The Republican journal., 1874-06-11
News Of the City and County.

Fifty cent foot races are the latest amu>c
meut on the street evenings.
The summer invasion of our streets by hand
organs. pcdlcr. and fiddler> has begun.
Work was resumed at the shoe factory Mon.
day.
About time to think of excursions an,
picnie>,
Mr.. DMuphool takes his daily exercise on ;
Ncoeipede.
The rush to the ~eashore this year will be
greater than ever.
There is to be great slaughter among pcl,ercl
Davis is here from Chelsea.
The steamer Pioneer is on Overs railway
tor oyerhauling and painting.
g. b. Hazeltine has gone 10 MooSehead Lake
fishing, with q party Of friends.
The evening train now arrives al : 80 p. M.
fifteen minutes later than formerly.
y midnight light disturbed Main street on
-amriay. AMI sunday brought out some scared
faces.
The Under Of a pink coral earring, in gold
citing, Will please give information at this
ltiiee
ABOUT $50 persons called at the one Indian
tent "a sunday, aud il wasn't good day for
callers either.
Those yorarou~ rurlunt worms have come,
jp strip the few bushes that remain. They are
terrible pest
This is blossom week. and the apple trees
are loaded with white and pink blooms the
promise Of autumn's fruitage.
To-day Is Il legal holiday at the Belfast Gus
ION House. Barnaha~ can resi- from his toll,
and Wipe the sweat from hiS aching brow
salmon are scarce this year. Last summer
they Were 50 abundant as to be sold in our mar
krt is low As twelve and half cents per pound
When the High school recess takes place
there is q procession Of girls 10 Davis saloon,
for pickled lines. Cyrus deals them ou with
Il thildlike smile.
The concrete walk that extends from Church
tu High street, by the Methodist church, is a
failure, fit for neither saint nor sinner. 1t is
being covered by plank.
complaint has been made of the condition of
3 be drainage between the Court House and the
Angler homestead, and the Board of Health is
investigating the matter.
The defendants OF Mrs. Ferguson last week
Celebrated the 9sth birthday of that venerable
lady at City Point. Her birth occurred in the
1t batC Of tIo NIT
Local fishermen hive regarded the Leven-
,aler stream Is played out for n trout brook,
but Boston man last week took from ii very
handsome lot. one of which weighed pound
and a half
Mathews Bros. are doing some very fine
work at their factory in the shape of brackets
and fancy work They are filling a large order
Of sashes and blinds for parties in Jackson
Vile Fla.
New BUILDINGS. Asa Faunco, Esq. has
rommenced the building of Il dwelling house on
High street. Charles A. Stephenson is building
4 house on Spring street on the site of dwell
ing occupied by himself and burned in the fire
IN 1861.
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The wet weather has greatly DELAYED planting
and only the farmers having well drained
land have finished. But the grass crop is look
ing splendidlv.
Miss Athcarn, agent for Mrs. Foote, is at the
American House With Il large and choice as
of human hair, which she will be
pleased TO show TO the ladies of this vicinity.
Her goods have given excellent satisfaction TO
hose who purchased at former visits.
Some midnight jewellers, whose hnmor will
,et be the death of them, on Monday night stole
Millinery and Dressmaking" sign and affixed
1 to the awning in front of this Office We are
not much in that line, but if the scamps will
all in business hours they can get all the fits
hey need.
some errors occurred in the notice of the
steamer City of Richmond last week. We in
ended to say that the connecting railroad train
rom Portland 10 Boston having been with
lrawn, she will in future connect with the Bos-
on and Portland steamers, and ticket from
Belfast to Boston for $3.50. Passengers from
Boston for the east can take the connecting
rain as before.
ALONG THE WHARVEs. For the lateness
II the season quite large amount of hay was
hipped the past week. Pitcher & Gorham
awe loaded sch. James W, Brown for Charles
on, $. c. Woods, Mathews & Baker have
oaded sch. Mary Means for Norfolk, Va. VIM
'itcher It Son have loaded sch. Charley Buck
or Savannah, Ga. Geo F. White Is loading
-ch. Florida with ice for Jacksonville. Fla.
ON Tuesday, while a carpenter was at work
IN house on Union street, he hung his vest
N the fence 1t was discovered by three little
girls, of about eight years of age, who pro-
'ecded TO investigate the pockets. Finding
wallet containing some papers and twenty-five
'ents in scrip, they took the latter, hid the wal
TT under 4 board, and Went into dissipation on
)ennuts and candy They were detected, and
'estored the wallet and remaining contents.
Horace Perkins has a schooner of 80 tons
nearly ready for launching at his yard Oh the
ast side of the river. She is designed for the
Iew York stave trade. Owned by parties in
his city and to be commanded by Capt. Eph-
lam Ryder, and is named the James Holmes
This is the first vessel built by Mr.. Perkins at
his yard, and is very fine schooner. We I'M
ierstand that he will build others
B. F. Wells calls the attention of the ladies'
} his new stock of real hair, switches, braids, |
and in all forms usually worn, at prices that
.annot fail to suit. Read his advertisements
Hcrvey has lately returned from Boston with
new and superior stock of watches and Jew
Try Of all misunderstanding by Miss l.. F.
Knowles, at the Sanborn House-Auction at
sears Island by j. w. Bodwell
As the train was leaving the station Saturday
ltternoon, Asa Mcintosh, switch tender, rode
'ut onf1he rear end of the passenger car to ad-
nst e switch. In swinging off he missed his
'aicflations and hanging by his hands was
ragged several rods over the sleepers; finally
citing go he fell through the bridge into the
liver, the tide being full. He was taken on
hore and was found to be badly bruised about
he legs, and one ankle sprained. No bones
we're broken.