The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-18

| The interesting trials at the Court House having
been disposed Of. business about town will be re-
sumed.
Schr. S. j. Gilmore, from Belfast for Baltimore,
lost an anchor on Nantucket Shoals on the morning
of Jan. 9th.
| ON Tuesday the steam-ug Howell made passage
through the ice in the harbor and towcd several YES
sells out and in.
| The heavy SHOWS have blocked the roads making
poor hauling in the country AS a consequence but
| few potatoes come to market
An effort to raise fund for the relief Of the poor
in this city is contemplated. There is reported to be
much suffering this hard winter.
Work is driving at the Belfast shoe factory owing
to the delay in receiving orders. In Of The de-
partmcnts they obliged TO work evenings
The sch. I. II. Lvingsonof Belfast, has chartered
to carry load of birthstone from New York to
Charleston, S. G. 1t is the proper sort OF "A cargo,
as they are having h-l of time there.
W. W. Merrill of the firm Of Wadn & Merrill,
fell upon the stone steps at Hayford Block, day
last week, receiving Il severe blow upon the head,
which rendered him unconscious for Il long time.
Iayncr will give Il promenade concert at Picrce's
IAN, On SATURDAY evening ncAl lc COHCcit Will
occupy the time between and o'clock, when the
dancing viii commence. Excellent music and a
good time may be expected,
Third lecture in the course on Lessons from the
life of Christ, at the Universalis church next Sun
day evening. Subect-''Jesus at the Jordan, or the
Power of Consccrated Life" The lecture will have
special reference to the times.
Brig Selma, n tons, built AT Belfast some - years
ago, but more recently mailing from Boston, has been
sold Al Hamburg on supposed foreign account Her
iirst trip made in 1851, from Belfast to Appa-
lachicola and return to Boston. when she was com
mandel by Capt. John Moore OF this city
The item in last weeks journal in regard to the
loss of boat, etc. Of schr. Lois V. Chaples, a
mistake. The captain writes that he had rough
weather on the passage, bnt made good tiine and
considers himself very fortunate in having so good
a run in the winter season. The boat was not dam
aged nor any apparent injury done to the vessel
Among the work at the shoe factory is order
ior cases Of base ball shoes. These made of
different colored cloths, and the work is delicate
that the benches and other implements used in their
manufacture are covered with cloth. No backing
ColoIng i used about them ana in fact only light
co1npeNionet leople are permitted II work upon
them
AT thr annual meeting thu Belfast ,1a Ipht
t0lnpany on Monday, III. B. swan VI IN. @ l'oor
A7t A. Howe, Nathan +. Houston ana Charles b.
H. atlnc Wfre elected 81 Directors Wn. b.
swan chosen President; John H. Quimby APP
pointed CLERK and Treasurer, ana Albion Il. PIERCE
appointed Superintendent A dividend OF SIX per
cent. declared, payable to stockholders OF date
A glimpse OF some OF the l,erils and hardships Of
II.
bosterous season, had III The appearance OF tn,
SCH Empress, Capt Kennedy, OF Rockland, which
arrived IN th7 city last SUNDAY. She had cargo Of
a,o"0 Blu hel5 of corn from Baltimore to Pitcher
H0rliam. The pas age was long and tedious, aud
on the 9TH OF January 9he experienced gale
George Bank, in which the sails were split and
at last they obliged TO throw overheard Il por
lion OF the cargo To Tighten the vessel. IT Was bit
trrly cold and She iced up badly. Al last they Ar-
rived at North East HarboT, Mt. Desert, ana thence
proceeded to Belfast
IIN'oLNN lille. The great amount Of snow on
the ground makes business dulicr Than ii otherwise
would be-tlle travelling on the roads in open land
/, bad, ana in the woods there is mach that
little OF nothing can liz done in getting Out wood
lumber. which is the principal business done in this
the Camden vessel lost on Small Point recently, be
l0ngod 10 Mr.. George Young of this town, and is
said to have been insured in Boston on Saturday,
without any knowledge OF the loss of the vessel
ON Friday nght.The inhabitants Of the centre
school district making arrangements 10 build a
good, substantial school house.