The Republican journal., 1876-03-02
News Of the City and County.
Democratic City Caucus.

Mr.. Frank P. Eastman has bought a farm in
Montville.
Pneumonia seems to be quite prevalent about
the city now.
And now the question is, shall we have six
weeks of Shedding in March,
The Temperance Reform Clubs of Maine will
hold state convention in this city, March 18th.
The sudden cold of last week played mischief
with water pipes, and a good many were on a
bust.
The Katahdn appeared natural lying at her
wharf Sunday. 1t reminded one of her twelve
weeks stop last winter.
The Methodist church was well filled Sun
day, to listen to Rev. Mr.. Pratt's discourse on
the late Rev. John l.. Locke.
Sch. A. ". Ellis of Belfast, will load ice at
Searsport for Georgetown, 5. G., and load hard
pine at Bucksyille, for Searsport
The cold weather of this season has occurred
ut the beginning and ending, with long spell
of mildness sandwiched between.
Belfast ship carpenters are experiencing album
dance of nothing to do just now Some are leav-
ing town, and a few are going into other employ
ments.
Some mean sneak, at the last Odl-Fellow
assembly, besmeared the newly plastered walls
of the ante-rooln, with the remains of blue
berry pie.
A school to teach the art of self-detence is
about to be opened in this city, by professor
bo oil oh
shoulder.
Some Of the rum recently spilled is said to
have flowed into Norton's well, and a large
procession of citizens with pals testified to its
popularity.
March is the first spring month, but that sea-
son, according to the aImanac, does not com
mence until the 20th, when the sun crosses the
equator. in It's northward progress.
The Bangor Amateur Dramatic Association
will visit Belfast about the middle of March,
and present the play of School. 1t has very
high reputation in that city.
David W. Dyer has purchased the boarding
house and stable formerly owned and occupied
by Frank P. Eastman, on spring street. The
This community was week ago divided into
two nearly equal portions those who We're
crazy ON the subject of ice. and those who were
not. The latter are now in II considerable ma
iority.
Centennial chairs are now in order, and
family without one is not in style. A gaudily
painted old fashioned chair of our grandmoth-
rr's time, is considered the proper thing in the
furniture line
We were in error last week in saying that
Carrie kaler was to take the part of Undne at
the lniversalist entertainment. That part was
assigned to Miss Nellie McGilvery. The re-
eeipts of the evening We're $500
The sch. Carrie Walker, ice loaded, reported
last week as having been ashore in the harbor
has been discharged and taken to Dyer's dock.
Her keel was somewhat bruised, but other than
being badly strained, she was not damaged.
The steamer City of Richmond will be taken
of the route between this city and Portland,
and the Lewiston will take her place this week.
The Richmond will then be overhauled pre-
paratory to the business of the coming season.
Tax collector Pitcher on Friday of last week
sold at auction 30 tons Of hay belonging to
Hiram J.. Pierce, for taxes. Charles W. Haney
was the purchaser at s. per ton. Haney after
wards released the hay, and the matter was set
tied
IIoWes & Co.'S stsye mill at Burnham has
run all winter and by the end of March will fin
lsh "A seasons work of three millions. There
are l. men employed, not reckoning choppers
and haulers. The slaves will be shipped from
Belfast.
An entertainment consisting of music, tab
ieauX, rectations by Mrs. Reynolds and 9TH
ers, will be given for the benefit of the poor, at
IIayford Hall, Tuesday evening, March eth,
under the direction of the Ladies Temperance
Association.
our friends will notice in to-day's paper the
call for Democratic caucus to nominate can
didate for Mayor, and prepare for the city cleo
lion that will occur on the 18th. A full attend
ance is desirable, and we hope there will be Il
good turn out.
The polar wave of last week was the most
severe of the season. the thermometer going
down to l6 and Is degrees below zero. Fami-
lies that had nursed house plants through the
winter, and were congratulating themselves,
were suddenly brought to grief by the nipping
frost.
steamer Pioneer Farnsworth, from the Bel
fast and Castine route, put into Rockland We'd
nesday Of last week, on her way to Portland to
have her boiler repaired. She proceeded Thurs
day, but after getting round White Head she
iced up so badly forward that she had to return
10 Rockand
SHOCKING ACCIDENT. On Thursday after
noon last, Mrs. Charles Sides, widow lady,
sister to Joseph II. Kaier. and living in the
Old homestead near him, was probably fatally
burned by her clothes taking fire. She was
alone at the time of the accident, and when
discovered was insensible and unable to give
any account OF the occurrence The clothing
WAS nearly all burned from her person, and the
flesh terribly scorched. She will probably not
live.
p. 5. Mrs. Sides died on "Wednesday morn
ing, after great suffering.
The Dubuque, Iowa, Herald thus handsome
y notices Ephraim SWEET Esq, formerly OF
this city
Last Tuesday was the birthday of Mr.. SWEET max
Ing him ~ years old. Mr. SWEET is not unknown to
the readers Of the Herald he having been connected
with the same in the capacity of travelling agent fol-
the space OF eleven years. watching its vicisstudes
and its fortunes. During that time he has trave lee
many thousand miles, and handled many thousa
dollars of the Herald's money and the proprietors
have yet to discover mistake in all his transac
tOns He is conscientiously honest, an active can
yasser, and his integrity is beyond doubt.
PENOBSCOr RIVER CLOSED. Our friend,
ht Bucksport and Winterport are again unfor
tunate. The late severe weather has causel
an ice jam in the river below Bucksport, i'm
penetrable to steamers. The City of Richmond
tried it on Friday, but gave up and went east
On Saturday morning the Katahdin endeavor
ed for three hours to force passage, at the enc
of which time Capt. Roix became convince,
that the task was hopeless. With all the hare
work he was unable to reach Sandy Point. an,
the ice extended, apparently heavy and firm
as far as could be seen The boat was the,
backed out, and returned to her wharf in tbi