The Republican journal., 1871-12-21


at the corners of the streets, after dark, and un
| iaiingly insult any unprotected woman who
passes--and this in the most public places
Recently gang formed line across the wall
| at the corner OF City Block. to compel paSsers
10 go into the street. The first conner was
broad-shouldered shipmaster who made room
by knocking one into the street 1t isn't long
since Il man was compelled TO use pistol in
self delencP--and but little before that mar
WAS stabbed in drunken atfray. There is moi
a street in the city in which the fences AM
houses do not bear marks of destructive row
dyism. One night last week gang of drunken
ruffians made raid along Church, street, ring
ing door bells and throwing gates into the
street. One of them had a huge club with
which he broke fences, The iron fence around
the grounds of Hon. James p. White lost near
ly forty Of Its iron pickets. Mr.. White, at great
pains and expense. has made his grounds beau
tiful and attractive, and a credit TO the place.
The iron fences around other residences were
broken in the same manner. Shall we reproach
the rufhanism of New York Is there any
thing verse than these offences against person
and property, in the districts under martial law
in the South. 1t is unquestionabIy the duty Of
the city government TO provide Il police force
that will put stop 10 these outraees ana this
shame and reproach to our city.
FIRE IN UNITY. On Sunday morning last,
fire broke out in the store of Thomas B. Cook,
in Unity village, destroying the building and
stock, 4 large one, of dry goods and groceries
The law office of A. T.. Watson, Esq, was in
the same building, and he lost all its contents.
The store of Josiah Harmon was also burned,
although portion of the goods, and the con
tents Of the Post Office We're saved. Mr.. Har-
mons residence was burned, but the furniture,
was mostly saved. The millinery and dry
goods store Of James Il. Taber took fire, and
was also desroyed--a large portion of The stock
was saved, Josiah Harmon loses $1,000, and
has $4,000 insurance. Thomas B. Cook loses
$1,000, fully insured erie & Co. lose $500
insured $500. S. r, Taber loses $500, insured
1890. Mr.. Watson had no insurance. The
insurance was all in the Etna Of Hartford. the
Springfield, and the National of Boston.
SINGULAR AND SUDDEN DEATH. On Mon
day evening during the Storm horse and
pung cam6 into the yard Of Horace MuZzy, i'll
Searsmont. There was no driver to be seen,
but Oh examination man was found in the
bottom Of the pung. Surprising him to be in
toXicated, Mr.. Muzzy drove the team to the
village, where the man was fonnd to be dead.
He was a stranger. A search Of his clothing
brought TO light photograph Of 4 woman,
blank book and receipt given TO Il. Kimball
at Gardiner. Subsequently the man was iden-
titled as L. hnnbal. of Gardiner, son Of Mr..
hmhaN, formerly in the foundry business in
this city. lie was about 30 wears of age, and
had been i'll i'll health.
The bark George Treat, from Boston, which
has been due at this port for some time, arrived
on Sunday last The Captain states that he had
a clustering passage Of seven days, meeting
with adverse winds from the Northeast. On
Wednesday he put into Tenants lIarbor for
shelter. and again at Owls Head on Friday.
I ant CHM, - .before stated, loads with orange
and lemon box shocks for Palermo, Italy
This is the first large vessel that has been di-
rectly drawn to this port by the railroad. We
hope the day is not far distant when forest
If masts will be seen AT orr docks.
A correspondent writes lis from one of the
best farming towns in the county that fodder is
scarce, and the prospect looks hard to even the
best farmers. There is now more stock left
han can be wintered upon the hay and fodder
N store. Nearly all are using proYender, and
lealing ont the hay IN homeopathic quantities.
Though large numbers of cattle have been sold
hon bpIo jS win inc
or. Barns have a lean, empty look, unknown
before and let ushope may never know again.
The prospect 80 far is for light crop Of hay
mother year.
AGRICULTURAL SURVEY. We learn that
!. W. Lang is engaged in writing al Agricul-
ural survey of Waldo County. II is designed
o be ready for the annual volume Of Report Of
Board of Ag. for 1872. Those who have
weather records, meteorological observations,
rop statistics, geological notes, or other IN
rrestng items are requested to communicate
he lame to him at Brooks. at convenience.
Of Farmers Clubs and Ag. societies
'equested to furnish information and statistics
.egarding their organizations at IN early day.
one Of Geo, F. Whites boys, aged 10 years.
anne near being burned to death on Wednes
lav night OF last week. A kerosene lamp was
irOpped and broken on q table in an upper
Dom, the burning oil from which flowed over
lim He ran down stairs and out into the yard,
With his clothes on lire, where. after running
tround the yard, he was seized by his Older
Jrother, u years of age, and rolled in the snow
until the fire WAS eXtinguished.
Samuel Maddocls, an old and respected cii-
zen Of Belfast, died III his house in this city on
" Wednesday evening last. He lived for many
7eurs at the Head of the Tide, but had recently
'emoyed 10 The city, where he engaged in the
hoe trade. He was buried on Sunday with
Masonic honorS. by the Phoenix Lodge, of which
le had long been member. Over eighty of
he brethren were in The procession.
\ meeting OF the Waldo Agricultural Society
vas held in this city on Saturday for the pur-
pose OF taking measures TO lift it out of the
,ottomess slough into which it has fallen.
The meeting was SHINY attended, and 10
measure likely to be in any degree successful
vas adopted II was voted we learn, to assess
he shares, which assessments, like Hotspur's
pirits from the Vastly deep, probably won't
,ome when they are called for.
We regret to learn of the death, on Sunday
asst, OF Captain James Curtis, of Searsport
Japt. c. was ship master, one Of those enter
)rising and energetic men by whom the Ameri-
an marine was built up to its late high stand
lrd. He retired from the sea some years ago,
md for a long time previous to his death was
afflicted with painful and prostrating disorder.
He viii be greatly missed in that community.
The firm of Mudgett Libby e. Griffin, that
las done large business at shipbuildlng and
rading at Stockton, stopped payment on Mon
lay. Their liabilities are said to be $4,000,
md it is reported that they have taken the
preliminary steps for going into bankruptcy.
Two other shipbuilding concerns have failed in
hat town within year, viz: Colcord, Berry &
Co. and B. F. Rice.
Pote & Quimby, who formerly kept stock
Of crockery, have been preparing to close it out,
The job was effectually done on Sunday night
when the shelves containing it broke down.
Such a crash of dinner plates and wreck of tea
pots has seldom been known. And there were
Of the fragments about twelve basketsfull.
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