The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-01-20

Seamen are offered but from $40 to $12 per
month in the new bark living at Frederick's
wharf
The Odd Fellows have commenced renova-
in McClintock Block.
John H. Quimby lost valuable horse on
Sunday. She was taken suddenly ill in the
morning and died at night. John thinks he is
$500 out.
Services at the Unitarian Church next Sun.
day evening. Lecture by the pastor, Rev. j. 7.
Bixby, upon ''Sudden Falls" to be followed by
a Social Sing.
Woods, Mathews 4 Baker and Pitcher &
Son will load the new bark Emma l.. Partridge
with hay for the Gulf. She will there load cot
ton for Havre
The officers of Phoenix and Timothy Chase
Lodges were privately installed Tuesday even
ing by L. W. Bro. VIM. o. Poor, Senior Grand
Warden of the Grand Lodge of Maine.
The snow of Monday has dissolved in warm
rains and fogs, leaving us with icy streets. in
which the unwary pedestrian is liable suddenly
to sit down-consequently profanity abounds.
Among the vessels which flew their bunting
| at half mast Monday, for the late c. 2. Carter,
was the sch. Malabar, the fifth vessel built bv
| Mr.. Carter in 1912. She is in good state of
preservation,
| The ladies of the Centennial Committee of
this city have received the certificates of stock
in which they invested the profits of their fair.
! They are large and elegant steel engrayings.
making very handsome pictures for framing.
| S. l.. Milliken. Esq, left home yesterday for
Central New York, where he is to deliver Sc
ries Of lectures. Prog. Age, 18th.
1t will be seen by our Washington letter that
Seth was at the Capitol on the 18th. The New
York series was brief.
Mr.. j. S. Aver. of this city. an old gentleman
so years old, died very suddenly last evening
lie was sitting in his chair and talking with a
friend, when he fell back in his chair and died
instantly. Bangor Wing.
Mr.. Aver was merchant in Belfast 40 years
ago. and is well remembered by the older cit-
zen>.
A party of young men, old enough TO know
better, and belonging to families whose respec-
liability ought to make them ashamed Of the
rowdy act amused themselves at II o'clock on
Monday night by breaking the glass of the
street light near Mayor Brooks house. We are
authorized to say that the glass must be re-
placed by them, or there will be trouble.
Geo. W. Burkett 4 Co. call the attention of
our people to the great reduction in their
goods. These gentlemen always keep pace with
the times, and mark their goods accordingly.
Purchasers will do well to give them a call
IIervey also offers rich assortment in the jew
elry line, at prices to suit the times-See state
ment of the Merchants Fire Insurance Co. by
Fred Atwood, Winterport.
= W. W. Castle of this city has received an or
der from Detroit, Michigan, to make designs
for Masonic column, to be erected in a Ma
sonic burying ground at that city. 1t is to be
made of granite from the quarries at the islands,
and to be polished by Mr.. C.'s machinery. The
base will be about Is feet in height with four
panels, one for each of the Masonic bodies-the
Lodge Chapter, Council and Commandery. The
design is very elaborate.
At the annual meeting of the Belfast Gas
Light Company, Jan. II, w. b. Swan, VIM. o.
Poor, Chas. b. HaZeltine, A. A. Howes, and n.
f. Houston were chosen Directors. VIM. b.
Swan was chosen as President, John ii. Quinn
by Treasurer and Clerk, and A. X. Pierce SUI
perintendent. The annual dividend of the Com
pany was declared payable Jan. "A, at the rate
of five per cent. 1t was voted to discount five
per cent on all quarterly, and ten per cent on all
mnpth1v hills If n i'll n m
before the 18th day Of the month for which
they are due.
The drama of Therese, by the Amateurs, on
Wednesday and Friday evenings of last week,
was we'll rendered. But there was a mistake,
we think, in selecting piece so difficult one
calling for the experience of trained actors.
Miss Annie Abbott who, as the leading lady,
made her first appearance, produced an excel
lent impression. Less of constrant, little
more of that abandon which is required to
illustrate Il character like Thcrese, added to
the young lady's fine stage appearance, would
have produced splendid impression. The
grief and tears should have been more demon
stralive and passionate. Successful acting al
ways goes beyond real life.
SEARSPoRI. W ME the boys III school dis
lrict No. were engaged one day last week in
their usual morning pastime of wrestling, Il lad
some - or II years of age, son of Mr.. Hiram
Z. Carter, accidentally broke one of his legs.
DR.. Hopkins attended to the case What is
the matter with the 'B. A. ID. A. NJ. A.? Re
Gently the "Searsport Amateur Dramatic Club"
We're the guests of this association, and they are
lubilant over the hospitality and marked atten-
ton received at their hands. Verify, while the
"B. A. ID. A. NJ. A. are clothing themselves
with artistic honors, they are entitled to much
praise for possessing the rare virtue of being
good entertainers. 1.-The officers of Mariners
Lodge of Masons were publicly installed in
Union Hall, Tuesday evening, by Past Master
III. A. Weber. A collation. was served and
dancing INDUCED in, and an excellent time
had. The Searsport band furnished the music.
The officers are as follows-D. S. Simpson, W.
NJ; A. M. Dutch, S. W.; }. A. Clement, }.
W.; j. &. Pendeton, Treas; +. A. Perkins,
Sec; J. n. Nichols, S. d.. l.. NJ. Sargent, j.