The Republican journal., 1870-03-24
LOCAL ITEM S, & @.

many others Of the learned professions has taste
for ratemang the excitement of professional duties,
with the quiet life of the farmer, and thus cooling
the blood heated by political and forensic strife in
the dcwy breezes Of field and meadow. lie owns
a Very extensive farm on the LincOnrile road,
wholly in grass and pasturage, where he graZes in
summer 4 fine herd of choice cows, and in winter
feeds TO them the hay of his own curing. The
milk, of excellent quality, he has for some time sup
piled to consumers in the city and gradually secur
ed Il large number of customers. lie also reduced
the price two cents per quart below the rate of
other producers, holding that his rates were high
enough in proportion to other things. This aroused
at the ire and the invention of competitors,
and resulted in bold endeavor to get between Mr..
j. and his customers. The coup detat by which
this was attempted, is explained in the following
circular. which was issued on Tuesday
Milk Notice!
From last Sunday to the first of September next my
team will furnish milk to customers at five cents per
quart and afterwards to the end OF the year. six cents
per quart.
To the old customers of my team l wish to say that
the eight cent quart interest," translated last Sunday
team and employed him, in connection with Pitchers
son, in selling the milk OF Pitchers team to you My
present driver will furnish milk you fast he
ascertain and residences which please give
him, or leave at Frank Whitmores Shop. Amy number
of the citizens of Belfast who desire it, be supplied
as above and the earlier they give notice the better
A. G. JEWETT.
Belfast, March p, 1870
Not believing that the public will sanction such
milky ways as those alluded to, Mr.. Jewett appeals
to the public by whom he will undoubtedly be slls-
tanned. If milk of good quality can be served at
the doors of citizens for five cents per quart from
reliable and responsible scource it is all that the
public ought to be compelled to pay-and all under
handed attempts to raise the price should be frown-
ed down. We predict the triumph of Mr.. Jewett
in this matter. We are desired by Mr.. Jewett to
say, that the driver of his team is authorized and
required to complete his collections every Sunday
morning for the milk he has delivered the previous
week, and that no bills will be made or receipts
given.
DORA. repetition of this beautiful pastoral
drama was given by the ladies and gentlemen of
the Universalist Society, at Hayford Hall, on Fri
day evening. The poem is founded on the incidents
of English home life, which Tennyson loves so
well to portray, and which are worked up with
fine dramatic effect. Mrs. Pho Hersey, as Dora
Allen, sustained her part WELL and looked to per-
fection the kind hearted English lass The part
of Mary Morrison was taken by Mrs. Wellington
Reed, whose graceful bearing, fine enuciation and
spirited impersonatOn generally, were remarkable
i'll an amateur. Luke Bromfield, by Mr.. kilgore,
was well acted, with the touch of humor which is
inscparahle from the actor. Col. Hersey, as Will
liam Allen, especially in the invalid scene. was
true to the life. But undoubtedly the finest piece
OF acting, as such, that of Col. Foger, as farm
er Allen. the irritable, unyiedng, tyrannical uncle
We never suspected that much fire and fury
lurked under the COlonefS quiet exterior. The
afterpiece Of My Husbands Ghost" in which the
leading part was sustained by Mr.. II. J. Locke, was
very amusing, especially in the exhibition of 'the
last straw that breaks the camcl'- back"l
Attention is called to the advertisement of the
readings by Miss Is abel Prince, of Portland, at
llaytofd Hall, on Tuesday Evening Miss Prince
is young lady of excellent eocutionarv powers
who has received high praise for the force and spir
it with which she renders the gems of English lit
erature. She achieved a great success in Augusta
the past winter. Such favorte poems as Sheridan's
Ride and Barbara Fretchie are given with the
meditation and ringing tones which reveal new
depths ofmeaning.
BY the City Treasurer's Report if apnears that
there have been 200 Of sales the past wear and
the whole amount, which is received bv this city
alter deductinS the agents salary S425 is but about
Y"'' u ioS' 1ASc.
This is not matter for us to Defend ;s our
opinion of the whole rum agency business, in Bel
fast and out of it, is well known. But common
honesty requires that it be fairly stated The
Mayors Address shows that the stock of liquors on
hand, not taken into the Treasurers accounts
amounts to S1400 and is net profit to the city, to-
gether with 81 ,G232 of accrued profits during the
past Two years,-in all S3.023 An Investigation
by the Mayor, City Clerk and Daniel Faunce
makes this report
sen Lena, lost on Cape Cod, 1.-THE late gale, was
good vessel, two and a halt years old l67 tons
burhen, and worth about 81, 900. She was owned
by ). NJ. Fuller, n. b. Foss (who was captaip)
u. Bean, NJ. W. Frost, C.P. Carter, II. S. Perkins,
r. A. Gilmore, H. s. kigore, NJ V. Stetson, j. Y,
Cottrel Thomas Carter j. w. Cushman, and H.
A. Carter-tlle last named being The only one in
sured.
jerome Packard, indicted for assault in Knox
County, was convicted before Judge Dickerson last
week, and sentenced to four months Imprisonment
in Belfast Jail. Deputy Sheriff Torrey delivered
him here on Saturday.
On pleasant days feet of boats engage in the
founder fishery off the wharves. The sight always
brings to mind our lost youth, when the height of
ambition was to come home cold, wet, covered
with scales, but with basketful Of fish.
The transaction of the boy of 16 and girl of 15 as
copied from the Portland Transcript, happened in
Bath instead of Belfast and our city breathes freer
A fire occurred in Islesboro, Uong Island) on
Sunday evening. The alarm was given in our
Streets and the engines started but we believe they
didn't reach the conflagration We learn that the
house of }. B. Williams was destroyed by the fire.
One of our exchanges says that the editor of the
Frog. Age "walks into the City Liquor Agency"
1t Is mistake-he can't walk into it. and that's
what's the matter.
About 10000 railroad ties for the Belfast road
VIII be procured on the line of the road, 80 600 are
coming from New Brunswick, and about %. 600
from the line of the European and North American
road, above Bangor
While our neighbor of the Prog. Age was in his
most unamiable mood over the result of the citv
election, somebody with sense of humor sent him
a specimen of the bird called the Cross Bill
On Saturday Sheriff Calderwood served a writ
on the town of Unity, in the suit of the railroad
corporation for the amount of that towns subscrn.
tion. One has also been served on the town of
Brooks.
The opulence of Belfast in founders runs over