The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-01-11
An carly Spring is predicted.

An carly Spring is predicted.
! Button up your overcoat and thaw out 70 ur chin
| The next holiday occurs on Birthington's Wash
| day.
phia.
| The price of potatoes remain ut our former quota
| tons.
The general drift of things nowadays seems to bt
snow-drift.
From three to four car loads of potatoes ARR il
this city daily
Hand embroidered pocket -handkerchiefs are the
rage at present.
Mr. Castle will dedicate the completion of his foun
| dry with dance in the new building.
The teachers meeting will be held at the High
School room on Tuesday evening JAM 10th.
Counterfeit dimes are in circulation, well execut
| ed in composition metal, but lacking the ring Of
silver.
| man in Belfast entraps rat daily in his cellar
| and mercifully the water before drowning
| the animal.
| Hazeltine & Bckford have contracted with Messrs
Hazeltne Co.. for 1900 tons of ice, to be shipped
| to Jacksonville, Fla.
"They looked like rosebuds filled with snow.' is
| the pretty conceit of lover touching his sweet
| hearts lips and teeth.
| He asked her how she felt and she answered
Happy, happy-oh, SO very happy" She had be
| gun the year with new set of teeth
| Some observant wretch, after bad dinner, has
made the discovery that piano playing has sadly in
NTH +b. &c,
The Park Brothers of Pittsfeld and Libbs of Burn
ham transporting 600 bushels OF potatoes over
the railroad to this city for shipment to market
| They are enterprising men.
| The freight traffic of the Belfast road is good.
Large quantities OF hay sent from the way sta
tons to the main line, while corn, -four and potatoes
| in abundance to this city.
The Committee who had the disbursing of the
fund relieve the sufferers of the great
fagraion OF 1879, will make report of their doings
at the next meeting of the city government.
The Y Dung Folks had an.enjoyable impromptu con-
cert during their dance Tuesday evening The sual
orchestra supplemented with organ and
tamborine, Il gentleman from Philadelphia-who
is an inimitable whistler -caroled the " M0cking
Bird in fine style
Jewett and Hiram Chase, Tor the purpose of looking
into the late incendiary fire, has been in session a
portion OF weeks, and will not close their sit
tings until whek when they will report TO the
city government Some twenty five witnesses have
been examined the result is not known
The happiest moment in the life of a girl is when
she il in possession of lover, q chair that holds
twice at once and pa who trusts to her expert
ence. 1t will be sad for her when that lover be-
belated husband, standing the door step,
crying, Throw down sons key holes - assorted
Sizes
Charles a. Fillsbury OF Belfast, the editorial
staff OF The Union. new Democratic daily paper
published in Washington, D. c.. of which the Hon.
Montgomery Blair is editor. Mr.. Pilsbury is u
young of rare ability, OF large newspaper expe
rencc an able and forcible writer and is valuable
addition 10 any newspaper corps We wish him
success.
Attention is called to the notice of X. ii. Moody,
dealer in drugs, medicines and fancy goods. Mr.. III.
keeps stock of only first class goods, is young and
enterprisng and will be found gentlamany in his
dealings. Give him cal-See notice of Springfield
fire insurance company OF which Fred Atwood OF
Winterport, is agent. The company makes good
exhibit and Atwood is the first in the field with
statements.
,Ioyousy cxpectant he took his seat at the board
ing house table. Then
He raised his knife and paused! ghasty stare
Cleaned from his eyes like moonbpams through a
shutter
| watched him. oveless in that fixed, strange
scarei
shuddered as | saw his lips set there
Repress the shrieks his startled soul would utter
W hat saw he? Nothing but wOmans hair
Twas in the butter.
Charles A. Piper, while driving team loaded with
hay met upon the highway in the suburbs of Belfast
Isaac Jackson with his soap team, and controversy
arose as to which should turn out and let the other
pass. Finally Piper dismounted, seized Jackson by
| the collar and gave him shaking. The case came
before Trial Justice Wallace on Monday who fined
| Piper 81 and costs. which he paid. 1t is perfectly
easy avoid these collisions upon the highway if
you only observe the rules. When two teams. pro
ceeding in opposite directions, stem on both
are bound to port helm and pass port side to port
side but the the starboard tack e not bound
to throw itself out of command. Piper should not
have grappled with his soapy frend he might have
| known that he would have had the suds knocked
out of him in the way OF costs, but should have OBJ
served the above rules and brought his hay in with
| n clean freight list.