The Republican journal., 1913-01-23

WI. anu MIS. EIuRdT II. IdrulnR were guests
few days last week of Mr.. and Mrs. L. P.
SWEET in Bangor.
There was large attendance last Friday
evening at the dance which followed the dane
ing school conducted by Fred G. Spinney in
Odd Fellows hall. Reyes orchestra furnished
music.
At meeting, Jan. 22nd, of the tru stees of
the Belfast and Moosehead Lake R. R. Co.,
Messrs VIM. B. Swan. Albert C. Burgess and
B. D. Field, held at the rooms of the Waldo
Trust Co., six $1,000 bonds and one $500 bond
were drawn for cancellation. The meeting was
adjourned until Wednesday afternoon, when
the two years coupons paid-up were burned.
telegram was received Wedne sday morn
ing announcing the death of Alice Edgecomh,
wife of Nathaniel ]. Pottle. formerly of Bel.
fast The remains will arrive this, Thursday,
evening and the funeral will take place at the
home of her mother, Mrs. S. E. Edgecomb. 43
Miller street, at p. M, tomorrow, Friday.
Rev. Arthur A. Blair, pastor of the Universal
list church, will oficiate and Messrs. H. S.
Morey, M. c. HILL C. A. Townsend and E. A.
Wadsworth will act as bearers.
The first of series of whist and dancing
parties to be given every Wednesday evening
by Seaside Grange in their hall took place
Wednesday evening, January 18th, and was
well attended. There were eight tables. and
prizes were won by Mrs. Albert McKeen and
Carl Noyes, while the boobies went to A. B.
Wylie and Mrs. Anna Booker. Refreshments
were served at 1890, after which there was
dancing until IL. Poland's orchestra furnished
music.
The first in series of whist parties was
given last Thursday night in St Francis
Chapel by the Catholic parish. Seven tables
were filled and a most pleasant evening enjoy
ed The first ladies' prize was won by Miss
Esther Evans, Gilbert Parkers "Seats of the
Mighty" P. Stanley won the gentlemen's
prize, pack of cards; the consultations went
to Miss Martha Pendleton and Edward Hogan
Refreshments were served by Mrs. George
Darby, Miss Pehdleton, Mrs. c. Cunningham
and Mrs. Charles Chapman. The society is
now at work on the annual coffee party, which
will be given Feb Bird and will include sup
per, entertainment and dance. The city is
III" ueluS CdHVdSSeu by members OF the COM
mittee selling tickets.
The annual meeting of Seaside Hose Com
pany was held at the hose house Tuesday even
ing, Jan. 14th, when the following new officers
began their duties: Captain, Bertrand L. Davis;
foreman, James Sholes; assistant foreman, Ben.
Smalley; clerk, Earl Braley. 1t was voted to
hold the annual ball in Seaside Grange hall
March 18th. AT 9 O'clock supper was served
and Chief S. S. L. Shute and his assistants
We're guests of honor. The supper was follow
ed by an informal entertainment, which in
Guided songs ,choruses, duets and quartets made
up from the ranks and all We're greatly enjoy
ed. Popular songs in unison We're also part
of the program. and speeches were made by
Asst Chief A. d. Hayes and L. F. Marden.
chairman OF the Fire Committee.
SHIPPING ITEMS it is something of CO.
i eldence that two vessels built at Camden
tie bark Mamie Swan, built in 1892, and the
schooner William H. Sumner, built in 1891
should have been in Gulfport Miss, at the
same time, the bark arriving Jan. 14th from
San Juan and the schooner sailing the next
day for Fajardo. Both were built in the same
yard by Coombs & Conant, and the schooner
was built for the late Capt. E. W. Pendleton Of
Islesboro, who had sailed as first officer with
one Of the builders, Capt. Joseph T. Conant, in
the bark John M. Clark of 719 tons, built at
Camden in 1876. She was lost when on a
foreign voyage some years before the Sumner
was built Both the builders, Isaac Coombs
and Joseph T. Conant, went to their reward
many years ago. The latter was for time
deputy collector of customs at this port. =. On
another page will be found some interesting
"reminiscences by Capt. George L. Norton,
editor of the Marine Journal, New York and
native of Brooksville. Many of our readers
are familiar with the Fiddler and the Drunk
ard Lodges off the southern entrance of Fox
Island thoroughfare, the first marked by
stone monument. the other by a spar, but may
not know why these dangerous lodges were
so named The Rockland Opinion says There
was captain who had nice fiddle and was
very fond of playing it. One night. coming up
the bay with fair wind and good weather. he
got out the fiddle and played "hornpipes, jigs,
strathspeys and reels" for the entertainment
of his crew, and they all got so engrossed i,
the music that they forgot to keep good
lookout, nd piled the vessel up on a ledge that
ever after was called 1.-The Fiddler" There is
another ledge hard by, quite as dangerous,
that got its name from a somewhat similar in
cident, in which another vessel and another
captain were concerned. 1t is called 1.-THE
Drunkard." -. barge has arrived with 1850
tons of hard coal for the Consumers Fuel CO.
and is discharging at their wharf.