The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-07-04

People Of an enquring mind can learn Of Daniel
Pitcher how much it costs them to be citizen
of Belfast After the Jubilee, cucumbers will
be reduced from 10 cents to cents each......
New potat PES are in the market at 50 cents a
half peck-old one, at % cents bushel. $50. The
United States is 96 years old to-day and still
healthy.....The public schools close We,lnes-
day.. There has been a lady in this city trying
to make arrangements to open boarding school
for young ladies 1.-THE Holsters in our market
are about the size of New York bed bug 49,.
w. Ii. Conner lost valuable horse last week
He dropped dead without any APPARENT cause.
Henry Dunbar had horse die at Ellsworth
last week of colic.....And now the currant
worm takes our leaves instead of his......Peorle
who last year raised many pears, this year com
plain of probable scarcity of that fruit 18th
salmon at Is cents and strawberries at 20 cents,
man with Il good set of bowels and a clear
conscience can live and forget all about the
labama claims. Great demand is made
for good boarding places-Sheritf Calderw God
can accommodate limited number at his granite
hotel on the hill.... Alderman Geo. B. Fur
eerson is getting out some fine granite above
CITY Point, like that OF which the piers in the
X. r. bridge are but.."..The farmers are COM
mencing to cut their graSs.....Thn Republicans
had quite a Hale storm at Ellsworth during the
convention. There is a man in this city who
get living by manufacturing lyes-he is
soap man...".A gentleman in town tells us, that
unless he can compromise with the young man
who is learning to play the llageo let in his
neighborllood, he shall be obliged to sell
his property and move west..... >. Boys that may
put out their eyes with tire-crackers to day, or
blow their fingers of with pistols, are request
ed to give particulars TO our local reporter..."
John Davidson brought green peas of his own
raising INTO market July LIST who beats that
....A little son of A. Andrews put Ills elbow
out of CONT while wrestling with companion
.....Any one wishing to enjoy little quiet nap,
can take 18th Of July for the occasion, 1t will
be so still here, that you can see to pick W a
pn.....A fine shower refreshed us Monday
afternoon. 1.-THE hobolink fever has somewhat
subsidized The doctors report an unusual
amount of sickness in June. One of the pilots
of the Boston steamers says he has had only
two clear nights this SeaSon......W there are the
thinkers: they are due about this time .....A
young man made an open buggy out of a top
one very suddenly by running under Il sign.....
The City Guards had drill Monday evening;
they were in uniform and presented fine APP
pearance ....in pursuance Of the consolidation,
the International telegraph Office has been re
moved to that OF the Western Union. .....Of 1913
pupils in Miss Pratts Grammar school, during
the Term lust closed, 30 were not absent at all |
and 70 absent only on account of Illness, which !
is Il good record. Somebody in the rear of our
office keeps tame crow, or we have caws to
think so...... The new schooner in McGilvery'S
ward will be launched to-day Thursday about |
IL O'Clock.