The Republican journal., 1871-01-26


The Concert on the evening Of February 4th, BY
Halls Boston Band, the programme for which ap
pears in to-day's paper, will probably exceed any
entertainment of the kind ever furnished to oul
people. The band, consisting of ten members il
made up of the best instrumental musical talent o
Boston, including our former citizen, Mr.. w. H
Whdden. The sweetness, power and touching ex-
preston which he gives to his violin performances
meyer fail to call out storm of applause. TIL.
tickets are put at very low figure and there will
doubtless be full house.
The business of supplying our market with live
fish is to be revived. Capt. d. Mcfarland is build
ing on Lanes wharf, fishing vessel of forty tons
that will be furnished with well-room, into which
fish will be thrown as soon as caught and thus
brought to market in the best possible condition. 1t
Is pretty good guaranty of freshness, when you
can see the Goldfish that is constitute the base Of
your chowder hooked out all kicking, and dressed
before your eyes
Daniels, the Lime Rock Bank burglar, confined in
the Jail in this city, Gied Tuesday night. He was
feeble with consumption at the time of the robbery,
and probably assisted only by his counsel. His
sickness, which has been lingering and painful
one, has been aleviated by comforts sent by his
friends. He has brother, a respectable citizen in
Massachusetts, who will probably take his remains
| away.
An individual whose regular Sunday dinner is
oysters having secured the shell fish at Dodge's on
Saturday night, made misstep and set the vessel
| suddenly down outside the door, There was not
so many in it when recovered. Somebody said he
was connected with the Journal office.
| The fossil jawbone found under a stump in North
port, related in the Prog. Age. is supposed to
have belonged to first cousin of the Cardiff giant
1t is to be presented to the surviving members of
the Antiquarian Society of Bangor, that once set
out from Owls Head in search of the OWLS tail
Some fishermen who were in camp at Quanteba-
cook Pond during the late Arctic weather report that
their morning occupation was freeing their boards
from the icices that their breathing caused Neither
mosquitoes nor black flies were troublesome.
Messrs. Cox & Field call attention to the exhibits
of the old and reliable Hartford and Etna offices,
published in the Journal to-day. They are the
agents for these and other sound companies, and
are prepared to take risks on favorable terms.
At the January term of the Supreme Judicial
Court, of this county, S. l.. Mliken and j. w.
Wheeler OF this city, and Charles W. Chase, of
Unity, were admitted to practise in the Courts of
this State.
Judge Fox, of the U. S. District Court, was in
our city on Tuesday, for the purpose of taking de-
positions to be used III the English admiralty court,
in the case of the bark John Dwyer, belonging to
the Treat estate.
DoDGE's RUG PATTERNS. Simonton Bros. &
Co. have for sale the stamped rug patterns which
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of fancy work. They are very handsome, and in
skillfui hands work out beautiful results.
The hearing on the application for a railroad
charter from Brooks to Bangor, takes place on
Feb. first. There should be q large delegation
present from this city, the matter is one of great
Importance.
AS result Of the opening up Of railroad connec-
tons between Belfast and Lewiston, we notice
more people from that part of the State visiting
Lewiston, some of whom have found new and adj
vantaseous avenues of trade. Glad that it is so.
Lewiston journal.
The noted Evans pauper case, involving interests
of the towns of Islesboro', Palermo and jackson,
is being heard before Judge Dickerson, in petition
for review. Evans is hard man to locate
If any man went counting last Sunday night, he
must have longed tor the object of his alteration.
The wind blew strong and cold enough to chill any
but the very Warmest affections.
The store of Daniel Brown, in Brooks, near the
railroad depot, was burned on Wednesday night of
last week, with its contents. The stock is said to
have been worth $500, and was insured for $1,000.
| The weather of Sunday night and Monday was
| something terrible. The thermometer marked
from II to 90 below zero, and the wind blew with
! terrible force.
Mr. VIM. NJ. Hall, OF this city, has for some time
been engaged in painting scenery to be used for the
theatrical representations at the Togus Military
Asylum.
With seal skin suit and piece of raw walrus,
a man could just now tell pretty much how Capt
Hall felt when in the neighborhood of the North
Pole.
The steamer City of Richmond has discontinued
her trips for the winter and will be fitted up for
coming upon the route in the spring.
Mrs. Nancy Carr, of Searsport, aged 1Ol years.
died on Sunday last. She was born in Ireland and
came to this country "a years ago.
The entire contents of the freight train of Thurs
day last, seven car loads, belonged to Woods
Mathews 4 Baker.