The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-11-15
! nc sch Florida. is having a new mizzeumas,

| i+o Seu' FLORIDA Is having new mZzenmaSt
with her other repairs
4 " ohase has painted sign of prodigious di
mehslons covering almost the entire Church stree
front OF his store, announcing his business. &c.
hNenlnS service at the Unitarian church mex
sunday Sermon by Rev James I. Bixbv. from
the text Train Up "a Child in the Wav He Should
Go"
committee has been appointed by the cit,
government to ascertain the cost Of changing I'll,
city lamps. with view to burning Kerosene in
stead Of gas
owing to the necessary absence of Rev. Mr.
Goodcnough, Univcrsalist, Rev Mr. Bixbv Tni
tanan supplied the formers pulpit at Stockton.
! last Sabbath
Monday was very busy day about the streets
and nay III considerable quantities was marketed
but went mostly into the storehouses The wharvc.
are unusually quiet
1t lSn 80 much question with the poor. whether
or not it is to be cold winter as whether there
Is cash enough to get coal and clothing to protect
themselves against it.
The periodic display OF neteors occurred on
Monday night, but owing to the cloudy and over
cast state OF the atmosphere, they were not OBJ
| served in this vicinity
Inc h1emens new engine house at Searsport
will be dedicated Thursday 29th Thanksgiv-
ing day free supper will be served, and gen
eral invitation is extended
The coinage of twenty cent silver pieces is to
be discontinued and they will soon be out of date.
No more can you deceive the deacon by dropping
one Of these into the contribution box for a quar-
ter
Petitions for street lamps at the corner of High
and Spring streets and on Bridge street near where
the house of Jesse Robbins stood, were presented
and referred at the meeting of the city government
Monday night
AT the Baptist church next Sunday evening the
pastor will speak on ''Materialsm" This will be
the first OF several sermons the relation to the
oogy and practical religion OF various tendencies
OF modern thought.
The recent TAR Of the Farmers and Mechanics
Association at Searsport was so successful that
the members propose, Tuesday evening next
10 serve the citizens of that town to free picnic
supper All are invited
/'The Belfast Foundry Company are melting a
new and superior metal, never before used in this
vicinity for Sled shoes, 6c., which it will be well
for farmers and others to remember Read their
notice another column
The outside work OF the Masonic Temple is
nearly completed The walls are all up, the frame
OF the mansard root is placed in position, and il
few days will be covered 1t will be one of the
finest bp ldings in eastern Maine.
On Monday afternoon Mrs s " Mathews heard
the discharge OF a lnusket near her residence Go
ing INTO her parlor on Tuesday she found win
dow shattered and d hattencd bullet living upon
the carpet The result of somebody's reckless shoot
ing
II is proposed 10 hold branch session OF the
State Board Of Agriculture for Waldo county 1T
Thorndike, early in December The session will
continue one day and evening, and consist OF short
lectures agricultural Subjects followed BY dis
cusson.
ri an adjourned meeting Of the city government
ON Monday evening to chose a tax collector to
clean up the books for the years IS7 l. 49, and
1875 \. X Pierce elected, but declined
The city clerk was then instructed TO advertise
for proposals
Bark American Lloyds, 5l0 tons. built in Stock
ton i'll 1866 and partially owned i'll that town
SearsPort and Belfast has been sold to New York
parties for >l3,500 Three-eights Of brig Waiter
smith. built in the same town. in 1868, has also
been sold in New ork at the rate of 1000
The citizens nt Stockton have started ont in a
new enterprise + the manufacture Of shoes \
small sized factory is about to commence opera
ton. We understand that Boston parties furnish
the stock and buy the manufactured goods and
that the mechanical part of the business is under
the charge Of q competent gentleman from Stone
ham, Mass Peggers from the Belfast factory are
tolnsruet workmen III that branch Of the business
Deputy collector Nelson Mullen, of orth Haven
accompanied by Capt Frank Thomas Of same
place. We're in tins city GA Tuesday for the purpose
OF entering at the Belfast Custom House Il cargo Of
1000 bushels Of potatoes hat came from the British
Provinces. They were part of the cargo Of the
English sch. J. W Dean recently wrecked on
Burnt Island ledge near North Haven The vessel
and cargo were sold at auction and purchased by
Captain Thomas for $500 The portion entered
shipped TO Boston The duties amounted to about
$50
Miss Bertha, youngest daughter of Arnold Har
rs Of this place, married Tuesday Nov 9th
at the residence Of her sister, 1877 East 54th street
New York. TO Mr. J. b. Smith OF that city The
wedding was attended only by the relatives and
immediate friends of the bride and groom During
the ceremony the happy pair stood beneath a mar
had been performed by the Rev. DR. Gottheil of
the Fifth Avenue Temple, a repast was provided
for the guests. The house was abundanty deco
rated with flowers The bride wore heavy white
corded silk, with trimmings of illusion and orange
blossoms Among the wedding presents were
black bronze clock, surmounted by a statue OF
BeneVenuto Cellini. with mantle urns to match:
Il Roman bronze clock with statuettes ana mantle
ornaments silver TEA service; a desert service
OF silver desert service of gold; an ebony and
open box Psyche and Cupid a pair Of female
figures representing Fire and W ater: very elab-
crate bronze card receiver and statuette of Diana
the Huntress with dogs and game The married
couple left the same evening for an extended wed
ding tour which embraces Philadelphia Balti-
more, Washington, and points of interest in New
York state
THE ELECTION
Great Democratic Victories