The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-04-01
The night policemen have been Withdrawn.

The night policemen have been withdrawn
While the spelling fever is up, and more ful
of the kind demanded, trial will be had under
the auspices of the Unitarian Ladies' Sewing
Society, at Hayford Hall, on Tuesday evening
next. Two handsome books will be offered a:
prizes, open to all corners. Arrangements vii
be made for the comfort of the audience. anC
good order maintained. Admission fftccI
cents. Lots of fun may be expected.
A SPELLING MATCH. The spelling mani;
having reached this city in due course of mail
made Its first public appearance at the Congre
gatlonal Fair in Pierce's Hall on Tuesday eve
ming. When volunteers Were called for, about
twenty persons arranged themselves in front
of the platform, whereon W. G. Frye appeared
as the moderator, with sheets containing the
| awful vocabulary of the occasion The con-
testants ranged from grave to gay, the miss OF
tender years standing beside the veteran OF gray
hairs There were ministers, doctor, an edi-
tor, and many others who thought they had
mastered the manifold crOokedness of the forty
thousand words of our incomprehensible Ian.
guage. The contest was very amusing, as one
after another of the verbal skirmishers went
down. 1t reminded the spectator of the nursery
rhyme
Ten little indians, standing in line
one tell down, and then there were nine"
The first to succumb was Lucius Fl Murch. s
really fine speller who unguardedly put an e
into cony. Rev. Mr.. Bixby thought coniurer
concluded with or, and retired NJ. w. Frost
twisted the word little. but didn't get it. Irwin
Calderwood spelled consummate with its final
syllable nit, and fell from that summit into the
outer darkness of the rejected. Miss Augusta
Patterson failed on germane. Col. Hersey. he
ing teetotaer, and unaccustopled to cham
payne, got bewildered and put an into it. Au-
gustus Perry STUDIED his toe against cartilage
and sat down. DR.. Pendleton couldn't get over
champaign, fiat country and fell by the way
side. Miss Emma Harris put an into leleble,
and retired. Rev. Mr.. Ross wronged the sibyl
by transposing the letters, and Welded to her
lncantations. Mr.. Simpson, to whom the word
InnoXious, meaning harmless, was put, spelled
1t innocuous, also meaning harmless. and re-
tlfed, wrecked on an photographic snag, i'm
properly in the channel Mrs. John 5. Cald-
well was ruled out on mahogany, John himself
having SUNK among the verbal breakers long
before. Mr.. Frye subsequently apologized to
Mrs. g., and acknowledged that he was wrong.
II. T. Thompson thought woolen had double
|, although authorities differed. and was ruled
out. Deacon Beaman had not sufficiently con
sidered the lily of the valley, and spelled that
historic flower with double l. This left Miss
Lucy Palmer alone on the floor, and the cham
pion of the occasion. She received handsome
frosted cake, and Deacon Beaman. as second
best, beautiful bouquet, without any ilv in
it. The spell was then broken.
STOCKTON. Our town was excited last week
by rum trial, before Trial Justice Sawyer
One Stowell was arraigned on the charge of
having sold to divers and sundrv persons from
bottles kept in a trunk in his wheelright shop.
Sundry bottles seized there were DISPLAYED in
court, together with guilty looking tumbler
and a very profigate tunnel. Several persons.
Old and young, testified to having crooked their
elbows on the premises, and altogether the case
appeared so plain that the accused was ordered
to furnish bail for appearance at the next term
of Supreme Court. In this hour of need Capt.
Robert Hichborn, who had been active in the
prosecution, came forward as bail for the ac-
ucsed. The Captain believes in giving even a
guilty man fair chance.
MONROE. Twelve or fifteen men. who have
music in their souls, have organized, bought a
set of Instruments, which cost four hundred
dollars, and are now taking lessons of Mr.. A.
u. Harlow. of Bangor wilh good prospects foI
q good band.
LINCOLNNILLE. Mrs. Christiana stevens,
widow of the late Paul II. Stevens Esq, died
March 25th aged % years. Mrs. S. was &
daughter Of Maj, Philip Timer who served in
the war of 1912, and was at Castine at the time
that place was taken by the British, Sept. /
1914. Prior to the surrender of PASSPORT he
was in command of the militia stationed At
Fort sullivan.
There is considerable talk among the farmers
Of establishing cheese factory at l.incolnyiile
Centre.
Winter weather still "linger- in the lap OF
spring. April showers and May flowers, from
present appearances, are not to come IN due
time