The Republican journal., 1876-06-22
News Of the City and County.

y out.
Robert of Lincoln is telling his name i'll all the
fields
Dog day weather in June is Il strange freak of the
clerk of the weather.
Mr.. F. II. Black has commenced the building of
house on Union street.
About time for girls to go a fishing and come back
with sun burned noses.
An unsatisfed chap calls soda ''sweetened wind"
and he is about right.
Woods, Mathews & Baker are loading sch Lillian
with hay for Boston.
The Bible says that 'sWnc is babbler," yet a ia
vorite brand of it is Mumm.
We have passed the longest days in the year, and
they are now on the decrease.
Lightning bugs have arrived, and you may well
get the lines ready for tinker mackere
The citizens who wear new hats now are mostly
those who didn't believe Blaine would get it.
Lecture at the Universaist Church next Sunday
evening. Subject-"The Souls Opportunity"
Is the fire cracker end to be let loose to burn the
city on the coming Fourth July Mr.. Mayor?
When the Lodge of Good Tcmplars meets, it seems
though all the people out, and travelling in
that direction.
| Fourth of July and the circus are coming. Better
chain your cook stove to the floor if you don't want
the boys to sell it for old iron.
| William Henry Coburn, formerly of this city, SON
of the late Henry Colburn, died February 25th, at
Portland Oregon, aged IS years.
| Charles W. Haney has purchased the furnishing
department off. c. Hton's clothing store, and will
| in future conduct that business.
There will be a dance in Brcwster's Grove south
Belmont, July +th- Should the day be stormy, the
| dance will be postponed to the first fair day
| The strongest proof of the prevalence of hard
| times is the fact that Il Boston runner recently
| walked the whole distance from Rockport to Bel
| fast.
| The house and barn owned by George Nickels OF
| 5earsport, located on the Mt. Ephraim road were
totally destroyediby fire on Monday morning Loss
| : 1000; insured for 500
TO make the races more interesting at the park
| Friday afternoon, the judges, between the heats
announced the scores of the Republican horse race
at Cincinnati, held the same afternoon.
| The yacht p. NJ Bonnie, Capt. Burgess has dis
continued her Carver's Iarbor trips, and now on
the railway painting up for summer excursions She
| is an excellent vessel for that business.
| This is the season when the young lady of the
| household goes out to view the twnkng stars and
nhale the evening fragrance, and PUSHES back get
| Il caterpillar out of the neck of her dress.
| futile took some excellent stereoscopc views Of
the interior of the Good Templar hail. it appeared
at the reception OF the banner The floral decora-
| tions and trimmings were elaborate, and make a
| pretty picture.
| Some changes have been made among the work
men at the Belfast shoe factory. Mr. Jason Gordon
| has been made foreman of the lasting room, and
new hands taken on. IT looks as though they would
| have a prosperous season.
gentleman on the east side recently caught two
boys robbng birds nest lilac tree in his gar
den. He applied his boot to their persons in such Il
manner that they will always remember it when they
| attempt to rob another birds nest
The returned delegates from Cincinnati have been
busy for few days in explaining how the accident
happened. For one, didn't expect any other re
| suit after the opening prayer was made by man
named Mullen-it too much like Mulligan.
| Capt. Herrimans new ship, now loading at Ban
gor, has at last been named. She is to be called tho
T.. Il. Hazetine. 1t has been understood all along
that she would be named after her builder, the late
li'H'h' ''N'N'N'
| otherwise
| Attention is called to the notice of X. H. Hooper
| piano tuner. Mr. II. makes annual visits to thi,
| city, and gives excellent satisfaction Notice Of
foreclosure BY Alice /. Reconsideration notice
Erastes +. Nelson, Pulermo.-Pocket book lost by
| Will Curtis, Monroe.
| AS some boys staggering up Main street,
Tuesday, bottle containing slipped from ont
| of their pockets, and fell to the sidewalk 1T wa
Immediately picked up by lady who turned the
contents into the gutter threw the bottle into tht
| street, and passed on.
1t is doubtful whether any campaign flags will b,
swung to the breeze in this city The masts from
which both Democratic and Republican flags hay,
hitherto flown have been cut down, and there
nothing to hitch it to. 1t is doubtful if anybody wa
ever changed by campaign flag Suppose neithc
party has any this time
| AXel Haytord has commenced to ill out to the
emoankment made by the railroad extension cross
| ing the shore between Simpsons and Lanes wharf
large stone water course has been laid ut the bot
tom and the whole will be covered with earth takeI
from the hill between Spring and Miller streets OPP
posite Pitchers hay barn.
C. b. and Is. Z. Hazcltine whom we recent,
mentioned fishing at Moosehcad, have since re
| turned home, laden with trout, and agaiI
at the Lake. w II. Burrill, attracted by the report
of the rare sports, is there with them 5. c. Srout
Esq. and lady Of Portland, have been ut the kinet
| House for some time.
On Saturday, City Marshal Patterson received ,
telegram from Bangor to stop two young men will
horse and buggy, A search about the city wa!
| made, and at the Sanborn House parties were foun'
| who exactly answered the dissertation. both of
and team-and it was thought that two rogues were
! caught. But they proved to be two innocent youn!
men from West Wnterport, named Bowden ant
| Morrill, who had taken quiet drive into the city.
This is the season of the shade trees perfection
The Church street promenade is attractive, and rs sh
strolls under the leafy arches, with broadclotl
| sleeve around her waist, and catching gmpses o
| the eternal stars, she murmurs ,"oh, dear John, i
this could always last twould be heaven enough TO
me-" Then there is Il sound like a fourth of JULY
torpedo. We tumbing for our night key ant
| couldn't help hearing it.
| We indebted to the following named gentlemen
for large lists of campaign subscribers to the Jour
nal Il A. Snow, Wintcrport, j. A. McGown, Rob
! ert Gerry, Jr., and a. W. Greedy, Ellsworth T. &
| Grose, Rockport William Berry, Burnham; Is. ID
+. Huse, Camden, und numerous others for small
lists. BY the way names come in, we infer that th
people mean TO be posted in this campaign.
| FIRE. The alarm of fire was sounded rhursda!
midnight of last week, and the dwelling houst
| owned and occupied by Frank A. Cottrell on North
port Avenue, below the square, discovered on
fire. Owing to the great distance, the flames hat
made rapid progress before the engine arrived ant
| the house entirely destroyed. The furniture
was saved i'll very good condition. 1t is supposed
the fire originated from defective chimney. Los
| about $500. insured for $1,000.
| PRESENTATION. The presentation of the bnnnc
flag to Belfast Lodge of Good Templars occurred OF
| Thursday evening last according to programme an,
was most enjoyable affair At o'clock p. IN. be-
| tween five and six hundred members of the orde
sat down to most excellent rcpast In IIayford Hall
after which they adjourned to their lodge room
| Grand Worthy Chief Templar ii. A. Shorey, o
| Bridgton then introduced and presented the
| banner in most handsome manner In his re