The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-11-08
Only about three weeks to THANKSGIVING.

oliy ABOUT three weeks to Thanksgiving.
Complaint is made that some of the beef brought
to this market comes from the remains Of deceased
bulls
large number of the friends of Mr. and Mrs
A. D. Bean, gave them a surprise party at theil
residence on Tuesday evening
{. }. Hall of this city has large part Of the con
tract to furnish granite for the approaches to the
| Brooklyn Bridge. 1t will come from his Mt Desert
| quarries.
Miss Abbie EellS, OF this city, and Mr. Reed
gentleman from the west were married on W ed
nesday afternoon, at the Baptist church. 4 large
number of invited friends were present and the
gifts were numerous The newly married pair left
immediately for the west
| III was Pope who wrote of the spring lamb ur-
| conscious of his coming conversion into chops-
| The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed TODAY.
had ne thy reason. would he skip and play ?"
| But what would the poet have thought. could he
have seen turkey. two weeks before Thanksgir-
ing stepping proudly up to the dough dish
The advertisement Of Geo W Burkett & Co de
serves more than passing notice Their store is
thoroughly stocked in all departments Ii there
be one more complete than another it is the
cloak and cloaking department They make this
speciality this fall and their prices will suit all
Read their notice
Mrs Rhoda Page OF this city. claims Of Dr. A.
) Davis the so reward offered by him last 4 pril
for Information that would lead to the detection
and convection of the theft who stole the furniture
from his cottage at Turtle Head last winter 1t
was through information given BY Mrs Page that
Stevens was arrested and convicted hence her
claim
Police ITEMS. Shepard Hart. of Pittstield on
complaint Of the night police. was taken before
the court Oh Monday. for drunkenness and dis
turbing the peace. Hart claims to have been ; t
work recently in Montville. When arrested he
had three bottles of liquor and three pistols about
his clothes. He was fined 3 and costs, but being
short of scrip he went to Jail John Campbell
sent the hill for 90 days for drunkenness
on complaint Of Moses VI Brown
Attention is called to the notice of Mrs Rich
ards and Miss Southworth in todays paper They
have added new stool, of winter millinery These
ladies are very enterprising and always keep pace
with the fashions. Herycy makes II fine display
Of cutlery including razors &c. for which he is
celebrated Andrews Bros advertise very low
figures i'll clothing as perusaI of the advertise
ment will testify. Blacksmith tools for sale ILL.,
See notice OF DR.. Fitzgerald's visit to Belfast.
On Monday, while some coal was being shovellcd
into the stove i'll the kitchen Of Sheriff Walls
house, small tin box was noticed among it.
This. on being opened, was found to be filled with
powder with three percussion caps fixed upon
tubes The quantity of powder was not large
but enough to have raised quite a conmot!an in a
cook stove The torpedo was one of the kind
fixed to the track by railroad men, and designed
to give warning of danger to approaching trains.
1t probably got among the coal by accident
WISrERPoRT. No offence to Sheriff Walls was
intended; he is good otfieial--only let him point
released tramps westward, not this way. Schr
L. NJ Strout has recently been bought by Winter
port parties Mrs White. wife of Hon George
White, died suddenly Thursday night. Pierce &
Rowe have obtained $500. 900 Of the New York
bridge contract, and are preparing for work upon
lt.....A corporation OF citizens owning the land in
front of the cemetery, greatly Improving it,.
The Methodists are holding festivals to raise funds
for the improvement of the parsonage,,....A very
creditabe Sabbath school concert held at the
Congregational church Sunday evening for which
Mrs, Babbage is entitled to special credit.Now
the sqlleal Of the martyred pig is heard as the
butcher goes his rounds....A scandal is in active
circulation. Of course there's g. woman i'll it, and
a man, too but further deponent sayeth not......
Belfast boasts her clans but Winterport is the
champion smelts and thomas Gods and there
is preparation for the harvest in thai line