The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
March (!


The juicy clam will soon give way in the
market to the savory founder.
BE careful in taking your walks, that the ice
don't slip out from under YOU.
It's sweet moon that shines just now-so
all the promenading girls say.
No robin has been seen here yet, and it's
| lucky circumstance for the bird.
More than hundred teams are daily en-
| ployed i'll hauling ice on the east side.
Gardeners that start tomatoes in the house,
can now get ready to put the seed in.
Vessels are in better demand, in consequence
of ice shipments, and freights are advancing.
Rev. CLAY McCauley will preach at the Uni
tartan church next Sabbath morning and even
| ing.
| Ice dealers from the sunny south begin to fire.
quent this region of production for their COM
modify.
| John 5. Caldwell, who WAS thrown from
pung and severely hurt last week, is able to be
| out again
Postmaster Thurrow. who has been confined
to his house nearly week with severe cold
| and cough, is better.
| tramp was discovered concealed in a pota-
| to ear at Unity. Monday, on an outward bound
| train. He stepped down and out.
Hay in considerable quantities came in on
Tuesday, but went into the store houses. The
| price remains at our last quotations.
Two persons employed IN this Office brought
| .Jo,
| week, as a result of the severe cold
| The most abundant commodity in our streets
! at this time is tirewood at five dollars Il cord
The scarcest is something to take 1t any
| price.
| Maine is a lucky state when she can make
valuable harvests from her COLI granite and
| colder ice. Luck and pluck are the things that
do it.
The Augusta journal says that Mr.. A. l..
Getchell of that city, the veteran fur dealer,
having bought farm in South Liberty, will
soon remove there.
The Skitf and GAYLORD Minstres gave very
| poor entertainment in this city on Tuesday
evening. A show has to be pretty good one
to draw in these hard times
c. b. Hazeltine returned on Tuesday from Il
flying trip to Florida. Thin coat and summer
hat last week. heavy overcoat and furs this
| make rather sudden transition
telegram announces the safe arrival of the
brig Ned White, Capt Jos. S. Thombs, of this
| city. at New Zealand after passage of about
| 100 days. lie reports business dull
IA, 1T
number, came on the tug Howell on Tuesday,
and made brief call at our city. They were
determined to make a hole through or die.
Some of the amateur job printers havn't vet
mastered the whole art In an edition of tooth
! ache drop circulars profusely scattered about
town, there are directions to ''keep the bottle
we'll cocked.''
The steamer May Field came across the bay
Tuesday, having been detained at Castine sew
eral days by ice outside the harbor. The foe
swung around Monday night which admitted
of Il passage out
The agent of the Bangor Amateurs has made
arrangements to present the play Of School in
this city on Wednesday evening, March 18th
The proceeds are to be given to the po1r of
the city. See advertisement next week.
A petition is being circulated in this city
among ship owners and captains asking the
[. $. Lighthouse Board to place light ship on
Stellwagin Bank, ten miles off Cape Cod. 1t
would be great convenience to eastern vessels
SHIPMENTS. Pitcher Il Son are loading sch.
Helen NJ. Condor with hay for Brunswick, GA.
| Woods Mathews Il Baker have loaded sch.
Empire and Lillian with hay for Boston, Pitch
| er x Gorlam have loaded sch Freeman for Phil
adelphia, and Joseph Farwell. ice, for New
| York.
| An attempt was made Monday night to throw
off the down train, near Unity Pond, by plac-
! ing distractions on the track. A contrivance
called a jgger that is used in placing hand car
upon the track was placed across the rail. The
engine struck it and threw it off, which fortu-
| nately prevented disaster.
| 1t is the opinion of those best qualified to
| judge that this winter exceeds all others for
real hard times and poverty. If people of
! means intend ever to be charitable now is the
time of all others that the poor need it. who
| so giveth to the poor lendeth to the lord"-and
that ought to be good security for a loan.
| On Tuesday the tugboat Howell came into
| the harbor having worked herself with some
trouble through the ice from Bucksport. At
noon the katahdn made another attempt to
reach Bucksport, after taking on board the Ban
gor freight that had been discharged. She ar
rived at Bucksport in the afternoon, and left
Wednesday morning at 10 O'Clock for Boston.
The publication of the Republican journal
though most of the original subscribers have
dropped Off there are still some left. On
Wednesday, Rufus Littleeld Esq. of Stockton,
| who subscribed in 1929, and has taken it ever
since, came in and paid for the year 1876. Stead
fast patrons like those are worth having.
A horse ran away on Monday with Arvida
Hayford, who jumped from the sleigh as the
| safest thing to do under the circu instances
The team rushed on to the Sanford wharf, up
set Jewetts milk team. broke the window in
Commits refreshment shop, and would have
dashed off the wharf but for the steamer lying
there. The sleigh and harness were damaged.
The steamer City of Richmond on her pas
sage from the east met with considerable ice
distractions She was unable to enter Cas-
tine, the field ice from the bay having dritted
in and blocked the passage, and she passed on
to Searsport. where she remained all night. 1t
was the captains intention to come to Belfast,
but was falsely informed as to the condition Of
our harbor.
Attention is called to. the advertisement of A.
b. Mathews of new furniture. Mr.. NJ. always
keeps a first class stock, and sells at bottom
prices-Westbrook Seminary Clothing, car
peting &c. by andrews Bros.-Lectures on
Maine History, by Geo. j. Narney.-Valuable
real estate for sale, the property of the late S.
S. Lewis. Inquire Of r. G. Lewis.-House for
sale or let on Belmont Ave. by Geo. G. Wells
Pocket book lost by w. r. Cooper, Morrill,
Springfield Fire and Marine insurance Co.
Fred Atwood, Winterport, agent-Scl. for sale
S. Otis & Co.