The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-04-09

sanSuine cpicures are already talking about
| dandelion greens.
| Rev. John Kinds will preach in the Universe
list Church next Sabbath, morning and evening.
| The list of real estate transfers for Waldo
and adjoining counties will b. found on the
| fourth page of this paper
'What is Christianity = will be the subject
of lecture at the North Church, next Sunday
evening",
| Carter 4 Co. are discharging cargo OF hard
pine timber from Bucksville, S. c.. tor Capt.
McNear's new ship.
| Since the transaction Oh the schooner Sea
Flower, it appears that the sheriff has new
| f,lnction-that of tempting men to break the
| law.
Francis Tower. of Belmont, Oh Wednesday,
saw. which took off the thumb of his right
| hand. and cut a long way into the palm.
| There will be a temperance meeting at the
ye>try Of the Methodist Church next Monday
| evening. under the auspices of the Woman'>
| Temperance Association. An interesting dis
| cus>ion is expected on the question: Shall our
| public victualler>, and saloon keepers who have
| violated their bonds and broken the law by
| selling intoxicating liquors be relicensed:
| Attention is called to the following new local
Observation-Disclosures by +. c. Pitcher.-Farm
| for sale Or exchange. by |. NJ. Boardman. also
| his card of a Marine Insurance Broker.-Horses
| for sale by c. III. Mitchell.-Card of Searsport
| savings Bank.-Freeman Partridge. Prospect.
has word to say TO those wishing to improve
their stock bonnet bleaching. by :. A. Black.
| ladies and Gents dining saloon, by Havner.
| Deer Island Packet notice.-Capt. ". K. Roix
! offers his dwelling house for sale.
NoRTHPoRT ON "Wednesday afternoon,
while four little children of W. A. Hale. of
Northport, We're burning brakes short dis
t,ncc from the house. the clothes of the young
est hoy. about two and half years Old, caught
lire. Being unable TO put the fire out they
| started for the house When Mr. Hale disroV-
| cred him the clothes We're all burnt on lie
| lived about four hours.
| ~FARSPORT On Saturday, fire was discover
| ed on the roof of Thomas Sawyer'> house, but
| it was eNingui-hcd with but little damage.
| Bodwell x Co. on Monday finished filling their
new ice house. They have put in about $500
| tons of ice % inches thick.
There will be laid this week. in the Merritllew
yard. the keel for bark of 800 tons. to be COM
m;lnded by Capt. Isaac Havner
FREEDOM. Nothing of interest has TRANSFERRED
here for a long time or you would have heard
from Freedom more frequently.
A Lyceum was organized here two weeks ago
by the students of the Academy. In the discus
sion of the question at their last meeting Miss
Fannie Williams established a respectable rep
utation debater At their next. Miss Nellie
l!ussey will give a lecture on Woman's Rights
Captain Dean, of Winterport lecturcd upon
Temperance at the Good Templar's hall last
saturday evening.
| The Buttertelds have erected another store
house, forty by twenty feet, and nearly filled it
with shovel handle blocks within two weeks.
We are glad to see again in our streets the
familiar face of Mr.. r. f. Elder, who has been
| confined 10 his house during the winter by
illness.
The gentleman who last FRIDAY sent an in
yltation to a lady to attend a ball. and gave a
boy five cents to carry the note, received, soon
after negative answer with the note and
money, because the latter was not sutfi cient to
pay for paint and magnesia. Serve Yourself
If you would be we'll served
Mr.. Thomas 5. keene has sold his farm in
the western part of the town TO Walter Be>Sey.
of Thorndike, for three thousand dollars.
Charles Stevenson. six Years old son of Rev.
William $. Stevenson of North Montville, fell
from the HAY NOV on Sunday last. and fractur-
ed his arm above the elbow.