The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-10-06

u RAILROAD IIEI-. Tic Woik al tbs iipLei end
OF The road is Progressing admirably, being finish.
| ed from the junction at Durham to some mile
| This side of Unity. Mr.. Wilson is assisted by II
| \. Lancaster, Hord Gay, and McCatlly, who ha(
charge OF the track-layns. They are rushing thing
night and day, and will meet the Sraveers Of th
end long way this side Of the centre, il we dom
work lively here Two weeks of average weather
Nif see The whole work completed The track
laying, switches grading. &C.. 1T the depot in thu
city are very nearly finished.
A eat belonging 10 Mr.. George Mcdonald brought
into the house partridge which she had captured
one day last week.
Not long ago, the conductor Of construction ira il
on our railroad had occasion to put OF an freshman
who was too much "Set up" to ride With safety
BE careful :" he said. 'lont hurt me. 1t cost me
eight pounds to get to this coun try" He diln'
want to lose his investment
Or. Rich, of jackson headed party of able
bodied men, on Sunday last who did excellent ser
vice on the gravel train. for which they have the
thanks of the co mpanv.
While some fellows on the other side of Main
street were foong with boy, bow and arrow. on
Wednesday, one of them, on wager that he
| couldn't hit one of the windows il the building
hot an arrow into the composing room of this of
! licc, and then sent glazier TO mend it. We think
once viii do for that experiment This Office is
| MT 10 shoot back when fired ut.
| The opening OF Front street through The space
! IN front of the stores of Sibey x son and the
| Me~sr- Frederick is great improvement. II Will
give m easy access 10 the depot, besides bettering
, the appearance of the locality. The elevation is be-
ing graded of and the earth carried 70 the depot
grounds
LchiipId convicted of completely in the Lime
rock Bank robbery, arrived at his old quarters m
the Belfast i1ll, IN charge of Sheriff Grose, on
Tuesday H. wilI 4wyt The lecis ion on his appli
cation tn new triad, which Will be had il Deem
bcr
Tie drought was broken on Monday, by rlent
tui rain, accompanied by something of L gale out
side The steamer kaahlin, for Boston, laid over
night at Owls lIead-alSo the Lewiston. The City
Of Richmond did not leave Portland until Tuesday
morning at o'clock. The steamer Cambridge ar
rived at This port at 10 O'Clock on Tuesday night.
Attention Is called to the advertisement of Mr..
HaYnonl'~ millinery establishment. An AT
tracive opening may he expected.
There Is a probability that The disputed Subsrrip-
ion Of Brooks to the stock of the railroad may be
settled without a suit. town meeting is TO BE-
held TO consider proposition from the Directors.
A mackerel weighing two and a half pounds Was
caught in "A net in the bay on Monday.
The Internal revenue districts in this county hay G
been con,olid1tpd and Gen. Webster is now sole
Assessor.
y new batch Of suits on the notes held by the
lctunct Columbian Insurance Co., has be en-
brought IN this county against the makers thereof.
| II Wjs rotten concern and the parties propose 10
t1rt'nd Vigorously
| The Agricultural Fair has been a failure thus
| an BY singular and unfortunate happening, the
| only three rainy DAYS Of the season were selected
| for til" show. notice in another column hnoun
ccs that the rNhibion viii tke place the first fair
! Weather..
| Thp following horse have been entered for tht
lrots--lird Jacket. Cen. joe Hooker, Harry Hay
! totl tray Stranger American Ialy. Runaway.
| thcu Wjll he ~X races in AL
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