan
Sibley wharf. She was wrongly reported as
sailing from New York for Vinalhaven The
Aver was formerly the two-masted schooner
George Nevinger. A few years ago she was
practically rebuilt on Gilchrest's marine rail-
way and her name was changed to N. E. Aver
She has twice since narrowly escaped total
loss and since her last mishap has had her rig
changed to three-master, with all new rig
ging, sails and gear. Business continues good
at the terminal of the Northern Maine Sears
port railway. There are now two steamers each
week for New York from Cape Jellison, and
the coal steamers Borinquen, Kanawha and
Kennebec are making regular trips from coal
ports to Mack's Point. The arrivals of barges
with anthracite and cargoes of fertilizer are
also frequent. Sch. Margaret M Ford has
chartered to load piling at Norfolk for Santi-
ago.. The Boston fishing schooner Athena,
bound for Seattle, was reported arriving at
Montevideo December 18th, "A days from Bos-
ton. The Victor and Ethan. also Boston-owned
and bound for Seattle. had eight days start over
the Athena and has not been reported Sch.
Harold G. Beecher is laid up at Portsmouth,
N. H.. and Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall is at
home for the winter.