Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-05-28
LETTER FROM BELFAST.
Nav 25. 1870.

May 25, 1870
To the Editor Of the Kenne5ec Journal:
will attempt to fulfil my promise to write
you occasionally, by jotting few lines this
morning. We are in tho midst of a cold N.
Il. rain-storm which set in yesterday morning.
The weather previously has been all that could
be asked for and all kinds of outdoor work
was being pushed vigorously. Farming is
nearly finished and the farming season is at
least week earlier than the average. The
trees will be all in leaf and the earlier varieties
in blossom by next Sunday.
Matters and things are quiet here and run
on in about the same good old way as of yore.
There is but little building being done; but
one ship on the stocks.
The Lime Rock bank robbers arc confined
in our Jail for safe keeping.
They are keptin separate cells except at meal
time, and are closely guarded, four armed men
being employed in and around the Jail. They
are very quiet and apparently peacefully dis
posed.
Political matters are beginning to create a
little interest. The Governor question is the
most prominent. The county delegation will
be divided between Perham and Hersey. The
temperance men especially the third party men
will be entirely satisfied with the nomination
of Perham upon platform similar to that of
last year and would give him their almost un-
divided support, but if Hersey is nominated
they will favor the nomination of temper
ance candidate in opposition. Local politics
are being talked up some. There are two
new Senators and Clerk of Courts to be Sc
lected. Several names are mentioned in con-
nection with each office. When the matter is
better defined l will refer to it again.
A series of public temperance meetings is
being held here with very good effect. Over
one hundred have signed the total abstinence
pledge. The county lodge of Good Templars
held regular meeting last week at Sandy
Point, which was we'll attended and interest
ing. Twelve lodges were represented. Res
olutions were passed favoring State Police
and pledging the votes of temperance men for
only those candidates for Office who were well
known as temperance men previous to their
nomination.
The Belfast & Moosehead r. r. Company
is prospecting. Work is being pushed all over
the route. The depot buildings here are in
process of erection, the bridges over the route
are built, the ties being distributed and the
road is almost ready to receive the rails. A
load of the iron arrived from Wales last week
and is now unloading.
Teachers Institutes of three days each were
held last week at Stockton and Brooks.
They were conducted by the County Super
visor, n. A. Luce of Freedom, assisted by G.
Z. Bracket of Belfast. Another Institute
commences tomorrow at Unity. About As
teachers have been in attendance. The ex
ercises consist principally of school tactics,
methods of teaching, discipline, discussions.
&c. Lectures are given evenings at each in
stitute by Mr.. Bracket, upon 1.-The Teachers
Tools and Aids" and ''Some of the Sciences
in our Common Schools"
Supreme Court adjourned few days ago
after session of five weeks.
The Trustees of the Co. Agricultural Soci-
ETY. will have horse trot, match game of base
ball, &C., on the park on the 4th of July. to
raise funds to help pay the society's indebted
ness.
Yours in haste,