The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-02-10
Attention is called to the poetieal e1fusion of

Attention is called to the poetioal efflsion OF
Andrews Bros. in our advertising columns
House for sale, by Timothy Mayo, of Monroe
Lewiston Business College.
The people of the quiet town of Prospect
repudate the charge that the Davis girl who
courted the Belfast ship carpenter Cookson,
alias Smith, is native of that town, and locate
her residence in Stockton.
Early Tuesday morning a man was seen
driving a horse and cart hurriedly through the
streets, heading up river. In the cart was a
barrel marked flour, the swash from which
could be heard as the barrel danced up and
down in the cart.
THE MYSTERIOUS NOTE. 4 subscriber to
the Journal living in the vicinity of Boston.
writes to us-"The item concerning the note
found in an unoccupied house in Belfast, shew
to my neighbor Brown, of the firm of ThOmp-
son Brown, stationcrs. Cornhill, who said it
was their note. How it came there he could
not tell.
There has been in this region sharp pursuit
of Boston lawyer. formerly a resident of this
charges OF sharp practice. On Tuesday, Sheriff
Norton boarded the katahdin Just in season to
see the vanishing coat-tail Of the limb of the
law. he went into a room and locked the
door, which the officer decided not TO force.
Speaking of the reasons for setting off of Il
portion Of Montville to Liberty, the kennehcc
journal SAYS
The bedroom of an oil gentleman was on the
line of the two towns-Montyille and Liberty.
lie went to bed in the town of Montyillc, but
when he turned over in bed he found himself
in the town of Liberty. He thought it rather
hard that a man couldn't turn over in bed with
out going oul of town. And thus the town was
divided.
The Dickens party by the ladies of the Unta-
rian society will take place at Hayford Hall
Friday evening, Feb nth. Refreshments at !,
only 10 cents. Admission - cents dancing free
All are invited. Doors open at 6. 1t is request
ed that contributions of food be sent in bv t
O'Clock. and that the persons representing char
actcrs enter by the side door, and he present by
- O'Clock
The mild weather of late has oosenc,l the ice
at the head of the bay and up the renobscot
H. y,
steamer katahdin says the lee is breaking UP
above Winterport and that he experienced
much trouble with it Monday night. On Tues
day large fields came down the bay, and lodged
between the Bluff and Islcsboro, makinga COM
plete bridge across. Vessels that left Belfast
that day could not pass through it, and returned
SEARSrORT. A curious meeting of Sears
port captains took place last month. The brig
Liberty, Capt, Ralph Deyereaux, from New
" DIRK for Barbados. spoke the brig c. G.. Rob
inson, Capt. c. b. DeyereauN, from Mobile for
Genoa, in mid ocean. The commanders who
are father and son. had 4 short conference, cN-
changed greetings and news. then stood on their
courses, and were soon lost TO sight. Such are
the strange happenings in the life of the sailor.
1.-The closing exercises of the winter term of
schools in Union District, We're held at Mon
Hail on Friday evening of last week. Then
and there met the scholars of the four schools
comprising this district, with their teachers,
the school officers, the parents of the scholars
and invited guests. The exercises consisting
of reciations, declamatons, singing and speech
making were of the highest order and of great
credit to all concerned. After the conclusion
of the school exercises, a fine picnic collation.
was served in the hall dining room.A tele-
gram from England to Hon. VIM. McGilverv
announces the death by drowning of Capt Ros-
coe Carver. master of bark Talavera. The YES
sci was abandoned at sea and the crew. with
the loss Of their captain, have arrived in Eng
land. In consideration Of the meritorious ser
vices of W. Q. Barney, Esq, Chief Engineer of
the fire department, splendid tireman's hat
was recently presented to him by the members
of PenobScot fire engine company....A Winter
port turnout Of some twenty seighs. with oc-
cupants both manly and fair, visited our place
Monday evening aud were the guests of the
Searsport House During their stay some
roughs from Belfast created disturbance and
smashed things and assaulted the landlord.
for which they Will be dealt with..The re-
mains of Capt. \. j. Ross arrived from Florida
Via. Boston on Steamer katahdin, Saturday.