The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-05-13
News Of the City and County.

Rev. j. r. Bowler will preach at the Baptist
Church next Sabbath.
The Band gave the first outdoor concert of
the season, on SATURDAY. evening.
A pair of tan-tail pigeons are observed to be
consorting with the doves about the streets.
| Dandelon greens are now in order, as the
seasons first contribution to the dinner table.
| b. Frog makes his voice heard at evening
now. and Mrs f. responds with her melan-
cholly peep.
Sch. Welaka has been repaired, after being
ashore at Cape Ann and taken her cargo OF
stone for Pensacola.
At the annual session of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons at Portland last week, a charter was
granted to a lodge in stockton, called Pownal
Lodge
| James +. Fernald, has commenced the build
ing of a house on the corner of Cedar and Brad
bury streets Ezra Hamilton is also building
house on the Linconvle road,
j. A. Philbrook, of Islesboro u young man
of 49, was washed overheard from sch. Marx
Pendleton, April 3d. on her passage from
| Brunswick, Ca. to New y ork, and drowned
During the fire Friday night y. W. Holmes,
landlord Of the New England House stepped
off the platform of Perkins carriage shop, full
ing distance Of eight feet, iniuring him quite
severely.
Notwithstanding the mills in the vicinity OF
Watervile, we noticed the other day ear load
OF doors from Mathews & Bros mill in this
city, to parties in that place. They We're also
sending sash for Il church in Connecticut.
Sch. Hero, owned by G. p IGazeltine of Bel
fast, sunk last winter by the ice near Bucks
port, was raised last week by the aid of empty
casks, and lowed to this city full of water
She will be taken on to D. w. Dyer & Som
railway for repairs. The hay with which she
wa, loaded has been sold to Isaac Bowen.
A letter from Capt. Horace Bracket of the
brig I. W. Parker of Belfast, at Hampton Roads
last week, states that on his passage from Rio
Janeiro to Baltimore the yellow fever broke out
on board his vessel. The captain himself wa,
taken sick the second day out, and remained an
invalid the entire passage-the second mate
died. and was buried at sea, and others Of the
crew We're sick 1t is inferred that the suryiy-
orS had rather hard time on the passage The
brig was loaded with coffee.
The following named gentlemen from this
county were elected and appointed to Office al
the late session of the Grand Lodge Of r. y \.
M.-Wm. o. Poor, of Belfast, Senior Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge. Vim. a. Pen
dleton of Northport, District Deputy Grand
Master of the Sth Masonic District, and j. II.
Gordon, of Brooks, District Deputy Grand
Master of the It'll District Charles W. Hane1
= of Belfast, District Deputy Grand High Priest
an Office in the Grand Chapter.
The store Of VIM Cunningham on the east
side was last week entered and sundry articles
, taken. A search warrant was issued to officer
e +. p. flames, who found the stolen articles on
the premises of Jason Richards, a man who r.
Gently moved from Searsmont. There Were
also found lots of provisions, cloth powder
shot, &c, which doubt had been taken from
the same store. \ large lot of keys were also
found, some of which fitted the store. 1t Is
thought that the head quarters Of the many
= mysterious entries of stores has been found.
Two sons and daughter of Richards have
disappeared.
On Saturday Thomas Sawyer Of Knox.
workman III Mathews Bros, sash and blind
factory, met with an accident that came near
proving fatal. He was running a knee planer
Il machine used in planning ship knees This
machine has revolving arm four feet in length,
with knives cutters at the ends, and make-
1000 revolutions per minute. One Of these
knives becoming loosened was detached aus
+ thrown OUT with terrible velocity, grazing Saw
+ yers side above the hip-oint, tearing away the
clothes and cutting cash five inches in length
e but not very deep. The knife imbeCded Itself
to the depth of nearly two inches in d timber
ut the rear. Had it gone a trile nearer hl-
d person it would have been fatal
FIRES From nine O'Clock "Wednesday Eye
ming of last week, to Friday midnight, period
Of 81 hours, no less than five alarms -OundrI
in this city, and the fire department called Out
2 that number of times The fires We're. an
; doubtedly, incendiary save one. The New
England House and vicinity seemed 10 be the
e objective points--thfce of the fires being with
in circuit of few yards of that building
The first, on Wednesday evening, was found
p to proceed from the basement OF the New Eng
/ land House, directly beneath the dining room
where the wood and kindIings were stored
f The flooring was burned nearly through. ant
the house completely filled with smoke, which
greatly alarmed some Of the inmates. khs-
fire was quickly aXIinsui>hsd with but trtFiue
damage.
Nine o'clock Thursday evcnins-yrcci-ely
the same hour of the fire on the previous night
the hay barn belonging to Woods, Matt
n Baker, in the rear Of their store and within
Il few feet of the New England House stable.
was found to be on fire, but was eXtnguishyj
: before making much progress.
Friday forenoon the bells again summoned
| tl,,. .lf,4,r a
Allyne street, owned bv Patrick Haney. wa,
discovered in flames. The furniture was re-
moved and the lire conquered after destroying
the larger part of the root. The fire originated
from 4 defective chimney, and w4s. Therefore
entirely accidental. Loss, $50; insured. Sever
o'clock Friday evening the stable belonging q,
the New England House was found 10 be on
tire in the second story and soon dense col
umns OF smoke burst from the burning build
ing. Alarmed and excited citizens were quick.
| ly on the spot, specializing on the event, amt
| conecturng who, and the object off, the inceI-
diary. The lire department was promptly ,u
work, but it was impossible to save the builJ.
ing. All their energies We're put forth % ron.
tne the fire and prevent its communicative
with the hay barn that was fired the pr.yiou-
night, and other buildings, which was done.
The stable was entirely consumed with most Ut
il contents. The horses and vehicles on the
lower floor were removed, but the contents oi
the second story, consisting chiefly Of stored
carriages We're entirely destroyed. The losses
are as follows. the stable, that was connected
with the hotel, was owned by Mrs Hall AMI
valued ut $500; insured with Cox & Field
for II 800. Seven buggies and carriages own
ed be the Belfast Livery Company valued al
$1,000; no insurance. Carriages valued al
$500, owned 10y p. NJ, Moody; no usuraut-.
The engines had no sooner reached their
quarters, and the tired Inhabitants their beds