The Republican journal., 1875-03-25
News OF the City and County.
Where's the line gale.
Next Sunday will be Easter.

Next sunday VIII be Easter.
Most time for the fire bug to be heard from.
The city bell rings now at o'clock, A. NJ.
The first wheel vehicle made its appearance
on the streets Tuesday.
Now, gentlemen Of the new city government
are YOU going to fix that clock?
Ice has 50 seriously injured the upper DrldSe
that it has been closed to travel
L ". Vose. late Of the Waldo bar, has been
elected CITY solicitor Of Bangor
Where i, that Bangor minstrel company that
was coming here by special request:
A. we 30 to press, Wednesday, the weather
is mild. with the appearance of an extensive
thaw.
The man who made the bet that the steamer
Lewiston could not reach her wharf in this
.ity, on the 18th, is happy.
The ady who exchanged NUTS at the railroad
-epot on Tuesday, by mistake is invited to call
a Dodge's Saloon and receive her own.
The fortuighuy sociables at Pierees Hail by
The Cnversaiist society are very pleasant AFFAIRS
With refreshments. music and dancing
The Odi Fellows who are anxious to organ
ll~ complain that they unable to procure a
-uiLabe room in which to hold meetings
man, one windy morning last week, caused
-ome little excitement, by walking up street
with q ehids dress pinned to his coat-ta.
We shall expect lively times in the hay busi-
nrss when the Ice does 90 out. The hay in the
.ountry L. all pressed. and must he disposed of
-ooner on later.
rhe freight and passenger travel on the Bel
last railroad continues 10 be good and the
question regarding the departure of the ice
concerns them not
The river and harhor bill which passed at
me late session of Congress contains a pro-
vision Tor i survey of Belfast harbor, with
view 10 Improvements.
Among the motions at the school meeting on
saturday, was one in relation to employing
Normal School graduates for principal teacher
III the select and assistant in the high school
A. "a benevolent institution the Belfast shoe
factory takes front rank On Saturday the
hands contributed the sum of $40 TO "A fellow
workman, who together with his wife are iA
and unable 10 work
The strong tide ID the vicinity of the lower
bridge and upper wharyes, mas eaten away the
Ice, that the schooner Empire easily broke
her WAY from her moorings to Frederck's
whurf, where She VIII load
The ladies Centennial Committee have
dered the cups and saucers, to be used at the
Centennial tea-party in this city in June, of the
Glasgow Pottery Company, Trenton, n. Y. A
General good time is expected.
The AdVents are getting up some excitement
Al Searsport, and predict the end of all things
the 18th Of next month,-sure thing, this
time, and Barnabas now sees the way out of
his Custom House troubles.
The Ladies of the North Church will give an
entertainment at Peirce's Hall Tuesday evening
March Both Refreshments, Spelling Match,
and Tableaux Doors open at 6. Admission
rs cents. Children under twelve, 10 cents.
The ice is very firm in the bay and harbor
The recent cold weather appears to have made
it more firm. Up to this date people have
rrossed between this place and Castine. 1t will
not be surprising if the embargo remains up to
April 18th.
The ice i'll the bay and harbor will this year
remain longer than at any time of which there
are records. In the three previous frozen sea-
sons it went out at the following dates In
1878, March 23d in 1855, March II; in 1914,
March 29th
The weather for the past week has been in
1ensly cold for the season, the thermometer
each morning marking close down to zero 1t
has been more like January than March. The
sun i now running high. and we are fairly en-
Titled to q better temperature.
ship City of Brooklyn, in distress at st
Thomas will have a steam pump sent TO her
from New York, and will sail for Liverpool,
after dlscharging sixty tons OF cargo. Capt L.
H. HERMAN will proceed to the ship from
Liverpool, as underwriters agent.
On FRIDAY Mr.. Daniel IIaraden missed eight
of his choice pullets from the coop, and found
one mutilated by some animal And the assist
ant postmaster is bordering the question
whether it is better to own a spotted pup and
pay the hen bills, OF to do without canine com
ianonship,
Charlcs V. Poor. who died in Boston last
week. was native Of Belfast, having been born
here in ISL. He was for some years in bust
ness here, and afterwards removed to Boston,
where he became member of a large drug
firm. For two years he was 4 member of the
Massachusetts Legislature.
A party of ladies and gentlemen were in this
city shopping on Wednesday, who left Laisdelfs
Cove, Islesboro, and reached this city in forty
live minutes driving. They tried the ice in sew
eral places, and the thinnest found was eighteen
inches. The party consisted OF Mr.. Wyman and
wife, MIR. Neazie and wife, w. P. Sprague and
Mrs. Mathews
Mr.. j. h. Mckelvey, President OF the Port
land Reform Club, will lecture in cur city on
Temperance Sunday next, in the afternoon in
the Methodist Church, i'll the evening in the
Unitarian Church, Also on Monday evening
in Hayfords Hall. Lectures free. All are in
vited. The Sunday evening lecture in the
North Church will he postponed two weeks.
Horatio II. Carter, of this city, who has been
engaged recently, in shipbuilding at Jackson
vile, Fla, arrived home on Saturday last, with
his family. They were Just 100 hours from
that place to Belfast-from perpetual summer
with its flowers to icy winter. We are pleased
TO say that Mr.. Carter will remain, having been
engaged in the shipyard of Carter & Co.
AS viii be seen by our advertising columns
the Belfast Theatrical company will repeat the
popular drama Among the Breakers" at
Hayford Hall, this Thursday evening. They
won hearty applause for their excellent acting
ut their former entertainment. On this occa-
sion they viii play for the benefit of the Belfast
Cornet Band All citizens who wish to help
this popular band should see to it that the house
il crowded
Capt. William McClintock, senior, father of
j. Y. McClintock, Esq, of this city, died at
Bristol on the 18th, aged SO years and six
months. Capt. McClintock was greatly respect
ed by all who knew lima man of sincere
piety and great strength of character. For
no