The Republican journal., 1912-06-13

It is desired that all members of the Baptist
Sunday school having books from the library
bring them in preparatory to cataloguing the
library.
The out of-door military whist party at the
Warren home, postponed from this, Thursday,
afternoon will be held Thursday afternoon,
June goth, weather permitting. There will be
free auto rides for those who do not own
car.
SHIPPING ITEMS The following local char
tiers are reported. Sch. Chase. SALT Bucks
port to Bar Harbor sch. Inez, lumber, Bangor
to Provincetown; sch. Sarah L Davis, lumber,
Bangor to Boston; sch. Methebesec, paving,
Vinalhaven to New York; SCH Brigadier, stone,
Stonington to New York; sch. Dora Allison,
lumber, Stockton to New York, 49,. The success
of the experiment in equipping the Boston
pilot schooner Liberty with twin screws driven
by 40 to 60 horsepower gasolene motors may
| lead to the conversion of the entire Boston
pilot vessel fleet. The Liberty made suc-
cessful trial trip with her new motive power
last week, which gave her a speed of eight
miles an hour though her motors were not
forced at any time.
The GOAT INDUSTRY. People coming into
Belfast by train or island boat in coming up
Main street are interested in the herd of goats
tethered just above the shoe factory. They
are owned by Mr. Walter H. Coombs, dealer in
and repairer of antique furniture, etc, whose
place of business is just opposite. There are
ten in all, and include Mr.. William Goat. Mrs
Nanny Goat and young ones of assorted sizes.
Of the latest additions to the family one is
fawn color and the other black and white and
they are as tame as kittens. The young ones
are not called COATES, but kids, and they are
good eating, taking the place of spring lamb
and other meats, in tropical and emi-tropical
countries Goats milk is the richest milk
known and is used in making the high-priced
foreign cheeses, such as Roquefort. Wash
ington letter on another page gives some in
teresting facts concerning the possibilities of
the goat industry in this country.
CONCERNING CHURCH STREET. In the mat
ter of the special appropriation of $780, hung
up in the city government at the last meeting,
public sentiment seems to be with the council.
An order was passed in the board of aldermen
to expend $500 for paving or matchmaking
post office square. The council non-concurred
and passed order appropriating $500 for
paving or macadamizing Church street, north
or south of post Office square, and this order
was killed in the board of aldermen. If the
latter order had read, Church street south of
post office square, it would have been better,
as nowhere in the city is there more need of
improvement. Church street is one of the
best residential and of the handsomest
streets in the city, and is in the worst condi-
ton during the summer season. The hand
J some elms on each side of and arching over the
!, street prevent the mud from drying up as on
more open streets and from post Office square
to the Chase residence mud prevails and the
many crossings above the surface have the
effect of thank-you- ma ans on those in teams
and autos No doubt Capt. Burgess, the street
. commissioner, who has taken hold of the work
in an intelligent and common sense way, will
give this street attention without special APP
preparations; and while everybody would no
doubt like to see all the streets. paved or ma
cadamized the cost would be too great; but
they should at least be made passable and
presentable.
STEAMER NOTES. practical demonstration
of the value of the wireless equipment on the
Boston boats was shown the other night when
the schooner Cora Green sank off Seguin. The
steamer Calvin Austin of the Boston-St John
run picked up the sunken schooner and noted
that she was directly in the course of the
steamer Gov. Cobb which runs between Boston
and Portland. The Austin attempted to notify
the Cobb by wireless, and the Belfast of the
Bangor division relayed the message, warning
the Cobb of her danger and perhaps prevent
ing another accident. -. The Castine began
running on the Bangor and Brook ville route
last week, and now it is announced that Capt
George H. Barbour will run the steamer Mar
jorie on the route from Bangor to Islesboro
Hughes Point, Eggemoggn and points in
Eggemoggin Reach, as far as Brooklin, making
her first regular trip Saturday, June 18th. She
will leave Bangor at 730 a. m every Wednes.
day and Saturday and returning leave Brook
lin at a. m. Thursday and Monday. The
steamer Marjorie was built in Brewer in 1898
and is 48.3 feet long and 1873 feet wide. She
was built for Capt Ben. Arey and ten years age
was placed on the run between West Brooks
vile and Bangor, the route now covered by thu
Castine. She was afterwards replaced by the
steamer fremont, and was sold to the Goulds
boro Steamship Co., and for the past severa
years has been on the route between Winter
Harbor and Bar Harbor. {. The Eastern Steam.
ship Corporation is &C. operating to make Ban
gor's street fair and carnival success. 1t has
offered to sell one-fare tickets for round trip
from Rockland and all points between that city
and Bangor from June 18th, good to return I'M
til Saturday, June 22nd inclusive. The steamer
Castine will make special arrangements fol
handling carnival crowds from Castine and
other points on it, route and there will NO
doubt be excursions from other points.