The Republican journal., 1872-05-23
Local Items, &c.
News of the County and City.
LOCAL LYRIC.


Some set their trading catch folks mapping,
Like careless Insects held in sticky pitch
The lawyers, with their legal mines and sapping
And fat retainers, hasten to get rich;
lheir patients doctors want, and like the fee
(But we don't joke at them when death comes near
Except we laugh almost to death to see
Some soabby sawbones dealing in ''the queer.
But II life's many rocks and shoals you'd shun.
There is true wisdom that would advise:
Select an honest calling--any one
Resolve to fairly deal-thcn advertise
AN INQUEST Some excitement has been
occasioned in this city by an inquest upon the
body Of William p. BurrI, who died in March
last. Mr.. b. moved from Searsport to Belfast
two years ago, and engaged in the manufacture
of trunks. He shortly Afterwards married Mrs.
Ellis widow of L. r.. Ellis. who died while
keeping The American House. Mr.. Burrill " n
an invalid at he tint ol his marriage, ami con-
lnued in his usual condition up he latter
part Of February, when he was taken in, and
died March 3D. TIE relatives Of the deceased
have since found fault with the cifrum- tau"es
of his death, alleging that they were suspicious
the burial indecently hurried, and that the re-
IlIdtIS nave DtEH ittt III TIE receiving IN
stead Of being buried, as the laws require
| There We're also questions raised in respect to
property which the deceased WIS stll to have
had, and which csnnot now be found These
things resulted in an application TO Coroner
John Poor, for an inquest, bv the of Mr..
Burrill, who lives in Knox County, and his
halfbrother, Martin F. Whitcomb. Of SearSport
A Apparflipoly ba 1. h.. FOL
lowing jury-Mar>h hall Davis, Dane Fauuce,
Nehemiah Abbott, E. K Boyle, NoAh Mathews,
Augustus Perry. The urors were sworn IN
the presence of the body, required by Jaw
proceeding to The cemetery for that purpose.
The examination TOOK place i'll the Grand
jury room on Tuesday The witnesses sum
moned were Mrs. Burrill the iomestic> in the
| house, Dr.. Flanders, who attending phys-
ciau, Iirs. Brooks. Moody, Johnson, and the
applicants for The inquest. Or. Flanders was
tie principal witness, and testified a. folows-
was first called to Mr.. Burril on Wednesday,
March 2nd An examination shtw tender
ness in right side, extending towards the
stomach with fever. These symptoms cun-
I tinued without change until saturday, when
there was sudden change, which proslrated
him much u discharge Of blood from the
. bowels. tie dlltI ai''s Ha'' hiA't'A-
morning iVuHu mn ~ i,,.ini,
sI1ooestirq Dr.. Brooks. He saw him that day
a. did also Dr.. Johnson t-Ap'alne4 my treat
menf Wh!cn tueY app' ~ ~" ,i,ia, - a."
I a.5t ..ry NJ, R1rril he told NE he had taken
four mandrake pills, which boartier in the
/ house advised, and hs thgughl 'hey had INJURED
uiil' t'2HS"' rrt9tino rstb,rtic and stin1i'
/ Ianf 10 the liver. He suffered pain only in the
| early stages OF the disorder, and had his senses
except oll ll'e iaSa It ,rat r uo',iI no n.
IT, H. % 49, h.,t avnrpssed no wish 10 see hi
/ . fatiyes prescribed preparation OF sweet
/ spirits OF Gttre, Wh!ch y hlIi ~ ulufT't. re
.7tas ""1 tr5 y, 10 administared he m.1icincs
Others We're ia the room AT times, Or. Lombard,
1ousa Mr. EIsTk STAYED with him Saturday
night. MIR. Dodge ana VT. beae were There.
Y ;" III -on. @ -" ~ I,thi,,l
/ ,.xca,2f fh. hammorhage Of bowels. He had the
same trouble before, with vomitlns ot blood.
"ou came h5el us ~ ~ 1' No. ~. 4 49, ~" ~"
| ,,,l'tt,'ea jo MOI think his death could have
/ resulted from poison. His wite's treatment Of
h'tii WAS 5acA As ! "ruailF see ~ soGu u">FI
~ ~ IN ,4iti ~ Az HI, iffa
/ The ,,har witnesses examined we're Henry
/ ". Burriil .on of deceased Mrs BurrlI, Mrs.
Crawford. AurtIEa Thompson. Mary Patterson
4 (the TWO latter domestlcs IN the house, Dr.
/ Moody DR.. Brooks, Dr.. johnson and Or l.otn-
bard. All The testimony sustained hat Of Dr.
Flanders A. to the cause IF death Nothing " AS
disclosed in the slightest degree mplicAtlng any
one The jury Immediately and unanim ou>lY
returned d verdict Of death from disease OF the
liver ana hemmorhage Of the bowels Thus
endet ait the foolish accusations and scandal
which hsve been kept alive Tor months IN this
mattel 'S'.d which nave cast unioa"ueo 1 ann
cruel suspicious upon all lhloteI' "oill"n-
once the gosslpS nave lhhae nfsl CLASS AenNA-
neg.
Among 4. lot OF salmon lii our market on
Monday. wa, one that mad no head, having lost
that important member In curious manner.
| The men who Oat nets SCI OF the shore OF Sears
Island noticed by The commotion ot the hoats
that fish 1a.! struck one out before they could
get OF IL their boat- aseai had seized the tNh by
the mead and lore it completely on, The animal
/ the" went unVes oHe he' az" lii7" 10 pun 'u0
S1''h"" "u' A7 "'s 7H@N" ny 'ie iii'i rs % ~
/ leetN.
STONE & NykkAH'5 CIRCUS. Ihis We'll
Known eXAioilioh VIII open III this cuy on the
afternoon OF FRIDAY yhe 3lSt INST. The reputa-
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