The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1877-03-08
,e o. Bailey lost Il valuable horse by death

last week.
changing the store he is to occupy in McClinto OK
Block.
The nine tramps now confined in Belfast Jail will
graduate on Monday next. They will come out in
| good condition.
The city sexton reports that there were 43 deaths
in this city from March /, 1876 to March, 1871.
This is below the average yearly mortality.
Cyrus Patterson Henry II. Forbes Benz. Kelley,
Franz N. Patterson, have been drawn rs jurors TO
serve at the April term Of the Supreme Court.
| The City Government has authorized the Treasur-
er TO procure loan of $4,000 for the payment of the
coupons on City Bonds payable on the 18th of May
next.
A L. S. government steamer laid in the lower
harbor Tuesday night. 1t is said TO be the Revenue
cutter that takes the place of the Dobbin ordered
south last fall.
The Board OF Health recommend better drainage
in the vicinity OF Gross street, between Main and
Spring streets. Stagnant pools OF water stand in
that vicntyan are very offensive in warm weather.
The voting places in wards 2 and have been
changed. The former to the present engine room OF
Washington Engine Co, in Hayford Block, and the
latter TO the second story OF the school house at the
| Head OF the de.
The city clerk is OF the busiest men in town.
The OF this activity in his business is the lcen
sing OF dogs. Up to Wednesday noon he had regis
| tered thirty one
Both mongrel. puppy, whe!p and hound,
And ours OF low degree"
| A letter addressed 10 Mayor Houston, requesting
| him to allow the use OF his name Citizens can
tidate for re election has been numerousiy signed
| by both Democrats and Republicans. A caucus Will
| be held some time during the week.
The City Marshal reports that in the past year he
has made fifty nine arrests. follows-sixteen for
drunkenness, eight for rumseng, eighteen or search
and seizure three for resisting officers, for lar
ceny, six for assault and battery and one tramp.
The City Ireasurers annual report which is usu
ally printed in the issue of this paper preceding the
election, are obliged TO omit. 1t was brought 10
us Al very late hour. too late to put in type long
| document needing SO much care in composition,
proofreading ana correction. II is therefore lie
| frrred to another week
The Belfast city government held its last session
| for the municipal year Monday last. Not much
business done passing n large roll OF ac
counts, and listening 10 the reports OF the several
deparmen the reports We're accepted and refer
red TO the next city government The Board passed
vote OF thanks to Mayor Honston and he in turn
invited the Board and lew citizens TO supper at
The American House.
Dr. l.. W rendleon delivered his lecture on "The
Old Folks" al searspor On Tuesday evening, the
| proceeds be devoted 10 a fund for establishing
free beds at the Maine General Hospital. The lee
ture WAS interesting, of course-with the text, the
illustrations and the Doctors happy manner it could
not be otherwise. Invitations have been received
and are under consideration for the delivery of the
lecture in other cities and of the State for the
same benevolent purpose.
our venerable fellow citizen William Frederick
died on Tuesday night, at the ripe age Of ST. Mr..
Frederick born in Gloucester, Mass and came
this city with the late Samuel French about the
year 1910, where he has since resided. During
his long and useful life he enjoyed the of all
who knew him, man of the most scrupulous in
tegrity. He was of the pillars OF the Methodist
church, and think the oldest member in tn is city.
| A large family of children survive him.
| Geo. W Burkett & Co again offer inducements to
their customers before they change locations They
are making great sacrifices in order to dispose of
their goods before remoy a.-Beni. Wells displays a
new lot of goods, which ladies will do well to look
over Mt always Keeps HISt CIdSs NHpplJ.--NOle
lost, NJ Fairbanks s Co. Boston.--Dr. Isaac Hill,
surgeon dentist of Lincolnville publishes his official
card.-Franklin B. Swift of this city advertises the
celebrated linen glace starch polish. 1t is an eX
ceent article for its usc-Notice to stock riscrs of
| the Jersey breed.
| DEMoCEATC Caucus. The Democratic caucus
on tuesday evening to nominate city officers was
| largely attended. j. W. wilkins made chair
man. John h. Wadn was nominated for Mayor by
reclamation. Mcclellan addressed the caucus taking
grounds against city shop. Mr. Wallace then
read the following resolve which was adopted
| Whereas, Efforts have been and being made
TO reestablish the Belfast liquor agency notwitl-
| standing its perniciou9 influence upon the public
| nlorals; and the large amount still due the city
treasury for its former Encouragement; therefore
resolved That we are opposed 10 the opening of :.
liquor agency i'll this city.
| Wards and adjourned their caueuses for ward
offices to Friday evening. Ward nominated as fol
| lows-for Alderman, Henry $. Parker; councilmen,
Henry l.. Lord and S. 7. Edgcomb Constable, A.
j. Howard Warden, j. " wilkins; Clerk. A. {.
| Wiggin. Wari Tor Aftermath Joseph Williamson
| Conncilmen. A IL. Z. Moore ana o. q. White
| Constable, j. W. Nash, Warden. Herbert Mitchell
| Clerk, +. A. ,.rfer.
StAESHoNr. Moderator, George Gum, Town
| CLERK, Hiram Wing; Selectmen, James Fuller, J.
| A. Mariner. Robert Shibles, Town Treasurer, f..
| S. Cushman; Town agent, James Fuller; Supervi-
OF Schools, A r. Jcwett Collector of Take n.
| s. Gould. Indebtedness Of the town 81, 20o,90.
| NonInroET. The following named person. were
chosen at our annual meeting Moderator, Ninal
Hills Clerk, f. A. Dicley; Selectmen, Amos Pitch
er, j. L. WitheIley, Oscar Hills; Agent Amos
| Pitcher; Treasurer David Patch; Constable and
Collector, / II, Duncan; Supervisor. NJ. s. Hill.
| 5FARaPofr. On Friday afternoon, horse be-
| longing to Il Mr.. Keen, of Stockton was found with
hs throat cut in such a manner az to render the
| killing OF the animal necessary. Mr.. Keen is car
penter, working the Messrs. Pendleton's ship,
using his horse 10 come to his work in the morni rg
and in returning home at night While at work his
horse was stabbed in shed near the shpyard, where
the toul deed WAS committed. The perpetraor OF
the crime is yet unknown to the publc..... hat
should be done with the cartridges which at this
season infes the orchards, denuding the apple
of the fruit buds? The game laws will not permit
the shooting of them, although they doing much
| damage in some orchards""A Hayes and Wheeler
| flag was "fung to the breeze here on Saturday,
much to the terror of skittish horses. Question
Who would pay the damage should any occur by
reason thereof? 1.-THE Searsport Cornet Band be
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fine music on the street on Monday P. NJ. Perhaps
the coming of spring the cause of their eXhiler-
alton, but very little miss, standing near, said it
was on account of the President. An old man, q
Democrat OF more than sixty years, said it was Il
kind Of a fever or distemper pervading the country
just AT this me...Spring is near at hand, for
wheel carriages have made their appearance in our
| streets...The horse all and epizootic, two bad
horse diseases prevailing here at this tme....
Town meeting day with next Monday, and the
scramble for little town offices is little hard Just
after we have had such desperate time in getting
somebody, honestly or dishonesty, seated in the
| Presidential chair.
The Portland Press thinks it may ''look
with confidence to long series of Repub-
lican victories in the future" Then it