The Republican journal., 1875-01-28
News Of the City and County.

The Pioneer had her smoke stack down Sat |
urday, and her machinery overhauled.
1t makes people sad to look at their coal and
wood piles after the late fearful weather.
The officers elect of Phoenix and Timothy
Chase lodges will be installed on Monday eve
ming next.
Hungry cats organize raids on the storc-rooms
of oyster saloons. They require some austere
treatment.
| A diamond pin was lost at one of the dances
last week, and strange to say was fouha ana re-
| turned to the owner.
Tom LOGAN. sitting in a stuffed chair on his
sled. and guiding his large gray along the street,
seemed the poetry of trucking.
Rev Mr. Goodenough, of Bangor, will preach
| in the Unversalist church, Jan. 3lst, and Feb.
| 18th, forenoon and evening OF each day.
The fire on the Sanford wharf at Winterport,
is said to have originated from pipe. Quite
likely. Tobacco is 4 fearful mcendlary.
| The treasurer of tho Waldo Agricultural So
ciety has paid all the debts, and now will start
on a new and it ishopeda more successful basis.
| They cut holes through the ice above the
bridge and spear founders in the mud.
Monday was the mldest day in January, and
| the first in which the mercury went above the
| freezing point
Services at the Unitarian Church next sunday
evening, at o'clock. Lecture by the Pastor,
Rev. james T. BiXby. Subject, Work
Mayor Brooks is in Augusta, looking after
| tt,o
| road across the harbor.
| POLICE COURT. Thomas Riley was before
the court Tuesday for drunkenness. Being
the second offence he was sent TO jlil for sixty
days
Mr.. Young has recovered portion of his
tools that were stolen at the burning of the
| Howard Mandatory. They had travelled into
the country.
An interesting sight Tuesday was two men
Juggling drunken companion along High street
Becoming exhausted, they sat down upon the
steps of the Baptist Church to rest!
n Among recent patents is one by w. W. Cas-
1 tie, Belfast, for IL hammer for dressing stone.
Also for garter, by I4ucius r. Mcdonald, Bel
| fast. How does the thing 90, Lucius?
Ship William Woodbury. of this city, now at
Singapore, has changed her charter and will
load sugar at Manila for New York, at SIS in
gold per ton.
They want five years more in which 10 build
the Bay and River Railroad All right, gentle
men; take fifty if you require them, but don't
spoil Belfast harbor.
Bicktord's ice wharf, on the east side, is
suffering from the arctic weather, the heavy ice
having taken hold of the piles al low water, aud
drawn them out with the rising tide.
If the ice dealers next summer say that The
crop is small, we shall know they lie. A
trary belief has been driven into every body
who has sat down violently on the sidewalk.
| Only one prisoner in the jail now. and he is
unlucky Jack Merrithew, who introduced the
| gold bullion trade into Monroe. He is held to
| await action upon exceptions filed in his behalf
We are indebted to G. S. Silsby, Winterport,
for a copy of the New York Almanac. a really
splendid annual, albeit it is issued gratuitously,
and devoted mainly to advertising life insurance
companies.
Sheriff Norton has settled with the County
ing the liquor law. He charged for the first
year $31, and for the second, 800, which is
| reasonable enough.
Rev. G. f. Allen, d. d., Prest of the Maine
State College, will deliver his Interesting and
popular Lecture, on THE History of the En-
glish Language" in the Methodist Church,
| Friday Evening Jan. 80.
/ Al evening purity wont to of tho seaside
camps for supper last week. Some how the
coach failed to connect with their homeward
trip, and the foot tramp was Il weary one.
especially to the school master and furniture
man.
The express messenger on the cars. one day
last week, had in charge covered cage of Ca
nary birds for Moody Of this city. The little
fellows were singing joyously amid the rattle
and roar of the train, and the howl of the
| wintry storm outside.
Next spring Axel IIayford will remove the
| building on Beaver street, next to Hayforu
| Block, and build thereon a substantial brick
building III. N. Lancaster contemplates build
ing rear addition to the American House,
to be finished for sample and billiard rooms.
| L
Castne last week, and remained at her wharf
in this city. She made one trial, and with diff
ticulty forced herself into Ryder's Cove, Isles
boro, but was not able to get nearer than three
miles from Castine light. She backed out and
returned to Belfast.
Richard A. Quincy, at the Head of the Tide,
is about to put into his saw mill four inch
hau & font
6 feet in diameter. This will be the first band
saw OF these dimensions for the saving of long
lumber ever introduced into this state 1t is
being made in France.
Masonic. AT the annual convocation of
Corinthian Royal Arch Chapter, Monday even
ing, the following were chosen officers for the
ensuing year-Geo. E. Wight, Ii. p; N. F.
c. of H.; j. c. Townsend, P. s.; limo Chase,
Treas; Russell G. Dyer, Secr'y.
Business on the Belfast Railroad is very good
just now.
Richardson & Critchett call the attention of
storekeepers and traders to their caution notice
IN the advertising columns .-IIervcy has u new
lot OF silver plated ware.-Fred Atwood takes
an early start in advertising his Meadow King
Mower, but then, he is always ahead on agri-
cultural implements. See his adv.
A series of gander parties have been inaugll-
rated i'll this city, the first of which came off
Friday evening last at the house of Mr.. Albert
A. Clark, two miles out. Twelve young men
from town took possession, and such fun and
revelry reigned for FIVE hours, as only gander
party can produce. An elegant supper,--one
that suggested the thrifty and prosperous farm
er-together with cider and apples in abund-
ance was served and enjoyed by all. No. 3 is
in contemplation.
by special request of the President of the
"Women's Centennial Association of Maine
the ladies of Belfast are invited to meet at the
Methodist Vestry on Tuesday Feb %, at :,
o'clock Z. NJ. to form an Auxiliary Association