The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-03-01
Hay is being marketed quite freely.

The first Of April will come on sunday, and fool
ing will not be in order.
Freight business the Belfast railroad is re-
ported to be remarkably good.
Schooner Pearl has been sold by K. c. lewis to
Island parties. nj private sale.
The that sails up i'll the eastern sky At early
evening is about the size OF cart wheel.
Lecture at the Baptist church next Sunday eve
ming at +. NJ. by the pastor. Subject--Sou Culture
The tramp nuisance has abated somewhat
ing what can be done 10y proper treatment of the
disorder.
We can't say. al the date OF this writing, whether
March will come in like = lion, but February is 60
ing ont very Flacdly.
A boy got under a team on Main street, Monday,
but by usty Yelling attracted the attention OF the
driver before being hurt.
SOMEBODY has sent ~ Il little box OF specie
through the mail-but whence and for what pur
pose, have no information.
MONROE. A correspondent pronounces The per
larmances Of the Monroe Dramatic Club to be OF uu-
ommon excellence for amateurs.
The schooners VI. W. drew, Florida, A. Hayford,
sud A. W. Fills, all of Belfast, all under charter
10 load hay. bricks and ice for Jacksonville.
The sehr f, l.. Mcdonald, of Belfast is unable to
ind business at any rate the coast OF Africa,
and will leave there in ballast for Pensacola.
A man Al the express office, last week.
fully opening d pinchhack watch which he had or
tered from swndliug concern in New ork.
Fifth Lecture in the course on Lessons from the
Life of Christ, al the unyersalist Church next Sun
day euiug. Subieci-.Iesus at Cana, or Chrstani-
" and Amusement.
A gander party celebrated the birthday of Geo
Washington by Il ride TO Camden. They speak high
iy of the entertainment afforded by Mr.. Demuth, at
1he Bay view House.
g.. W. Nash, OF Centre Montyille, recently lost
rom his team 70 pounds Of coffee while ascending
Wilson's hill in this city. Somebody chuckles over
nj- morning toast and coffee
Some men, young and old. wear good clothes, live
-4sy, take abundant drinks, and drive fast horses
~t they toll not, neither do tncy wood. The
contndrum how c4u they do ii
1Ac clerks AT the post office have fearful expert
ruct- but the wort thing must be TO have AN i'll
quiri propelled through the window, in breath
I.eriaIned with rum, onions and tobacco.
a man in this city laid up with rhumatism in the
et held blue glass bottle for two hours so that
the rays fell upon the afflicted parts and afterwards
walked about without pain He is believer in the
doctrine.
Herbert Blodgett Of Belfast, who tor q number of
ears ha- been Studying Tor the Catholic priesthood
has finished his at Montreal, and has passed
The required examination. He now awaits to be
regularly ordained
The gentleman whose settee went over with such
TrpnpuGous Inv hpo
lecture, and whose legs astonshed the audience by
gyrations in the air, la, few words to say on the
ubject in this paper.
ON the outside Of 10 days paper publish hor
TAbe story Of shipwreck and cannibaism. The
schooner +. +. Mcdonald, which took the survivors
from the wreck, belongs in this city. and is owned
ny Dr. Brooks and Others
Attention Is called to the advertisement of Calvin
Heryey in which he displays the charms Of his new
silver tea sets &c.-h auable farm for sale upon the
east side Of the river by Ambrose Strout.-Notce
from The city oi Belfast.
Capt. Pearl W Bagley VIII take command Of the
schooner Florida, Of Belfast, in place of Capt Fred
Gilmere, who resigns TO superintend the compile
ton Of hr steamer. The i lorida Will load ice
at this port for Jacksonville.
The belief that the tramp fraternity arr It gulary
=y5tematzed is verified by remark from con
ned in Belfast Jail. He aid that if he could get a
letter OF word somewhere he would have Belfast
all filled up u short time. They are eyide ntly
,atished with their quarter
A the annual meeting, Oh tuesday, ii the Ma
SOME Building Association, dividend ot per
cent. vas declared tn By laws changed, and com
mttee appointed 10 correspond viii! an architect
tor the plans and cost OF suitable building to be
erected upon then lot al th.- corner 81 Main tnd
algh streets
HeS. MT. Bi,by preached as Sabbath a sermon
On the subject of marriage, that excited much inter
e-t among th0sr who are married those who expect
TO be- those who want 10 be, and those who don't
much about i. The discourse cut a trine close
IN some portions, but upon the whole distributed
lhc honors pretty inirly All around.
Mt iirury s. Parker - not. At tia: Writing, al
lending 10 his usual business, bat stays At home
nursing sore bone. A pair OF horses which he was
driving through the town OF Prospect last Saturday,
encountered bad gully in the road. broke the
leigh, and!generally demolished things. Several
ladies Of The party invested largely in beet steak ~
4 remedy Tor brui-.s.
Charles B. Ha1cltinr returned last week IRON q
t@o months absence in Florida. Mr.. ii. is enthugi-
a-c IN prai5e of the southern route by the cars OF
u'~ New \ ork and New England Railroad, from
The tool Of Summer street. Boston. The cars are
nrstclass with elegant sleeping berths, and call for
mt one change between Hoston and Brunswick,
ia. lie describes ii as the very poetry and axury
u travelling.
MA~4t EEADIs. As will be seen in another column
thr ~ Dung Folks" OF this city will give 4. masked
ball, at ilayford Hall on Monday evening March
ith. New scenery, expressly for the occasion will
tr presented, novel feature of which will be a re.
presentation OF cave, through which the maskers
VIII file cut The odd Fellows viii close their course
of assemblies with masked ball ut Hayford Hail.
ON Wednesday evening. March eth, which will be
equal to any of its predecessors.
Mr.. Foss, the railroad station agent in this city,
thinking that the company's wood at the shed was
disappearing faster than the warranted, in com
Pany with another man visited the woodshed AT nine
o'clock one evening recently, and found two persons
in the act of carrying away full loads. He visited
seven houses in the vicinity and in each he found
railroad wood one woman remarked that "she
should not freeze with pile of wood 50 handy"
Mr.. Foss reported to headquarters and now awaits
orders.
The agent OF sch. Fred A Garlic, of Belfast has
been notified by New Y ork bankers that the schoon-
ers bills of lading have been forged and money OBJ
tanned upon them by Mobile parties The freight
money is all right, but some trouble and delay is
pected by the owners. The schooner is Bremen
from Mobile with cotton. The charterers at Mobile,
Carr Laun, reported to have forged other bills
OF lading to the amount Of quarter of million
Of dollars. and have absconded
IsLEsBoEo. The house Of Capt Isaac Warren
burned on Wednes day night with most of its
contents. A young man who slept upstairs was
aroused by the smoke and jumped from the window,
being unable TO lind the door. The children were
dragged from the house in their night clothes In
sured for about $500.
WATERFORD. This town comes forward again
with good financial record to present to the peo-
pie at the annual meeting. There are available
assets amounting to $G,12s12, and the town farm
and stock thereon, valued at$3 $1,000. The total Ii
abilities amount to $4,28524 leaving assets of
s5,10s4s The town charges of the past year have
been paid out OF SURPRISES and amount to S32l6r4