The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-08-28

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| Andrew w Bates, house, 5000 insured
$500; occupied by j. Sherman
Marcus r. Xiii, house, $4,000. insured
$1,000
HOW TIE SUFFERERS WERE FED.
\ Bangor lady, staying with her chill
dren for 4 time ut East Northport came
up on Sunday evening, and called at the
house of II. III. johnson. on Church street.
She sends us the following mention of the
reception which the tired hungry and
homeless sufferers there met 1t is but
Just for Us 10 say that similar commenda-
ton is due many other houses in our city
| The liberality and hospitality of one of your
citizens Is deserving of special mention. Dur
inc our call of perhaps half an hour, the dining
table was constantly repleni>hed with meats,
vegetables, pies, &c. as hasketstul We're being
Tiled for the supperess. The noise of the
coee-lniil kept up an uncea>ing hum. There
was a file Of women. sufferers by the fire, to
and fro through his kitchen during our stay. and
We could hear his voice husky with sympathetic
emotions calling "Give them all the potatoes
and pork they can carry Mrs. H.. her daugh-
ter, Miss May, and Il visitor, Miss Nellie Mason
Of Bangor, were no less attentive at the dining
| intlamed with smoke and cinders. and cheeks
blanrhed with fear of the terrible fire and lest
the fierce wind by some sudden change might
make il still more destructive. they for an III
slant did not forget their self imposed tasks.
| Plates were laid and exchanged with cordial
grace and all the courteSe> extended that could
| have been expected At presidential tete.
RELIEF.
On Monday, Mayor Marshall, having
received Numerous Geographic offers Of
assistance, sent in the associated press de-
spa1ches the following:
Belfast will accept with gratitude whatc\ or
pecllniary aid shall be offered. She needs it, For
the second time within eight years Il terrible
conila@raion has Smitten her. She asked no
assistance then: now She is compelled to do 50.
The amount of insurance is only one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars and but Il
small part Of this will 60 to the poor and ,lc>ti-
tute sufferers. W. c. MARSHALL. Mayor.
\ meeting Of the municipal officers has
appointed Il committee of relief consisting
of Mayor Marshall, John G. Brooks, John
W. White, Daniel Fauncc and Philo Hersey
to receive and distribute supplies to the
arrange tables in, and supplies Will be re,
ceived at North Primary schoolhouse. Al
ready liberal donations have been received
The citizens Of Bangor sent provisions by
steamer Richmond on Monday Capt G.
b. Sanford sent 500; Jenkins Lane & Co.,
Boston, 5000; Miller 4 IIoughton, n. y.
800; Horace Anderson, Portland S25 !;
Dana Il Co.. Portland, S25 d. s. Moody.
Iarmouth so Rufus Dcerng Il Co.,
Portland, $50; John Musscv, Portland,
5000, ID. Nj. llodgdon, Boston 500; Thos
{. Porter, Boston, $50 W. ii. Cadcs, BoS-
ton, $50: r. s. Il j. b Ilucl1ins, Boston,
500; Boston Journal Company, 800 !;
Geo b. Faunce. so. The Mayor requests
Us to acknowledge the above contribu-
tons Our own citizens are also respond
| ing literally. Il. {. johnson has sent
5000; Seth L. AIlliken, 800 We shall
publish hereafter a full list of donations
LOSSES AND INSURANCE.
| 1t is difficult to be exact IN estimating
| the total loss. 1t is not lar inside OF half
Il million dollars The total amount Of in
surance is Sl31 300 of which the agency
Of Cox Il Field have the following