The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-01-14
Local Items, &C.


aeen for some weeks suspended in its opera
-ons, for want OF Il workman, is now again in
INNING order. Those who desire work neatly
and eXpeditously done, are invited to give US a
cali Every description, from a visiting care
~ Il mammoth poster, got out at short notice
Tic Progressive Age is informed that the County o
Waldo has been made into ten assessment divisions I'm
der the Internal Revenue law. j. w. Webster Esq, ha
been appointed Assistant Assessor in the followin
towns, Belfast Belmont. Brooks, Freedom Isesborc
Knox, Liberty. Lincolnville Moutve, Morrill,, North
port, Palermo, searsmont and aldo And Reuben "A
Rich OF Interpret has been appointed Assistant Asses
sor in the following towns Burnham, Frankfort, Monroe
Prospect Searsport, stockton, swanville Thorndike
Troy nifty and w nterport.
simonton Bros. < Co., have put up a very handsom
trg ia, over their popular dry goods establishment.
H'.ract much attention
tlr OF JAIL. By some mysterious and unexplained
couple OF prisoners made their escape from
I4i. one night last week. One William r. Haskell
indicted for breaking into and robbing vessels at
~eU-por The other Young Patterson, arrested
store breaking in this city. We understand that her,
violence done any part OF the ja or any mean
ot -eape known. They simply not there.
T. S. since the above was in type it has been asccr
-aiued that the prisoners had false keys.
Ehe descendants OF Mr.. WIN. Frederick and wife held
tnily gathering the 9th, to celebrate the iftietl
Of their married life The fifty year married couples
u-uol very abundant in tho community a-days.
despatch from Cuba dated the oth. states that the
trg e. $ Hasscl, OF this port Capt Thombs ashore
tu Of water having fun oo tier anchor She from
fi0r,da, lumber laden.
ihe propuetors OF The hAahdn desire it to be under
stood that She Will regularly until March, when she
"ill hiu of tor repairs and the Cambridge take her
illee
The fishing is lively at Goose Pond-a beautiful lake to
The northw4rd, that deserves better name. Since the
aw torbidding the netting OF the trout and catching
them on spawning beds has gone into operation they
have increased wonderfully. great many are taken,
weighing from two TO eight pounds each.
LleEuM. Dr. Lewis W Pendleton, who lectured on
Monday evening, complimented by the largest audi
that mas assembled during the course. His subject
w Common SALT lie referred to salt as the mineral
which men were in search d when they first began to
fnsack the bowels Of the earth 1t is frequently men
Toned in the Bible and ocnes by way of illustration.
lhe heather poets full illusions salt The Arab:
r7sard the eating o. mans salt bond of peace, and
true son Of the desert VIII modest person to whom
ne is thus bound. The Of the article is as universe
that OF wateI and almost necessary. The possession
OF a III abundance is element OF national greatness
Rome and Venice owed, and France and England owe
much OF their power TO the possession OF abundant sup
plies Of salt The largest portion OF the salt of commerce
made from English rock salt The salt mines of Ora
00, that 1vt nr, m r. tr Glo wears are Of great OK
and impoll te, Thee are Of themselves subter-
rnem Kingdom. There are human habitations there,
where children born, where streets are made along
,t.cl horses Mani carts and throug which = river rs
fr,l wafer n,vs rI,rop tinrs those mines have con
coIed am rn, The Ie.t,,ror cave lone, md i,+os+i,c
.gatch III NH Cr9c,,v mines
te existence oi salt beds was discussed in their con-
lection Win Inc ocean 81 1000 pounds OF sea water 2
e pure salt me brine OF the great American Salt Lake
very rons ihIee barrels OF water making one OF salt
Ia MS natural state II Will pickle beef The brine OF the
,a 7.'' "9iA' = 'is iNie'l ~ lNe "oill
~" ri"''9S u cooperating sea water ana obtaining SAL