The Republican journal., 1870-02-24

On Saturday evening, pursuant to call from the
Mayor, the citizens assembled at Hayford Hall, to
take action concerning the petition for authorizing
the County Commissioners to lay out bridge over
the river from the foot Of Main street. W 20 Poor
was made President, and W. H. Simpson, Secretary.
Resolutions We're adopted condemning the scheme,
and authorizing the Mayor to proceed to Augusta,
accompanied by such persons as he might select,
and oppose the project. The party left on Monday.
The Boston commercial travellers have poet
among them. He attunes his harp and sings The
Drummer's Lament in the Aroostook Pioneer The
concluding verse is this
And when we next go Yer the route
Where we have been before,
Wen take good care and give wide berth
70 Belfast'S rlrtu0uS shore.
Not only is the shore virtuous, but the article i'll
creases in abundance towards the "outsquirts."
There will be no trouble if the drummers don't play
on base drums.
The Levee at Hayford Hall this (Thursday) even
ing, promises to be very interesting. Dora" will
be performed, the parts in which will be sustained
by we'll known ladies and gentlemen of the city.
Mr.. W. NJ. Hall has been employed for some time
in painting beautiful scenery for the occasion We
think agreeable surprise is in store for those who
attend.
STOLEN GOODS FOUND. On Friday Mr. Fogg,
who keeps a Saloon on High street, discovered
some rolls of cloth under barn in the rear of his
premises, which proved to be three rolls of valua-
bic wooden goods taken from the store of Hersey &
Woodward, and one piece of silk which came from
the store of S. Sleeper & Son. They furnish cir
run tiaJ ucJ,ov
that the robber has not been large to carry them
away.
queer thing happened to the Telegraph wires
the other day. The wires of the Western Union
and the International lines got in contact between
this city and Camden The operators Of the two
lines in this city were scodng each other about the
trouble, each thinking he was talking to distant
office on his own line, when they were only the
width OF the street apart.
Our correspondent at Searsmont writes that on
Saturday they had at that place the largest run of
water for many years. Not much damage was DONE
On the stream above the village the dams at Lin
colts Mills and at the Ripley Mill We're swept away.
Also the dam at Jewett's Mill, in North Sears
mont, and the bridge at Lincotts Mills. Had the
ice in the river broken up, the mills at Searsmont
would have suffered.
Proposals for carrying the mail from Camden to
this city, by Centre Lncolnville and Halls Corner,
in Belmont, where post office is to be established,
are advertised for. The mail to leave Camden
Wednesday and Saturday, at 8, A. NJ, or on arrival
Of western mail, and reach Belfast at noon; to re-
turn Monday and Thursday afternoon
good story is told of an old deputy Sheriff of
this County, who unexpectedly asked to lead in
prayer at a conference meeting He succeeded
well; but the following conclusion rather astonish-
ed a member of the bar. ''May thy wisdom lead
us, Thy mercy guide us, and finally conduct us to
T ny last and usual place of abode"
AS soon as this paper is laid upon the counter
where it is kept for sale, man appears, takes up
copy. reads it carefully folds it up, and lays it
back on the pile. This he has done regularly for
more than five years Such steady patronage is
very encouraging.
Mr.. Tucker, the Augusta Stage driver, was as
saulted on the night of the 10th, by Some Young
roWdles, full of something good deal stronger
than water. They We're hauled up and dealt with
by the Police Court next day
The submarine cable by which the International
Telegraph goes under the draw of the bridge be
came damaged in the storm of Friday night and
had to be taken up. The wire is now stretched
across above water.
Once a month, on Sunday evening, the children
of the Methodist Society have singing and decla-
nation, in the vastry, under direction of the Pa
tor. They interesting occasions, and are free
to the public.
During the storm of Friday night, that portion of
the iron fence around the Custom House lot which
is on Franklin street. blew down. 1t is of heavy
cast iron, and was doweed into granite blocks
The effects of frost had broken and weakened it,
By re commentator of the Congressional Tenn
perauce Society, the Rev. Dr. Palfrey, of this city
preached an impressive DISCOURSE last Sunday, up
Oh the duty and necessity of total abstinence from
intoxicating liquor
Capt. Edward Simonton, U. S. A., left Fort
Laramie, on the western frontier to see his father
before his DEATH but was too late, reaching Sears
port four days after the funeral.
The three paper mills in this city have been max
ing wrapping papers for several years. One of
them is about to run on white printing paper
Miss Rebecca S. Palfrey, talented daughter of
Rev. Dr. Palfrey, has poem in the March number
of Old and New, the new monthly magazine.
The Upper Bridge was threatened by a heavy
jam of ice and logs during the freshet of Saturday
but received no damage beyond severe shaking
The Kennebec Journal of the 10Th inst SAYS that
work on the bridge of the Belfast Railroad over
the Sebasticook, at Burnham Village, commenced
about week ago, and is progressing finely.
On account of the storm, the steamer Katahdin
did not leave Boston until Saturday, reaching this
port about eleven O'Clock Sunday forenoon.
Waldo Baptist Quarterly meeting will be held in
Knox, commencing at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Feb Goth
to continue two days.
A raft of logs for railroad pngs was lowed from
Orphan Island to this city last week. by one of Cant
Ross tug boats.
Lent begins this year on the second day of March.
Ship 1vanhoe, HERMAN, from San Francisco.
was off Liverpool, on the 4th inst
The hour at which our paper goes to press
prevents us from giving an account of the Univer-
sast Levee.
Although the Age speaks of sickness in Belfast.
Mr. Poor. the city sexton, says business in his line
is dull
Peirce's Mill, on the Marsh stream at Frankfort
was taken away by the ice in the freshet of Satur-
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