The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-05-09
Local Items, &c.
News Of the County and City.

ltt uryer.iahng promise OF green leaves;
AmoHg them all the waiting blossoms sleep
beauties OF June, and fragrance of its ewes.
Ii, song OF birds at early morn, at night
ihe p.au;ise peep of melancholy frog;
u-hne at ,mes At times in weeping plight;
All these things tend 10 give ones thoughts jog.
ae .-rse OF beauty is conferred few;
Au4 much to then. Its full enjoyment binders
-adus 5t beauty, have you been view
flc -teat attraction shown in Burkett's wndowss
kftpkM MEETING. The second meeting
H.. tile Reform Club. on Friday evening, was
r-u attended, the sudience being largely made
III, Of ladies. Nj. Hayford called the meeting
10 order and Rev. Mr.. Brown offered prayer.
he chairman then announced that one purpose
oi the meeting was to make permanent organi-
.luou OF the Club, and that he was ready to
4lu motions thereto A Committee consisting
ai VI :. Staples, irwin Calderwood and Gen.
>lcber~ou vas raised with instructions 10 re-
sprt 81 u-l or permanent officers. During the
tp-eHcr d. thg Committee. Hon. n. Abbott
ai,4hr NJ considerable length, saying that he had
,u- anticipated q call TO speak, he had in
-.r-i that Young men would be the active par
elephants n The meeting. He praised the voiun-
lsrN abstinence plan, and related some affecting
SCENES that he had witness d under the old
Nashngtonian reform.
On ii, return. the Committee reported-For
President. Joseph Williamson Vice Presidents
Harrison Havtord. Secretary, q. E. Brackett
easuIer- VI. l.. Moodcock. An Executive
COMMITTEE Wa, also named, and bylaws re-
toWya AID Of which We're accepted
snkll support Of the movement. It's import
-noe ana The great amount Of good which ii cal
,uatrd 10 confer upon The community.
Geu. NiokFrsvu argued that the present
lie proper and suspicious time for reform.
he SAID That All should sign. Those W no DO
D1t think they need To, but that Others do, should
lrud rs moral support OF their names, A self
imposed restraint is not enough
Vol Her-el said he had not felt the need of
Stronger influences to protect HIM from the evil
deei= y drink, but he did like glass Of good
Iiri aud had acquired lame among hi, neigh
.-rz iJl TIA, ~ d good article He had that
.tag drank the last bottle Of Il choice lot and was
in" i.aig " sign the pledge. He spoke al
iGrrAlie -rngth, mostly in i Iacetious vein.
tUltAei Remarks " ere made by l.. X. Palmer,
Mansfield, and A. Haytord. Rev Mr. Brown
IT, ~ s. N'0" '"S hilu vi l4uor,
TIT II pc we're - an NOUS 10 az some
-''Ns '' '"e wa! u abstinence III ! they had re
rs.eed lq ef~an from drinking tea.
pA motuu ii Was voted that the bylaws be
oustrard To- include women, and on invitation 10
-I % Dale forward and signed. The little boys
4tH-4 ID gn aud u 30 small boys
''' H"iiisS ~ al lIeIe were ABOUT
II AH' = 'oS s-Si'7u 'ilf pledSe
49, <
'neh auJouflied 10 saturday
e'oN''ls' we llth' On Wh-eh occasion II is eA-
t'e''N 'i'' l'oo' 'o'hua Nye' OF Augusta, VIII
POISONED AND sol POISONED. Last week
~ w. A. Norton, 4" no has iof some time re-
eidrd At l-.ucoinviIle Beach, left suddenly aud
reyretlY lor The West, after Forwarding his
family toy 7n..thrr route Nj. Parker. of The,
Belfast Livery Company, 10 which the Doctor
is Ihde bleJ GA some horse and carriage trans
-cu"ns, ~et Jut ~ pursuit, and found him on
ht caie AZ Brun,Wick. The Doctor declined 10
I,tA but ala he Soud accompany Mr. Parker
81 Belfast, aud they Iook passage on the Ri,h-
4nUnd from Portland on "Wednesday n,oht
White IN Portland Norton nrotess4d to Ia I'M
and fought some nedlcie al a druooist,s atar
getting On board the boat h., r,,.o,.ure5 sam,
.ter aHi took the medicine HI. u,s li.-
.Oyered outside tie saloon. apnare,tly IN great
Suffering ana VA placed in !, room hv rla Of.
Heefs u tle boat, Being Al the time cold ana ap-
bAiehly speeehiess and in-ensbe. a New
Aoih dottor Who "as on board, was called
-hd pronounced hil0 in 4 diving condition from
yosuh. bottle iabeled Fowler. solution of
4fseue %as found in his pocket. soon after
Noftou apparently died. Bul Capt. sprague.
~ lsiFsoVf" " no " a. IN the room, noticed that
r. "-eaiheu softly ana pronounced the whoIe
Fe'- oI i-'Aee AAaiH' On Lie arrival Of the boat
" ~ N''I-'l' tlr D!e4d man hid ~ far recovered
7@ 'o Ae carried ashore placed il u Carriage
ana taken 20 hoteI. Arriving al the hotel a.
rs n informed The resurrected suicide felt SO
MucE oettef mat ne sat down to breakfast and
A'e R0ou square meal. Recognizing the Bel
'-''t S'aSe tuiNef near MN, he remarked i'll
~ anu lestNe manner, " You tell Parker that
SAh "Alh further than he can today The
Bangor papers nave wasted good deal of sym
palh5 on lhls case, IN their references TO poor
Neotoi ana efuei creditor. The man was
N"Hel ny uuFeSs' bul came by his own consent,
A"N 'i'e p'oleSSed poisoning as only sham
go az HVin Ms creditor. 50 much sym
Pa1nF du his apparently torIorn condition eX-
eHr' ihal q contribution was taken up for him.
10 winch MI i'arker literally contributed,
HOKACh's RELATIVES The ..h,,,.,t.. Of
FireiVy have urged that he is Il man Of limited
lahill connections, and therefore it win be .nl-
possible for him 10 continue the Grant scandal
81 IA army Of connections in office. But re-
NeaieA IA our nelshboring town of Stockton has
leNeae1 the fact thai family connections OF
'ire'r' , ne female side are quite numerous.
APT Robert Hiehborn, who bearded the keep
ef Of The state Liquor Agency in his den. is 4
lhlId cousin. Some of The Dcknye arc vanona
'"uNln'' Wilson HithbUrn and James W.
A'cheN are SAID TO bear strong personal resem-
nance 10 'he candidate. The relationship comes
rom lhe mother ol Mr.. Greeley, from which