The Republican journal., 1876-02-17
News of the Citv and County.

There hasn't been a masquerade ball this
winter in Belfast.
Moses W. Rich lost cow Tuesday night that
he valued at 500.
Remember the entertainments by the Univer-
sasts Society, Feb. 21st and 22nd.
IIalbut, all the way from Georges Bank, Via
Gloucester, appears in our market.
The Waldo Co. Lodge of Good Templars
meet at Pierees Hall to-day (Thursday.)
The sch. Florida, at Jacksonville, has been
repaired and is now loading for northern port.
The mild weather of last week brought out
the hybernated house fly. He has returned
again.
The Belfast Amateur Novelty company are
in training, and viii shortly give an exhibition
IN Hayford Hall.
Lecture at the North Church next Sundy eve
ming by the Pastor. Subject" Religion and
Righteousness"
There has been no change in the quotation of
hay since our last issue. Potatoes sell for 40
cents per bushel.
The Grange meeting advertised to come off
IA Hayford Hall, Tuesday, was postponed on
account OF the storm.
The odd Fellows new Hall will be decorated
ia fresco, and the intention is to make it one of
the finest in the state
The centennial hop, advertised for Saturday
night, was a failure. The odd Fellows assem-
llles lead in that line.
IL is reported that small poX has appeared in
The eastern part spf Montvlle probably COM
lAunieated from Morrill,.
That young woman in need of a loan, pawn
rd some of her bogus chains IN Gardiner and
olher kennebec cities. She is a sharp one.
We are indebted to George G. Wells for q
nice lot Of pckereI, drawn from the depths of
Qaautebacook pond by the enticement of live
Iait
twill be seen by an advertisement in another
Column that rumsellers have become so scarce
Winterport and Frankfort that rewards are
Tered for them.
Girls attending dance at Pierces' Hall, last
week, were robbed of water proofs, rubbers,
vc.. left in the ante room. Even feathers were
stripped from bonnets.
] ne Dil5 JdllltS MIilef ol DeldSl, Is tOdllllS
n New York for France. Thombs & Osborne
Are making sails for her, which will be for
W4rled to New York.
Ii seems queer that cabbages are brought
rom Boston for Maine consumption, but crates
II that vegetable frequently form part of the
roght of steamer Katahdn.
There win be a special meeting of the Daugh-
tcrs Of Rebeckah, at Odd Fellows Hall, on Sat
urlay evening next, at I IL O'Clock, for the
purpose of comforting the degree.
\ reward of five dollars is always ready at
lhi- Office for evidence that will convict any
one Of stealing a copy of the Journal from the
loor of a subscriber, where it has been left by
the carrier.
The city government has provided rubber
suits for the hosemen of the engine companies, |
snd Percy Sanborn is putting on the back of the
coats big white numbers corresponding with |
the engines.
Albert Merrill, a lawyer of Portland, former |
y resident of Belfast, died very suddenly in |
the former city on Sunday. He fell back dead |
ia his chair, without any previous indications |
Of dissolution.
Last week two barrels and one keg of liquor |
were spilled at the Jail, being portion of the |
seizure made last summer, and which the |
Frenchman's jaekass couldn't pull up the hill |
on the eastern side.
The Grangers in Belmont and vicinity pro-
pose 10 build suitable structure in which to |
hold meetings and have grange store. The |
1uiidhg is to be 26 by Is feet, two stories high,
4nd 10 be located near Greer's Mills.
POLICE COURT. On Thursday of last week, |
Henry Wyman appeared and answered to the |
charge OF having those sixteen barrels Of liquor
seized al Lineolnville, with intent to sell. He |
wa~ found guilty and fined $50. Appealed
SHIPMENTS. Pitcher & Gorham have loaded
,eh. Orion with hay for Boston, and are also |
loading sch. Carrie Walker with ice for BaIti-
more; Joseph Kaler is loading sch. George
Nlattuck with plaster and hay for Boston.
Capt. Mcfarland writes that the sch Sar-
gent S. Day, of Belfast, on her passage down
the Mississippi River from New Orleans re-
tently, was run into by British steamer, and |
had howsprit and head gear carried away. She
lut back to New Orleans for repairs.
\ girl at the Belfast shoe factory on Satur-
LAY, while playing with large copper cent,
widowed it. The services of physician were
caiied for. who pushed into her stomach. The |
Young man who owned the copper SAYS he |
would like to have it after she gets through |
with it.
The ship City of Brooklyn of Belfast Capt |
II, y. Herman, arrived at Mobile last week, |
after quick run of "a days from Liverpool, |
4nd ~ days after her arrival at the latter port
WITH full cargo of cotton. She made the |
round trip from Mobile to Liverpool and back, |
"l'ehargms cargo, &c, in less than one hun
dred days.
he most admirable personifcation at the |
Dickens party was doubtless that of Dr. Pen
ileton as Pickwick. 1t was the rotund form
and kindly face Of the old philanthropst him
9"i' why were not Capt. Edard Cutie and |
the profound Bunsby also there? We looked |
IN vain for the hard glazed hat and hooked fin |
per of the philosopher
About two weeks since little daughter of
I'd, Stevens, living upon the east side of the
river, swallowed large sewing needle, but suf-
tered no inconvenience at the time. A day or
TWO since the child complained of a pain in the |
groin, ana an infammed eruption presented it. |
self. Itwas thought to be a boil and was poul- |
tced. On removing the poultice the needle was |!
found on the cloth, having worked itself down |
and through.
Rev Mr.. Bixby, of the Unitarian church, |
Will leave next Monday for a vacation OF six
weeks, during which he will deliver course of
twelve lectures i'll Boston, before the Lowell |
Institute. There will be no services at the |
church, except on the first and fourth Sabbaths |
OF March, on which days the pulpit will be
supplied by Rev. Clay McCaulcy of Waltham,
Mass. The Sabbath school will meet every
sabbath, as usual.
Mrs. NJ. V. Greer, in whose house the small
poX made its first appearance in Morrill,, writes
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