The Republican journal., 1916-04-13

Mrs. Ada E. Wildes will leave the last of
this week to visit relatives in Waterville She
will return early in May to open the Wayside
Tea House for the season.
The Octagon Club was entertained Thurs.
day evening, April 9Th, by Miss Carrie Gil.
more at her home on High street. and most
enjoyable evening was spent. Mrs George l,
Heating and Mrs. Ben Hazeltine were substi-
tutes. The first prize handsome pitcher.
was won by Miss Grace A. Lord. the second, a
framed picture. fell to Mrs. Samuel H. Lord
and the consolation prize, dainty pin, to Mrs,
George I. Heating. Delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess.
VETERANS MEETING. The Waldo County
Veteran association will hold their Nav meet.
ing May 4th at Sunrise Grange hall. Winter
port II stormy. the next fair day. As no
meeting was held in April we shall look for a
rouslng turnout at this meeting. We have al.
ways been royalty entertained in Winterport
and have no doubt but that they will furnish
beans, bread and coffee. Bring along YOUR
goodies.-A. Stinson, Sec'y.
Mrs. Carrie Woodbury. was given a surnrise
party last week by some of the EMPLOYEES in
Leonard q barrows' shoe factory. On her
way home from the factory Mrs, Woodbury.
was urged to go into one of her nelghbors'
homes, and while there the guests went to
her home and arranged supper, SO that when
Mrs. Woodbury. arrived everything was in
readiness. and the affair was complete SIR
prise to her. The guests were Mrs. William
heene and daughter. Mrs. Amos LORD and
daughter, Mrs. Thomas Small, Mrs. John Ry-
der, Mrs. Stephen Pierce, Mrs. Emma Hatch
and Mrs. Gertrude Stevens.
SHIPPING ITEMS There is building at Noank.
Conn.,, five-masted schooner which will have
some unusual features. The vessel. which will
have a capacity of 5000 tons and cost about
$4,000, is being built for Fields S, Pendletop.
1t will have steel keelson and be strapped
with steel inside, and the planking will be five
to SIX inches thick. The vessel will be equipped
with an oil-burning engine, will have no top
masts, and the arrangement of the engine
house, galley and crews quarters will be diff
ferent from any other sailing vessel on the
coast. 1t is expected she will be ready in June.
....During the present steamship season about
22,OOO,OOO bushels of grain have been sent
from Portland to Europe. ..As an instance of
the fortunes now being made by shipping
owners one of the Luckenbach steamers has
just been chartered to load las, 200 cases of
petroleum from Philadelphia to Japan, April
loading, at s1.85 case, the freight money
amounting to $685., So. The two masted scb
lzetta, built at Brewer IN 1865, 1879 tons net,
has been sold to Albert Allen of Boston to be
used in carrying piing from Parrsboro, N. S.,
to Boston,. The five masred schooner Snow
d Burgess, which lately changed ownership at
San Francisco, was originally launched as a
ship at Thomaston in 1878 later becoming
bark and afterwards being converted into a
schooner. She measures 1929 tons. and not
withstanding her advanced age is said to be in
good condition. She is now at Sydney NJ S.
w and her new owners may charter her for
trip to the Atlantic coast. -. Several moderate
sized three masted schooners that have lately
changed ownership have been chartered to
load deals at provincial ports for Great Britain.
NEW OfK parties were In Portland recently
looking over the three masters C, lin c. Baker
and Susie H. Davidson with view to purchase.
and they may possibly soon be speeding across
the Atlantic with similar cargoes. :. Four New
England fishing vessels were recently sold to
Newfoundland, namely: the schooners Nellie
Dixon, Ill tons; Lucania, LAT tons; Preceptor,
12S TONS and Independence II. las tons. New
foundland fishermen are said to be supplying
Great Britain with fish to make up for the de.
fciency in the North Sea catch, hence the
reason of this wholesale transfer of vessels e.
The four-masted schooner Augustus H. Bah
cock has just been chartered to load full
cargo, including a big shipment of New Eng.
land rum, at Boston for the African gold coast.
The Babcock is now on the passage from La
Vela de Coro, Venezuela, to Jacksonville and at
the latter port will load lumber for Boston.
Other charters: Sch Ella M. Wiley, Virginia
to Para with coal. at or about SIS Sch Cover
nor Powers. Norfolk to Pernambuco coal, Sig
Sch Methebesec. Palatka to Portland, with dry
ypress, $11.