The Republican journal., 1915-10-07

Dr. Ernest S. Weber and family have
moved into the apartment in the Marsano
block which had been occupied for some time
bv Mrs. Margaret White. Mrs. White will
leave for Chicago about Oct 10th to spend the
winter with her sister. Mrs. George Pratt.
Miss Maude E. Mathews, treasurer of the
Maine Woman's Missionary Federation, went
to Waterville Tuesday to attend the three
days session of the Baptist State convention.
The delegates from the Belfast Baptist church
were Messrs. o. E. Frost, vice president OF
the convention, Charles H. Twombly, Gerald
Howard and Mrs Benjamin L. Robertson.
A SUCCESSFUL CANNING SEASON. 1t looked
at one time the past season as though the
Maine sweet corn crop, in this section at
least, would be failure, and that this would
result in the loss of our canning factories. 1t
was recognized that all that could save the
crop would be warm weather in the fall and
the holding off of killing frosts, and fortunate
ly for all concerned these conditions prevailed
and there has been at least an average pack of
excellent quality. Liberty reports that there
are prospects of more than an average pack
at the plant of the Monmouth Corn Canning
Co. in that town, and in this city the Saco
Valley Canning Co. has had a far better season
than expected, and the management is looking
forward to a splendid season next year. The
pack, some 100000 cans, exceeds that of last
year and the quality of the corn is excellent.
The factory has employed about SO people,
l. ~, flaf apfo
began canning apples and the apple canning
season will last until about Thanksgiving, when
the factory will be closed. Apples are coming
in steadily and the factory is receiving many
more than expected. About 1000 cases of
apples will be packed.
STEAMER NOTES. A new whistle has been
placed on the steamer Belfast, similar to the
one recently installed on the Camden, although
not quite so shrill. 1t is now difficult to tell
the whistles of the steamers apart, although
those who are around the waterfront and COM
pare them closely recognize the difference.
Before it was very easy to distinguish the
bass note of the Belfast and the chime tone of
the Camden. Both whistles are musical and
penetrating Boston waterfront experts claim
that the Camden whistle can be heard farther
than any other on steamers entering the har-
Dor of the Hub. The Boston Towboat Com
pany has sold the sea tug Underwater to Smith
& Perry of New York for towing lumber and
piling barges from Jacksonville and Bruns-
| wick to New York. The Underwater was
built 81 years ago at Philadelphia and was
formerly the Charles Pearson. :. The steamer
| James T. Morse came back on her route Sept
18th in better condition than she was before
her unfortunate encounter with the Maine
Central steamer Pemaauid near Stonington,
early last month. With the Morse again doing
service on the Rockland- Bar Harbor route the
Monhegan is doing her regular stunt between
Rockand and Portland. and the Mineola is
again on the East Boothbay route. :. Begin
ming Monday, Oct. 4th, the four trips week
schedule went into effect on the Bangor line of
the Eastern Steamship corporation. Steam
ers Belfast and Camden will be in commission
as usual and one of them will leave Boston at
S p m. on Monday. Tuesday, Thursday and
ers will connect at Rockland on Wednesdays
and Saturdays for landings on Buehll and Bar
Harbor lines. Returning leave Belfast at 2 p.
m. Mondays, Wedn esdays. Thursdays and Sat-
urdays for Boston. connecting at Rockland
with steamers leaving Bar Harbor at 10 a. m ),
and Bluehill at a. m ;, on Mondays and Thurs
DAYS.