The Republican journal., 1869-12-09
LOCAL ITEM S, &c.

The Bangor Wing speaks an encouraging wor,
forthc proposed propeller line from Penobscot Rive
and Bay to Boston. II thinks the freight coming
over the new railroads. to that city will call for OK
ira steamers to give it swift and cheap conveyance
capt. Patterson is now engaged in taking up sub
scriptionS Our business men should not be back
ward. " it'll such a boat running regularly to our
whaves in the winter, all fears Of navigation clos
ing by lee could be dismissed Besides ell this til,
Enterprise will undoubtedly pay largely.
Christmas week will be devoted in part to L.
wees in this city. The Unitarian Society will ho!,
one at Nayford ifalIon Wednesday, eyening,the 90
at which the ladies of the Society will offer to the
public some entertainments, which will repay
visit On Friday evening, ut the same place, The
Baptist Society invite their friends and the public
10 Il social gathering, with the usual ACCOMPANY
ments of occasions of the kind. The funds reazeC
Will be appropriated toward completing the churcl
c,ljli,e.
! MessYs VIM Crosby and G. w. Lewis have opened
store at the Main street for the sale of fresh ant
cured fish, OF which they will keep large assortment
We acknowledge he receipt from them of an entire
haulbut--not OF the huge two hundred pound fcl
lows but youthful specimen. containing enough fol-
in his Young Innocence, ere the evil. days come bn
Notwithstanding this he got into broil.
ship William Woodbury. of Portland. 121., tons
eleven years old, has been purchased by Capt. +.
II. Herriman Lewis Bean, S. NJ Fuller, William
Pitcher and parties in Boston, for the of SIS,
300 Capt, Jane, II. HERMAN, who is also one o
the owners, will command her. She is sound
! Ship and is rated in the Lloyds for fouryears. II
is thought that the purchasers have GOT great bar
gain III the ship.
I The big snow drift in front of our office staye,
I the progress Of lady and gentleman who Were
tlr> ing gailr along on Tuesday morning. The
sleigh got stuck the whiffietrec broke, letting the
horse ont, so that he ran OF to the great disgust
| the occupants who We're surrounded by three fee;
of soft snow. We looked The other WAY when The
wading began.
Dir. Richard Moody has disposed of his apathc-
cary store 10 his sonwho will carry it in future .lS
Willie seen by an advertisement i'll this paper. Tho
Doctor will, however, still attend to professional
calls, as promptly and successfully as he always
has during practice of forty years in This commll
nifty.
THESr0EA Our unseasonabiy mild weather has been
followed by something quite the furious
aternoon, and continued for nearly wenty-four hours
The fail OF not large. but the wind hcaped
and packed into drifts that travel is seriously inter
rupted. The cold is severe, the thermometer We'd
ncsday morning marking close down TO zero
In consequence OF the storm, The steamer Katah-
din did moi leave for Boston until Wednesday. She
il making bat one trip week now, which Will be
the winter arrangement
This is the season to be especially care fl of fire
Wood ashes, pipes, cigars, matches, and all ~lrl
ncendiarics should be carefully looked after.
Attention is calledtothc card OF F. s. Nickerson
Esq. He is noW permanently established in ihi>ciiy
in the practice of law.
Mr.. \. T. Mansfield occupies one Of the new
stores tt the foot of Main street. with stock OF
groceries. See advertisements
The of dances be naugnrated at Iayford Hal
the 18th. by the young gentlemen OF the city will b,
attractive entertainments. See advertisement
Mr. W. NJ. Hall viii fresco the ceiling of the
Unvrr.alSt church. wIirhi- guaranty that il vii
be we'll done.
WaShburn ha~ ii very attractive circuat ing lib
rary To winch constant additions Of new books are
made.
Notwithstanding thc tight money market. BelG,s
city bonds are selling we'll
We should like t. dispose OF Il lot OF stone found
in or coal, at h;tif what il cost.
Ire-boat sailing the ponds j, to be one of The
/ aul>emen- This winter.