The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1917-03-08

Clifford Jones. who recently sold his grocery
husoess in Lewiston to T.. F. Littlefeld. is
brother of E. A. Jones of the windsor hotei
and will locate in Belfast.
Mrs. Adella M. Limeburner, IA NorthDort
avenue, has had telephone installed IN her
residence, number 32-1l; phone has also been
installed in the residence of Leroy A. Weber,
Bay View street. 1924.
An Augusta gentleman who keeps tabs on
the weather reports that up to WEDNESDAY,
February 2sth, we have had Sc days of sleigh
mo this winter, while during the correspond =
;ng neriod Of the winter Of 1916 there we're but
81.
C. w. Wescott, on his return from Boston
last Friday, was surprised and pleased to ma
an oval ton clock on his desk in the City Ma
,;ona1 hank the reminder of recent birthday,
and bearing the best wishes of the cashier and
clerks.
Sturgis Dexter, manager of the B. H. S. ball
team. went to Rockland last Saturday to at
| tend meeting of the Knox Waldo managers
and arrange the schedule for 1917. The
league will be represented by the managers of
the Rockland, Thomsston. Camden. Vinalha-
ven and Belfast High school teams.
SHIPPING ITEMS. The Marine journal. New
York, saws: "Fie Ids S. Pendleton of this port
has bought the William T. Donnell shipyard
at Bath Me-, and will use it for the construc-
ton of wooden vessels" The Bethlehem
Steel Co., at Sparrows Point. Baltimore, an
nounced Feb 18th that it had received con-
tracts for two cargo ships OF 10000 tons each
from the Cunard Company. 1t was announced
that these ships the first to be built in this
country for the Cunard Co. 1t appears. how
ever. that the Cunard Co., had previously con-
tracted with the Sun Shipbuilding Company at
Chester, Penn, for two standard 10000 ton
cargo boats, and have bought two freighters OF
5000 tons each now being built at the Fore
River. Nj ass, Shipyards. .. The derelct schoon-
or Herald, twice rescued from nautical grave
ward, has been sold by Capt. John ]. Snow to
the Boston Ship Brokerage Company. The
price is said to have been $4,000. The craft
will be taken to Noank, Conn., and rebuilt
for coasting service. Two years ago this
cargo of lumber. 1t was towed into Swans
Island by three fishermen. who realized from
salvage more than ordinary seasons work
would net them. The vessel was then beach,
ed and was serving part of wharf until a
tidal wave lifted it from its foundations and
carried it across the harbor. The Snow Ma
rine Company of Rockland f1oated it and tow.
Jhcro hoe ain hap IL a0
as lighter. The sch. F. c. Pendleton was
reported as clearing from Rockland March ls'
for Rockport but this an error. The
schooner came directly to Belfast and is now
tied up at the Pendleton yard for REPAIRS.
The steamer Maiden. from Baltimore, witt
1000 tons of coal, and "a barges with $685.
tons of bituminous and anthracite coal arrived
at Boston March End. For several days many
of the wholesale dealers had been practically
without coal. Announcement is made tina
the Cape Cod Canal is now open for vessel
drawing not over 20 feet. Captain Howard
Heath of the tug Hugh Ross has been foun.
blameless by the steamboat inspectors for tn
loss of the barge Capital City, which brok'
away from his tow on the way from New Yorl
to Providence and was lost with two men OIL
board. Capt Heath and his crew are from
Bucksport. where friends will be pleased t.
learn Of the decision of the inspectors. Tn
Hugh Ross, which has been towing on tn
Sound this winter, was sold two days befor
the disaster happened. The schooner Henr.
, Wilmington, Stockton for New York.iu ballast
, was wrecked at Scituate, March 9Th. Tn
crew were all safely landed. Capt. ]. H
Devereaux Of Bucksport was in command
but there were NO Maine men in the crew.