The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-30
second instalment of fishermen left town on

Tuesday.
in the market.
Housewives won't complain this year of lack of
water for spring cleaning.
Another heavy rain storm on Wednesday, with a
probable freshet in consequence.
Lecture at the Unversalist church next Sunday
evening. Subect-Hard Times. Postponed from
| two weeks ago.
The time is coming when furnace heat may be
superseded by cheerful fire in the gratebut it is
some way off yet.
Henry J. Snow CT Northport last week shot in that
| town a wild cat that weighed thirty pounds. 1t was
hunted with hounds
| The gilt work has been placed upon the cut-water
of Capt. Herrimans new ship at Carriers yard, and
makes very snowy appearance.
Steamer Katahdin had unusually large freight
and passenger list on Tuesday. Seventy-tve passen-
| gers went on board from this city.
! The price of hay remains about the same as our
last quotationsfrom to $l5 per ton with an occa-
sional sale at higher figure for an extra lot
Some of Belfast's most enterprising shippers are
operating at Searsport. Pitcher & Gorham have the
past week loaded several vessels with ice at that
place
The sch Abby Gale of Belfast y tons burthen, has
been sold Capt. Isaac Darby and brother, of this
city, on private terms. She will be commanded by
| the former.
large portion of the people leaving on the boats
| are workmen and men from the country, who are
seeking employment, and hope to find it abroad. The
| times are truly hard.
The Unitarian Society will hold Parish Party at
Hayford Hall on Friday Evening, April 9TH. A pic
mic supper will be served at O'Clock; and all are re
quested to provide literally.
The members of the Unitarian Sewing Society
| have on exhibition at Woodcock's foot rest and
oil painting which will be sold at rattle Tickets
| be obtained at the book store.
On Friday last, little four year old son of Charles
Beam living the east side had three fingers of his
left hand nearly severed by Ratchet in the hands
| of another small boy, while at play.
The snow of Sunday was peculiarly cold, and
| when saturated with rain that was uncommonly
wet it made terribly bad mixture for people to put
| their feet into. Hence the niuenzas
There is an addition to the custom house force and
| one which makes grandpapa of the editor OF the
| Age. The Journal tenders its congratulations, and
| that small rooster to over the event. if Mathews
is willing.
An association of twenty persons has been formed
for the purpose of leasing and managing the Belfast
| Trottng Park They will get up some good displays
for the benefit of those interested in horse fesh dur
| ing the season.
Sch Sarah Ann Capt. j. c. Robbins, of Northport,
| thai had been hauled up all winter at Edgartown,
| Mass, on her passage to Belfast went ashore at
York Beach, during the gale of Saturday night the
| 25th and is total loss, Crew saved.
| The story is familiar of the who stole butter
and placed it in his hat, and was kept hot
stove until the butter melted and down over his
| face Danforth improved this mode by putting it
in his pocket 1t ont when the proprietor of the
shop danced him about by the collar of his coat.
| H. W. Byrant of lewiston and c. C. Frost of Au
burn delivered temperance lecture in Pierce's Hail.
| Saturday night. On Sunday MIR. Bryant spoke in
| Searsport These lectures well received and are
| doing good They are delivered for the general vel
fare of the cause and not to make money.
The bridge across Little River was damaged in the
storm of Sunday by the loss of string piece, and
is in order for travel. 1t is on the line between
Belfast and Northport, and is maintained jointly by
| the two places There ought 10 be more substan-
tia structure on the spot, and higher above the
| water.
| ACCIDENT On Tuesday afternoon team belong
! ing to j. L. Moody's grocery store away with
| load of empty kerosene barrels, and dashed down
Main street. When opposite the new store of Milton
Carter, it came in collision with VIM. Stevens team,
| unloading brick A small son of Mr.. Stevens was
caught between the team and pile of brick, and
severely jammed about the lower limbs but no bones
broken. MOOuy's badly uSed
When girl writes letter to her sailor lover in
| foreign country, puts three cent stamp on the
| same and quietly drops it in the post office, she
| thinks she has answered all the requirements, and
is happy. If the letter fails to reach the party the
| post office officials to blame, sure. A phan-
thropc young of the city has recently paid the
| balance of postage on two such missives that he
found posted at the Office directed to friend of his,
and should the thanks of the careless writer
Mr. Critchet, at the Belfast shoe factory, will put
| in some new and different machinery the coming
season-sewing machines for making sewed- soled
| shoes. Peg work has heretofore been done exclu.
sively. He has since January prepared the uppers
| for four hundred of canvas base ball shoes,
which were sent to Massachusetts to be bottomed.
1t is for this class of work that the machinery
| will be used. The prospect is that when the
j stoppage will be of short duration.
| Today Thursday is the anniversary of Belfast
Lodge of Good Templars, and good entertainment
| is expected. Worthy Chief Templar II. A. Shorey.
of Brdgton, will be present. At this session dele
| gates will be chosen to attend the session of the
Grand Lodge at Bath, on April 18th and 18th Bel
fast Lodge the largest in the state is entitled to 80
representatives.. Delegates from Belfast and vicn-
OH 10 vit T
| ton to Rockand, and thence by railroad to Bath.
Frosfs Alegory of Joseph and his Brethren was
rather interesting series Of ableaux gotten up
| by the Universast Society Some of the pictures
really charming, that of Jacobs Dream with
the ladder full Of ascending and descending angels.
| There some incongruties, like Rachel drawing
water from the well with piece of new Manila rope
but it was on the whole well gotten up, and the
costumes really fine. The attendance was small,
testityng that the ableau business has been over.
done of late
Mr. Z. Beaman Belfast, calls the attention of farm
ers to his advertisement of Bradley's Superb
phate of Lime. This fertilizer has good reputation
the yearly increased sales of Mr.. B. testify. He
has just received large and fresh lot for the summer
campaign-Hervey calls attention to his clocks.
| razors, jewelry &c.-The houses will have to be
painted this spring. L. j. Morrison invites attention
to his stock of paints. oils and varnishes They deal
IN the best-keep's patent partly made dress shirts
advertised by b. F. Wells novelty in their line
and are meeting with much favor. Examine them
Attention is called to the notice of the Carvers ar.
Dor packet
| In little more than six weeks the Cen
tennial Exhibition at Philadelphia will be
opened, and the final preparations for the
grand event appear to be rapidly approach
| ing compile elton AS soon as the poet is