The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1913-04-17
SHIPPING ITEMS. Although the revenue

| SHIFTING ITEMS. hASAOu&0 tu0 EcVeuu0
cutter Woodbury. is over ~ years of age the
famous old craft under the command Of Capt
Randolph Ridgely, Jr.. performed some re.
markable stunts during the winter cruising
season. assisted vessels valued at $213, 95
boarded 696 vessels, collected SLIGO in fines,
was underway IS days, and covered 43O7.3
nautical miles from Dec. LIST until April LIST
The Importance of the work performed by the
| Woodbury. is appreciated when it is known
that SO persons were on board vessels assisted
and in many instances many might have been
lost had the Woodbury. not rendered such valu-
able assistance . Sch. Harold c. Beecher,
Capt. Ralph W. Pattershall. is loading cut
stone at Stonington for New York The fish
ing schooner William Matheson. Capt. John
Devereaux, one of Capt Nicholson's fleet
cleared from Bucksport April 18th for the
Magdalen Islands after cargo of salt herring
....T The lighthouse board gives notice that
Moose Point Buoy, l. spar. was replaced April
9th, having been heretofore reported missing.
-. The steamer Marjorie and schooners Pema-
quid and Emma Webster have discharged bar
rels from Bucks port for the Coe Mortimer Co.
-. Sch Harold c. Beecher. Capt Ralph W.
Pattershall, grounded Tuesday on ledge near
FIsherman's Island in Mussel Ridge channel.
The weather was hazy. The Beecher was
pulled off by the buoy steamer Hibiscus and
towed to Rockland, The damage was thought
to have been slight. The schooner was bound
from Stonington to New York with granite.
THE UNITARIAN ALLIANCE. The annual
meeting of the Alliance of the First Parish
(Unitarian) church was held with Mrs. James
S. Hartman April 10th and the following Of
fcers and committees were elected: President,
Miss Charlotte w .Colburn: first vice president,
Mrs. B. II. Conant; second vice president, Mrs.
Frank R. Woodcocs; secretary, Miss Caroline
E. White; treasurer, Miss Melvina V. Parker;
program committee, Mrs. ]. c. Durham, Mrs.
Arthur Richie, Miss Maude Barker, Mrs. A. |
C. Burgess Mrs E. A. Sherman; social COM
mittee, Mrs George l. keating Mrs. Harry W.
Clark, M S. B. H. Conant, Mrs. G. R. Doak.
Mrs VIM M Randall, Mrs. T. B. Dinsmore,
Mrs E. S. Pitcher, Mrs. Ralph H. Howes; dec
Grating committee, Mrs. B. H. Conant Mrs. |
George F. Ryan, Mrs. J. W. Frederick Mrs. E.
L. Stevens, Mrs. F. r. Woodcock, Mrs James
S. Hartman; hospitality, Mrs. Jas. H. Howes,
Mrs, George A. Quimby, Mrs. VIM. B. Swan,
Mrs. A. C. Carter; housekeeping committee
Mrs. Horace f Mcdonald, Mrs James S. Har-
riman, Mrs VIM. NJ Randall; benevolent COM
mittee, Mrs. VIM. B. Swan, Mrs. Ben Hazel
tine, Mrs. James H. Howes. Mrs. f. A. Sher-
man, Mrs. Joseph Tyler. Mrs. E. R. Pierce
Mrs John R. Waterman; Sunday school com
mittee, Mrs. George r Doak, Mrs. Ben Hazel |
Howes; lookout committee, Miss Maude E
Barker, Mrs J. c. Swan, Mrs. George A. Gil
chrest, Mrs James s. Hartman; parsonage re-
pair committee, Mrs. Albert A. Carter, Mrs.
VIM. B. Swan. Miss Frances Chase. Miss Col
burn as president reviewed the work of the
year, summarizing the interesting report of the
efficient and faithful secretary. Interest in
the general work of the society has been good,
the literary work, including the original papers
presented at the regular meetings, better than
the average, and the work of the various COM
mittees very efficient. The treasurer's report
showed good sum raised and expended and
satisfactory amount in the treasury. Mrs. J.
Z. Swan repor ted the committees work on the
revision of the bylaws and her report was ac-
cepted. The subject of the paper to be delv-
cred by Miss Marian Hazeltine at the next
meeting was changed from Stephen Phillips to
Pageants and Pageantry. The society is look
ing forward to q prosperous and helpful year
and hopes to be able to redecorate the inter-
Tor of the church in the near future. This is
the fifth annual election of Miss Colburn as
president, showing that the society appre-
ciates her efficiency