The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-04-10


lergieks by which granite blocks are moved. to
b.. used at the company'S works at Ninalhaven,
~ the last meeting Of the city government it
was voted to exempt Mathews 4 Co. from mn
ueipA' taxation, until the time for taking the
state valuation, on any new buildings. atli-
t.nl machinery and lot OF land.
When the stereoptcon mau threw George
Qaimby's picture on the screen. chap present
reclaimed, . Stokes don't look like murderer.
Hoes heE j was another conundrum that
George couldn't answer
Next SUNDAY Will be Easter. The day is to
be celebrated at the Unitarian Church by the
rommemoration OF the Lords supper. In the
rvenng Mr.. Utter will lecture to the vonng
lolS> on wasting time.
Sch. Florida OF this port, Capt F. a. Gil
mere. arrived at New York, April first, in four
days and twelve hours from jacksonville bar
sac made the round trip from New York and
back in "a days, with a cargo each way.
Nlr. Taft, who kept the eft picture store in
Pierce Block, las. week, fell from the platform
81 4 broke his arm. lttooh the united strength
If four men to put the Joint in place, while the
atlent was under the influence of ether.
Mr.. Morrow has closed out his potato bust
ness for the season, and left town. He has
shipped during the winter 1000 bushels. of
which $4,000 bushels came over the railroad
md 5000 were bought in the streets He has
paid out this season $4,000.
Mr. Frank b Bickfori has made arrangements
to go into the manufacture of bricks near the
q IL l.
maehine-, employ about fifteen men. and ex-
4ects to commence early in May. There is an
4oundance Of good clay on the spot and brick
were made there many wears ago.
EX-GOVERNOR CROSBY. OF MAINE. This
gentleman who has been spending the last three
months IN this state, visiting all the point, of
interest in East Florida, and writing graceful
letters home tor publication. takes his departure
towards home today. The Governor Will
-pend a few days in savannah, aud thence to
Macon Chattanooga and Louisville, &C., stop
lIug al all the points of interest on the route.
Intending 10 reach his home ia Belfast, about
the 10Th of May. FLORIDA Republican, April
~.
The city government completed its organize
Ton " the meeting on Monday night Capt
Horace Bracket was elected Port Warden
Milton F. Carter, City Marshall; Capt Cha,
tA"hilt y Lltl E4ll41llttIt Asa "A moves. + IRE
Engineer: and {. P. Carter. Highway Surveyor
ID the City District. The matter of the Free
High School was called up, and it was voted
luexpedient 10 appropriate money for that pur-
pose.
Mrs. William Banks, living on Congress
street. had anarrow escape from fatal poisoning
un Saturday evening. Intending to take some
FDa6iajpp no 1, Uni Io+
lion of arsenic, and took large dose. She was
Immediately attacked by spasms and terrible
burning pains in the throat and stomach A
physician was called, who gave emetic, fol-
lowed by dose Of antdoe to the poison which
soon placed her ont of danger.
There was meeting of the W aldo Agrcul-
tural Society in this city Saturday. at which
an exhibit of the Society'> financial affairs was
made. The indebtness is about $4,000. Mr..
Daniel J.. Pitcher who undertook to place the
society on a new basis by fresh subscriptions,
has secured about s1400. 1t voted to hold
The annual meeting in future on the second day
of the fair. and that the exhibition of fancy
goods be held in one of the halls in the city
Captains John Ferguson and Wallace Gun
nngham did good thing for the railroad one
day last week. As they We're walking home
to City Point on the railroad track. they found
large rock that had rolled from the bank Of
cut iuSt below the Point and rested on the rail.
1t had fallen after the passage Of the section
man, and the evening train would be shortly
due. The rock was so large that their united
strength could not move it. They went to the
Point, got four more men, and rolled the rock
out of the way, thus preventing a disaster
Those men should be invited to take ride on
the train.
ALONG THE WHARVEs. Business is ex-
tremely dull IN this department. The bulk Of
hay and potatoes is in from the country, al
though the storehouses vet present good show
lng OF the former. Vessels now leaving are eX-
pecting TO procure their next freights from Ban
gor. A quantity Of slaves vet await transport
tation, but shipment Will necess arily be light for
some time. Pitcher & Gorham are loading schs
Allen Lewis and ldella Small with potatoes for
Baltimore. Woods. Mathews & Baker have
loaded sch. Isis with hay for Boston. Robert
Patterson has loaded sch. VIM. G. Eddie with
hay and produce for Dix Island Sch B. H.
Corless has loaded hay and potatoes for Prov
AAt'"f
cargo of lime for parties in Skowhegan. Brig
Dauntless, u days from Cientuegos, Cuba has
discharged cargo Of molasses for Siblev & Son.
CONCERT. The entertainment given on Tues
day evening by the pupils Of Mr.. Addition,
aided by volunteers, was decided success.
Many Of the well known yocaists of our city
took part-Mrs. Anna Quimbv. Mrs ELS,
th1 I E,o,lo ~
Pitcher, and others. The whole programme,
consisting of choruses, hymns, gees and solos,
was gone through with in manner that shew
careful training of the class the part the
teacher Mr. W. J. $. Addition, of Boston,
favored the audience with the reading of two
poems which he rendered in mastery STYLE
In Hoods Bridge Of Signs. the clear. flexible
voice and appropriate gestures of the reader
interpreted wonderfully the touching pathos of
the author. And in Poe's Raven. one of the
most difficult of pieces, the gloom of the super
natural and sorrow for the loved and lost, were
wildly portrayed, and new depths of meaning
opened TO the listeners Mr.. Addition certainly
has rare powers of elocution. Gen. Webster,
in the course of the evening, read The Shin on
Fire, and comic poem by SAKE.
SHOE FACTORY. At the annual meeting of
the stockholders in the Shoe Factory, on Mon
day, the following directors for the ensuing
year were chosen-Phlo Hersey, W. G. Mar
shall, N. F. Houston, W. IT, Simpson. L. A.
knowton, Calvin Hervey, w. T. Colburn. n.
r. Houston was elected treasurer and f. X.
BOYLE, clerk.
Phlo Jersey, Esq, President, made report,
in which he stated that the whole expenditure
fohave been SIT 900, for building and machinery.
The lease, which is not yet completed although
the terms are agreed upon, will take effect from
Aug I. 1872. The lessees, who have been at
work eight months, now employ 95 persons
and produce 800 pairs of shoes per day. Seven
teen families, comprising Ga persons have moved
into town, and are now at work in the factory
The iessees have expended S14 900 in machinery
&C.. and intend to make further investment of
S25oo in order to double the present capacity of
the works, which they intend to do before july
NIa ii.