The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-06-08
News Of the City and County.

The ship carpenters in this city look extremely
lonesome.
Picnic dinners the shore below Sanford's wharf
have commenced.
The man with the thin hat and linen buster ha.
not yet appeared here.
The Unitarian Society of Bangor will make an
curson to Belfast the 2lst of June.
Rev. Mr. Bxby exchanged pulpits last Sabbath
with Rev. DR.. Sheldon, of Wateryille.
Salmon are getting more abundant and retail
prices are in the neghborhood Of 80 cents
Six sales and transfers of farms have been effected
at searsmont village within very short time.
The recent damp weather will develop mosquitoes
Put up your bars if you have no blood to spare
Lecture at the North church next Sunday evening
by the Pastor. Subject, "The Fall of Constantine
Pile"
The premises ABOUT the Court House are being
further improved BY new steps leading from High
street.
Young men who are ambitious to raise mustacAes
take salt mackerel for breakfast. 1t is said u
good for EN-.
Belfast Lodge of Good Templars which the
state banner last winter, IS now auNously looking
for the aforesaid prize.
The street commissioners, in lowering and straight
eniug the streets, found fault with by land own
ers whose private walks are left above grade.
c. b. and B. p. Hazeltne with their ladies, lett
by train Monday for Moosehead Lake. They
pect to meet friends there, and TO hook few
trout
Mr.. Henry 5. Parker returned on Saturday from
fishing excursion to Moosehead Lake, with
mense lot OF trout. Accept thanks, &c. Trout
| make good sunday dinner.
Southern strawberries are abundant in the msrket
but they lack the flavor Of those growing Wild
pecinlly when you go down cellar help The dair,
maid get the
| kilgore has been making pictures Of the sweel
| girl graduates" of the Normal School at Castillo
His studio just ran with loneliness, but Henry
was as cool and buslness-like rs his own
Detective James NJ. T1ley. of New York. Ia C4p
| tain of the detective force at the Centennial. Nj
| Iiley Is brother in-law Of Geo W knight, Of his
| city, and is well known to many of our citizens.
A draft of jurors has been made IN this city for tn
L. s. District Court to be held at Bangor the nth
! For Grand Jurors - Henry G.. Bailey, Albion
| Pierce For Petit Richard Guruey, FRANK
| b. Knowlton.
| New BuILp1NGs. We last week made the stat
ment that there were no new buildings being erect
| ed in the city. ON looking around we find three
| that have been commenced in addition 10 .hosc af
| ready noticed a. follows VIM. G.. Cox, on Con
| gress street; John Ii. Poor, South Cedar stree.
and Horace Dean, on the road leading to the papt'
mills ON the east side
| A woman in this city who was eagerly expec'lt2
letter from her husband who IL ut sea, received
the welcome missi,c last week. 1t was carrit
! home before the se:I was broken, that She mig't
| road il ut her leisure. ON opening the envelope p
| blank sheet Of paper the conteuts-not the
| scratch OF pen upon it. She looked blank
the paper Itself and would like 10 know It's Iu-
PRESENTATIONS. NJ. L. Woodcock Of this cit,
has presented Quantabacook Lodge of Masons "a.
Scarsmont, with large Bible, and another valuable
article, for which they return thanks in a series Of
| resolutions. Clark & Fernald have presented Tim
othy Chase Lodge in this city with a marble gave
block, beautifully polished and ettered with the
name and number of the lodge.
The smart old men of this region continue to maxi
their records. William Ellis, Of Stockton, Is it
his s9tI year and Is the oldest in that Town
lie resides with his son, Capt. z. b. Ellis Durin-
last winter he split ten cords of wood and has th
spring engaged in agriculture TO the extent of plant
ing six bushels OF potatoes. The old gentleman ha+
been Democrat all his days, regularly walking
three miles to the polls, to deposit the straight
ticket He hopes to do the same in this Centennir
year.
| CAMP GRo-Np. There WAS an excursion Of 60,
tage owners from Bangor to the Camp Ground last
week to look over their property, and to make The
preliminaries for the summer campaign The asso.
citation has laid pipe from spring Of pure wa'r
q ,I,.Is - ft,,r,-
ments for the comfort of jewellers. Mr. Nealle'
Of Bangor. has commenced the building OF r cottage,
and the appearances are that quite number will be
erect ed during the season this locality has gain
ed the reputation Of being Of the best watering
places the coast OF Maine.
Mr.. Bolster the Maine Bank Examiner. after Ids
official investigation into the affairs Of the BeltAt
Savings Bank in MAY, writes to Mr.. Quimby, III,
Treasurer, expressing himself as much pleased witt
the strong and solvent condition of the bank. H.
says
| have carefully looked over YOUR statement aud
there question your aoundness There
hlty.six sound and solvent Savings Banks in the
state and among them YOURS Is one of the strongest
The general disrust of the savings Banks is subs!d
ing and confidence is III great measure restored
The action of depostors In making runs" upon thu
Banks, has acquired them to keep large amount
hand not bearing interest hence losS OF Pohts AM
Il deduction of rate of dividends which ia the fault
a large majority Of people enormously suppose
that the seasons Of spring, Summer autumn AMI
winter begin the first days of March, June, SCI
TENDER and December respectively, Such is not the
| case. The seasons are diyiyed by the eQuinoxez
and solstices. Thus spring commences when Lhr
! sun in its northern passage crosses the equatoE
| usually the 21st OF March. Summer commence,
when the sun enters the summer solstice, Or is
| 1 49,. g 4
on the 2lst of June, Autumn commences when the
sun in it southern passage the equator, Oh
the Fist of September and Winter begins when the
sun enters the winter solstice ut the tropic Of Cap
ricorn, on the 2lst Of December.
CRY GOVERNMENT MEETING. Al the meeting
Of the City Government on Monday evening last,
but little business OF Interest done outside the
regular routine work, OF late the Board has been
overrun with petitions for new sidewalks, and La
most instances they have to grief. The
mittee gave petitions for walks on Pearl, Park and
Cedar streets leave to withdraw. A number Of IN
yorable reports lie on the table. An ordinance
was passed prohibiting any road surveyor from rails
ing lowering the grade of the streets to the njur5
of land owners without permit from the City Go,
ernmcnt There proposals handed in tor
the collection of taxes. Both Boards adjourned 70
meet in joint convention Monday evening next
| AN ELEGANT Work. Our city has recently been
canvasSed for of the most splendid books ever
issued from the American press We refer TO ''W0-
man in Sacred History work issued in twenty.
five numbers ut fifty cents each, Every number il
illustrated by beautiful plate in oil coors, repre-
senting of the women prominent in
Bible history Each of these pictures is faithful
reproduction of the work of celebrated paint
and ia cd in he OH I'll. Of To
each subscriber is pres ented, premium, beau
tiful telegraph copy of Brocharts "Sara the Prin-
cess" This picture is % 10y II inches, and repre-
sents young lady Of rank amid the surroundings
of Oriental life 1t cannot be distinguished from
elegant painting and is alone worth the subscrip-
ton. The text viii CHI these elegant pictures illus
trate is from the pen Of Mrs. Stowe and the typo
graphical execution surpasses any w have ever
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