The Republican journal., 1876-05-11

Fourteen candidates were initiated into Belfast
lodge Of Good Temp,ars al it, last meeting, making
tat1l membership ,9l-i52 females and $50 males
r,cher s Gorhan have loaded sch. Lizzie Lane
with hsy for Charleston, $. g., anh Hazeltine &
l.eA6,fd have loaded sch Prescott Hazeliue with
for Jacksonville, Fla.
A. ,lc Unitarian parish meeting On Tuesday, fiji
.-- for the ensuing year, were chosc and the Rev
i,l.- ! GiAby retained rs pastor hy the unanimous
..s- al the society.
Nf.eaiion is called TO th" large, cheap and new
vfH II johnson x Gov. +. Colburn offers
a--e stock Of boots aud Written proposes
ar-u an afternoon dancing school.-Andrews has
moved to li- new store, advertisement.-See
Cre.,c}'s notice neAt week.
Ab3ui the nradle>t man Monday one OF
.. Governors STAFF officers on his way to the Cen
.OaGid lie resides in Ca9tne. and with TWO others
owed small boat across the bay to take the morn
g. train. They arrived with heated bodies and
..ercd hands ten minutes after the train had left
IIp past week has been one of cold temperature,
ll]ing rain and mud. The weather has greatly
..ured the farmer in his spring work Nature has
a-d her robe OF green, and the prospect for grass
adorable. Some few fruit trees have opened then
1l- hut on the whole the spring is very backward
stain Conant OF bark Arizona, which arrived al
port from Eouen, France, last week, reports a
PIG ana cold passage OF Y days. In lat. ~ q North
MI e.. 4. West, passed brig Of from 500 TO 800 tons
.,J.a up, which had the appearance of having been
AZ s.lt>lon he noticed floating in the immediate
Ii. a
.k- the German bark Texas, for the Continent
MA. Arizona Will undergo some repairs here, then
e04by load with deal at Rangor for Europe.
..U.4Y GovgExMDNr MEETING. At an adjourned
.,-tinq oftbe city government on Monday evening
the report Of the mttee consisting OF Mayor
s4n=ion, Aldermen Williamson and Burgess to over
4.I and ascertain the condition of the late city
nor agency, Wa, rnade and accepted and as
.aW=
slr-r That heir examination was necessarily
mined 10 the business vi the agency from the first
.tsDf October last until it closed the fourth
III January, during which time it appears that
ciF purchased Of the state agent, liquors to the
a.4HHut u Sl54UpG5 ana that WHEN the agency was
.l.Ul II appears by the report OF the committee OF
I inunlcipai board, there on hand liquors
tile value Of 51Sl ,ej,-cStimating by guAge meas
.Il and at cost prices.
tond We would also report that the amount
ut the agency at the time OF the seizure ana also
. amount returned from Inc jail 10 the agency EAs
stiU5 been IL gay purchased We are unable 10 &C
.rttey ascertain, but find that by charging the
-rlt with those packages Of liquors that are shown
ktiuls Of stock on hand Al the close OF the agen-
l1. Included il The purchases oi the state agent
.e rlo Hrs1 Jay OF october last. that there is
ed to make accounts balance, a further payment
tl. are cil1 gent to the city treasury Of the sum
5- =, winch sum the agent has expressed his
..lus lr=- f, pay. And your committee would rec
rHu 4 Ih4t The city accept in settlement oil the
,.t .Hael consideration.
Don. I'D, .tion OF re-e7tabIishng the city liquor
.-.4., lhrn w and thoroughly discussed.
4r-sl0u asking for lis re-establtshmcnt believing
5e t.7 ''tlie best interests oil the cause of tenn
..4uee' &c., Wa4 presented by Miles s. Staples,
.u Woods, IT. ii. ,5iser. J. W carter, Geo. Z.
iu-4u, Vim VI. Kusi, I-aac n hoarjman, j. q.
|I =, F-oa, a. T.. CLARK, 0-o. L. Bracket, philo
r-ty, h. =. feId, l.. \. hnoHlton. Chas. W. Ha-
M aud l.. Bcarnan. MIR. williamson spoke against
measure and thought inasmuch rs only fifteen
s-au- w"re in favor OF it, and the masses opposed
SAD that we had got along comfortably three
.lantn- without .n agency, that it should remain
l,ri, ant is being put vote ordered the yeas
4ut mays The mayor refused 10 vote The follow
l1 Is the Of the aldermen the question of re-
.-tab.shing the agency. j y. Cottrell, dem. Ward
aoi a. c. Burgess rep. ward ?, no; Joseph vii
.s,mson, dem. ward ,, no; Daniel Maddockx, rep.
't' nv h''i5t fpoN7I ''p Ndih - US. l ne
ri,a>urc MIS- consequently defeated and there Is
.. uo agency.
fine Tucker Bros. were licensed 10 keep a hotel,
.aa Dodge and Thomas licensed 10 ko, p :. billiard
al1on, Also voted that all victuaing saloons other
U,n hotels close nj ID O'Clock.
>EAEsrnEr. disease affecting most kinds of
ln stock, has been ami now is prevalent here.
Horses, cows sheep and even hens subject to it.
i eases the disease has prov ed fatal. On the
Oi Alr. G. T. Gordon horse first attacked
Sirh il and recovered then Il fuyorite taken
nadied.-OWlng to the backwardness of the season
4tFery little furm work has been done withus yet.
Ae puilback ftshion to be the prevailing
with spring this year.A little less OF the nuisance
Ha-iness i being done with This year than hereto
l-c Formerly the roadside was The receptacle for
~ kinds OF refuse mattor-apple tree limbs stones,
r,ken crockory, yard rakng- everything refuse
iouud it, WAY 10 the street side. This year per
.elvo noteworthy Change. 4 general clearing up is
order Of the day in most localities.-Wer fishing
Yielding very small returns with this season,
y The landlord OF the Searsport House has secured
sl IS - pound salmon with which to regale the
GUESTS of his house the dinner hour OF Tuesday Of