The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-07-28

SHOOTING ATrEAY. The locality OF Mls0n's
Miiis in Ward D. was the scene OF d, serious affair
ul saturday night last Two men named Richard,
ana one named Hill. belonging in that neIghbor
h,od were in Belfast saturday night. got
inttts well filled With fighting mud and had row.
am which Hill was severely beaten. About 70
u'ciocp the same night, Hill entered the house Of
John Howard asked for the loan of q gun, and I'M
mediaely went TO the corner where ii was kept
Standing But Mrs, Howard, su,pecting something
wrong had lain the gun down upon the floor 50
that I'm could not lind it, Ilil than letl the house,
2ot his oyu gun, and returned, finding the RI hards
brother loo tH. road in front Of lIoward'- house.
Ii. lir.I at them. hul lr charge Of buekshot, some
iLirtv entered ihu lDg of Howard. who had come
o0t 10 hi~ door only onc Shot took effect i'll one of
the Richards Hill and the Richard, brothers are
poth in all. Howard WAS attended by DrS. Mon
roe and johnson. but tine shot have mol been got
..1t. Howard is said to be Il peaceabc and we'll
ai>posc, man. He is a brohet-in-laW 10 Hill.
SUICIDE. Miss Helen 4. smith, daughter of
Mr Henry = smith, former resident of this city,
took quantity Of arsenic on Monday Of last week.
udcxpire,i on "Wednesday night, after great agony.
~he WAS Visiting the ftmily of Nh. William Wins
Miss smith, hen friends have discovered what was
not Pre-, iou,ly known 10 lhpn-that She was in The
habit Of taking arsenic to improve her compile Xion,
An overdose OF this deadly tng undoubtedly pro-
.lured this sad result. Her remains were taken
home to Massachusetts.
The lniversali>t church cdlcc was reopened
ltler its renovation, on "Wednesday last, by services
participated in by Rev. Mr.. Battles, OF Bangor,
Rev. Mir. Siasons, of Stockton, and Rev DR.. Pal
trey. of Belfast. In the evening collation. was
served, and the pew were disposed of. II. II.
johnson hid OFF the ir~l choice at $50, About $500
vrAzed in this way. services will be held on every
sabbath, although ihc church il not yet provided
with pastor Reg. MI Sissons viii preach there
next Sabbath forenoon
WORK no BE DOSE. The young men, farmer,
ana others upon the line OF the railroad now that
the hurry of haying is over, may lind employment
for the next three months in working ON the bal
lasting OF the road. Men ar, needed 10 shovel lhe
gravel upon the r9r~, ride to the point of discharge
and shovel il upon the track. Ills a flyoritc ant
easy work with labormg men very large sun
4, to be expended in thi, way, and il our people
are wise they Will secure a share of ii, Appc;t
lion may be made to the contractors or 10 the fore
man on the cars.
Our correspondent al Brooks sends the following
report of crop prospects
Having is in tull blast hercabouts Many fields
will be better tnan anticipated before cutting. On
the whole, through this section, hay will average
better than last year. We have had Il succession
of hot, dry days, intermiNed with showers, making
tine growing weather. Corn looks very promis
my. Potatoes have Il good growth of top. and !
good stand Grains look thrifty and strong. Fruit
prospects are good, many orchards now bending
under loads Of half rpcned apples.
Aqueer customer made his appearance on Chtlrcl
street, ON Monday man who permnbulated the
street stopping long in front of houses and gazing
up al the windows with vacant stare. A citizen
directed him to keep putting foot before the
other until he had got out of town. He travelled
The Baptist spire, surmounted by handsome
cross has been raised to rs position, and present,
avery attractive appearance. AT the first attemp
u raise ii, by the breaking Of rope, it fell slor
distance and came near causing a disaster.
On Monday, a snake Of a kind never before seer
here was discovered crossing the sidewalk neal
Hayford Hall. 1t was black, with white ring
around its neck A man who saw it says ii is com
mon in the South and very yenomous. 1t was
killed Are we to have tropical reptiles alon
with tropical weather:
Inc sWHdLilS morse hot WHICH uic VI 'i''iiu 1Au
vertser locates in Belfast, took place in Rochland
The only swindle here was that of the managers il
going to Portland for their printing.
In the base bah match in this city on Wednesday
the both, between the Atantics of Bangor and Ma
zeppas of Belfast, the former won by Il score of D
TO AZ.
The Gardiner journal likes our Local lyrics bu
fears that the poet is no-a tce-totaller Probabl,
not. How can spirited lines be written on col,
water?
A hand-organ, playing .spasmodr, erky tune
with tamborine accompaniment, prevailed the
streets on Tuesday, seeking for votive coppers.
The City of Richmond is only steamer tina
makes landings at Linconville.
Unity has been made money order office,