The Republican journal., 1869-09-02
10 CAL ms, &c.

SHAH WE HAVE A CITY PARK A. our city is
now certain of a steady and healthy growth, would
it not be well to forecast little with regard to its
future needs to the extent of providing for public
promenade? Some breathing place of the kind is
almost Il public necessity, recognized and provided
for in all well regulated communities 1t adds
greatly to the beauty and attracyeness Of city or
village 10 have some quiet. retired well kept prom
cnade, with neat walks and handsome trees
with seats beneath the shade,
For talking age and whispering lovers made
The needed number of acres could be secured
now TO much better advantage than Il few years
hence. Some Of the land that pleasantly slopes
10 the bay beyond the terminus Of Church street,
would afford the advantages of Il sea view and cool
breezes in warm weather. The city is growing in
that direction and the land will soon be out of reach,
if not secured When purchased and graded, We
/ doubt not thai il could be fenced by subscription,
and the citizens generally, young and old, would
take pride i'll each setting out more trees.
shall it be done?
! The second game OF the match of three between
the Bangor and Belfast Base Ball Clubs, was play
ed il This city saturday. The Bangor boys play
ed we'll ana III nine innings scored tifty-three. The
! Belfast club in eight innings scored forty. The
Belfast club claimed to play their ninth inning, in
T, which they would have had a chance to carry
| their score ahead of the other, having in times
F. post achieved enough in single inning-but Ban
gor refused to play, account of the darkness. In
consequence the umpire decided in favor of the
Belfast club. There ill-fceling, and pref
1 ty nearly Il row in consequence.
/ We have been presented with convincing cvi-
4 InOrn hat tba ban, nit -I, ot
Pitchers Pond don't go exclusively to mix pond
water with other fluids, as set forth in the Age.
Mr.. +. B. Frederick sends us one of the handsomcst
strings of white perch, taken from those waters,
that we ever saw-every foot long, and as
handsome pictures. They We're beautiful in the
basket, and lovely on the platter.
| We didn't hear note of that serenade on Friday
night IT wasted all its sweetness on the midnight
air, 1t takes something more than guitars and alto
voices to break the deep sleep of the aboring man.
Perhaps its just well, for the Wine cellar is, like
Fastail's wardrobe, 'heinously unprovided," and
the corkscrew is out of order. Besides there was
Il prolibitory convention next day.
The readers of the Prog. Age, since its late dis
coveries, don't say 'Let us take drink" but Let
us recupcratc." The places about town where some
tnnS spiritual may De nau, now ScOTn 10 call THEIR
places ''bars,' but put up neat signs-"Bureaus OF
Recuperation and Repair"
A constant reader of the Prog. Age was seen
staggering up the street the other day. He had
been frying to ''recuperate and repair" his system
by the use of alcoholic stimulans as forth i'll the
new light shed from its columns. He had put on
more extensive repairs than he intended, perhaps.
Pearson g. Warrens Miltonian Tabeallx, exhibit
ing at Hayford Hail. attracting public attention
The panorama is on grand SCALE representing on
canvas the wars of the angelic hosts, described in
the magnificent word paintng of Milton.
We learn that Rev. Mr.. Bailey's congregation
will worship, for the present, one half a day. each
Sunday, in the Unitarian Church. Services will be
held there next Sunday p. NJ
The fine rain of Saturday, with several sprink-
lings since, has broken the Prevailing drouth, and
relieved travellers ofthe dust nuisance.
c. b. Hazeltine of this city, has just purchased
valuable Jersey cow
Washbnrn has liarper's Monthly for September
j A frost visited this section on the night of Tues
day.