The Republican journal., 1869-03-25
Local Items, &c.

The Methodist Society OF this city has been presented
wiki handsome church bell, which was rung for
services on Sunday last for the first time. 1t gift OF
Hon. JHcob Sleeper, OF Boston, native OF thisicy, and
N exceedingly credabe to his generosity and kindly re-
membrance of his birthplace. The bell weighs 1900
pounds, and cost between 5000 and 500 On Sunday the
congregation unanimous passed thanks MIR
Sleeper also to the Of the Tibbe for
freight Of the same ana to citizens for erltuitous
vices in raising the TO the Jcfrey.
Mis- Laura v Ellis the young lady who has been Civ
ing woadertu exhibitions in different places in this State
SAieh claimed spiritual manifestations, gave an
Ahbtionat City Hall last evening, and proposes to give
another at the place this Thursday evening See
advertisement fol particulars.
CHANCE FOR INVESTMENT. Mr. H. 4. PIERCE
Offer in another column should attract the
attention of those desiring invest in real this
nity He has faith in the bonds, and asks those having
Faith in real q.tate 0 meet him.
(srs accom-; Ct the masquerade last week intended to
-ay tssR, one OF the costumes represented Chinese 1t
VAS pnh-ed Chemi8e Probably the was there but
not yisibis 20 the unassisted vision.
horse belonging to +, p. Eames created an excite
nent on Saturday evening by becoming frightened and
charging about the streets. He finally deposited the
leigh by the side OF the s1ee, and disappeared in the
darkness.
1oXe are remarkably plenty ia this region They frc
peh' y cross the roads in sight travellers and molc
-kius tre marketed tlan for some years.
J.t.atompson offers to the public splendid assort-
Nnuat Of papers, entirely stock, See adyor
tiat4e tnt.
Atta,ton is called to the advertisement of Miss Pratt
who VIII give lessons in the making of flowers,
late mum Der OF the Lewiston journal no
tlces a combination of trades in another town
As follows
In Thomaston ,-coflln maker is a rumseller
Nne side Oh his shop, it is grimly said in Thorn
aston, is devoted to making collins ard the 9th
er to filing them,
This is an attempt te lac severe on q Demo
cratic town. But the same number of the
Journal contains the following items OF local
news
Some boys, while playing Ia Che rear of Mr.
Smiths Stable on Knox street, discovered
box, in which they fonnd female foetus about
one quarter grown.
II appears from Harris confession made pre-
Vious to his execution that whskey purchased
of an old woman near Main street, Lewiston,
ncrVed him to the terrible work of robbery and
murder. = The woman near Main St.
who sold Harris his liquors, is really an acces-
sorry to his crime.
1t would seem that Thomaston has reason
for congratuation on superior morality, mas
much as the same individual takes care that
rum is not accessory to murder, and that hui
man remaluS are not left uncoffned to be kick
ed about stable yards. Can't they spare that
man for missionary to Lewiston?
MARRYING IN Fun. A correspondent of the
Montpelier (Vt) Journal relates a comica affair
with perpleXing result, which happened not
mill
says
''They have got up the funniest snarl across
ttRe river that you ever heard of. At a party
Hast week, at one IS, after eXhauSting the
ORDINARY games, AID wanting something new
mock marriages were proposed. Accordingly
names were drawn by lots, and four couples
st0odIup to be married. The ceremony was per-
'rmed aad they We're duly pronounced ''man
al d wife, by the laws of the State and before
the, te Witnesses" Atterward they ascertaned
the man officiating was justice of the peace
and hat the parties were legaUy married. They
are in the greatest alarm about it that can be
imaeh ned.
One of them, Prof, of t Seminary. ex-
poets lady up from below ia about fortnight
to marry hlfn, and nearly every one involved
is expecting to he married right away-one
other gentleman To a lady below--and they feel
like death. They have searched all the law
books and consulted authorities far and near
and everything only proves the knot still tiaht
er The Justice has been fined $50 for zach
couple. He says he is from another county
and cannot do business here, and supposed the
marriage not to be legal. 1t is certainly fun
nier by the fact that all the parties belong to
the s'upper ten" The best opinion Is that
they are legally married, and ca only be divorc-
ed by the Legislature.
The PASSPORT Sentinel says on Tuesday morn
ing number of young men got into quarrel
In front of the store of Mr.. Simon Stevens
and rushed into the store. Blows were struck
and John Abrams drew pistol and shot Silas
Thompson. The ball entered the left side and
lodged, it is supposed, in the spinal column.
The young man is in critical condition. there
being no sensation below where the ball enter
ed. Abrams has been arrested,