The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1874-11-19

name of u. G. and B. Griffin. In bidding
farewell to his patrons and the public,
Mr.. Rowe remarked that elf in his CON
nection with the journal he had uniustly
offended any one, he asked that forgive
ness which he most freely accorded to
those who had injured him. He devoted
his time to collecting his bills, forgiying
and being forgiven. until 1916, when he
re-purchased the interest of George c.
and the old name Of Rowe and Griffin was
resumed.
Our village was cnlivened on the morn
ing Of the 18th OF September by the adj
vent of Il caravan of wild beasts, birds
and reptiles, preceded by a ear drawn by
four elephants in harness. a large con-
course OF people witnessed the exhibition.
The proprietors announced in their hand
bills that their collection embraced call
the animals in the United Statesl'
For several days this month there was
an exhibition at the Town Hall of wax
statuary, OF life size, representative OF the
Last Supper.
AT the annual fall meeting, held Oh the
llth, the whole number OF votes on the
gupernatOflal ticket was 653; tor Hugh j
Anderson, regularly nominated democratic
candidate. 39S, for Edward kayanagh,
irregular, 1902 tor Edward Robinson. Wing,
1S5, for Appleton, Abol y. Mr.. Amber
son was the successful candidate it was
his first election to the office. Our fellow
citizen Joseph Bean, Of the firm OF turber
and Bean, was elected Representative to
the Legislature; he was then known as
Joseph Bean, I'd, there being another towns
man older than he Of the same name
In October the erection of L one story
building in the rear ofthe Unitarian church
was completed; it was known as the nj
tartan Nestry. Religious services Were
held i'll it for The first time on the evening
OF the fifteenth Of the same month, 1t
was removed some fifteen Years ago to
Bridge street. near Waldo Avenue and il
now 4 school-house.
The business OF ship-building was not So
brisk this year as in the year preceding.
The only vessels built and launched,
so far as the compiler remembers, were
the ship Lady Arbella of about 400 tons
burthen, the brig Mazeppa, of about POO
and the barqur Ralph Cross OF about 500
| they We're all launched from the yard OIL
Master Robertson
The Mails arriving and leaving during
this wear We're as follows: to and from
1hOmast0n and Bangor daily: our "West,
ern Mali then Went by the way Of Thorn
aston; to and FROM Augusta and Ellsworth,
tri-weeklv to and from Albion and Din
mont semi-Weelllv; to and from Gardiner
weekly; ou Western Mail left at lou!
| o'clock in the morning and arrived at from
$ to | in the evening. Post office oper
every day except Sunday, from I A. Nj tC
$50 z. NJ Sunday was u day when. il
was presumed, no one cared to receive Oh
mail a letter. How is it now Have We
| become less scrupulous III our obseryanc,
of the Sabbath than we We're then? or
| have we become more thoroughly appre
| ciative Of the truth that the Sabbath wa,
made for man." and that man therefor,
may make such use of it as his taste OF
| inciinations suggest? or-perhapS for ON
| own credit il s. hotter that ,yA shnuIJ ,n
nnI.sua tha innn;,.v '''
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N-,.hinrtoni,n rTnto7 Ah.t;nnnno >a,.i,,t,,
we Lnli o,, tho 11tb ~ nano,,I,,,. pniH
70 +bis lara h,,.,,or,- h,I ,,o,.,.n,l,,I al IA,
| councils ot tho Snr;ot,. ANIL r,.o,+ .,r,
Good results had foIIo,vad ~ 1.,7rn,,s ri,
/ fine bad come nj TIL whnn thn a,n,Ia -.
discard was to bn throw, info ;fs t.isf h,
tho INTRODUCTION NJ a rn-c1nt;o,, ,,ots MI
Who retail ardent sni;its * a bevay.,ga !,
the comfy of " oldn are :, ,,I,iSonnn - H.,
a lone and earnest discussion tbe rr,oiu
tion vas adonted. # was tho In.thlluu
to the ORIGINAL Washinotonian mnvpnpn
in this locality, THE an71l( Of fine businps
of retailing arIentsnirits at that timr mn,
he oathared fran, tra rnno,t maI4 "a tb,
Cmntv societv NV thn sncrnt,1r( If th,
Belfast Wasbing tonion Society from ubinl
rnnort i onnn5rs that ..v.o hat, SWIM,
licensed ratlilers two taverns tomrteot
etoras ana Jans nndargronnIn NM
bort proceeds ..tbat we are nanny to al,