The Republican journal., 1874-02-19
News of the Cityand County.
lce-boating is again in order.

Very high course Of tides now.
Don't forget the boys concert Tonight
That rain storm of Friday night was
shorter
There arc-now ten hours and forty seyc
: minutes between the rising and the setting q
the sun.
Three car load, of pine ma~ts were shppc,
by rail from tins city to Gloucester, Mass.
Monday.
. The changeable weather has caused an I'm
, usual amount of sickness, and slow fcvcrS ar
prevalent.
There is great falling OF in the number OF
valentines within few wears Folly run
out. sooner or later.
The well written communication Of b. WI
are compelled to defer, or account of a press o
matter. 1t will appear next week
The Young Mems Christian Association la,
engaged permanent rooms in Hayford Block
and hang ont Il sign inviting strangers to call
The train due at :. 80 on Saturday evening
did not arrive until one o'clock SUNDAY morn
ing. \ waShout at NasSalhoro' occa>ioned tn,
DELAY.
Mr. John Wilson, died suddenly OH Tuesd:i,
evening of last week, Of paralysis. He was
son of the late Hon. John Wilson. and wa
about 60 years of age.
ON account of the lecture ON FRIDAY evening
the Sariahlc OF the Unitarian Sewing Sociel,
viii be postponed till the following night. sal
llrday. Feb, DIST.
The American House WAS searched for quo
last week. The only discovery made out of tn,
usual course, was aroom full of women. sew ing
ON bedding for rcturnishing the house The
sheriff bowed and retired III good order
Frank Bickford is filing the ice houses at the
eastern end Of the bridge with 1000 tons of lee
cut from the Paper Mill dam. He has brel
taking 300 tons per day employing fifty mcl
and fifty horses. He has also loaded the schr
\. Hartford for Baltimore
Mis- stanton, who lectures in thi. cite on
Friday may he called a thoroughly educated
Woman Besides her mental requirements
she is trained i'll the management of sail and
boats, a daring eque~trenne, an expert
swimmer and proficient in athletic exercises
generally. All of which have gwen her stock
| of superb health.
Preparations for the masquerade are lively
We hear on every hand that brilliant and
unique costumes and lau9hable devices for fun
| may he expected. A Boston costumer will be
here this week, from whom dresses of all
grades and 10 suit all characters may be OBJ
tanned. The spectators seats were sold on
| Monday, the choice at auction bringing hand
some prices.
There are doubtless many interesting doeu-
mentS relating TO the early history of Belfast
and the towns OF Waldo county in the hands OF
| persons to whom they are of little OF no use.
We shall be thankful for any thing of the kind
which readers of the journal may have and
will take care that they are returned. Mann-
scripts letters, journals, account books, Nc.
| may be Of great value to US.
| Mr.. Hills Il very honest citizen of Brooks.
| didn't adopt baby from his door step There
was no baby left there. Nor has there been
| amy anonymous baby drifting about that moral
| town. where every child has Il father The
| story was set ahoat by :; crazy correspondent
of the kenncbec journal, who is wandering
about this county, and stopping over in Il very
foolish way. The Journal had better recall the
scribblrr and con>ign him to the Insane Hos
paI.
queer mistake was recently made bl a
Boston Wholesale merchant Before the SCH
| \. llaNiord left Boston, the agent wrote TO the
aptain Ia deposit $500 of the vessels money
| With tle tlfnl ba b,o
rr was two weeks out of time, and supposed
| 1" be lost the agent wrote To the merchant,
| who replied that he had received no such mon
| ~. l'ut when the schooner got in the Captain
had the merchants receipt in his pocket.
The Episcopal services We're held on SUNDAY
at the lniversalist church. which was genrr-
ou>ly offered for the occasion by the church
committee. Services We're held afternoon and
evening by Bishop Medley. IN the morning the
text was from Romans, chap. T., \. 20: And
be not contormed to this world, but be We trans
| formed by the renewing of your mind" The
| discourse was Il vivid picture Of the worldly
| temptations which assail the soul, and Of its
conflicts with that great adversary. In the
| evening the text was from Acts chap. 8, v g.
I-blti, w HIT VIII tHOu lldht me 10 40. 1 ne
Bishop gave a thrilling view of Paul'S CONVEX
sion, and enforced upon his hearers that the
question asked by the humbcd and pcnitent
prosecutor of the righteous, was the same
which every man should ask himself to-day,
and find an answer in the precepts of the
Saviour. The church was crowded. both after
| noon and evening, by an attentive audience,
| who Greatly nlp9 Sn1 bN- the ha.ut, 4
| mpre>sivencs> of the Episcopal service. Rev.
| Mr. Ward, who had been announced. was I'M
| able TO he present.
| Miss Kate Stanton, whose coming was post
| l4oncd by the storm of week betnr" last. will
| lecture at IIayford Hall on Friday Evening
| next. >uhect-'The Causes and Cure of Pow
ertv.'' She is undoubtedly one of the most ac-
| compli,hed ladies of the time and speaker of
| rare powers of eocuton and persuasion. In
January She made a tour through Name and
| into the Provinces. From the notice, then
| given by the press We select the following
| IN personal appearance Kate is fair to look
| upon. being slightly above the medium height.
| with well chiseled features, bright sparkling
| eye and is an easy and rather graceful speaker
| Gardiner Reporter.
| Kate Stanton's lecture al -johnson'S Hall, last
| evening, was well attended, and was the best
| one of the course. She is Il very pleasant
| speaker indeed. Gardiner Home journal.
Miss Stanton is Il young lady of very prepos
sessing appearance and pleasing manner. Hen
| voice is fine and full and her style OF delivery
and clocuion excellent. Though
| there We're many that dissentcd from her opin-
| ions, we do not think there was one but that
| was glad to have chance to listen to this
| charming and intelligent speaker. Eastport
| Sentinel
| Miss Kate Stanton who lectures in the Lyre-
| UNI course at Granite Hall, this evening is one
| of the able>t female lecturers now before the
| public kennebec journal.
1t is not often that we have an opportunity oi
, listening TO a lady lecturer 80 eloquent we'll
| informed, and, we may add, SO good looking rs
Kate Stanton. While quite selfpossessed. She
| displayed Just enough female baShfulneSS to add
| zest To her uteranccs. She has fine, full
voice. thoroughly trained TO express her feel
ngS. and powerful enough to be heard all oven
the hail. Add to this Il fine figure, and firm
but handsome face, with that mobility of eX
preston which is always observable in persons