The Republican journal., 1875-04-15
The Supreme Court sits next Tuesday. Judge

Dickerson will preside.
A dispatch received on Wednesday by own
ers of Sch. Welaka, Capt. Perkins, states tha
she is ashore and full of water, at Bay View
near Gloucester, whittier she had gone for
load of granite.
The Belfast Amateurs repeated their concer
to Il fair audience at Hayford Hall, on Tuesda,
evening. The spelling match, in which the 81,
boys of the club challenged six citizens, resulte,
i'll a victory for the former-the words bein4
given out by Mrs. Capt. Roix. The adult
complain that the prompter for the plays for
got to leave his post, but continued during the
spelling.
The receipts for the freight traffic over tbs
Belfast Branch Railroad, show a healthy anc
gratifying increase over corresponding perloos
of last wear. We are indebted to station MAS
| ter Adams for the following account OF the Bel
fast station alone. The receipts for the month
of March, 1874 when large quantities of lllm-
| bcr and potatoes We're brought in We're 81 $40
G5 For the month OF March, 1873, they were
s., ,543 so. Owing to the freezing Of the bay
and harbor no produce could be shipped and
|
merchandise for our merchants and dealers
| The passenger travel also shows a handsome
| increase.
NEW LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS. j. C.
| Thompson calls the attention of the public to
his large and new assortment of room paper
Styles late and new for the spring trade. Also
| 10 feathers.-House for sale on Union street, by
| Thomas J. Farrow.-CoX 4 Field present the
| annual statements of the various insurance
! companies they representa-. NJ. Boardman
has bees for sae.-Freeman Partridge, OF Pros
pect has a word to say to farmers who wish to
improve their stock. He keeps the pure Jersey
breed. Also for sale. Read his advertisement.
Ladies will find new and large variety of
flower seeds at VIM. O. Poor 4 Sons.
CLEARING THE HARBoR. The sum OF $500
was subscribed last week by the business men
OF Belfast for the purpose of clearing the ice
from our harbor, and Mr.. Frank Bickford I'M
dertook the job for that sum. Work was COM
menced Monday morning, half mile below the
Camp Ground with gang OF seventeen men.
A channel is to be cut large enough TO permit
vessels to pass in and out The mode of opera
ton is to cut a canal upon one side two feet in
width, sinking the ice in that space, and one
single cut upon the other side of the channel
These cuts at the starting point We're nearly
three-quarters of mile apart, but approach
nearer together rs they advance, thus leaving
the piece to 60 out wedge shaped. lee plows
are used somewhat, but the larger part of the
labor is done with saws. The ice is eighteen
inches in thickness, but yerv soft, the saws
cutting through it easily. They average one
mile and quarter per day, and on Tuesday
evening were above the batteries. The ice
between the cuts is divided into cakes and de-
tached from each other but have been held
in their places by the easterly wind blowing
up the bay 1t is thought with a northerly
wind and an ebb tide the whole amount cut will
go out.
The high wind Oh Wednesday forenoon
caused the ice to move, and the first days cut
ting went out. The ice has broken the entire
length from Searsport to Its outer edge, and
swung over TO the Long Island shore and jam
med there. Bickford resumed work in the
afternoon, and the probability is to-day he will
be off McGilvery's yard.
THORNDIKE. William Gilchrist, of this town,
while working in Bowen's mill, in Knox, had
three fingers and a portion OF thumb taken
of by circular saw.
WINTERPoRT. Our new Cheese Factory
will be 81 by so feet, with % feet posts, and
finished outside this week. Snow and Atwood
contemplate Il new building on Main Street. to
accommodate their increasing business in cloth
ing. Winterport dogs are now taxed one dol
lar each H. II. Sanborn has been elected
School Agent. Miss Emily M. Hall and Mrs.
H. N. Abbott are Grading Committee for dis
trict No. .. The Bucksport railroad landed
upwards of So tons of freight at the station OPP
poste town, in the month of March alone.
The ferryboat now leaves regularly to connect
with the trains.
BROOKS. Mud, snow and slu4h. Business
dull.
The Brooks Amateurs performed last Thurs
day evening to a full house. The affair was II
success.
A. G. Libby NJ D. has located at this village,
| and is meeting with good success.
Israel II. Rich met with quite an accident. on
Tuesday, by falling from scatlolding i'll his
barn, and breaking his collar bone, which was
| set by DR.. A. W. Rich, and he it now comfort
| able.
! John w. BuZzell, of this town, will make
some seventy-tive gallons of maple syrup at his
sugar orchard about one fourth of a mile from
the village.
| Mr.. r. A. Conant has organized an orchestra
which made its first appearance at the dramatic
entertainment on Thursday last, and is Il decid-
| ed success
The Brooks Dairy Co. start their Factory the
| first day of June, under the management of Mr.
Gates. They pay u cents per gallon for milk o
ten pounds.
Lung fevers are quite prevalent.
Mr. r. A. Conant had his horse very badly
injured by backing out Of the stall and stepping
upon an axe which was standing behind him
| Moral-don't put axes and horses in the same
stall.