The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1869-04-08
Local Items. &c.

We wasn't there but heard about it. The party set
ont for the fishing on the shores OF the pond 60
ing leghs two by two the creatures went into the
ark The treacherou ice was rotten and broke through
The man Of hardware was dumped headirst into the wa
ter He kicked and splashed and bowed like por-
poise Ii fshed out by his sympathizing friends
ana betook himself to neiglboring farmhouse, with
pensve streams running off his coattais and squirting
from his boots every step. The kndhearted man OF
the house loaned him The suit in which he " sot in the
Legislature, and which proved an exceedingly tight IT.
He dared sit down Tor fear of disaster. Arriving
the camp those tive clothes, from force OF habit
npced wearcr address the oldest member of the
association Mr.. Speaker ana to m Ike three set
speechesone the state of the country one to make
valid the donss of school district No. aud another
advocating An act additional act, forbddng the
taking of pickerel weighing than eight pounds in
any Of the Linconvile ponds" The clothes then move
adjournment This is the story we had it from the
party generally. Ii not correct, the version be
| had al No. PheniX Row.
We desire the public against party of royster
ing fellows that cruising in the bay in the steamer
White Fawn. They left this place on Wednesday, and
had the impudence send to this Office dispatch from
Scipor announcing their arrival there, short of stores,
and with two Of the in irons There is no doubt
that they all ought to be- II they had borrowed DR..
Pendcton's dmiion probably their would have
held
Fatal ACCIDENT. Alexander Mcdonald Nova.
Scotia man, fatally injured by the explosion OF a
blast the railroad works in this city, Wednesday Of
last week. He engaged in drawing charge when
exploded, driving the tampin into his forehead max
ing hole that the brain out He died next morn
ing, No other person WAS injured.
The steamer Lewiston has discontinued her landings ut
this place The steamer City of Richmond will COM
menea her regular trips from Portland Bangor or as
ast il Monday HE leon
meet with tho evening train for Boston.
These are progressive times Coming TO our office one
evening last week found in the door way very indie
pendent specimen OF young Amcrca at the utmost not
six years Old. calmly putting WY enormous
cigar
DR.. n, p. Monroe who has been seriously i'll with cry
Seas recovering This disorder is very prevalent in
this vicinity amounting almost epidemic. Twenty
years ago it also prevailed IN similar manner
After this week city subscribers who have received
their papers at the store of W. I. Colburn will find
them At the bookstore Of " f. Wasliblrn where single
copies OF the paper will also be kept for sale.
The First OF April was observed the me-honored
way. There great prevalence OF enticng packages
and well.ted pocket books on the sidewalks from which
not much realized to the finders.
The little e.wlaee steamer White Fawn from Rhode
Island, arrived in harbor last week. We learn that
She vii! run from this place TO OF the islands in the
bay during the summer.
A gentleman Of this city, with taste for animated
ture encourages weasel to stay about his premises. en-
loying its innocent ganbo well as its fatality rats
Ths steamer Cambridge viii make two trips week.
commencing Monday.
CITY Affairs. In Board OF Aldermen, Monday,
April ). Mayor absent; Alderman sbley chosen Chair
Schools, s6fsd Highways, $2"5.ss; Fire Department
;-a1, md nrtlnr mid Patti