The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-11-24
LOCAL ITEM Go.
News of the County and City.


grass .. Tho lost to sight to memory DEAR as
the man said when his absent wife wrote him for
sl0o..... There are no of yellow fever in the
city at prcscnt... Geo. Wells is building Il barn
when ii is finished he will neither borrow nor lend
.,...."lt looks as though we should have storm, "
as the husband said when he told his wife She
couldn't have new bonnet The northern lights
are hanging out some of these nights. old con-
tracts-you may demonstrate this fact, by getting
between pair of sheets in the winter.....A man
that don't like the pleasant weather we have been
having, would get mad if his aunt should die and
leave him 800 000....To pick ont good wife
gel good supply of dollars and sense. ..".' Put me
in my little bed is IA more popular song than
Take me out of my little bed ......Do any of you
get up early these frosty mornings: If so, You may
have noticed it is still YOU can almost drop q
pin.....We would like 10 see the Directors of the
NJ. Central rail-road-that a pun. .....W Why don't
somebody import the song, ''I.et me Be-? we
want to learn to whistle it..". Thursday is Thanks
%N ing I,ay--lt is supposed to be day celebrated i'll
honor ct the landing OF Noal's Pack up your
linen busters i'll eamphor to keep ont the moths
they will not be needed any more this wear
MAN DROWNED On Tuesday afternoon the
body OF Il mm wa, found on the flats just below
the bridge on the eastern side of the river. En-
Iuiry shows it to be that of Luther Whitney, of
lhoindke, VIII" came in on the Friday night 5
tram, and stopped at the Sanbor House. lie
Went out after tea, and did not return, although
he had engaged lodgings and left his overcoa Mr.
Whitney was man Of 20, and intirm in body and
mind. There was the mark of blow across his
face, rs though he had fallen and struck upon some
sharp substance. 1t is thought that he fell through
the railroad bridge. His pocket book with money
III 1t, was upon the body. An inquest will be
held.
Hon Geo. p. Sewali has been IN this city for a
week past. attending to the case Of the Maine Cen
trial before the Railroad Commissioners. His in
inreS by the railroad accident were greatly exag-
@erated by the report, his hands being eat by the
glass, and nothing more
The exhibit Of Thanksgiving poultry in our
streets has been very attractive tor il day or two
But the birds Will he very much down in the mouth
to-Cllv
Lots OF marriages Thank sgiying week. by folks
VINO dread the cold of coming winter. 1t is better
than a stove and Al extra pair OF blankets.
Persons bout to buy watches should notice the
advertisement of the United States Watch Com
mny- We have carried for nearly year one of
these watches, that keeps time with abs Dilute per-
f4tion. They are sold i'll this city by Hcryev
There Will be public religious service at the
tnil4rtn Church ON the forenoon of Thanksgiving
day.
.. q. Thurow has inst been re-appointed Post
master Of Belfast, and Il very good one he makes
But we don't endorse his politics.
for Port Morris, n Y, with lumber, struck
Sunken rock 1T the western end of Long Island
knocking OFT her keel. She arrived at this port
lSth, with five feet of water in her hold. survey
was held, and the vessel ordered to be discharged
aud 90 upon the railway for repairs.
A. Il. JeWett recently killed a fat cow, and while
the carcass thereof reposed in his barn prowling
thiet carried oil half of it. Mr. J. is anxious 10
make one of his larry addresses to the fellow
The city clock needs lubrcating. A man under
taking TO get his meals hy lis time would he liable
10 starve TO death.
Th" Congregational Council composed of the
ministers of That denomination in Waldo county
held meeting at the North Church last Monday,
and gave Rev MI Parker his dismissal, his resig-
nation having been accepted by his church. Rev.
stephen Thuision, of Searsport occupied the pulpit
| Sunday last
/ 1t looked lively at the depot Monday morning
| '"ach"s, rurh-leanS, carriages, men. women.
children and dogs, all there. The Palace Car left
with some fifteen passengers board many of
them through passengers, one gentleman bound for
| New ork. ''Ail aboard"
hop fine your apples meat aid suit
| And with sweet cider well Undue it;
Pul IN the oven and let it bake,
And yon'il have pie not bad to take, that is if
yoar ycttals don't distress you.
Our fellow citizen Paul II. Hazeltine, we learn,
j. quite i'll, AZ his residence Court street.
There is nothing like having the poets at ones
tongues end, and being able to quote them correct
". We heard . little future Congressman about
ten years Old coming down street repeating the
stanza
How doth the little busy bee improve each shin.
ing hour,
BY gathering honey all the day-and eating it l, at
night"
Thursday morning last, saw large elm lying
across Church street, which had lust been cut
down, the tree not the streetl in front of the Hall
house. too muchness of trees occnsione,l it, fall
A Fmal sized scrmmage took place between two
men, whose hind names were Gilmore and Dutch
after the performance of Comcai Brown, on Wed
neslay evening of last week. The two locked
horns, so TO speak, and instead of the Dutch taking
| Holland, ii cousid erablv otherwise in the row
one of our German clothing dealers recently sold
Il man pair Of boots. A few days afterwards The
man returned with them, and said that he went out
INT" the barn-yard to work where twas little wet
and the soes came Oft. ''Mire Got mine friend
You didn't ought to walk ronnd in dem Day ish
Cavalry boot, made to ride nit !"
Eight ear loads of freight came in from Brooks
ON Tuesday, aud II vessel il loading them directly
from the bridge.
The escaped State Prison convict, Willis, was
caught ut lslesboro, by Sheriff Sprague, last wee
Somebody poisoned McIean's big Newfound-
land dog on Tuesday. Poor Tige.
Knox County holds the best hand in the Belfast
iail-thcre being . from that county To 6 from Wal
do.
| The horse attached to a butchers cart at the
corner of Main and High streets became antic on
| Wednesday, and ran away, strewing the highway
with rounds of beef, choice srloins, poultry, Sc
The disgnstc proprietor followed, gathering up his