The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-05-18
News cs the City and County.
he first thin hat is looked for.

Fifteen vessels arrived AT this port FRIDAY. Of
last week.
Winter clothes, wosn thin, the prevailing style
this month.
The Belfast shoe factory commenced operations
Wednesday.
Mother Nature has done well in watering the
streets thus far thi, month.
We werc on Saturday, treated 10 tIi FIRST thunder
storm of the season, in this Vicinity.
Capt. Herriman's new ship VIII launch next week
probably wednesday, the e4th, as the tides will
be full at that time.
An unusual number of large sized vessels were in
port last week Besides several three-masted choon
,rs there were TWO barks and one brig.
Monday night was remarkably cold for the season
Ice made as thick ordinary window glass, and
house plants left out of doors froze.
The storehouses along the wharyes are nearly
cleared Of hay, and but little comes TO market, the
iArIaers being busy with their spring blowing.
The South Primary school was divided on Monday
Il-t some forty scholars taking the upper room
The new school VIII be called tie South Intermed
atr
HE bnik Arizona Capt. Berry, Of Stockton has
chartered to load deals at Bangor for Liverpool
England, and on Monday tug towed her up the
liver.
lie new managers Of the Belfast 1rotting Park
will erect q twenty stall stable within the enclosure
and make other Improvements before the June
lace,
fhc new 0osnets arc put on sideways, and the
GIL Of the period Will have the appearance OF a
eauary bird just it is about 10 singer st parrot
Iast as it Is about 10 talk
Don't fatter yourself that you can leave your wash
eat over night and find the clothes all there next
morning. If you have any doubts however, YOU
can Try the experiment.
The second term Of The Hon. J. G Dickerson's
Jdlgeship expires October next. AT the close of
ha recent session Of court in ti city the bar Joined
n Il universal Recommendation for his re appoint
meut
he Rev. Iheo Hill Of West WatoryiIle, will
preach next sunday afternoon at the Methodist
shnieh- and ia the evening he will give temper
@nce lecture unier the ausIi:os Of the Belfast Re
t.rni Cluh.
Larg piles iaee been driven into The mud at the
ntrance TO Goose RiTer marking out the channel to
Hakeltine & hicktord ice wharf They are also to
ae u9e1 ia warping vessel. cut and in. A much
needed Improvement
Hy-iolr ladies Of thi> city belonging to the Hill
sewing Ala Society will combine with Mr. IIill to
eae the children nj his sunday School M anniver-
parry supper next saturday afternoon ut THE mission
-r.m-. NO 80 Min street.
Is- ovster and clam bow Ill uu,i,I tile shadow Of
.arr Own vine and liz trec and ian their heated
tlo'7s wi'a ;heir shells, knowing that the ':i
Mas fallen ont Of t!,c month aud peace and security
waits them until September
lhcre is not mach enthu.iAsIn manifested as yet,
% regard to celebrating the Fourth Of July i'll this
city, Other places are making preparations, and if
Belfast means to recognize the Centennial Fourth,
-Jle,hing had better be done soon.
Mathews Bros will in future barn coal at their
.s=A and blind factory. A cold house has been
-fectod, and On Friday they purchased a cargo Of
lie hundred and fifty tons Of coal Of swan & Co.
Ihey have previously burned wood.
Raw beans not very palAtaJle yet thi. was the
condition Of pot full that placed before prom
uent citizen last Sunday morning. They were taken
70 The bakers the night before, but owing to some
mistake they were not taken from tie basket
Tia" Howard Manufacturing company of this city
are already reaping benefits from exhibiting their
machinery al the Centennial. Hollis Poor who has
charge Of their articles the grounds has sent
home an order for Iitering machines for Philadel-
pld4 parties.
SHIPMENTS. Pitcher & Gornam have loaded sch.
Umpire with hay for Boston. Pitcher 4 Son and
Woods, Mathews & Baker have loaded barkentine
red Eugene with hay for Charleston, S. c. Sch,
Fannie & Edith has loaded paving stones at the
Point for New York.
.ft 4
e dead bodies that have been lying in the receiving
luit during the winter. They are forty-three in
nauber-seven less than one year ago. In digging
The cemetery grounds saturday he found frost
oielt inches in thickness
On Friday empty grain car thrown from
me track at the curve in the rear OF Erederick's
lore. a few slccpcrs were torn up and the cur
frame broken The car wa iron fire proof grain
belonging to the New FORK Central road, and
.ls but slightly damaged.
Wouldn't it be well Tor the street commissioner,
4r -ome one whose business it may be, to clean out
'he ashes from the stone reservoir in the square,
near Peirce's Block. This is used for watering
bogses, but its present contents would be better for
making soap, than aayimg tlie thirst Of the horse.
The annual STATE Sabbath school Convention will
1r held at the Congregational church in this city
tuesday, the 25d 1t is a meeting of delegates from
all the evangelical churches in the state and its OBJ
ect il 10 promote the interests Of Sabbath schools.
From one hundred and fifty to two hundred dele
gates are expected, among WHOM are some promi
neat speakers
Both the celebration Of the first anniversary of
4t Belfast Reform Club and the supper given by the
aides association at Haytord Hail, on Friday eve
ming Of last week, success. Between two and
lIree hundred persons were present the exercises
consisted OF speeches and toast responses by the
c"rrymen and other prominent citizens. The col
ation excellent and did credit to the ladies On
t4e whole it was a very nice testimonial for the
a0!s, and an encouragement to keep on III the good
work OF reformation.
lhe Supreme Judicial Cont, Judge Diclerson
residing, adjourned on Saturday last after a SEES
ion OF twenty-five working days. An unusually
large number Of cases were disposed of and the
docket considerably Iessened. We are indebted to
Mr. Frye, Clerk Of Courts for the following synopsis
ID the work done There were three hurdred and
sixty -fuur cases continued from the January term,
and hundred and eighty new entries, making
all hve hundred and forty-four cases. OF these
tFo hundred and four cases have been disposed of,
and three hundred and forty continued. There were
twelve verdcts and two dsagreements Of the uries.
he bonds OF natrmony severed between nine
Unfortunate, or Fortunate couples.
travelling CORE pondent of the Portland Tran
sept has the following TO say concerning of our
,nterprising firms =
Prominent among the industries of Belfast Is the
large door, sash and blind mandatory of the
Mathews Brothers. A few years ago these gentle
had the misfortune lose by fire their factory,
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