The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-03-30
News of the City and County,
bout time to see that first robin.

News of the City and County.
About time to see that first robin.
Not much use for smoked glass last Saturday
Last Sunday was an excellent day for staying a
home.
The Odd Fellows mask ball last week, Melted So
10 that order.
Venus now shines brightly in the western sky
early evening.
There has been good deal of water wrung ont o
March, thus far.
The storm of Sunday manufactured some of the
worst travelling of the season.
Clouds and a snow squat obscured the sun, ant
the eclipse failure in this locality.
Can't some genius invent way for getting the SUI
across the line without such terrible FUSS
This is the season of the year when maple saI
runs treely-freezng nights and thawing days.
An unusually large number of vessels il
port last week-mostly for hay and ice treights.
When loafer enters the sanctum of a busy editor
and he says " Glad TO you're back" what does he
mean;
Hiram E. Pierce has sold one third of his mil
property, on the eastern side TO John Pierce, fol
$4,000.
The jewellers on Bay View street will petition the
city government for a side walk along that avenue
Of travel
The odd Fellows will give another mask ball in
about two weeks, instead of u second course of as
semblies,
Hazeltine & Bickford are loading vessels with good
fen inch ice,-second crop,at their place on the
east side
one of the earliest signs of spring is the appear
4uce Of the dandeion fleet Of coasters in Dyer,
dock, for repairs.
Colds coughs and dangerous conditions of the
langs continue TO prevail. Great care of health il
needed, just
By an error Of type were made to say las
week that the rental of the Belfast Branch Railroad
Is $4,000. it is $4,000.
g. p. Hazetine and wife have returned from then
Florida trip and are now in this city, where they in
tand 10 pass the summer
The administrators upon the estate of Capt. vii
nam McGilvery have retained Hon. Joseph William
son their legal adviser.
We wish that Miller, who keeps under our office
would hang sign, TO direct seekers after sewing
machines. They bother by wandering up stairs
and his wife of this city sick in conse
anenoe Of a severe cold taken Sunday in chilly
meeting house. But there some who never III
their lives took cold in that way.
The Republicans of the city government drew
party lines straight in eecting city officials, but when
They want to see their Mayors address in full they
Lave 10 look in the journal for it,
capt A. f. Clark of this city, has presented to the
Twomby Lodge of Good Templars, at Camden, an
,1li 70 ma in COL
/. was made Clark & Fernald's works in Belfast
sch Mary stewart of Bangor, was lying at Ry
lors Cove, Isesboro, during the gale of the 21st
and dragging her anchors, drifted aoul of sch S. D.
Hart The Mary Stewart came to Belfast for re
pairs.
II. J. Locke puts forth his card stating that he
may be found at No 10 Main street. up stairs, ready
TO undertake any required job in the watch repairing
and iewelry line, Horatio understands how to dc
1t, 100.
The family of our neghbor Daniel Haraden have
experienced a sad affection in the death of his son
John W, young greatly beloved and respect
ID. He sick but four days, with scarlet fever
and pneumonia.
Mr. G. A. Croker of Stockton, has received a pa
tent for standing rollers. Prog. Age.
some weeks ago we noticed that invention, and ii
vas then sanding rollers, for smoothing the soles OF
shoes
young man who deals in boots was driven near
ly distracted in the late sloppy spell. mschievous
glr came in she said, to buy something that would
Keep the water out, picked out of the longest
pairs of rubber boots, and wanted him to help her
them on.
business man Of this city recently received a
present by express. 1t is Newfoundland pup that
weighs IS pounds and with appetite in proper
ton. The proprietor Saturday laid in a basket
fun Of feed to last the animal sunday, but he ate
ID all at one meal, and wanted more
II anybody tells You, next Saturday, that the odd
Fellows have a bran goat on exhibition or that
there's pirates cave found down by the depot, Oh
any yarn of that kind don't You take any stock in
We mention the matter because last year there was
-2e deception and our duty is to that the great
public not imposed upon.
family in this city is possessed of horseshoe
g"ranium, in which they have great pride. branch
that budded to blossom was broken off the other
day The dsmembered branch was replaced graft
81 with wax, and the result watched. 1t grew firm
Iy on, is now solid ever, the bud has blossom
3D. and the art of grating house plants is learned
In electng city officials at the first meeting OF the
wonderful knowledge of the fitness of things
They made Col FogIer City Solicitor, who as Coun-
t. Attorney is now conducting two cases against
Belfast one the city agency case, and the
other road case How they expect the Colonel TO
divide himself up for conducting both sides of these
cases, has not yet been discovered. And then how
will it be about the gmlet hole whskey, that has
four or five different sides to it?
WAS called upon to decide butter case Frank Whit
more and son testified that on Thursday of last week.
Austin Daniorth came into their shop and purchased
some butter and kerosene, While the clerk was alb
sent after the oil, Danforth filled his pockets with
buttcr from one of Franks choice kegs, when Whit
more colared him. and discharged his pockets of the
Aforesaid luxury. Dantorth denied the charge and
said the pockets of his coat being four dollar and
half one, would not hold butter, but being unsup-
ported in his testimony the went against him
lie fined SO and costs. Appealed, and found
surety in the sum of $50 for his appearance at the
next term of court. James b. NIurch, ESQ appear
ed for Danforth, and Judge johnson for the plaintiff
OUTRAGE BY TEAMPs. On the 9TH, Miss Starret,
Of Warren, who is assistant teacher of the High
school in this city, accompanied by Miss Poor
daughter of VIM. o. Poor, left by steamer to 90 to
Warren via Rockland They were met at the latter
place by Miss Starrets brother with wagon After
dark, while they were ascending hill near Thorn.
aston, they were surrounded by five or six rou gh-
looking men, who threatened them, shouted and
pressed close to the carriage. They were very
much alarmed, and got away soon as possible
Afterwards it found that vase filled with
clothing, belonging to Miss Poor, as well as valuable
Packages belonging to Miss Sarret had been stolen
by the rascas. The case put into the hands OF
Constable Bunker, of Thomaston. who advised that
the case be kept quiet, while he looked after the
thieves. Miss Starret had about 800 in cash at the
time, and Miss Poor had a valuable watch and
chain, which they might have lost had the robbers
been aware of the fact 1t is thought that the gang
of tramps recently in this city were the ones that
perpetrated the robbery. they came from that d
rection The chances that, had the facts of the
robbery been given to the papers, the rascals would
have been secured before this time through at
tempts to dispose of the stolen property. The plan
of keeping dark in such cases is humbug News.
papers the best detectives