The Republican journal., 1870-10-27

The Teachers Institute held at Searsport last
week, is said to have been a very interesting and
profitable one. The teachers in attendance We're
largely males, and mostly those of experience. A
very pleasant feature of the regular exercises, was
practical illustration of skillful school work in the
recitation of class in English grammar under the
direction Of Mr.. Nichols of the High School, and
one in arithmetic under that of Miss Gilmore of the
intermediate. In the examination on Friday forty
four teachers particpated-a larger number i'll pro-
portion to the whole attendance than has been e1-
amned in any other institute in the State.
A government detective, one of those sly, gimet-
eyed chaps, with velvet toes and insinuating man
ncrs who go prying round after small delinqucn-
ces, was in our city last week, and created some
excitement among retailers of various kinds I'm
licensed liquor dealers, sellers of unstamped goods
&C.. were marched up to the assessors office and
made to contribute to the support of Uncle Samuel
on pain of being elected defendant in a suit at law
The Lyceum Lectures in this city are now so far
arranged rs to be a certainty. The course will be
opencd towards the close of November by a lecture
from Hon. VIM. Parsons. the celebrated Irish or
ator, Among the other distinguished lecturers
engaged are Mrs. Liyermore, John :. c. Abbot,
Rev. Mr.. Murray, John G.. SAKE Due Challlu and Z.
p. Whippe
SUICIDE, William kneeland, of Stockton, drown
ed himself on Sunday evening, mt the Loud Brook
wharf, in that town. He had been greatly afflicted
by sickness, and one Of his daughters had died of
typhoid fever about an hour before the fatal act
We are indebted to David Pierce, Esq. for q
splendid bunch of grapes from the grapery at his
residence. He makes speciality of the cultivation
of fruit under glass, and meets with great success.
His grounds are very attractive and well repay Il
visit
Stockton takes 100000 of the stock of the new
National Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Which has Just gone into operation at Bangor, on Il
little more than one half of its capital Capt.
IIezehiah HERMAN Is Marine AGENT and Inspec-
tor.
Joseph Estes young man of this city, was bad
ly injured on Saturday night while Stacking cars
together on the railroad. lie was iammed between
the buntels, breaking three ribs and seriously
brui~ing his chest. He will probably recover
Our streets were enlivcned on Monday evening
by the presence of medicine cart, with tid1ling
and singing, and machines 10 test the lifting and
striking powers of the muscuiI-nil lighted up by
l1ring torches.
DAYS since when she WAS accostel by another with
the remark ' Ma'am. you've lost your bonnet" The
and almost impcrceptbc heat-eear had
fallen oil without attracting her attention.
The time for the evening enjoyment of the fire
place has come. With good open wood-tre,
pair Of easy slippers, bright light and Il late copy
of the Republican journal why shouldn't man
be happy:
Now that the deeiluous shade trees are losing
their foliage, the beauty of the spruces and tirs is
becoming more apparent II would be better if
more OF the latter were set out.
Mr Robbins. nj The American House hangs out
over the door new lantern. which serves to light
the street, and mark the locality where there is
rest for the weary.
Mr.. +. w b. Austin, Slipped from the gang
plank of he steamer Cambridge, on Monday, and
ell into The dock Tie speedily fshed out
with nothing hurt except his clothes and feelings.
The busiest machines about now are the cider
mills. That beverage ought to be cheaper than
watrr this fail, from the abundance Of apples.
y horse ran away on the east side OF the river
On Monday, with wagon containing William
Thomas and wife They were throw II ont and the
woman considerably injured
Prescott Hazeltine, Esq, of this city and A. b.
oti. Esq. OF Boston, have gone on four weeks
tour to Kansas.
s. :. Levi, is making an addition to his wharf,
to accommodate the increasing business about the
railroad depot.
Lots Of sca-fowl are feeding about the shore be-
tween This city and searsport and nobody points
Gun 1t them.