The Republican journal., 1875-01-21
schooners Franklin, Sc Castelane. rs, +.

Strumental concerts. in the full costume
of the Ancient Druids, upon seventy OK
horns AS used by the Priests OF Old Brit
ain" The Kilmistc Family was here in
September the ".Amcrican Ole Bull" in
November. and in the evening OF Deem
Der goth Ossian L. Dodge gave one of his
'.chaste, unique. aud fashionable musical
entertainments at City Hall
.Alhambra, round thee fingers It'll the ra,lj-
ancc
Or iosaunce and loves gentle liliiancc."
The AlhamDra Saloon was opened to the
public on the 3Uth of April at 10 o'clock
\. NJ. with free entertainment at No. 3
Granite Block, Main street; the premises
are now occupied by Wadiin and Merrill,
One Of its apartments styled the ladies sa-
loon was opened with q similar attraction
on the 18th of July 1t was 4 restaurant,
fitted up and conducted on scale alto
gether too large for this latitude far bet
| ter adapted in dimensions and surround
Ings to city such as Boston then was
Martin Cross, formerly of the Phoenix
house, was its proprietor. The column
Of Fancy Drinks on its Bill Of Fare en-
braced thirty-three varieties The flavor
OF the largest portion Of them is unknown,
| probably, to the palates of these DAYS the
method Of compromising them numbered
with the lost arts. Here are few speci-
men bricks from the edifice: Belfast
Smasher Bangor Smashcr, Capt. Suffers
! Extra, Portland Fancy, Boston Tod,
IhomastOn Breakdown, StoneWall, Float
CT. Conyiyiality Cocktail, Bumbo Some
Of the oldest of us will doubtless remem-
Der the eccentric individual who, with Il
friend, undertook to go through the list
| in regular order, uppf0priating one for
| each day in succession, and who differing
in opinion alter several days labor as to
| the drink at which they had arrived the
previous day, ''to prevent any mistake in
the matter went back and began again.
In the month OF May occurred one Of
the heaviest ireshetS ever known here. In
the night OF the oath the rain began to tall
in torrents and continued with slight in
/ terruptions until the 21th Market street,
! below the Phu,niX House. was badly wash
cd and quilted -Four bridges on the west
ern branch Of our river were carried away
that at City Point was partially destroyed
Two buildings ut Galdners tanncry at the
Head Of the ] ilc We're swept of the main
works were in imminent danger and would
have shared the same fate, probably, had
not the river suddenly changed It's course,
completely insulating the tannery and
making chasn across the road at a point
where water was never known to flow be-
fore. The bridge Mt Robbins mill on Lit
tie River was carried away. The damage
done in other sections Of The county, and
state, was far greater
Anew military company, called the Bel
fast Rifle Company, was organized on the
, Z
Captain, John H. Wadlin, 1st Lieut. and
Noah &. Clark, "a Lieut..
Fourth Of july was celebrated under the
auspices Of the Sons Of Temperance. An
Grafton was delivered at the Unitarian
| Church BY Rev. NJ t. Hopkins of OldtOWn !;
Rev. Dr.. Pallrev otliciated as Chaplain,
and the Declaration was read by Mr.. VIII
lam q. Poor There was public dinner
in The grove, known formerly AZ McFar-
lands Grove and a DISPLAY Of fire works
in the evening near the Academy.
President TAYLOR died on the 9Th intel
Eoencc o, fine event reached here about
ei3ht o'clock in the morning of the next
DIV A noon thirty minute Guns were
fired on the Common the bells Of the sew
rra1 churches we're tolled and HaUs were
lisrlayed ar halt-mast on the shippino in
F rbOr places
laoe The event was noticed at several of
our churches on the Sabbath following bv
appropriate discourscs and religious ser
vices.
There was d Circus here on the 27th /;
its only distinguishing feature was the
/ ApoIlonicon; Wilderness Of pipes which
generated various sounds called music in
| the bills; it must have been of the kind
( referred to rs hayiDr charms to soothe
lhG surge ofeae1 -',-',,'''' ll''o no pc,
c0ll"rly soothln9 influence on our good
people;
AZ the annual fall meeting, September
2ih' me votes for GoYernor We're for Cros-
oy' " ing 36S, tor Hubbard. Demo. 302,
Tor talbot I rec sou, IL. Joseph ;, Noyes,
Demo, was elected Representative to the
icG q IA rn .u..,
r, ia lhe Gye4in@ p iho 'oufth OF October,
George " carey about twenty years OF