The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-03-01

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This is March, gentle reader
Judge Dckerson is holding court at Dover.
1t is Spring now and time TO talk about the early
robin.
Two weeks more OF good weather will put the new
steamer into the water.
Hazeltine K Bickford are cutting second crop OF
ice, fifteen inches thick.
AT the last pay day at he shoe factory the sum OF
s, 900 dsburscd among the operatives for four
weeks labor.
The e:;J schools close Friday, when there
will be four weeks vacation before the spring
term commences.
The u. :. Coast Survey sch. Ernest, upon Dyrr''
railway, WAS handsomely decorated with hsg'
Wa-hingiou> birthday.
The larg. quantities OF phosphate al the depot
for the country towns, look a, though the farmer
getting ready for spring work.
A Belfast girl says she recently took cold
by coming in contact with frosty moustaehr
Young men are sometimes very careless.
Don't YOU want TO be mayor, or alderman, or coul
mon councilman or rum agent, or highway survey
or or something Now il the time to speak out.
The shoe factory in this city recently received
from Boston large quanty OF ''uppers' of -hor'
ali ready for the List, to he botaned here and r..
turned.
Some sneak thief got into the clothes room AZ
Peirces Hall, during the odd Fellows dance Of Las
week, and stripped several ladies hats OF feather
and trimming.
A party Of eight couples OF our young people went
to Belfast in the big sleigh Mammoth" on Tue
day, attend a domino ball in that city the SAM
evening. They arrived home at about halt past tour
7. NJ, Wednesday, and report that they had
splendid time RockIand Gazette
great many people TIL. winter have been oblg
ed to resort to the Bantng system OF Diet" whie
is abstinence from sugar, butter Vegetables and thu
like. 1t is convenient 10 hcshy people and tho--
short OF cash.
ON Friday It man wa, seen about our streets Try
ing to sell three partridga, When he learned THAI
the game law was in force which prohibits the Kill
ing Of those birds from Jan. lst Sept. lst, undrr
penalty OF 80 for each offence, he suddenly let,
y IItiyl DE,AloAn. sch. Mary Eliza, which
last Aer, loaded hay AT Frederick's wharf for b.
ton, took cargo Of ~ tons, 80 of which taken
on deck. he cargo wa piled high that a singh
r was required II. the sails before he> bonld br sell
fine Pennington correspondent OF the Lewiston
Gazette has tie following notice ot q former
dent of Rrilst-
| This town the loss OF Prof. A. t. rirrcr
| The Prof. very active in relg iou, reform
| and political matters. lie ahSconded.
ON Thursday OF last week Elmer sherman. bos
II years OF age, living with Isaac Sherman upon thu
east side aeeidenly cut With knife in his own
hands. He attempted 70 open 4 barn door slipped
and fell upon the knife which entered the aide near
the heart intittng II bad wouud
On the 18TH oil February last Mr., aud Mrs. t. c.
| Raymond, OF Boston. celebrated their golden We'd
ding at their home Boston. They married
Belfast, Just litty years ago that day, AIr X BE-
ing then engaged in business IN this city. The gOd
en- wedding surprise, ArTanRedby their daugh
| Ter, Mrs. Hail, Alderman Clinton Niles and II"
other friends. Congratulations extended,
collation. partaken or ana the guests presented 10
the aged couple tt goodly pile OF Uncle SAM gold
pieces Us reminders Of the occasion and their good
wishes, together with the hope that they may assist
to celebrate their diamond wedding. Mr. Raymond
and lady are pleasantly remembered by many Of our
| older residents
! Nix. EuIlul breach of good manners is d.
| breach Ot morals. lecture society which, through
a. uPcnt3, pyruut ,lIc trap tor the di9cOunturr
Of m unWary patron and the disturbance Of the
! tire audience. that which sprung at the open
| ing OF GOV. crosby lecture al Pierces Hall last
| Monday evening, VIII not - whatever its Literary
| character commend self to ii ctFit ri community
Such tricks may not he entirely out OF place in cir
| Gus ring or negro minstrel show, but comport III
hall where such DISASTER IS H"SSih VAL come 10 w
avoided by ltople not entirely careless a TO Ro0d
manners ami the gnty and safety Of their prrsons
Practical jokes very bastard sort OF VII AMI
| though exciting momtntuy mtrth at the expense ol
the innocent victim, always leaves lasting iInpTe'
sion with heholier- OF the III breeding ana VulsAr
OF the perpetrators and with such perpetrators nu-.
