The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-05-24
Generalities.

lOl HIS ScdSOu D lcCluI
There were about half dozen cases of sunstroke
in Brooklyn, New York, Friday last.
The coal trade in New York is in worse state
than ever and coal sells at less than cost.
The Colorado potato beetle has already made its
appearance in bingham and Cohasset in Mass.
The attempts to raise the sunkcn schooner Isa-
bella Jewett have thus far proved unsuccessful.
An office has been established in Vest Sullivan,
Hancock county George W. Pettingll, Postmas-
ter.
Mr. Pratt Of the Grange store, Pittstied is i'll
curing for the person who lately placed powder in
his stove
Thomas Bolton, a clerk in H. b. Clafn a. Co.'S
store in New York has been arrested for embez-
zng $4,000
There is much suffering i'll Clinton Co.. n. Y.
from the forest fires which DESTROYED houses and
other property.
The trial of Smith for the murder of the Trim
family was the first murder trial that has taken
place in Hancock county for fifty wears
A sewing machine concern in New York has
made contract to supply an English house with
33, 900 machnes-a result of last years Exposition,
Gold is found i'll New Sharon. One hen when
killed was found to have swallowed 81 cents worth
vi tIlc SItttIlIS ultlil NiltA PlChtN up WIN
gravel.
There will be at Appleton on the Fourth OF July.
an Iron Clad Temperance Celebration Appleton
claims to be the banner town i'll Knox county for
Iron Clads
Prescott p Heath, receiving his sentence at
Ellsworth, Of fourteen years in the States Prison,
on Tuesday last very politely replied to the Clerk
Thank you, Sir.
hat nSr nllpI from a ST nj NAtl
last week made charge on locomotive. 1t was
fierce and brilliant, but brief and one sided-owing
to the death Of the bull.
The recent rise in flour has induced the Frank
lin county farmers go extensively into the rails
ing Of heat, and more has already been sown
than In any year previous
The damages awarded by the court in the tt
nous Powers Cary libel suit tsI50S) together with
costs and interest, amounting in the aggregate to
$S,392.e0 have been paid.
Five Boston contectioners have been arrested
and placed under 5000 bonds for making candy
with chromate OF lead. poison, in it, The Board
of Health had the arrests made
The session Of the Maine Cnvcrsilist convcn-
ton for 1877 Will be held with the nlvcrSalist
church i'll Rockllnd, beginning ON Tuesday, june
10Th, and continuing three days
During the month of January 1850 persons were
supplied with soup at the Bangor soup house;
February, 1851 March, l5,7l3; April 3'2j. The
total cost to the city was 81 1906.
Money in Nav Work Saturday loaned at > md
per cent on call. Gold sold at 1863, Flour was
dull and lower, and corn cent lower. In Chicago,
Aour was dull and corn active at 80 cents
Since Packard stepped down and out, Louisiana
State bonds have advanced from sixty to eighty
four per cent. and Congressman Gibson SAYS he
believes they will be at par i'll three weeks.
William Wesrott NJ. D., of Gorham, aged u
years, teG Etfy suddenly N eonSeqnente Oh u l
any !ol itt ,'''9 III ~ I'''I', W ,a
N.Y. VI 'oi'i''"" "li''' Ao S"PP''''' was P"i'
WIG
Detective Head last Thursday arrested Samuel
Kendall of kendalrs Mills for refusing to pay his
fare on the Maine Central Railroad He was taken
oeiple Justice ''''e VI ""'e' 'l''' anu "I'" -
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Belgrade. A village with only about 3OO voters
has fifteen residents over so wears of are. Mr.
samuel Thicker % wears of are being the oldest
and Mrs lydia Stevens and Mrs lydia Libbev be
ing each 81 wears old
1t is stated that the Russians recently completed
contract in this country for 20 900 barrels of sl1
powdcr (some ! 600 already lecn eliyerr,B
500 tons Of brass metal five million cartridges and
300 600 Smith and Wesson rcvolyers
Lahorng men at Bangor nave Aeld a puhhc
the Mayor and ask his assistance in oht;,iniu,r
work that they may support themselves and ftrni
lies without calling upon the city for aid
Half the fools III the nted States thllIk they
can beat the doctors Ill curing the SICK tW"thrdS
of them are sure they can beat the ministers
can beat the editors running the urwspapcrs
W. ). Hodgdon OF estport narrowly escaped
drowning few days since " hle crossing Squam
Bay, with bull III large skill, the animal got fr-
rocious and kicked a hole i'll the bottom Of the
craft The bull swan ashore, but Mr. IL. stuck to
the wreck.
As the congregation of Trinity church, Boston,
emerged from the sanctuary on SUNDAY last. great
CONSERVATION was occ,tsuucd by mad dog which
was rushing about in the vicinity, having already
bitten five persons There was soon Il dog less III
the world
committee men Ill the b'Siol puoue Scil""l7
intentions to marry soon, the policy of the School
Board being opposed to the disappointment Of such
teachers as contemplate giving up their schools
pretty soon.
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