The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-01-07
News OF the City and County.

Alexander Black has been appointed post
master at Sandy Point,
The Franklin street sidewalk is cleared of
snow by horse pow TT, with a scrapcr.
Have You neglected to begin the new year
Alright BY taking the Republican Journal?
1t is about thi, season Of The year that Peo-
plc make mistakes and date their letters Dot
Chandler Merrill. of Winterrort has sold the
Belfast mail sage line 20 J. C. "lthee' OF
Bangor.
Think what terrible thing fire would be
..p one Of these winter nights, and be careful
Oh YOUR stoYes.
The ncw wear trips a, lightly and merriiy as
IL school Cir hut with how many unshed tears
htfe1e~ are heavy.
Boston eats three million frogs year some
.giy in TIL, section might do good business
Il catching Them in the season.
F Atkinson, Esq, who has recently been
elected Mayor Of Newburyport, Mass, was
born III Frankfort, IN this county
The yellow direction label, On the margin OF
tAe journal IRE very neat and they look
good deal aea,er WHOM they show paid up
subscription.
line largest dancing crowd ever assembled
~ Petr3e~ Hal va, al Prof. Whtten's New
-ar', ball one hundred and twenty-five
couples we're present
4 girl employed in the shoe factory got mar
ied last week. he didn't want any wedding
.uar but went to her work next morning, as
aougA nothing particular had happened
Patterson. lr Ire firm Of Gray Il Patterson,
lueat and poultry dealers, made the purchase
la,t Neck OF beautiful Drake, OF Il very uper-
lor s4nely, that wtlghed 49, pounds. It Is not
tor sadie. however,
The Alfred Johnson charitable fund continues
lo dispense It's blessings among the worthy
poUr his oty, under direction of a committee
9 which Daniel Faunre i, chairman. Sixty
light i4mur, Aryr been relieved during the
us,t year.
While tearing out some Of the woodwork on
iAe steamer ity of Richmond, at Portland, last
week they found n nice gold watch that had
riu undisturbed apparently several years. 1t
b., supposed TO have been placed there by some
soldier while The steamer was in the transport
service
On Monday q leum rom the farm of John
Hi, At Northport. brought to this city the car
MSS OF i black dog that was shot on Sunday
While worrying sheep in the BARNARD. There
were two dogs engaged in it, but the other one
escaped They had killed one sheep and
mangied several others The dead dog belong
- To- John Freel
Last weeA sad something about u doctors
horse running away; but there's a sequel to
the story. A, a consequence of the domestic
excitement, the physician found there was
need Of medical services at his own house, and
,eored one on the family register. All the
married men in the neighborhood have got big
ger matters for their horses.
With the glare Ice and the strong winds, the
boys mad splendid lee boating on Quantebacook
Pond last week. The craft threw them all off
q one time, and went on her own hook, back
ing and flling and charging across the pond in
he fierce gale, making il dangerous for things
in her path. At last she went into a hole in the
ice, from which il took yoke of oxen TO pull
her
The deaths At the Hemnenway house, some
ot which have been heretofore recorded, were
remarkable George Hemmenway died Dec
18th. Mrs. Ferguson, mother-in-law, died on
The 4th. iona Ferguson, brother-in-law, also
died OH the Path. Mrs. Hemmenway, wife of
George, died, Dec. 30th. The whole family of
four persons We're thus removed by death in
me short space Of l. days.
Rev Mr.. BiXby, Of the Lnitarian church,
drew large congregation on Sunday evening,
10 listen to his discourse entitled 8 New Years
Motto; Concentration" The text was from
Pans episJle to the Philippians 3, l3-' This
one thing do" 1t was practical and forc-
hle discourse on the efficiency and Importance
ot concentrated effort in the accomplishment
Of the purposes Of life, replete with learning,
happy illustration and eloquent passages and
VAS listened to with close attention.
The SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Judge Dick
crSon presiding, commenced its January ses-
,ion In This city on Tuesday No business of
Importance has yet been transacted. Miss Abbie
Pulsifer Is stenographer The following is a
l~I of the ,Juries-