The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-03-23


whStletl aud the bet was off
With Us the earliest sign of spring is not the
first robin, the swelling buds, nor the north
ward flight of wild geese-but when our lie IGN
Dor Colburn, with mittens and crowbar, begins
to probe his hot-bed and measure the depth of
the frost, and when that sharp rooted structure
of glass is covered at night with blankets, like
family of children tucked up for the night
Judging by those infallible signs. we are able ia
say that spring has come.
Prof stones last evening was great success.
The hall was crowded as never before. ana
hundreds went away, unable to gam adj
mittance. At least four hundred came in on
the trains during the day The gold watch
was drawn by James Clark, the silver watch by
Miss Henderson, the gold ring by Mrs. Boulter,
! and the forty dollars in gold by Miss Temple.
The distribution WAS fair and impartial, and no
complaint was made Prof. Stone begins a
series of evenings at Rockland on Thursday.
Messr>. IIowes Il Co. are selling splendid
refined cider, which is goo! enough to pass for
4 champagne. We acknowledge the receipt of :,
sample. Neighbors, here's to the victorious de
mocracy of New Hampshire.
Our feet give continual thanks to Maddocks.
! The man who makes neat and easy boots is a
| benetactor to the race.
The quaint form into which deaf and dumb
children put their thoughts on paper, make them
often interesting. We have been shown a letter
from bright little boy of ten years, an inmate
Of the Hartford Asylum. He writes to his
/ friends thus
/ Are you well: | thank you, for | received
| a box and letters. | wish letters to me. VIII
Won buy two new skates? Please you write let
ters to me. NV boots are broken. My boots
are poor. Will you please buy two new boot :?
! wish new boots to me.
| If the gas lights above the platform at Hay :
ford Hall were shielded BY ground glass globes,
like those at the Sides it would be "A great
relief to the eyes of the audience
Lewis & Crosby, at the foot of Main street
continue to supply their customers 18th fish of
every description, fresh, corlel, sailed and
dried. Their supplies are regular and Of first
quality, and their location near the depot
ablc> them to supply promptly all orders from
up country.
At the Winterport town meeting the select
men were directed TO prepare a list OF all the
! men who entered the army or navy, with their
age, the regiment, company or Ship in which
/ they served, the battles or engagements in
! which they participated and if dead. how and
! where they died, and report the same at the
| next annual town meeting
I The ringing of bells and summoning people
/ to the doors to find a show-lill on The step and
/ Il boy vanishing in the distance i. becoming an
ntolcrAble nuisance.
/ There is earnest talk about a steamer to run
between Ellsworth and Belfast. The sanforls
offer 10 subscribe $1,000, we learn.
ON Monday last, DR.. II. II. johnson, Jr. re-
Belmont, a tumor five inches i'll length, four
inches wide, and two and a half inches in
thickness. The patient was unde the influence
of ether.
\ party of boys We're engaged, one day last
week in promoting rock-ight in the rear of
the Methodist chtfrch. They had been reading
about San Domingo, and thought it patriotic to
introduce the manners and customs of that
model community.
The Railroad Directors have voted to put in
4 siding at the Shble- neighborhood, in Knox :.
for the convenience Of loading produce The
people OF the vicinity bear the expense.
Oar neighbor Caccioa the barber, rejoice, in
AN addition TO his family Ii is Of course 4 lit
4 lie shaver.
I The steamer Richmond begins her regular
trips on Monday next. She has been renovated
during the winter, and will cone upon the
l,., 4
to sec her
1t is reported that an effort to annex South
Montyr to Liberty, will be made next winter.
Judge Dickerson will probably hold the
April term of the Court in this county. The
Bangor Democrat case will come up for IL new
trial.
Our married acquaintance generally report
that there has been no marked invasion of their
personal rights since Mrs. Lvermore's lecture.
They have generally been able to keep posses
sion OF their trousers, and hope to in the future
Upon the whole, we think that things will move
prettY much in the same old way.
\ new style Of anonymous letters prevails
lust now. They are made by cutting letters
from newspapers and FASTING on Il sheet, so as
to form uncompllmentary phrases. 1t is a little
more Sncakng than the old way.
SHORT CAKE. We had a birds eye view of
the flood on Tuesday. The oldest inhabitant
died recently, in trying to recall March like
thIs"..The boys are playing marbles how, and
"Squarings, mo liltings,"' takings out of the
mud and like expressions are the order of the
day. .,.Were it not for the mud, our streets
would be dry.."..Some of our concrete walks,
where the hash was too coarse, is rounding up
its back and breaking out in places, like a ease
OF measles The Boston Journal says, 1.-THE
lecture season at Belfast, Maine seems to have
been a failure, because the managers charged too
high figure for admission tickets" We are
glad to learn this, ~ the people have considered
them 4 success......The Boston Advertiser
notices the death of Judson Card formerly of
ng while at work in building. The Cam
bridge made her first trip last Saturlay......Ir
there is amy one that didn't ask Frank why he
stuck up in the Post Office that letter directed to
}. NJ. Bradstreet & Co., Portland we will in
form them there was nothing in it.....Did any
one notice how brilliant the street lights We're
Tuesday EVENING". Every one that got in TO
Prof. stones entertainment Saturday evening
took aprize We thought as we loo ked at the
crowd, that those who took prizes with them,
stood better chance of getting in. There were
some loo persons in the hall, and the receipts
were over S900....For "a temperance city, we
are having an abundance of spiritual manifesto
tons lately.
Mr.. Staples declines the Custom House APP
pontment, we learn, and things are adrift again.
The steamer Cambridge has taken the place
of the Katahdin, and is making two trips per
week. The katahdn will soon return, hen
three trips a week will be made.
AS evidence of the mildness of the season, b.
p. Upham, of Liberty, writes that he plowed
an acre of greensward on the 18th of March.