The Republican journal., 1875-01-28

The down train of Monday evening met with
some difficulty in the breaking of machinery
about the engine, which made them late. They
left Tuesday morning with the Boutelle, a spare
engine kept here, and the crippled machine
which was to go to Watervile for repairs. Coh-
ductor Mace remained all day at Burnham
waiting for his engine, while Jerry sullVan,
with the baggage car and mails, came down in
| fine afternoon with the Boutellc. The afternoon
trip up was omitted.
| sE.RspoRT Mariners Masonic Lodge has
| chosen the following ofiicers-W. NJ, D. S.
Simpson; S. W., L. Trundy; j. W., f. II.
Mathews; Treas, j. G. Pendleton; Secy., f. S.
Grant; S. d., Alvah Dutch; J. D., c. II. lib
belts.
Last week. W. p. Cunningham. while trim
ming limb Of its twigs, cut the fore-tinger
from his left hand. His axe caught limb, and
| made false blow.
| Last Thursday the young folks got up sleigh
| ride to Frankfort, took supper and returned,
| having nice time.
| Isn't it queer that when a sea captain gets
| ashore he always takes to horses? Sometimes
they don't understand them any better than did
solomon ''the way of ship in the midst of the
| sea-. one of these Web-teet on land the other
day undertook to drive his spirited horse with
out rens. Result, a capsized sleigh rushing
around the corners, six feet Of retired mariner
spinning through the air, and a large crowd I'M
mcnselv tckled. And after all no damage eN-
| ccpt a cut Oh the horses leg.
| HARD WINTER NAVIGATION. The steamer
Katah,lin that left Boston on Saturday for
Winterport. encountered huge fields OF ice along
the coast, especially between Monhegan and
| White Head, but was able to get through with
| out much trouble. Rockland was badly barri-
caded Camden was clear. The steamer struck
the ice in this harbor perhaps Il mile below her
| wharf. but able to get through without
much delay. The accounts from the Penobscot
| river We're such that Capt. RoiX had no alter
native but to remain here. lee extends to Fort
| Point, and the Narrows below Bucksport are
filled with cakes that have slid under each other
and frozen together, forming a solid mass ten
feet thick Between BuckspOrt and Winter
port the river is closed. On Monday, Capt RoiX
received Il telegram from the general agent OF
the line directing him to remain at Belfast I'M
til further orders. The passengers for the up
river towns were forwarded by stages on Mon
day, and a portion of her freight has since been
| forwarded to Bangor over the Belfast railroad.
Probably all destined for Bangor will take the
same route.
A WRoNGED HUSBAND. Postmaster Thur
low has receiN ed letter from Nova Scotia
town, making inquiries about the writer's wife,
and a man that she has run away with. lie
says they are living iii Belfast. In the interest
of this much abused man, and Of public moral
tv, we publish his letter.
to post Master
Dear Sir |. pen you
A. few lines
just Saying the PARTS who get letters
from your Office Addressed to --- is
two parts Who has runaway from Novascota
he is the greQtist Fraud And A Thcaf VIII
Seal Stalk from any man he Works for he
Worked in this town for Some Six months got
his wages Away Sumo 800 more in
debt he is A. noted Lyer A. noted Rascal he is
A. noted Drumk;rd vii not Speak the truth
| When A. ly viii do has been gilty Of running OF
from his family previs TO this with A. Squ;lw
| And Another time with Another Woman lived
wither some time. left hur !. must say he is the
most miserable thing |. ever Was Acquainted
with has A famey of Some !, or S. or 8, Chill
dren in - The woman he lives with now is
not his wife he ran Of last
August the %, 1874 with -- - they
live to gether now |. Suppose they have chang
ed their names her father had no mistrust of
them going a way the man If |. must SO cal
| him his tamely is in deStute circumstances But
thank the Lord Can live with out them
|. must Stop soon Dear Sir What |. have
pcned is truth | vii Send in Closed % cts vii
you Send me word if they livthare or not you
can keep your Eye lifted for them just write
bout what he is doing please and take the