The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-02-18

Milton Coffin has been appointed Postmaster
at Thorndike.
The fire bug has spared us since the Angler
fre-but he will be heard from.
The railroad people are overhauiins folks
who make free With their woodshed
The back of winter isn't broken yet; the old
fellows spinal column stands up rs Stif1 as frost
can make it.
we should rather follow almost any calling
this winter than keeping peanut sand at the
street corner.
These icy times are hard for the diggers of
the favorite and juicy clam, but they manage
10 capture them somehow.
A new market town has been opened 10 the
trade of Belfast, from which people drop in
with their lcighs--to wit, Islesboro
DR. Homer. by invitation, will deliver lee
ture in this city, on the Human Head, next
Thursday evening, February 18th
Services At the lvniyersalist church next sun
day. Lecture by the Pastor. Sublect-"Wasll-
ington an example to Americans of To-day"
Good many surprise parties about this time
They are mostly held in the celar, when the
man OF the house and his wife 90 down to see
how the coal holds out,
Mir. Frank W. Patterson, who has for fifteen
wears been chief clerk at the post office, retired
from thai position on Monday lie i succeed
ed by Horace ThnlloW
Mrs. Alice Patterson, who died in this city
,,,, ta -, I If .,f braa
Ieeatee> Under the will OF the late Nathaniel
Wilson. There is now but one survivor.
f. W Pitcher is closing out his winter stock
OF dry goods ana trimmings at q very low fig
ure. See his advertisement. Farm for sale in
Belmont by ". ". Dow.-Read d. IIomers
card.
The Belfast Amateur Theatrical Club will
PLAY the popular drama = AmOun@ the Break
ers, Al lIayforl Hall, this (Thursday) evening.
Its object is to aid the tnvcr>aiSt society.
There should be a good attendance. See notice
in the advertising columns.
A poor old woman named Chids, apparently
insane. has haunted the houses at the Southcrly
end of Church street, in search OF food and
shelter. On Saturday some persons who
thought it a shame that she should be shelter
less in this bitter weather, sent her to the poor
house. She is said to belong in Morrill,
On Wednesday, Capt. IL. +. Hodsdon came
from Castinc to this city with his horse, draw
ing pung containing four persons. They re-
port the ice Is foot thick in the ship channel
between Castine and isesboro. The same day
a truck team took two hogsheads of moasses
from this city TO Isesboro.
The Unitarian Sociables, that meet regularly
in City Hal, have some baskets full Of trag-
mcnts, after the multitude has fed and some
times there are whole loaNe> of cake and other
toohsome things, left there over night. Re
Gently midnight raid WAS made through 4
scuttle in the floor and the baskets extensively
robbed. The scuttle is now spiked down
CENTENNIAL. 4 meeting of tbs Ladies Aid
society was last weel, held at the residence Of
Judge Dickerson. As a means of getting funds
to aid in the great celebration at Philadelphia,
committees We're raised to prepare for grand
tea party in this city in June. Cups will be or
dored specially for the occasion, with appropri-
ate designs, which will be disposed Of, to be
kept As momentoea of the occasion. Among the
ladic, active in the work are Mrs. Dickcrson.
Mrs Castle. Mrs. RiXby. Mrs. Ross, Mrs Hay
ford, Mrs. II. Parker, Mrs. X. White, Mrs IT,
f. Pierce, Mrs. Thos. Carter, and Miss Hicks
FRANKFORT. y house and barn in this town.
formerly owned and occupied by b. Atwood,
was burned Friday. Estimated }o-s 81 coo /;
insured for $500.
SEAE~roEr A NeWburypoft, Hcs,r-. At
kinson & Fillmore are boilding ship of 300
tons, to be commanded by Capt. J. B. Nichols,
Of this town. rs soon as she Oft they will
commence work Of a 1909 ton ship. 10 be com
mandel BY Capt. Daniel Goodell also OF his
place.