The Republican journal., 1877-12-20
News of the City and County
Next Tuesday will be Christmas.

The days will begin to lengthen next Saturday
The snow, longed for of lovers and livery men.
seems yet afar off
The city schools will close on Friday giving the
holidays for vacation.
Searsmont has an iron clad temperance society
numbering 200 members
There is great scarcity OF employment for me
chancs and laboring men.
The Journal for 1873 will be better than ever
Nows the time to subscribe
Thomas Storer, of the most prominent clti-
zens of Morrill,, is seriously ILL.,
Charles W Frederick leaves this week for Florida,
where he will remain about two months
The question which seems to agitate the public
now is--shall we have sleghing at Christmas!
The Rockland Courier says that Dr. Homer is
about to remove to that city. and open practice
The season has arrived for bestowing an invert
ed blessing on the person that leaves the door open
The unseasonably warm weather causes some
sickness in this vicinity chiefly diphtheria aud slow
fevers
The young resides in his ulster over
coat. from the rising Of the sun to the going
down thereof.
There has been little good sliding for bows but
many of them have contrved to break themselves
in pieces badly.
In slippery times the home of the good man is
conspcuously marked by sand and ashes on the
walk. 1t is sign that never fails
Deputy sheriff Rich, of Thorndike last week
captured six tramps in that town. One was put
to work and the other five lodged in Belfast Jail
Rev. Silas Mckeen, settled as pastor of the North
church, in this city, from 1888 to 1871 died recent
ly at Bradford, Vermont, at the advanced age of 81
young son of Arson E. Durham was seriously
injured on Saturday night, while sliding on Spring
street. His sled ran into an open cuvert across
High street.
Last week closed with the liveiest Stature day
that our city has for long time The sleigh
ing in the country was very good. which brought
people to market
The slippery condition of the walks has caused
many accidents. Capt. Henry McCiilvery, on Fri
day evening, fell on Church street. infcting Sc
we're cut upon his head.
Can anybody furnish a census Of the citizens
who have in a sudden and unprecedented way,
sat down upon the icy walks Aud also the pro
portion that didn't swear
As will be seen in another column the steamer
Lewiston will on the 24th, enter npon new time
table. She will leave Machiasport on Mondays and
Portland on Thursdays, touching at Belfast
Rev. S. Goodenough will repeat, by invitation
discourse on temperance. before the Reform Club
at its regular meeting next Sunday afternoon
Subject The Law and the Higher Law of TEN
perancc.
Hervey SAYS he can sell genuine Brazilian pebble
glasses for So 80 whereas the pedlers who recently
visited the city charged $500 for those of common
glass, and got that price from people who ought to
have known that they were being humbugged.
The railroad telegraph wire is connected with
the Western Union office i'll this city and is in
good working condition. Communication can as
yet be had with Burnham only the connections
with the way stations have not vet been made.
The matter of towns arresing and lodging
tramps in the Jail, thereby making extra ex pense
to the county, is attracting considerable attention
Some hold that vagrants should be disposed of by
the towns within the limits of which they are ar
rested
The January session of the Supreme Court for
Waldo County. commences on New Years day
Judge Dantorth presiding One Of the earliest
will be the second trial of the suit of Trask
against the town of Unity, for damages received
on highway alleged to have been defective from
overflow.
The Rosita, Colorado, Index of November ,,lth
has the following regarding one OF our townsmen-
Mr. l.. Ii. Coombs, of Belfast Maine, who has
been in the district for some time made us pleas
ant call Saturday. He has faith in mines, and
likes our climate and country we'll that he is 60.
ing back to Maine to bring his family here for per
mauent residence
Capt. Maney ood, Of Northport. master of the
brig Josie c. Hazetine of Belfast arrived home
on Saturday evening, bringing the remains of his
wife who died at Genoa last September, The
corpse has been Since on board the vessel |
which recently arrived in New York The brig
has been chartered to load for Havana
And now that Belfast family must find some
thing else to brag about, for Mrs John $. Farm
ham OF this city, has lily five feet an Il eight in
ches in height. Augusta journal
But meantime the Belfast specimen has greatly
increased in height, The proprietors of these
plants ought to hold meeting and consider the
lilies, how they grow.
Charles b. Hazeltine Esq arrived home last |
week from Florida He says the panic about vel |
low fever in jacksonville was causeess one that
the health Of the city is good and that visitors
may go thither with all safety Even if there ever
had been any danger from fever, the recent frosts
have destroyed the germs Of the disease in all that
region.
The Relief Society connected with the Ladies' |
Belfast Temperance Association return thanks to |
the religious societies Of this city for the money |
so kindly placed at their disposal for the benefit
of the poor during the coming winter Articles
of partly worn clothing, for distribution among |
the needy. will be acceptable, and can be left at |
any time at the house of Mrs. II. II. johnson.
AN INITIATED TRAMP
We have before maintained that the tramps
securing about the country are regularly or
ganized fraternity having general understanding
with one another and having ritual of questions
and answers. Their uniform appearance, their
periodical visits to the same localities their regu-
lar calls at the same houses where they have be
loou, all point " tlllS ollcTlU " dllS
of this city, has found curious emhlems about
them has studied their character and listened to
their conversation until he can tell regularly
initiated tramp from an impostor The following
amusing and instructive dialogue took place be
tween the sheriff and of IA squad of tramps
recently committed to jail
+" From whence came YOU
. From town in New York called Jerusa lem
:" hats your business here :"
:" To learn to subdue my appetite and to sponge
my living from indugent public"
" Then you are regular tramp, presume!"
" | am so taken and accepted where ever go"
- How am | to recognize you as u tramp :"
g By the largeness Of ms feet, and general ear
nlyer"us appearance.
" How do yon know yourself to be tramp -
" In seeking food, by being often denied. but
ready to try again
" How gained you admittance to this town ;"
by good MANY long tramps'