The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1875-04-08

A touch of winter again on Tuesday.
Mrs ?. r Quimby is dangerously ill.
WORD ia the shipvard7 is getting lively.
The eighth ot April and no parsnips yet
Mrs W. " Dow broke her arm by a fall last
week
Iauall w,pIa ~yron. but nouy has yet come
,v malLrD
l.1ur al tLe Nouh Church next SUNDAY
evening @ubject-~The Perfect Man"
rA. h.rbor WA, in rxcelIent skating condition
l0esiay morning, md large numbers We're up
uu thc icc
The tusl congregational church at Winter
port have given Rev. Herbert A. Loring a call
lo become their pastor
What became OF The gold lace? LooF-LIRPA.
All picked up by curious visitors. Our cor
respondent should have gone earlier
n would seem rs though the city intended to
NJ a SIAughtering business the coming year, in
tne ahoice Of three butchers on the police force
The thaw has brought to light many things
tAlt the beautiful snow hid all through the
NinJer-~Ioh SIS hoop skirts, old boots, dead
Gals. 49,.
The woman OF The house is getting ready TO
tle Q handkerchief on her head and go about
with q tack hammer in her hand and dctermi-
nation IN her eve.
There wasn't much general celebration of
All Fool- DAY in this city Fat pocket-books,
tempting packages and warm horse shoes We're
surprisingly scarce.
Imagine the feelings OF an apprentice who is
compelled 10 work out of doors now, when the
city clock can't he made to go, and the ringing
Of the bell j. stopped!
The performance Of the Belfast Amateurs,
81 City Hal, on Monday evening was very
creditable do the Young people, and gratifying
10 tue audience. The receipts amounted to
very handsome sum.
A couple of boys were last week detected in
small thieving from stores, by filling their peck
ITS with balls Of butter, eggs and such articles
are found loose about groceries.
An unusually large amount of drunkenness
and disturbance have occurred upon the streets
the past week, and the city guardians are going
to see what San be done about it.
on Tuesday morning 4 small fishing schooner
noored below the bridge, owned by James
Henderson Of this city, filed and sunk. Sup
posed to have been cut through by the ice.
4 flock Of wild geese passed over the city on
Friday, going northward. They made so much
goose talk about the ice in the bay that it was
thought the editor Of the Camden Herald must
bc among Them.
Mr.. EDITOR. We're the pirates whose haunts
were discovered on the first day OF April, the
Qr0genitOrs Of those who a few wears ago stole
our railroad and sold it for 100000. and thus
laid an immense burden on the city: If so the
latter are worthy sons Of worthy sires.
Director Hill, Of the new Maine Central
Board Of Directors, was in the city on Friday,
looking over the local business. He says the
company desire to offer to our people all facill-
ties, and do an Increased business with Belfast.
IN answer to numerous inquiries we will
state that the articles found in the pirates cave
cannot be bought. The holders value them
above ali price. A decipherer of inscriptions
Lts made the curious discovery that loof-lirpa,
read backwards, II April fool.
One regular policeman the right kind of
man. il much needed to regulate the loafers of
the city The vcstibule of the post-otfice,
Chase's corner and AIoody's corner are the
points that need attention. Respectable ladies
are continually nsulted by indecent language
An old man giving the name of John ODon-
ad hohbled into the police station early last
a'enng and applied for lodgings. He stated
that he was 50 years Old had walked all the
way from New York city, and was on the way
lu the home Of his daughter in Belfast, Me.
lie Was kindly cared for by the police. Bos-
lon Journal, Apr, ID
The sum of 500 has been appropriated for the
ringing Of the bell tor the current year, and the
city clerk authorized to procure some one of
The bells for that purpose. The bell on the Uni
tartan church, formerly used, is somewhat out of
order, and the society is unwilling for its con-
tnuance.
The following persons We're chosen policemen
for the municipal year, at the meeting of the
city government on Monday evening last Mil
ton f. Carter, Frank Bowen Benz. f. Tucker,
Frank F. Eames Calvin j. Gray, Everett S.
Carter, Charles P. Walker, owen G. White and
William Stevens.
Thorndike is heard from on big cattle. Two
pair of steers, owned by Messrs. Coffin and
White, weigh together $50 pounds. The
largest pair, four years DID, girth feet in
ches, weigh 1890 lbs. and the smaller ones,
three years old, grth feet inches and weigh
$500 pounds.
Some lively girls, the evening of April first,
dressed up figure in fashionable attire the
face concealed by VEIL put it at the doors of
various houses, and retreated after ringing the
bell. 1t was nice fun until the image was cap
tured at one house. and five dollar pane OF
glass broken which they had to pay.
On Friday night the shoe store of William II.
ColDurn, in City Block, was entered by means
OF false keys, and about eight pairs of ladies
boots stolen. They were of Burt's make, q
portion button and portion lace boots, OF both
cloth and leather. The thieves locked the door
again, but so imperfectly that their visit was a,
once detected.
The Methodist Sunday School under the SUI.
perintendance of Mr.. John A. Mace, held it,
annual meeting on Sunday evening last Tn,
several reports show the society to be in yer,
nourishing condition. Large accessions hay
been made to the library, and it now number
400 volumes. The average attendance has beel
10. Mr.. Mace will be reelected superintend
ent
Some little excitement was gotten up at TIL,
city meeting Monday evening, in choosing
highway surveyor for the city district. SOM
twenty ballots were taken in ALL and resulted il
the choice OF G. p. Carter, the present incum
bent. A favorable report was made on the ad
mission of Aliyne and Vine Streets into the cit,
district A final hearing will be had at f1tur
meeting.
NEW LOCAL ADVERTISEMENTS. Fred Al
wood, of Winterport, advertises the Charte
Oak Swivel Plow. - II. ii. johnson & CO
are in the market with new spring hats, Dor
nets, and fowers.-Miss Hicks calls attentio
TO visit her at her cloak rooms.-Girl wante
by Mrs. G. W. Veazie
NEW STORE. Irwin Calderwood and brotht