The Republican journal., 1876-07-06
News of the City and County.

llc Fourth:
sounded well, didn't they, those Iiden guns on
thursday night
The steamer City of Richmond now makes land
ngs at the Camp Ground
The boys at the shoe factory will shortly throw to
the hreeze u Tilden and II enaricks flag.
Linen pants that button around the neck. and
have arn holes, suggested for coolness-
j. W wilkins was last week elected President of
Che Belfast Eeform Club The Club now numbers
.-p members.
There, reader, if You didn't celebrate Tuesday,
suu will have to wait hundred years for another
centennial Fourth.
tits still the fashion for the ladies to let the hair
mH ln cobwebby mass over the left eye. 1t looks
.opIettshy careless.
-Four thousand dollars, all in two dollar bills We're
paid the workmen at the Belfast shoe factory on
saturday Of last week,
1Gurray's circus gave good performance any
.NAbition Of the kind that ever visited our city.
uuf, by will come again.
4. Gates, of Unity, the most successful cutiva-
.sget strawberries in the county, sends 10 us box
lle fruit that truly gigantic.
lAere'4 now and then a gardener who can, on the
4.l Sit down to "greeu peas from my garden
lut they are few, and 50 the peas.
lA the afternoon Of lie Fourth there occurred
sudden and tremendously heavy showers, to the
lauv Of picnic dinners in this vicinity.
w. Frost has opened provision store for the
,-l.son at Bar Harbor, Mt Desert. The building
.o- framed here and put up by Belfast workmen.
.la house, ell and barn owned by Harrison Steele
f stockton, destroyed by fire Thursday
of lnSrV V-afl 81 &
5'r7-.-uQ.
l9t steamer City Of Richmond came in on satur-
aa crowded with delegates of two religious conven-
at Portland That popular boat is dong
-.a3 business
Baltasi comes to lhe front on the strawberry ques
on. AIr. y a. orttcAett sends Us a box Of the
ani raised ia his garden on EIign street that are
rulidIblo rivals of those from Unity.
L.ousrd Larrabee, of Stockton, was before Judge
.1u-ou Monday, charged with assaulting and
..-a.lnq the arm Of Merit NJ. Dickey, Case con
-.a.. to --l, 10 enable Dekey to appear.
I Bclast military company have purchased
u ana beautiful flag and staff, to be used on stat
occasions. 1t was bought by subscription from
rltizens, and the boys feeling proud
b last has an organization called the Honest
Mems club lPortland Press
a. j. an old and highly honorcd institution. The
4am1er, all rake the journal, and pay for il in ad
t.ur-
tilc -on, aged - months, OF Fred :. Crosby,
ug Primrose Hill, was drowned on the
1 fourth The child was playing about the yard, and
la. into tub of rain water at the corner Of the
i .o.se When found he dead.
All the members Of the Ladies Temperance asso
cation are requested to meet at the Vestry Of the
] Methodist Church next saturday afternoon at
clock to choose officers and transact important
ll-.ness that will come before them.
he rascals who 80 about the country cajoling
eole into buying goods and paying cash or notes in
/ .yaneo, are again at work. They invariably
.andlers. One Of them recently arrested in
'tcnity and made to disgorge his plunder.
The steamer Cambridge has met with another mis-
MF An examination of her shaft after her arrival
/ Bangor revealed crack in the iron, rendering it
4 H.sute She left for Boston on Wednesday, wherea
rfN -hatt VIII be put in, consuming siXweeks time
1 tcy. Nj BNby, Unitarian, preached last Sabbath
discourse Of great interest," appropriate to the Cen
Il sAnia Fourth of July. The church was beautifully
.ecorated with flags flowers streamers, &c, In the
4 4fernoon a concert by the sabbath School took
4 it4cc
At the semi-olnuaI election OF officers in Belfast
-oige OF odd Fellows, Friday evening, The follow
.s We're elected + A. Staples, y. G.; A. II. Car
/ .r Y. G.. }. T. Wilson, Treas. W. W. Castle,
Isp to G. L. publie Installation viii soon take
| uac-
| During the circus performance last saturday eve
| 4uc. Young men, Draced up by lighting iuid
/ Undertook to capture the tent. of course the can
/ objected, and i'll a few minutes such OF the
..la kug party as could at all saw it in differ
/ INT light.
4 E d. Nose, assistant postmaster at Freedom
I a4ese noticed last week. Thursday
I sought before Commissioner iIamn, at Bangor,
4 Algei With robbing the mail. The case was con
fuurd to to-day July 9th. We hear that the elder
Il N1,, has resigned as Postmaster.
4 Mr.. j .. Tucker Of the American House. and MI
Il ADJ Horne, guest, recently rode into the country
Il tatye they dranl, some milk They taken VIC
vnly sck in consequence, and suffered greatly. MI
Il l4lkcr confined to his bed for two days. Some
Il ing was the matter with the
+ lIe salary of the Belfast postoffce has been
L -.d s4j0 per annum, and classed from second to
4 dird rate Office The matter OF salary is regulat-
4 by the sale OF stamps, and there has been fall
\ ia the sale Of these. The Postmaster don't
{ -w soon the Democrats take charge of the Office.
( Ia, Democrats Of Belfast fired a salute of thirty
1 -nt guns, in honor of Tilden and Hendricks, on
e
/ Hsly in the square. The Democrats all wore
1 Milling taces. }. \. McClntock, Esq, got up
I y tine Illumination of his house. It blazed with
i gut from foundation to cupOla
ou the night preceding the Fourth the streets
aer- preyaded and the midnight made hdeous by
ana of. horribles intent on aiding to usher in the
BAG The principal instrument was fire engine bell
a4ug under the detached forward wheels of wagon
I tiOwed be every imaginable means of dscordance
red by men in disguise. Many citizens received
ile compliment OF prolonged serenades 1t
eFy unfavorable season for sleep.
Hiram o. Alden Esq. of this city, Tor % years
resident Of the Maine Telegraph Co. felt compelled
tailing health TO decline another election. The
directors at the recent meeting passed a resolution
.gAly complimentary to Mr. A. for his long, faith
I and valuable services. The letter Of declinaton
avery interesting history of the early struggles OF
Bee company in which Mr.. Alden lent it very yaua-
| le mid. At 4 time when columns not so
much crowded, we hope to alude to this matter
/ more at length.
Par city was exceedingly quiet on The Fourth.
lie military, firemen, and people generally who like
{ participate in noisy demonstrations, departed At
/ early morning. Those left at home were generally
very worthy class of citizens whose quiet patriot
IN was satisfied with rejecting upon the glory and
4 reatness Of common country. They were
mostly to be sitting in the shade during the fer
ID afternoon tnkling bits of ice in tumblers, and
eca.ng with gratitude the sacrifices and sutferings
the patriot fathers.
Hon. y. C. Fletcher, of Camden, recently visited
Belfast, and pleasantly writes in the Rockland
otnion, concerning his trip and his old friends of
Ie locality He says in conclusion
4 met with many old friends, whose heads
Z 'ltcned with the frost of many Winters and
lines effacing fingers" had nearly erased the IA
lhllAr features which well known. Bel
'-St is beautiful little city and the seven years re
\ led there numbered among the happiest of my
-e. Many changes have taken place within few
i ssrs there and L gazed upon new faces at every
1 n, and sadness would steal when /
A)ught of those, who are quietly resting in the city
4 the dead on Wilson's Hill