The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1873-06-05

The NorthpOrt Cheese Factory il now il
operation. We have received specimen which
is as handsome, well favored and in every par
tlcular as good as that imported from othe
states. We are glad to chronicle the success o
this enterprise.
I ON Wednesday there was commotOn among
those who deal in the ardent on the sly. Mr.
Grant, U. 5. Deputy Shipping Commissioner fol-
Boston, having accompanied crew for Sears
port vessel to that por.t drive over here to
await the returning boat. He was in and out Of
the hotels considerably, andiooking about town
generally, when some one espied silver badge
peeping from under his coat. The alarm
| spread, and such kiting around with deml-
johns and bottles, and such making themselves
scarce by certain people, has not been seen for
many day. When Mr.. Grant learned that he
had been mistaken for one of the speaking de-
tectlyes he was at first amused and then indig-
nant. But he lost no time in giving assurance
that he wasn't in that line of business. We be-
lIeve that one of the sold managed TO find Il
bottle OF champagne as peace offering to his
joking neighbors.
FRANKFORT. A deep gloom has fallen on
he inhabitants of our village this morning Mr.
George A. Peirce of the firm of Peirce & Rowe
was last night stricken down suddenly with
paralysis At present writing there seems TO
be little chance of his recovery.
SEARSPORT E. L. Patterson, who moved
from this town to Missouri three wears AGO
recently lost his only child a boy fifteen wears
of age. He was thrown from his horse MAY
17th, and died on the 18th.
Capt. Benz. Parks and others are building a
fine pleasure boat of some 81 tons burden. She
is building three tourths of a mile from the
water, on the turnpike road, so called.
LINCoLNvILLE. On Monday morning, about
nine O'Clock, an old unoccuped house belong
ing to Mark l.. Sylvester and others was dis
covered to be on fire. While the neiehbors were
at work trying to save the house and store of
Capt. David Howe. the fire caught in the barn
of Capt S. 6. Wyman, which soon spread to
the other out buildings and house, and all We're
destroyed. Capt. Wynan saved his furniture
i'll damaged condition. Capt. WIS loss is about
three thousand dollars; insured for fifteen
hundred dollars in the Thomaston Mutual In
surance Co. The fire caught from sparks from
burning brush in pasture.
The Messrs. Frohock and ct hers at the Beach
have got three lime kilns completed, and burned
one kiln of lime with satisfactory results. II is
\ new business to the parties concerned; but if
perseverance and honest effort can make it
profitable, they will be likely to do it,
Mr.. Abner knight, who died in this town
: ONE days since. when in the PRIME of life,
though small in stature. was a vigorous man.
He once dug fifty bushels of potatoes IN one
day, and Put them into carts. and thereby won
a bet
out door life was made cheerful and pleasant
by the few warm days of the past week. en-
lvened by the clinking notes of the bobolink.
the chattering of the swallow and the varied
notes OF the little songsers in the groves.
The most common remark of the farmers at
this time is, 1--WE need RAIN it Is getting little
dry"
Our Advent friends are to hold seven DAYS
grove meeting, commencing June It'll IT is to
be hoped that they will not decide to have the
world burned up this year, as there are so
many that are not yet ready for such an event
The advent timepiece has been wound up and
run down anumber of times since the beginning
OF the tenth century; and it would be better for
this generation, at least, to wind it up TO run
another century.