The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-01-06
News of tho City and County.

Can you discover that the days have length
ened any:
Smelt fishing above the bridges has been very
lively Of late.
People with Il new fit out of sleigh and robes
have been very respondent of late
The hay dealers in this city, complain of
scarcity of vessels for southern freights.
The Methodist watch meeting at that church
On New Years eve, was disturbed by unruly
BOYS
Lecture at North Church next Sunday even
ing by the pastor Subject ''Inspiration of the
Bible"
j. c. Wthee, mail carrier between Bangor
and Belfast has sold his interest to Mr. Delano
Of Hampden.
Steamer katahdin is now making but one
"Trip per week, leaving the l'enohscot Tuesdays
and returning Fridays.
The Odd Fellows have an installation supper
and dance, at their new hall in McClintock
block, Friday evening.
The proposed change in the time of the trains
Will not go into effect at present. The roads
beyond Portland objected.
The annual meeting of Phoenix Lodge of Ma
sons, for the choice of officers, takes place on
Monday evening of next week.
Hazeltine x Bickford have got the elevators
huilt to hoist Ice into their new building, and
Hre otherwise ready for freeze.
Queer isn't it, when man has lot of rub
bish TO dispose Of he always finds place in
the highway that needs filling up.
1t will be noticed that the performance of the
Amateur Dramatic Club has been postponed
To Wednesday evening of next week.
Last sunday the steamer katahdin was
whistling her way through the fog in the bay,
lust as though it was July instead of January.
The usual number of persons have stopped
the Use of tobacco 1t the beginning of the new
year, To renew again III two weeks with in
creased Sigor.
The most melancholy persons Just now are
the stable men. with their stalls full of horses
eating their heads OFT, ana not flake of snow
ON the ground.
The steamer Clara Clarita came up river Sun
day with workmen from Hurricane Island.
Work has been suspended there, and these Ia
4 house built the past year by F. H. Dur
ham. on the Bay Road, costing about ST 900. |
should De added to our list of buildings the past
wear, as published last week.
The sch. Mary, that has been hauled into
winter quarters below the bridge, has been
chartered TO load hay at Searsport for Bucks
vile, :. G. She LETT her moorings Wednesday.
". W. Castle has drawn the plans for the |
new ODD Fellows Hall in McClintock Block, |
and work will probably commence in a short !
time. 1t will be one of the finest halls in the |
state.
The bark building in McGilyerys yard for |
Capt. Partridge Of Stockton, is nearly COM
pleted. and will launch about the 18th of the |
month. Mr. bennett commenced the setting |
OF the masts Monday.
Excavations are being made for Il pipe that |
will tap a spring on the hillside west of Waldo |
Avenue, and convey it to the houses of b. +. |
Field c. Il. Hazeltne, S. G. Ellis, Owen &. |
White and others in the vicinity.
The company that are working the Otis & |
Ferguson quarry in Swanye, have got out and |
hauled to the Point 900 tons of paving stones |
They intend 10 get out from fifteen to twenty |
hundred tons. which will be shipped in the |
spring.
John L0sO last week removed maple tree, |
thlrty-fye feet IN height, and fourteen inches |
in diameter, from the cemetery grounds and |
tranSplanted i'll front of Axel Hayford's resi- !
dcnee. II was supposed to weigh nearly twelve |
tons, and required eight horses and four oxen |
to haul it. 1t will make Il beautiful shade tree |
The question Of appointing city liquor agent !
in place of A. D. Bean resigned, came up in the
city government meeting Monday evening. |
aud was laid upon the table for future disposal |
\ committee was chosen to seal up and take |
charge of the city liquor, and we are virtually |
without a city agency
The semannual parish party of the Unita-
Tian church was held at Peirce's Hall on Thurs |
day evening. 1t was a very pleasant affair, at |
which an elegant supper was served, and the |
amusement concluded with dance. During |
the evening splendid atlas was presented to |
the Rev. Mr.. BiXby, and handsome bouquet |
OF hot house flowers to Mrs. Bixby.
Mr.. Lot V. Bartlett's clothes line was robbed |
of the weeks washing on Monday night. Mr.. |
b. will be remembered as the citizen against |
whom 4 complaint for rape was recently made |
and now he has lost his shirt. Joseph, we
believe, experienced a similar loss when like |
complaint was made against him. These his
torical parallels are sometimes remarkable
1t is reported that he steamboat company |
will sue the owners of the sch. Martha A. |
Brewer, Of Belfast, for injuries sustained by the
collision between that vessel and the steamer |
City of Richmond in Portland harbor last week |
The steamer claims that the vessel exhibited |
no light, as the law requires. The schooner |
claims that her light was shown. A law suit |
will probably settle it.
The annual meeting for the choice of officers |
IN the odd Fellows organization, occurred on |
Friday evening last, and are as follows-F. A . |
Follett, n e.; +. A. Staples, V. g.; II. G.. |
Dyer, Rec. See; 7. II. Mansur, Per- Sec; S. |
II. Walker, Treas. The Lodge was instituted |
on the 4th day of August last, with six charter
members. 1t now numbers 43, and between |
$500 and 81 200 have been taken in work.
Mr.. F. W. Brown is canvassng this city and
vicinity for 4 new book entitled Wife No. 10,
or Story of Life in Bondage" 1t is an ex-
pose o$Normonism written by Ann Eliza
Young, Brgham's apostate wife. 1t is hand
somely bound volume of 600 pages, and illus
trated by 200 engravings. 1t is a true story of
her life among the saints, graphically narrated,
and receives numerous notices from the press.
very interesting meeting was held at the
Methodist church on Friday evening, to watch
the old year out. With prayer and exhorta-
ton, with memory busy with the past and hope
going out to the untried future, the last flow
ing sands of the dying year were noted. OF
those who greet the new year, how many will
be here when it lays down its scepter and glides
into the eternity of the years that are gone?
The matches of sch. Florida at Jacksonville,
before reported on fire. were taken off Dec.
y. At first on opening the matches, the gas,