The Republican journal., 1877-05-17

The young May moon can now be seen in the
western sky.
The schr NJ W. Drew is having new mast and
+, otherwise fixing up,
The post office has been renovated, and appears
.- tidy as new spring hat
Howes a Co have shipped cargo of slaves from
their mills at Burnham on board schr Boaz for
New York
tyrus has lost his Observation-Disclosures of home
sickness and pining for the beauty and bloom of
bis native Florida.
The womaus question How shall my new
met be trimmed The mans question: How
,ill II be paid for
Tie Methodist clergyman, Mr.. Moores.
reached his first sermon on Sunday last. H gave
very good Impression.
Burkctt advertised two columns last week and
i now SO busy with customers that his clerks
...ui tina time 10 take their meals
Stanley + Pullen, Esq, editor of the Portland
'lc,s was in town on Tuesday, on his way to Cas-
..t lor an inspection OF the Normal School.
In,mps are reported i'll the country towns The
Weather is warm enough to allow them to sleep
.i ai doors and thus avoid the cities and jails.
ighth lecture in the course from the life Of
.r>,. at the Univcrsalist church next Sunday
.teuing Subject-At Jacobs Well or Life and
.r>hip.
The lrig Il q. siblcy has been entirely stripped
"A lrr slurS and rigging She will have new
rrn.lsl maunast, manopmasl and togal-
slrmast.
Notwithstanding the temperance efforts in this
rc there have been preparations made for great
ta oui i'm about two weeks. The apple trees
Al. to da il.
Ihc second anniversary of the Belfast Reform
tWt, held on Saturday evening last. Speeches
..r made picnic supper eaten. and good time
l,rAlv Was had
" VIZ, rather Gathering notice that Mr.. Bccher
gave our local Photographers during his art enter
..lta,ur last week IT, >lid they wer" as fine
..tisis .- -c over saw
T.y sip t. b. Fuller. built in this city in 1874,
I'D .he passage from Akyab to the English Chan
lut into Reunion, April IL, leaky and cargo
..f-a-.l She discharged tor repairs.
Ir trees are putting forth their leaves the
y
streets are dry and dusty, the air mellow and
-@ III Short. it is very ~ummerlik"
ll Roscoe Gilkcy AHA crew of Islcsboro, that
.uca schr Mary Pattcn April % one hun
-ed ani fifty miles of Cape Hatteras, have been
.sei up and taken INTO port. The schooner was
.ltcr loaded
Mysterious holes arc dug at night along the
-4 Little River. They are said to be the work
iirsrls after treasure who work under the di
.ton of spiritual medium
Me Portland Transcript has Il Belfast contrib
tr Mrs Sarah f Mcader Mrs NJ. is well known
rlc readers of the journal through those little
ems OF poetry which have appeared i'll these
e,llms She is a writer OF ability.
NJ AL adjourned meeting of the Belfast manu-
t.otariug company on Monday evening, it
rotrd to make the necessary repairs 1T the shoe
.alory further adjournment was had TO Wed
~day evening when the matter of selling or eas-
445 spare lots OF the shoe factory land was to be
uH.>ldered
The little Scriulmagc between Pavson and Brown,
recorded i'll the police court proceedings brings
uMd the old saving that man will fight for
rihlr cur dog sooner than for almost anything
..e thai he has, Bat Payson demonstrated that
Il.,l will likewise tight tor his horses and whip
Tie atlyF fellow besides
last tr.dag Miss stevens. living mean the Upper
gadgc by the falling ut A horse with which she
-.- rdIng, thrown out and considerably hurt,
ua wednesday while attempting to get into a
a..au eu High street the horse started, 50 that
-l- tcll between the animal and the wagon and
llne very near being trampled upon.
Gre tram. Tuesday afternoon met ire that had
lr some time been threatening the road at Leon
ar.~ crossing \ pile of wood containing twenty
.oe cords piled Near the track was consumed The
falls for some distance taken up, until the fire
.a--rd when they were rca!d, and the train passed
to BNuham. after a delay of a few hours,
Little Master Mitchell. aged about our-grand-
-'n of John stewart Thought he would take ride
atone Monday morning. as the weather very
inviting he climbed into buggy which stood
Nriore the door and the horse started. The con
--luencc a run away. but the little fellow held
r. the rcins until his father captured the team
sons hill before any material damage had been
ufc
The Metropolitan Theatrical Company, that has
reformed in this city for three nights past is one
20 the very best that ever visited this section
l4,.y have rendered the Two Orphans Octoroon
AND other first class plays in Il manner to call forth
abundant compliments. 1t is to be regretted that
tAe attendance has not been better: but the fact
that these pleasant evenings have great outside
attractions The company will give two more en-
'ertanments here, playing Mol Pitcher on Thurs
Jay evening, and repeating by request The Two
orphans on Friday evening They will play for
tlrcc nights at Searsport. commencing or Satur
air Those who enjoy good plays and really fine
Acting should attend
POLICE torEr One of the most cruel cases of
aggravated assault that ever appeared before the
Police Court leard on Friday of last week
hairless Elms, OF Belmont, charged with bru-
tally striking. with chair, his grandmother, Mrs.
Rachel Dunton, aged 81 Years, knocking her down
aua cutting her forehead 50 badly Us to leave large
pools of blood upon the floor For this most i'll
human act warrant WAS issued on complaint of
Washington W. Tower a neighbor and on Thurs
Lay sheriff Walls made the arrest. 1t appears
iAat Mrs. Dunton, who is widow. Mrs. John
ElnS. her daughter also a widow and her son
lar1es all live together upon farm belonging to
tAe former, in South Belmont On the death of
the odd lady the farm will revert to Mrs Elms and
her son Charles is somewhat anxious, if reports
are true that his grandmother shall shuttle off
itiiS mortal coil 1t in evidence that he has
frequently said that she was old enough and ought
10 die aud that if he had his way she would be ten
tret underground 1t is not charged that Charles
attempted to kill his grandmother but on the 10th
ot last month the neighbors were startled by the
'r, Of murder, went to the house and found the
did lady i'll the condition already mentioned They
testified that they have been called upon several
times and stopped all night to protect the women
Witnesses introduced who corroborated the
above account, and Ems himself admitted that
Ihe statements were substantially correct but de
cllled To testify III his own behalf He was order
ed to recognize in the sum Of 81 900 for his ap