The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-07-13
Local Items, &c.
News Of the Cou nty and City.

About half past six, on Saturday morn ing
last MI, Southworth, who was passing Mans
iind'~ outrage shop. discovered Il fire upon
the roof. and one upon shed adjoining. The
alarm WAS Immediately given and the people
Who quickly collected, put the iirc ont with
buckets Of water. The fire took from burn
ins chimney 1T the American House. Tho
wind was blowing turiously from the North
West and had the flames got started, a serious
fire would have resulted.
ON Friday morning last, us The paSscn gen
train from this city was running very fast be
tween Thorndike and Unity, horse suddenly
jumped from behind fence upon the track
and was struck by the engine and Killed. The
horse was Young one, and belonged TO Mr.
Files.
ON saturday last. as Ellison Page. of stock
ION, was riding home on dray, with some OF
h- noighhor~, he fell upon the wheel, and wa~
drawn under it, the ,lray passing over him.
When taken up, his spine was found to be IN
jnred. SO that LIS lower limb, arc paralyzcd and
hc lies in a dangerous condition.
\ party camping out ON the pleasant shores
n Lake Qumtobacook, Inst week were 50 per
~i-tontIy ~crenadod by the whippoorwill~ that
they loniu't sleep. They thinl, the birds over
lid the thing.
y horse that stood at the cdge of the side walk
ou Nuiu street, on SATURDAY, evening. kept
Niiou~ly biting at paSsers. and at length bit a
hoY ,eyercy on the arm. The owner of that
animal will have damages 10 pay, if he isn't
careful.
Ibo cool summer evenings, about the going
down OF The sun, are improved by our people
for drives. Tho road along the bay displays
some handsome pairs of matched horses, and 4
good amount Of fast trottna.
People from the country complain of piIfer-
Ing nom their wagons when left in the streets.
some day The rogue will fill into trap, and
have irayr Ia ,ool themselves At Mr.. calder
Wood~ mansion on the hill.
THE name of the Captain Of the steamer Arso
j. Kiss"m, accent on last syllable. and not
ki>,'em. "a, some have supposed. For The
benefit oil any young ladies, however. who may
'.N"r the latter theory, we will state that the
Captain i good looking man.
Al BoWdoin Collage commencement. on Wed
~ VI i'"'"'i u LAW
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IFAlmm Mcfarland, Esq, OF ~ear>mont, on
saturday last pad hi- forty lir-t annual sub
,ruption to this paper. ~ did Mark stiles,
Ed, Of Jackson. on Monday.
Th. Ea~tnu Herald SAYS The Wl,hinotou
Hose Coun.nv .Ir.,,l,ino .,l,out .,nin., ~, .,n
cNllrr~iou ~,loVu East rs far. AS rrlf,.t
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i'' 'i""I"' WIS "I"N''h on lhfN'iav hishl 10y
y ihr ram ot several hours that WEI '~ OF Great
"el"H Y" ihr crops.
Proposals are ON Tor building a new station
hUI'in@ At 6unhan, 10 be completed in octo-
boI.
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,,ay-,iav of routb cj,,u wont i,,o ono az
,Yf ,ll,ilc, STORES an, t,,, f,,,,ti, ,.,,
# ham, oil and THINKING. if ,y,. ,o,f,,, ,+,,.o.
Al hi, handkerchief and tbn l,nel. of Ms cha,
hat man wants to know which i tbe host inl
If SOAP lnr rcmoyint ar.,., suots Tho
schools arc l,3yin.,.., yat.,t;nn Nn,ri,c, ,,;,,
il inc out ~ I,,,,,' l;ru,ncy. lilo ,.,,,t,,,.,.
horse We pa,sed one ON The road ro,outt,, ,vho
4sd hacn arguing with his beast far =, ,,lnnn
Hour We asked lil he intend eottjnr if bo,n,>
said No. Il shall get that ere marc home--o,.
bury hcl." and b. looked n. t1,ono,, In. ,onnt i,
..... Monroe has rot another ,on.,tin hi. tin,.
il +, not Il whcoI-r;,Iro,y. The ,v,tcring ,,I..,,
u the ~op..re i, Il, drv as the horses ty4, wan,
/. II seems a pity. when wafer j, 50 cbe.,p
h4t 4 good temperance city like ours can't keen
! little Oh tap.....Thpre was Il row OH The street
saturday night. The face of one Of the victims