The Republican journal., 1915-04-15

Mrs. A. b. WEIGH was in Islesboro the past
week and this week will 20 to North Brooks
vile with display of millinery.
Hiram Curtis stopped runaway span OF
horses on Main street yesterday morning and
those looking on thought he took considerable
risk.
The people of the city are again reminded
that Sunday, April 25tb, has been set apart as
another go to Church Sunday" in Belfast
and that special music will be given in all the
churches, and sermons appropriate to the &C.
casion will be preached.
The boys and girls of the Eighth and Ninth
Grades of the city schools are preparing play
under the direction of Mrs. Clarence E. Read
the proceeds to be used for supplies, ETC.. fol
base ball and basket ball. The play is 1.-THE
Patriotic Peanut Stand" in two acts. and it viii
be preceded by patriotic supper. The enter
tainment will also include solos, duets ane
trios.
The next meeting of Seaside Chautauqu.
Circle will be held with Miss Grace walton
Lipcolnville avenue. Monday, April l9th' at
y m The lesson is from the c L, S. e. bool
"Yofr Child Today and Tomorrow" chapter'
FIVE and six: the story of the week from Th'
Independent of April 18th; roll-cali. patrioe''
quotations; paper. "How can you develop eau
t;on in the child without developing fear!" tt
be followed by discussion; paper; obedience
as Method of Developing Self Control" AL
interested in the C. L. e. readings are cor
daily invited.
ME-. S. Stockwell, formerly vice president
of Chapin & Adams Co., announces that he hsf
sold his interest in the above firm and bought
an interest in the old and we'll known firm OF
Goldsmith, Wall Co., Boston. Mass With Mr.
Stockwells high reputation for fair dealing
and his large circle of customers on the Bos-
ton end for high grade eggs, coupled with the
generous following of Goldsmith, Wall Co..
this makes ga strong team" He has in the
past merited and enjoyed the confidence OF
long list of shippers of fancy hennery eggs In
this section and we bespeak for him an IN
creased business with our farmers.
At the meeting of Thomas H. Marshall Cir
Gle last Tuesday afternoon Appomattox Day
was observed and the following program given
"battle Hymn of the Republic" by Circle,with
Mrs Gay, pianist; paper on Appomattox by l.
c. Putnam: Gen, Lees Last Orders, Mrs. Lulie
Nichols; reading on Appomattox. Mrs l.. T.
Putnam; piano solo, Mrs. Gay; What took place
April 6. 1866, Mrs. Susan Patterson; Battle Of
Appomattox, Mrs. Downes; Appomattox, Thos
Cannon: The Surrender of Gen. Lee at Apo
mattox, Mrs. Mary Rust: remarks on the News
of Surrender of Lee by A. W. Hassan The La
dies of the e. A. R. voted to thank the u. A. II
for their offer of assistance on Memorial Day
and to ask them to furnish flowers for the GENE
terry. Each sister was requested to furnlsh TWO
pies for the dinner to be given in Memorial
hall next Wednesday. At the next meeting
April 9th, Patriots Day will be observed.
LECTURE AND RECEPTION The stereoptio
lecture by Rev. Eugene S. Philbrook OF San
ford in the Baptist church last Tuesday even
ing was very entertaining and well attended
The White Mountain views were taken by Mr.
He also showed several picture of Whitehead,
N. H and vicini y, where he visited the ev
A. a. Lorrimer, who is well known here. A shor;
picture trip was taken along the kennebec,
where the scenery is very beautiful. Pleasant
memories we're revived when Mr.. PhIlbrook
explained several slides of church pcnics and
some of Belfast's beauty spots Mr.. e. II
Robinson explained several views of his par
tvs trim in the woods of Northern Maine. An
informal reception was rendered Mr.. Phil
brook after the lecture by the Christian En-
deavor. with Mrs. Ben Robertson, Mrs. Nettie
Merrithew. Mrs. Emma R. Kno~lton and
Misses Harriet and Geneva Perkins in charge.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The steamers M. E. Har'
per, Penobscot, F. J. Lisman and Seaconnet Of
the Shawmut Steamship Co.'S fleet of Boston
have been chartered for one year for the trans
atlantic trade at a rate for each steamer said
to be $4,000 per month. These four steamers
were built on the Great Lakes for the Goa
carrying trade to New England ports. The
Seaconnet end F. J. Lisman are now at the
Bath Iron Works undergoing extensive repairs
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each craft will have to add an extra man te
the engineers crew, making four engineers
The Penobscot, F. J. Lisman and Seaconnet
have been bringing coal to Mack's point FOL
some time, and the latter steamer is command
ed by Capt. Alzo M. Carter formerly of this
city. =. The six -masted schooner Edward B
Winslow had been chartered to load 5000 tons
of coal at Norfolk for Rio Janeiro. The rate
is said to De So so per ton. The Winslow will
undergo repairs at Hoboken before going to
Norfolk. :. Sch. T. M. Nicholson arrived at
Bucksport April 9Th with general cargo from
John Devereux, has arrived at Bucksport from
Newfoundland with a full cargo of Grand
Banks cod. Lumber freights to South America
continue firm as ever, the four masted schoon-
er john Twohy having just been taken to load
at Philadelphia for Buenos Ayres at $l8 pei
Thousand. about double the figures prevailing
a year ago. Even at these figures vessels are
hard to obtain, most of the captains perferrine
to take coal. Hard pine lumber freights are
also very firm, the Rockland three.masted
schooner Helvetia getting 81 from Jacksonville
to Portland. the highest price paid for many
years. Coastwise freights are firm, there being
quite an active demand for medium sized YES.
sells to load lumber at Nova Scotia ports 1ol
New York. the rates paid being higher than in
recent years.. The steam collier fleet from
Southern to New England ports is soon to be
augmented by number Of new craft. The