The Republican journal., 1877-06-14
A good hay crop is now assured.


rights.
John I. Frost has been appointed policeman
but will remain upon night duty
BE careful not to break your leg this wee
Three or four of the city doctors are absent
Field strawberries appeared in our market o
Monday which is very early for this latitude
We are now enjoying the longest days in til
year. They commenced to shorten next week
There has been an appropriation for some neel
ed repairs to the cemetery at the Head of the It'd,
Geo Il. Lancaster and family, who passed tn
winter i'll san Francisco, returned to Bangor las
week
There were three meetings Of the city govern
ment last week making eleven meetings sine
March.
Reports from California state that some Belfas
men have lost heavily in the late decline in min
M stocks
Capt Thomas SAute ot this city is now pilot o
steamer Falmouth ON the Boston, Portland an,
Halifax line
4 K SHnouton, Esq of Camden delivered hi
Il
house at ocarsmont, ON SUNDAY
The brig Ned White capt Joseph rhomls, 0
Belfast has arrived at Adelaide Australia. after
passage OF l03 days from New York
1t j. said by those who profess 10 know thai
double the ordinary breadth Of land has beer
painted to potatoes in Waldo county
There viii be dance at Brewsers Grove, Bel
mont On Saturday next should the day b,
-tofnly, the dance will be postponed 10 Monday
The city marshal has been instructed to enforc,
iAe law prohibiting hfc works aud fire crackers il
and about tie city. rhey are great incendares
capt Oscar ". French has purchased a houst
Iol from the Ebcn Pclrcr place, on High street oil
Primrose Hin and viii immediately build adwell
ua house
capt Gus Patterson for several years past ciet
pllol ot steamer Cambridge, has lett the company ,
employment. and is succeeded by Capt ngrahaln.
u Eochland
On Tuesday evening the officers seized barrel
VI whskey in the barn belonging TO the estate of
uc larc Michael 0tonncl on Federal street it
WAS left With thc sheriff
Uov conner arrived in the city by Tuesday
vtruus train. aud wa, the guest OF Col Herscy.
He lelt on Wednesday for Castne to be present at
The closing exercises OF the Normal School
Railroad conductors and steamboat people are
pcstered more than eyer by monryless people who
a.k tnrtrec rides. 1t seems as though all the pov
cr'y stricken population Of the country WIS on
ITS travels.
our base bali playing boys will organize = club
ms city, and play series of games with their
ncighbor' Arrangements are being made 10 play
a match game with the Colby University club. of
Waterille.
As will be seen in another column, the Belfast
Train has entered upon IL new time table The cars
leave this city al 6-3l in The morning and 3 30 in
lhr afternoon Returning arrive at l0,5 a. m
and 30 ?, III.
Films, the Belmont man who knocked his grand
mother down with chair, has procured the 81 900
bail and is now out Of Jail. He has returned to
his farm. How pleased the old lady must be to
see hc1 promising grandson.
one OF the small nuisances TO housekeepers. is
the small boy who leaves ii handful at the door
and then tlWously rings the bell The ladies vow
they will never visit stores to which they have
such unhandsomc summons
The following officers were elected in Aurora
Degree Lodge. Daughters of Rehelah on Tuesday
evening, for the ensuing year-A. J. Mcadcr n
c. Miss Lizzie Wilson, Y. g.; Mrs Sarah F.
Meader L. Secy, Mrs. Sarah \. Knight. Treas
1t is Am uncommon sight to behold Il runaway
store. But last week, that of Lancaster while
travelling down Main street got away from the
w"rkmcn and made rush as far as the rollers
were LAND No damage done although a good deal
OF hair stood up,
THE ely government has allowed Zena> sttph
enson $4,000 damages for injuries received in
driving over al embankmenr near Hazel Mckeen's
on the east side. The road. at the place where
ile accident occurred. is required to be kept
fenced by the city.
captains Of vessels complain OF the want of u
buoy or dolphin above the upper bridge 10 enable
them io haul through the draw Without ii they
tfe liable to injure the bridge by running against
1t; also, a beacon is much needed on the point of
rocks below the lower bridge
Belfast man last wecl, had a thrilling cxpcri-
leuce on hand ear, near Pishons Ferry on the
Portland and hennchec railroad. His coat became
cutan9led and wound up around the shaft of the
Trucks and if the .samcnt hadn't parted it is hard
To say what would have become of the man He
lost a 80 % coat, but he knows more about hand
cars than he did
vt meeting OF the city government, last week,
hual action WAS taken on the improvements on
High street, as was recommended at a preyion,
meeting terminating the new boundary line at the
residence OF j. \. MeChntock, ESD at the corner
Of High and SPRING streets. This will make the
corner Of Main and High streets at right angles.
which viii greatly improve the appearance Of the
nov Masonic block about TO he erected
The little steamer Arrow, that has been upon
our bay this se;son, ran ashore on a ledge At Car
1ers llarbor early Saturday morning while return
lng from Hurricane Island with an excursion party
ct twenty five. 1t was foggy at the time Her
propeller and radder post were broken and plank
llH badly chated She heeled OIL at low water and
filled on the next flood tide She has since been
gotten off and will be repaired when She will re
turn Ia Belfast
committee from the city government has been
looking at Bay View street with a view to build
ns a side walk there The street is but three
rods in width, and the walk if built Will have to
20 through door yards or in the street II the lat
ter the street Will be too narrow and the former
Will nccessitate the payment of damages 1t looks
as though the Inhabitants of that street would
have To torego the luxury of 4 sidewalk The city
government should not accept street less than
four rods i'll width.
JUVENILE TEAMr 4 slnall boy II years of
age giving his name as Charles Brown. of Water
VILE, was last week arrested as Il tramp and com
mitted to Jail for thirty days He told the Justice
that he wished to be sent to the Reform School
When told that his offence was not of the right
nature he replied that when he came out of Jail
he would lift something He is IA bright pretty
neat looking boy, smiling as he looked out between
the crates "Wednesday, and seemed interested in
the trial of Flagg and Others going in the outer
room. He says his parents are dead. but is very
retlcent about his history.