The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1871-03-30

News of the County and City.

JOINING Store 81 MI W ells, separated only by
wooden partition, heard the groans as of some
me in distress, and made some search about
the back door. hut was unable to discover any
thing, He went to his breakfast and on re-
turning, III about half an hour, discovered that
MT Moorc's store bad been opened, the shutters
taken down and the door locked on the inside.
nahe 10 effect an entrance, some of the neigh
hors broke ia the door They found Mr.. Moore
upon the floor at the rear of the store, with "A
terrible cash i'll his throat and quite dead We
made an examination of the body and surround
ings soon after the discovery. The deceased
had gone about the act in the most systematic
manner. Ills coat vest and collar were removed.
A looking glass stood upon dry goods box.
leaning against the wall, and beside it was a
razor. He had evidently stood before the glass
IN order to see Just how 10 cut and the lets OF
blood had covered the glass, the wall and box
with red ~patcr~ of gore. Falling to the floor.
The blood had poured out, and covered the
boards IN great pools He lay upon his face,
With the sleeves and front of his SHIRT saturated
with gore. The razor was found by his side
The gashih The throat severed the iugular vein
and windpipe, SO that death was immediate
posed Of the following citizens John C. Brooks,
H. Il. johnson Ir., Hiram Chase, T. W.
l.othrop Geo. r. White. cyrus Patterson,
Albert Small and Asa A. IIowes. They re-
turned a verdict of death by suicide.
Mrs. Moore says she had observed nothing
unusual in her husbands appearance of late,
further than that he seemed Slightly ILL., and ate
sparingly. Before leaving the house Oh the
fatal morning, she noticed that he took his razor
from its usual place and put it in his pocket,
Lat The act excited no suspicious on her part.
Mr.. Moore was Il native of Searsmont, forty
nine years of age, had been resident in this city
about twenty-five years, and was brother of
the late Geo. b. Moore, formerly editor of this
paper, He was eccentric in his ways,
sometimes to degree amounting to insanity,
and result of this kind had been feared by his
friends. He leaves two children,
WHERE'S ToTA1AN:" That's the inquiry
That goes forth from numerous individuals in
tls city and the region round about. Some
weeks ago a nee Young man who presented his
card as Mr.. Eben Totman, dealer in fish and
provisions nj Quincy, Mass, put in an appear
anre here, il search of eggs aud smells He
negotiated with Arson +. Durham, Frank
Nhitmore, Elwell, and others for regular sup
plies Of those commodities, which were duly
forwarded by steamer. He also arranged III
other localities. In short his appetite for eggs
and smells was enormous. II was soon noticed
however, that there was no corresponding flow
OF greenbacks in response 10 the stream of fish
and eggs that was sent westward. The dealers
couldn't eggs-actly understand it. The transac-
lion seemed tishy-it smet of smelts The
dealers have waited, To-, these many days. and
there is no satisfactory response to the inquiry
Where's Totman?"
p. 5. Since the above was put in type, the
question has been answered The police cap
tured him, and he is in Jail, charged with
swindling. Parties can now tell better where
TO find Totman than here to look for their
eggs and smelts.
Joseph Hasty, who, during the building of
our railroad was familiary known as " Big
Joe, who weighed some over 800 lbs ayoirdu.
ppis, has gone to the land of his fathers He
was formerly quite prominent man, but pole
eat proved his deadly enemy. Prog. Age
The above is in bad TASTE. Poor Joe served
oul railroad company faithfully ready to lend
all possible services at all times. He was a man
OF intelligence and education, who was never
"a, u'fl OF d'>honorable aet 1t is wrong to
Lake advantage of his frendess death to cast
cruel tests upon his grave. If ''polecat" was
hiN deadly enemy in life lie ought now 10 be
~ ''e ''''n''s'
snow NlofM We experienced tho lion-lke
gong 'ul OIL M'reh on Monday furious
northeast storm ragged all day. depositmg about
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'''" IL oil MI IL = hich OF lhorndlke,
'''"' 'ne D"iilIii2S OF Amos whitney OF that
i'"'e' were destroyed by IRE on TUESDAY night.
A part OF the furniture was saved, but the house.
wood she'd graInery and hay barn, together
with Il moving machine. a horse some hoes
and nrovtsions voro dosrovoa M, f,,a -;
..tai :, "et e'9loS'u' NJ iie ol's'-
Ss500 Insured fo, 11,oo
mere VIII pc a social gathering i'll the Me
'hoa'st Nes'fy' "Wednesday evening. April 9th,
,t;., 1900. .,,,, ~ ii'ii''i' "noNe
VI" SooH eIoSe' \
7'"'' ~ III '''i"" 1" "H Is extended.
At meeting of the Unitarian Parish. ON SIM
,''9 ,'S' y was agreed 10 RAISE alund of $500
- ""Ies' OF "hlch 9looo was sub
''iloea on tho spot. 1t was also voted that he
lion was taken in respect TO a successor
'' ~ A'i ""' NV sen MS interest IN the
S'"''' ~ W. 'oo"in""rth' as reported
'',' va s'i" was Iceons'uefeo' ana the sale
'H'uc 10 ohalles H. Mitchell Mi. Parker re-
'''''S MS interest IN lhe Stage Company. He is
''" III negotiation Tor 'he Bay view House, at
Adihuch.