The Republican journal., 1873-02-13


Not long ago we published an account OF an
old English custom which gave a leg Of bacon to
every couple in the paI ish that had lived twenty
years together without quarrelling. A gentle
man in the boot and shoe business. who lives
very near Us, intends to put in claim for the
bacon when the custom is adopted here.
There has been presented and referred in the
legislature bill that provides for the incorpora-
ton OF Charles B. Hazeltne. John W.
White, VIM. c. Marshall of Belfast, Dariu.
Alden of Augusta, and others, into a steamboat
company for the establishment of line between
Belfast and Casline and other points east.
Revenue Cutter Dobbin was in our harbor on
Monday, Captain Dean reports that on the 2d
INST, found British schooner Violet ashore on
Bay Ledge, near Isle au Haute. She was from
st. John for Boston, with lumber. After get
ting Off She leaked considerably and Capt Dean
offered to tow her to Castine, but the Captain
thought he could get her ID Herring Gut and
declined assistance.
Rev. MIR, Utter, Of the Unitarian church, has
received call to settle over the society At
Augusta. He laid the matter before hi- parish
toner's last Sabbath, and desired an "a preston
He would like to remain where he Is, he said.
for two wears to come, bat ut the same time de
sired that no one should be influenced by that
fact in casting q vote but consider only thu
good of the parish. Unless he decision should
be nearly unanimous he should consider it his
duty to seek another field If labor We learn
that action by the society Is 10 be taken mme
diately.
GOV. ChamberIain'> lecture was very well
received, although the house was not So full a
It should have been Tie t0id in 4 lucid. telci-
touS and often eloquent manner the story OF
Gettysburg fight, and of the part which hi,
command took in the defence of the rocky
height known rs Little Round Top. which the,
held against the assaults Of The confederate
army for 4 day and night. The vivid word
painting OF the Governor gave highly dramatt,
ette,t To the scenes that he described The
next lecture will be- on the evening of the 10Th
by +. H. EIwell. Esq, OF Portland ana We
hope to see q fun house.
MeSsro. Cox 4 Field publish ia another
column of this paper the January statements oil
two of the companies for which they are agents
These are the Old Hartford, well known as one
Of the Staunchest and soundest companies in the
country, and the FIRST National OF Worcester
Both of these rompauie, had heavy losses in the
Boston fire, but paid every dollar without
whine or 4 strain on their resources Mr.. Geo.
7. Field, formerly of this CITY, i Secretary Of
the Worcester Company. MeSSr> COX 4 Field
have been long in The business understand it
thoroughly and have the entire confidence OF
our people. In Our judgement persons in this
vicinity cannot do 50 well Is 10 consult them in
etiecting assurances.
ON saturday afternoon, a young son of Sebra
Patterson was sitting III pung in front OF this
Office holding the REIN, while his father was trad
ing in a store near by. pair of horses, attach
ed to heavy sled that mad become frightened
by snow slide came tearing around the corner
from Main street, and ran directly npon the
pung. II seemed ~ though the boy must in
evtaily he killed The top Of the pung was
knocked into Splnters, and the pieces caught
under the forward runners of the sled, with the
boy among them. Fortunately one Of the horses
fell, which stopped the pair. but so closely WAS
the boy hejt that the sled had to be lifted to get
him out And vet, strange to >ty, he was nos
seriously hurt. The runaway team belonged
to oscar Ciley, of Brooks
A gentleman who reside, on the Augusta
road, wa~ in the city Monday with biz stick
desiring an interview with Charles Douglass.
and related the following SUNDAY young
Douglass (coloretD rallied at his house and tSked
for something to eat, which was given him. On
The next day he again called with the same re-