The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-12-13

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There are twenty vessels moored at the lo,ye
bridge 'o"o
There is but one tramp i'll Belfast iall and he
graduates on Saturday
Inc m'ldness of December is a great savin, t,
the hay NOW and coal pile.
The rough roads are excellent for those VIII,
snoe horses and mend wagons
The Belfast Savings Bank has lust made a semi
annual dividend of two per cent.
Capt RoiX, Of steamer Katahdin. is absent on
vacation and Capt. Rogers has charge of the boat
The vane on the tower Of the Masonic Temple
puts the finishing touch to the outside appoaranc,
of that building
The store Of Mansfield Clark Isiesboro. was re
Gently destroyed by fire with all its contents IN.
sured for $500
The ladies of the Uniyersalist society will hold
sale OF fancy articles at the vestrv next Tuesday
evening Admission one dime.
load OF sleighs was hauled from Simmons car
rage factory at Union TO this city on Tuesday to
| be shipped over the railroad
| moves 20. had 400 boxes OF salt on board sch
MAY Queen thst sunk last week in Searsport har
Dor, They have now 400 salt boxes
Twelfth lecture in the course of Lessons from
the Life Of Christ at the Unversalist church next
| Sunday evening Subject-The Secret of Life.
| VIM Pitcher Son have shipped cargo Of hav
to Deer Isle by schr. Accumulation and are loading
the three masted schr. Geo. + Young with hay for
| Brunswick
| The workmen employed in stretc hing the tele
graph wire along the Belfast railroad reached this
city on Tuesday night. 1t will connect with the
passenger depot
The snow storm of Tuesday deposited ii couple
| of inches of snow and ice and seighs made their
| appearance for the first time of the season on
| Wednesday morning
! Francis !. Bailey, of Monroe. who has been in
jail IN this city since the October court for refls-
ing to pay the assessed damages in bastarly ease.
has settled and been released.
| The cellar of Charles Follett, OF North Sears
| mont was recently entered from the outside the
meat Of al entire hog which had been cnt Up for
| sailing, and several jars Of butter stolen No
clcw to the thict
| DANCING. The masquerade ball advertised IN
30 days paper bids fair to be the grand opening of
festivities for the season The names Of nearly
seventy i've couples have been obtained and the
| company viii be select none but those holding
| ball tickets will be allowed the floor New
| costumes ana good music will be procured...J C.
| Whitteu announces q course Of twelve lessons in
! ia AZ uvf ,,rI'S all ~.
day Dec 18th. Mr.. Whttens schools have
been very popular. See his notice iii another col
| umu.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. b. F. " ellis proposes
| soon to take an account Of stock and makes a
great reduction i'll prices to reduce his stock He
has large amount of goods suitable for the holi-
days. Read his notice i'll another column. Ter
vey adyertlses a large amount OF gold and silver
goods for the holiday trade and persons in want OF
such goods should give him Il callH Il John
son 4 Go have d job lot of wool long Shawis which
they advertise for small sums Annual meeting
| of Belfast Foundry Company. Jersey Bull for
sale by Arthur Heagan, Prospect Ferry
AZ the last session of the Grand Lodge of the
United States, /, o. O. F, a woman for the first
time III the history Oh the order, made eligible
to the office Of Noble Grand Of lodge of the de
gree of Rebekah On Tuesday night Aurora Lodge
Of this city awaited itself Of this privilege and
elected Mrs Sarah F. Meader a lady highly COM
potent for the position. She is undoubtedly the
first woman in the United States ever elected to
preside q lodge Of this magnitude The other
officers elected are Mrs Eyelinc Gilmore v g. ;
Mrs Mary NJ. Moore, Rec Sccy Mrs JOS B.
Wilson. Per Secy. and Mrs +. L. Larrabee Treas
\ CHANGE rs THE BELFAST SHOE Factory
For five wears Messrs J Lane a. Son. of Boston
have furnished the stock and sold the shoes man
| utacturcd at the factory in this city Mi 0. g.
Crtchett, who owns all the machinery in the
building, has made the shoes on commission Mr.
Crtchett and Mr.. Chapman the latter for fifteen
years Mr. Lanes head salesman have entered into
a partnership, in that part Of the business for
merly conducted by Mr. Lane, having bought him
out. Mr. tritchett viii continue to manufacture
the shoes and Mr.. Chapman viii remain at the old
stand OF Lane, in Boston, to dispose of them The
Shoe this fall is very backward and BUYERS
| are holding of in the hopes Of getting reduced
prices.
PoLlcH ITEMS. On Monday the court was called
upon 10 uctlue Il case between IL SCnOOl teacher
! and a refractory pupil ltappeared from testimony
that Mr. Eugene T. Mcnamara of Camden who is
teaching in district No. > Halls corner in Bel
mont, had an occasion on Saturday of last week to
correct Herbert Flagg young man about IS years
OF age. flagg refused 10 obey the teacher. when
| the latter slapped him on the side of the head.
tagg then struck the teacher backing his eve aud
in the struggle that ensued got the upper hands of
him His plea was that he acted in self defence
over his pupils i'll school that a parent has over
| hlS children, and ordinary means to en-
force his Legitimate authority Flag fined 50 90
and costs, amounting 10 1900 which he paid
| Thompson appeared for the state and nunton for
| the defence
| OCT On LARK. 4 rather good looking young
fellow named Bickmore, hailing from Bangor found
himself il this city on Monday and Tuesday pretty
well set up, and without money. He styled him
self high toned drunkard. and everybody seem
ed willing to admit the latter part of the assertion
| On Monday he felt attack of diphtheria
| coming on. when he cast himself about To obtain
| money 10 procure the newly discovered remedy tol
that disorder whiskcy. He stole pocket book
| from Woodcocks bookstore which he sold tol
twenty five cents. BY false pretences he obtained
At iewcry store violin string which he took to
| another. informed the proprietor that he had pur
chased the string from his clerk and not suiine
him would like to have his money refunded which
| was done. He taken to his lodgings late a,
night. drunk On Tuesday he was taken TO W God
cocks where he confessed to stealing the pocket
book and was given fifteen minutes in which K
| leave town. Nothing has since been heard of him
MONROE On Friday evening Dec 9TH the
barn of Mr. A p Gilmore discovered to be
on fire lie was absent at the time The barr
and carriage house, together with two cows on.
yoke OF steers, farming tools &c destroyed
Supposed the work of an incendiary. Loss $500
partially insured
THoRNpIkE On the night of the 9TH, woman
with little boy arrived on the cars at the sta
ton who said she came from Lawrence Mass an(