The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-04-12

| ing and elected Selwyn Inompson chairman
Of the board.
| Mrs. Jesse H. Weber has entered the EN-.
ploy of the Direct Importing 20. Mrs. Roy
F. Young, who has been assisting her husband
is detained at home by household duties.
| Fred Gilchrest, who has been clerking in the
Ben. D. Field grocery store. will leave soon
| with his family for Knox. to make their home
on the farm of the late Edward Shibles.
Miss Aurelia E. Hanson of Maiden, Mass,
was in the city last Thursday in regard to the
Merrithew vs.. Ellis case, which is to come be-
fore the April term of the Supreme Judicial
| Court.
| Miss Helen H. Kittredge. stenographer for
| tho Coe Mortimer Company, had her tonsils
removed by Drs. Eugene u. Tapley and Harry
| l.. Kilpore at her home on Condor street last
| Thursday.
Eleven of the Belfast High school senior
girls have decided to become nurses and as
soon as arrangements can be made they will
take lessons in the first aid to the injured un-
der the direction of the Belfast Red Cross So
ciety.
A Belfast lady who has passed four soccer
years has certainly "done her bit" for the men
who are fighting for US, and for the civilized
world, on the battlefelds of Europe. During
the past winter she has knitted rs pairs of
stockings for the Allies.
Miss Marian Heal gave luncheon last Fri
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kins of Readfeld Depot. in honor of the Dick
ey Atkins wedding, which takes place on the
18th. Saturday luncheon was given for
Miss Atkins by Mrs. E. S. Webber,and Monday
Mrs. Morris L. Slugg entertained the Auction
Bridge Club with Miss Atkins as the guest of
honor.
HEADQUARFER OPENED. The Public Safety
committee leased the office over Poor &
Sons drug store, High street, which had been
renovated and arranged for their use, and
headquarters established there April
l1th with Rev Arthur E. Wilson in charge to
assist Mr.. o. E. Frost temporarily Mrs Ida
Bsrtshorn has been engaged clerk and be-
gan her duties this, Thursday, morning. Tele-
phone Nc. ITO has been installed. The finance
committee, James H. Howes, chairman, c. W.
Wescott and Herbert T. Field. with o. E.
Frost, chairman of the county committe , or
ganized. with Mr.. Field treasurer. 1t was
thought that all the towns in the county
should assist in financial matters and they will
be taxed one tenth of one mill their last
years assessed valuation All bills contra cted
by the general committees should be approx
ed by two members of the finance committee
and by Mr.. Frost before present NATION to the
treasurer for payment. The towns of Sears
port, Stockton Springs, Brooks and Islesboro
have been organized. and Winterport, Frank
fort and Prospect practically organized
SHIPPING ITEMS. The following instructions
for entering and leaving the port of Boston
have been given out: The passage through
the Narrows and between Boston Light and
Point Allerton has been closed by wire nets
AID mine fields. Passage through the south
channel will be closed as soon as the army
engineers can complete the work of laying
nets and mines. The north channel entrance
will be closed as soon as practicable for the
army to complete the work. The gate in the
north channel will be kept open from sunrise
to sunset every day. The north channel will
be the only one kept open to vessels, and they
will be allowed to enter and leave only during
daylight and under federal piIotage" Capt.
Joseph H. York of the steamer Transportation
was offered $1,000 month and per cent Of
the gross earnings TO take the schooner Fan
/ ME Palmer on foreign voyage, but decided
to remain in the coastwise trade. 1t is re-
ported that Percy & Small of Bath have re.
ceived an offer of $3OO, 900 for the six. mast ed
schooner Wyoming. The schooner is the
largest of her class afoat, measuring $3.50 tons
gross and was built at Bath in 1863. .. News
has been received of the arrival at Norfolk
Va, from Iquiqui. Chill, of the steamship
| Floridian of the American Hawaiian line, Capt
Joseph Nichols of Bucksport.. Sch. Hiram
Lowell, Capt. Colt, arrived at Bucksport Apri
7th from Rose Blanche, NF. with 100000
pounds salt bulk Goldfish to L. M. Nicholson.
The sch. N. E. Aver, lumber laden. Liverpool
N. S. for Philadelphia, was capszed April 9Th
in gale when 200 miles southeast of Sandy
Hook. Capt. Quinn aud three of the crew
were taken off by steamer Macona and landed
at New York April 7th. but first officer Black
wood of Machiasport was drowned. The Aver
was 1879 tons gross. was built at Milton. Del.
in 1865 and owned in Machias. The schooner
was originally named George Nevinger, but
was bought by the Pendleton Bros and practi
caly rebuilt at this port on Gilchrest's marine
railway and her name changed. The Pendle.
tons sold her to the Eastern Mfg. Co. of Ban
gor and for many years she was engaged il
the coastwise trade out of that port. A shor
time ago she was sold to Machias parties fol
something under $4,000. The great increase il
vessel property since the war began enhanced
her value to about SIS. 600 at the time of he
| destruction. 1t is understood she was not in
sured.. One Of the most profitable charter
recently reported is Maine vessel. with IT,.
500 barrels of lubricating oil from an Atlantic
coast port to France for $l2 per barrel. tots
freight of $4,000. probably the largest eve
paid to sailing vessel Some uneasines
had been selt for the safety of the ship Dirigc
which sailed from Liverpool Feb. 18th TO
New York, but was happily relieved WHEN he
arrival at Sandy Hook March 9th was report
ed, she having avoided all the German sub
marines. The Dirigo is a steel ship of 300
gross tons, built at Bath in 1894, but now hail
from San Francisco