The Republican journal., 1869-12-30

The policeman who disperses loaters from the
corner at City Block is blessing to the negllbor
hood, and to all passers He removes great
nuisance DR.. Moody relates the manner in which
former clerk in his store retaiated upon some OBJ
scene fellows who roasted nightly on the granite
window sill outside He poured sulplluric acid on
the stone, that each of the oafers LETT the seat Of
his tyowsers there when he got up, It was a
genuine fire in the rear They never came again
The yestry of tile Baptist church was opened tor
services last Sabbath. sermon was delivered by
the Pastor on the Genius of Christianity The
room is plainly but substantially finished, and can
accommodate $50 persons. 1t is furnished with a
new cabinet organ. Work will be recommenccdin in
the Spring on the remainder of the cdico
| Queer weather we are having for December For
Il week past the weather has been warm, with a
fog drifting in from every afternoon, and most
of the time drilling mist or rain. The snow is
gone except in scattered patches and the streets
deep with mud.
The attention of taxpayers this county is call
ed to the fact that the criminal costs allowed by the
County Commissioners at the October term, a. pub
| lished in the Prog. Ace amount to the enormous
sum of sl2.0.
| The boys have away Of Snarmg doves while feed
in the streets. On Wednesday one of these types OF
innocence, flying with string attached to its lee,
became entangled in the flag halliar,1s running
across the street from this office, and remained sus
pended until released by aid of a pole.
| The Supreme Court, Judge Cutting presiding
commences it, session in this city next week.
Among thee xcitingcases which may be tried are the
Bangor Democrat case, the StickneN and Hayford
case, and that of Hooper against certain persons in
Deer Isle.
The ships Cora and Lenora are loading at New
Orleans with cotton for Europe The ChandoS is
coppering at New York, preparatory to going into
the California packet line.
The smelt fishing about our city is so attractive
that it tempts some of the boys and some who are
not boys to break the Sabbath all to pieces.
The bridge-builders havcgot the fiat at the foot of
Main street pretty well covered up with heavy tim
Der, which they are framing.
The land Of Capt. Miller, opposite the Cemetery
is being run out in streets and lots. 1t will soon
be needed for building purposes.
The terrible condition of the roads makes those
having occasion to travel west long for railroad.
Another year will bring it,
Dr. r. Moodys Dentine Enamel, sold by Wash
burn, is a nice article for keeping the teeth sound
and white.
Trade in our city is exceedingly dull, in conse-
quence of the bad travelling. II makes the mer-
chants look blue.
The weather is particularly easy on the coal bins.
The trouble now is to have any fire 1T all, and not
get rooms too hot.
The Prog. Age manages to get up some readable
local items by stealing from the columns Of this
paper
This is fine weather for the clam diggcrs-and
that shell-iish is in full supply at our markets.
1t was not The Dr.. Lewis recently of this city and
Searsport, who abducted the child i'll Boston.
The warm weather Of the past week has started
the buds on fruit trees in this vicinity.
The subscription to the new propelior is progress
ing finely.