The Republican journal., 1873-09-04
News of the City and County.

nominate candidate for Representative to the
Legislature; also to elect a City Committee for
the ensuing year. Per Order of Dem City
Com.
State election next Monday.
Buvins old iron was the principal hu,ne,,
last week.
The woodsheds along the Belfast branch road
are being filled.
There was frost that damaged potaoc, in
some localities on Wednesday night.
Three large cargoes of coal are in port av ait
ing transportation over the road.
new house is being crested on the site of
G. II. Carriers former residence. 1t is for Frank
Greer
The pilmgs Of the railroad wharf have AL
been driven and it only remains to be planled
To be finished.
Democratic votes for Waldo county can be
had by calling on George E. Wallace at his
office, in this city.
Charles o. Mckenny has the honor of being
the first person TO erect building on the burnt
district. 1t is a stable.
The meanest man is again heard from. lie
charged a lady S1.50 for saving feather bed in
the late conlagration.
We printed and sold an extra edition OF Il
thousand copies of the Journal containing the
account of the great fire.
Apples We're plenty IN our market after the
late gale. And on the burnt district they could
be had ready roasted on the tree
The extensions of the Chase and Perry stores
are far completed as to be covered with iat
roofs, made tight by tar and gravel.
Business along the wharyes is lively. ~N
cargoes of coal and corn, besides numerous cal
goes of lumber and goods are being discharged.
The four large trucks cast at the foundry re-
Gently, for the granite company of inalharen,
have been taken from the debris of the late
foundry Is good as new.
). Il. Ellis has received from Capt.. james
Eaton of Brooklyn. y. Y. the sum of 500. with
directions to put it where ii will do The most
good among the fire sufferers.
Citizens of East Jackson petition for iddi-
ti0na mail facilities, and their petition j. Ell
dorsed by the local special agent Of the post
office department, Joseph Carr.
Mathews & Co. have made arrangements to
put some of their sash, door and blind machinery
into McGlycry'- buildings, and begin manu-
featuring al once. They are now ready TO ill
orders.
There is great scarcity of water in the city.
and many are obliged to have it haulc for do
nestle use. On Sunday the large reservoir III
front of the post office was filled with salt wa
ter from the harbor to be ready in Of fire
NEW LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Attention
is called to the following announcement
Worsteds and bradS at X. kittridgt'- where
also can had dry goods of all description, cheap.
Vest factory at Brooks by s. l.. Dodge, capt.
Thomas Burgess wishes to recover a Saluahe
box lost at the late fire.
Among the intelligence from the White
Mountains, in the Boston journal. we find the
follomng-
Mr.. Alfred j. Monroe, of Baltimore, la, been
reading 8 Betsey and | Are our at the Glen
House with fine effect
Sibley q Son discover that they have about
81 900 worth of moaoses i'll the cellar of one of
their storehouses. This cellar is cemrntcd, and
a. the hogSheads burned, the molasScs ran INTO
the cellar where il remains in pretty good con-
dition.
The County Commissioners are about 10
build, in the cellar OF the Court House 4 els
tern that will hold l20 hogshea,l~, to be flied
from the root. 1t will supply water for use III
the building, and will be accessible /" engine
hose from the outside.
ON Friday boat containing several yu,r!q
men and women We're sailing near the camp
ground, when a sudden quail unstcppri the
mast and forced it through the bottom OF the
boat, which at once filled. They Were rescued
by boats from the shore
We learn that H. H. Garter, OF thie civ has
had q very tattering offer from parties il Jack
sonylle Fla, to locate there and chicago. IN the
9hpbuilding and repairing business. We hope
Mr.. Carter will be induced TO remain With as
We cannot afford To lose such men.
The halt fare return tickets on HE Eelta~t
branch road does not include Burnhan. A
large number of people from that section who
came down To attend campmreting, were made
aware of that fact when they came to return,
being informed thai they could not seek RELIGION
al halt price.
The adyentists, during their meeting on the
east side, fixed upon October ID ~ the end
of the world. A preacher was holding forth
there when the fire broke out IN this city.
:" Keep Your seats, my friends said he : Bel
fast is burning, but it might as We'll burn HOW
as in October
A few errors were made IN our account Ut the
fire last week. The store occupied by Pitcher
x Gorham was owned by f. b. Frederick val
ued at 81 300 and insured for 5000 The house
of 5. b. Gillum, reported as insured, had no
insurance. David Durgin's house had Sl,2Go
Insurance, instead of $4,000.
The Waldo towns do not take kindly 10 the
Bay Il River Railroad scheme, with Col. Leidley
annexed. On the 2Sth Frankfort voted on the
loan question: and decided not to invest, yeas
II, nays 120. On the same day Prospect voted
yeas %, nays "a. Mr.. Hichbom was present
and addressed each meeting, we are informed.
The law Of the state requires the Sheriff, up
on request Of proper authority, TO hold an in
quest into the causes Of any fire which may
have happened. We are told that Mayor Mar
shall has requested Sheriff Norton to make in
quiry into the cause of the fire of the 24th ult.
in this city, but that nothing of the kind has
been done Why not. Mr.. Sheriff?
Some laughable things happened among the
calamities Of our fire. One of the Mathews
Brothers. Went with his best suit of clothes on
to their sash and blind factory, while the fire
was still at Il distance. He changed his good
suit for his work-day apparel, and when the
building was flat with the ground awoke TO the
fact that he had made poor exchange
There was serious accident on the railroad
recently. A man was seen Juggling Il two gal
lon jug of the ardent across the depot grounds.
and wien on the track the jug suddenly parted
company from the handle, spilling the contents
all about. The man stood still for :; while.
mourning over departed spirits, and then grasp
ing the handle of the unfortunate lug, silently
walked away.
On "Wednesday night, a young man named
Hanrahan, Of Kockland, by some unexplained