| neees- arily he chased all Who become consentina
plrieo the trick, seeing the pittHl placed ia
Puhllc place. AMI lifting no finger 10 insure it, fAu
are, -t.'nd iN 10 of'7''r'' mi i"ghHt IT. 'uer~-7
l,pe frequency OF TIN. crime ii pyishmen; IN
| county is becoming noticeable amt give The imprc
| sion thar -otrty - becoming depravet. ON Satuf
| iaY last, Mr.. Hannah Crotton, Il weak, siekl,
luoking woman. % Years Of age, came before the
| Police Court to accuse JOhH Small OF commit
ting rape upon her person, The I'arties N" 'n
| Swanylr, and are cousins Mr. a. trstrHcd that
| ON Wednesday OF last week Small to her
| house with clans 10 sell, that after some talk IL.
| proposed TO give her quantity. she returned tu
the entry with DISH when small seized her by tn,
| ARM and with VIOLENCE overcome her. tore trr
clothes and succeeded IN outragng her person, al
ter which h. lct, he then took her child amt WruJ
| to st MIR. NlokrrSou- where her husband al
work, and made her story known. Small aimd
| ted having been Il. h,r house. hut dcned amy criru
inaty IN the cage. lie is about 70 year ot age,
Il notoriously hard case, undrr bond- lvI
stealing buffalo rohe- from sleigh IN street
ana has brcn frequently Fncd before the court
| Tho Iudre looked upon the r!,-c more Irobahit
| invoking guilt than any recent event ot The Kind,
! and held Stnall IN tn, of $500 for his apprsg
| ancr at lhr Afril term of the ;. i. Court In dr
fault OF bonds. Ia, went TO Jail.
| LN,Etu. The lecture on Monday ,ening was by
EN-Goy, Crosby Subject al The Prophecies" Their
was never a time. said the lecturer, when in the
memory OF man thu earth didn't exist and turn
| OK Ip a red AT tpqS n
never time when man didn't occupy it, and consid
rr that he held it by title deei from the Original
| proprietor never tim" when man didn't worship
God according 10 the dictates OF his own conscience
and hang and burn those who thought differently
never time when there were not good men and bad
| men, saints and snuers-men who were charitable
| and those who would "put penny in the urn OF
| poverty, and take shilling out" There have been
martyrs for the right and martyrs for the wrong, IN
all time. There is wonder that Shakespeare makes
Hamlet exclam " What piece OF work is man l'
| He also says " Man delights not nor woman
either, as well he might, considering what an uncle
| and mother he had-but the remark is unjust to
| the gentle Opheu.
| In turning from man ANA considering woman, ii
may be said that she has been the prophet of the hu
man There Miriam. Huldah, Anna, the
| four daughters of Philip, Pythia, Elizabeth Barton
| Joanna Southcote, Jemima Wilkinson, and down to
the - cent fortune tecrs. The lecturer proceeded
| to give an account of Jemma Wilkinson who wa
born in Rhode Island in l7l'r OF Puritan parentage
Her father was deacon, who pously scourged
| Quakers and burnt witches. AT L. her mother died
| and she became in ii great measure her own mis-
| tress Al 4 She experienced great change, amt
| announced that she di'inrly cOmmiss toned
| She fell sick, wasted away, and apparently died. Al
the funeral in church, in presence Of II great con
course, there heard three loud raps the cot
I'm then the lid new back, and JelniIua in her
| 4hroud, spoke teebly declaring that it not Jr
NINA Wilkinson, but her spiritual body, and that
She was commits stoned with the power OF Gesu.
| Christ until his second coming. She next Sabbath
began 10 preach, ANA her were touching and
eloquent, but non sectarau Her reputation spread