The Republican journal., 1916-03-30

bangor has sold seven Of it, fleet Of lumber
carriers, and it i understood that ON account
OF the sharp rise in vessel property, due to
scarcity OF tonnage. these vessels brought a
good price considering their age and condition.
The vessels sold and their purchasers are as
follows: Edmund A. Rice of Boston has
bought the Eagle. IS tons. built at Steuben in
1877. Benjamin D. Cleveland of New Bedford
has bought the Elsie A. Bayles, 252 tons, built
at Port Jefferson in 1888. Four vessels have
been transferred to Capt. C. H. Small of
Macniasport: the N. E. Aver, 1879 tons, orig
lnally the George Nebinger, built in 1866 but
rebuilt about 20 years ago; the Andrew Nebin-
ger, 26l tons. built at Milford, DEL, in 1873;
the Annie +. Chase. 227 tons, built at Alma in
lS75, and the Grace Davis. 1852 tons, built at
Yarmouth in 1873. This sale leaves only four
schooners in the Eastern fleet. i. Sch Rebecca
M. Walls, owned in Portland has been sold for
$l2.OO0 to New York parties and will load lum-
Der at St. John for New York, where it is
said. she will be loaded for European ports.
Sch Susan N. Pickering. which had been laid
up at Boston all winter. sailed from that port
March 24th in command of Capt. Haskell for
Charleston. S. C. She has been chartered for
two trips from Charleston, S. c., to Boston
with lumber at 81 per 1000 feet, an advance of
~ per 1000 over recent charters. Sch Har-
wood Palmer, which arrived at New York
week ago after very successful round trip
from Norfolk to Lisbon and back, has Just
been chartered to load coal (about 1900 tons)
from Virginia port to the River Plate at the
hitherto unheard of rate of 500 per ton, and
Will load linseed back, receiving for the round
trip sum in excess of her cost when
launched at Waldoboro in 1904 Representa-.
tives of New York concern were in Bath re-
Gently inspecting the four-masted schooner J.
Holmes Birdsall, % years old. which will pro-
badly bring $4,000. An offer of $4,000 has
been made for the fve-masted schooner Mary
W. Bowen, now on passage from New York
to Buenos Ayres, and she will be purchased at
that figure if she returns to New York in good
condition. 1t is reported that 100000 has been
offered for the six .masted schooner Wyoming
the largest fore-and- after on the coast.
BOYS AND GIRLS AGRICULTURAL CLUBS,
Prof. Ralph P. Mitchell of the University of
Maine was in this city last Thursday and gave
addresses before the High and Grammar
schools in the interests of the Agricultural
Clubs, Corn Clubs, Canning Clubs and Poultry
Clubs which the University of Maine is pro-
Hloring. Following the addresses, in which
large percent of the young people in the
schools manifested their interest organiza-
tons took place. In the High school the Corn
Club organized with some SO members and the
following officers: President, Arlo Redman; vice
president. Wesley Wood secretary, Vaughan
Hayes; treasurer, Earle Brown The Girls Cam
nlng club organized with these officers: Presi-
dent, Lillian Knowlton; vice president, Kath-
crime Quincy; secretary. Una Greenlaw; treas
urer. Maude Field. The Poultry Club chose
the following officers: President, Kathleen
Colcord; vice president, Charles Getchell; Sec
rotary, Emma Slipp; treasurer, Archie Robin
son. The Grammar school Poultry club elect
ed the following officers President, Kenneth
Cocord; vice president Albert K. Fogg; Sec
rotary, Basil Pendleton; treasurer, Elmer w.
Perkins. The leaders of these clubs will be
Orrin j. Dickey in the Boys Corn clubs in both
the High and Grammar grades; Miss Melvina
Parker and Miss Grace Lord in the High and
Grammar grades of the Girls Canning Club; !
Principal c. W. Proctor and Principal Zenas
Hartshorn in the Poultry Clubs The Girls
Canning club of the Grammar school has the
following officers: President, Helen Wescott:
vice president, Lillian Davis; secretary, Ruth
Dinsmore; treasurer, Elizabeth Doak, The |
Boys Corn club organized as follows: Presi-
dent, Eddie Morse; vice president, Rudolph
Cassens; secretary. Ivan Havener; treasurer,
Thomas Craig. There is little question but
that the young people of Belfast are deeply !
interested in the work OF the three lines for
which the six clubs were organized. The
work here will be under the direction of the
leaders. and there is no reason why some of
the contestants in these contests should not
be among the five hundred boys in the State |
who this fall will have free trip to Portland |
and be entertained by the Portland Chamber of |
Commerce. This trip will mean great deal
to the boys of Belfast and Waldo county and
it is well worth striving for. Prof. Mitchell !
will visit Belfast again in the near future and
meet the young people to better instruct |
them in the work of the clubs with view to |
successful crops in the fall season. The Bel |
fast convention will take place the last week |
of October and it is expected that very in
structive program will be presented at that
time IN the mart of tha TTn,vorritu of Mama