The Republican journal., 1873-09-04
Lieut.. Carl F. Palfrey has been transferred to

Lieut.. Carl F. Palfrey has been transferred t.
West Point, as instructor Of mathematics.
When we went to press on Thursday, a larS
fire was burning in the woods a few miles OIL
on the Augusta road ,givingout clouds of smoke
The Fort Point Hotel has been closed for thu
season, but not until war had been declared
against the landlord by the prohibitionists, a
will be seen by our police court report.
Rev. }. A. Ross will be installed as pastor o
the North Church to-day (Thursday0 Services
and sermon will take place in the evening, thu
latter 10y Prof. Barbour, of Bangor.
Among the recent sales of public lands, il
| Franklin county, we notice that a part of town
| ship No. > in range 6, was sold to {. b. Hazel
tine. OF this city. for - cents per acre
Letters from Belfast boys, from the Gulf O
st. Lawrence, bring intelligence that our friend
suffered abroad as we'll as at home, on tina
memorable sunday, the wind being so terrible
a. to wreck Il large number of fishing vessels
| We haven't learned of any deaths as yet from
| our citizens in the business.
| There is good prospect that the track of the
railroad may be extended along the water from
| Of the city, now that the fire has cleared away
the buildings. President Morrill,. Director Al
den and Manager Hatch were in the city OF
| "Wednesday looking the route over. The own
err Of real estate express Willingness to give
the right OF way, and the conference of the rail
road managers with those citizens interested
gave very strong hopes that the project will be
carried out. Col. Wildes, who was present. wa:
directed 10 rum the line. which he will do the
| coming week.
y new source of water supply for our city
| has recently been looked into The stream
| crossing the Augusta road at the foot of Hay.
! ford Hill, and known the Ladd Brook o,
Meadow BROOK has..its rise in cluster of springs
| on the lahd Of Nathaniel Shaw, and the supply
is said 10 be lntailing. On Tuesday Mr. Rose
of Ehnila. y. y. who furnished pipe for the
| Augusta water works, examined the locality
and gave the opinion that a single spring was
| giving out water enough to run a six inch pipe
| 'lhe spot is about two and half miles from
| tustom House square. 1t is not unlikely that
| some plan may De devised for bringing in this
| water.
| DONATIONS. Mrs. Dickerson has received
| from Bangor box of clothing for the sufferers
| by the fire. 1t was collected through the eXer-
tion~ OF Mrs. \. l.. Simpson, and that lady gives
| the following names of the contributors-Mrs
| samuel Blake, Mrs. Hannibal Hamlin, Mrs,
| Noah Woods, Mrs. DR.. Jctier,is, Mrs. A. W.
| Paine, Mr.. Lewis Barker Mrs. Dunning and
Mrs. Aver.
AmDOU * a cn
| load of corn, six hundred bushels, from Stephen
| Caldwell, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, once resi-
| dent OF this city With the bill of lading Mr.
| Caldwell inform, the Mayor that the car will
| be semi free of freight to Boston, through the
| generosity of the following railroad lines-Bos-
! Ton aud Albany, New York Central and Hudson
| River, Lake Shore and Michigan Southern,
| Chicago and Northwest.
Cll> AFFAIRS. Monday evenings session.
| Roll OF accounts No. !, read and allowed Amt.
- ,5Sl SIS. The Chief Engineer and the Com
| mtcc on Fire Department We're authorized to
purchase Tor engines No. , and No. 5. nine hun
'red feet of linen hose, five hundred feet of
Which are TO De lubber-lined and two sections
Of suction hose also Il hose-calriage for No. .
W
in@t"n Hall building on High street received
II" '''il'tle action, rs the two boards failed to
concur The Committee ON sidewalks were
authorized 10 build Il concrete sidewalk on
ljeaN"f street IN front of IaytOrd Block, pro-
Nldrd Mr.. ii. viii pay one half the cost The
Mayor WAS authorized 10 express the thanks OF
the ttN Government for assistance rendered
tL,i of H.,
llrr.'N n al. for the extension of Cross street
to omlnrrcial street referred to Committee Oh
Roads and Bridges. Notice ordered that a
hearing viii be given on the discontinuance of a
portion OF Fish street, ut the next regular meet
i'ig. Notice ordered that the Aldermen will
be IN session IN the Aldermens Room on the
afternoons Of the 4th, 9TH and 9th inst, for the
purpose of correcting the voting lists
PHICE COURT. Jeremiah Flagg was ar
| raigncI on complaint Of Sarah j. Robinson
| charged With punching the eye of the complain
| ant on lie night of the fire. She was very con
livh OF The assault at first, but after little re-
| iierlinn concluded that some article which she
WAS carrying from the devouring flames. in
| ilicted the wound, and Jerry went free.
| Hotel At Fort Point, was brought before the
Court on Tuesday, charged with being Il com
mon seller OF liquor on the sacred soil of Stock
| ton. He recognized i'll $500 for appearance at
the October term Of the Supreme Court. The
complaint was made by Capt Robert Hichborn
The following We're simple drunks-Charles
Ncinto-h. jail 30 days. Hiram Hawes, Jail 1C
days Addison Warren, So and costs. and
being mpecimous, Went to iail
SE.ISPORl. ON the 2Sth ult., While a son OF
Wilson Coror'l was blasting at the Bog Hill
granite quarry, he undertook to drill out ;
charge which had failed to explode. While
| doing - the charge took fire. One hand and
arm were severely burned, the other hand bad
| y torn, and his face and eyes filled with pow
| "a. The doctor considers his eyes in danger.